Though star wars' saga has not returned to rule the box office fully, yet the Most Popular Khan of the Khan Trio has started his crusade. After having witnessed three months of the year as a dull and lean phase, the box office and its messiah want some one to save them from this ugly patch. The prayers are more important as there have not been many films during the last 97 days of the year that could make people and makers happy.
'Page 3' has been the only super hit film of the first quarter and there are about 400 crores of rupees at stake in the coming months. With big films like 'Kisna' and 'Shabd' having failed without a whisper, expectations from 'Lucky - No Time For Love' were very high. The trade was anxiously expecting this film to be a full entertainer. Salman Khan who also has a record after Shammi Kapoor to work with even number of new girls, returns to the silver screen with an Aishwarya look alike Sneha Ullal.
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Helping him in his crusade are veteran Mithun Chakraborty and oldies like Kadar Khan and Vikram Gokhale. Item girl Mumayat Khan has a surprise for her fans in this film that has been produced by Salman Khan's brother Sohail Khan and music company T-Series. 'Lucky - No Time For Love' has got very good opening at box office and going by the history of Salman Khan films, it does serve its purpose.
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'Lucky - No Time For Love' has Salman Khan playing Aditya, the protagonist. For a love story based on the classic tradition of an innocent meeting a sophisticate girl, Salman tries to make two ends meet with the help of a beautiful girl called Lucky (introducing Sneha Ullal). She is a bubbly, chirpy, innocent and very, very attractive schoolgirl. Lucky is a very inquisitive and also a go-getter kind of girl. She is very soft spoken and also believes in luck. Lucky is a daydreamer. One fine morning all her dreams of catching the rainbow get shattered while going to the school. She gets entangled in the violence, fear and shock after shock.
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Caught in the middle of a situation that is more like a war, Lucky clings on to the very next person that she meets for safety. And, this man is none other than Aditya (Salman Khan). Aditya is handsome, smart and wicked too. He charms Lucky and they jointly struggle for the survival. They are poles apart in their life styles. The only thing that keeps them together is the fear of unknown. Meanwhile, they meet an intelligence officer Colonel Pindidas Kapoor (Mithun Chakraborthy). Col. Kapoor is gem of a person and it is because of him that the lovebirds can think of their reunion.
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Set against the romantic and majestic backdrop of St. Petersburg, 'Lucky' is a tale of love that brings together two people who have probably never met. First time directors Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru have a great task not only by making an above average entertainer, but also in terms of keeping the faith of filmmakers alive in new faces. It is very necessary for new entrants in Bollywood to deliver hits otherwise every film maker will think hundred times before giving a newcomer a chance. The vision and the ideation of the film are just superb.
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The director-duo deserves a standing ovation for choosing an unseen and very beautiful location. The freshness and breeze is USP of the film not only in terms of locations but also in appearances of its star cast. Art directors Parhomenko Pavel, Shailesh Mahadik, Sheetal and Avinash Chandorji have done their job beautifully. Milap Zaveri too has put his heart in writing lines. To be brief, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru won their half battle when they selected a very strong and efficient technical team.
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Among actors, 'Lucky - No Time For Love' belongs to Salman Khan. He has given a very impressive performance. Salman has proved again that when it comes to be an emotional king on screen, he is the only Khan to look out for. In post-interval scenes he has made many cry in cinema halls. Oh God what a gal this new chick on the block is! Yes, I am talking about Sneha Ullal. Salman's sister Arpita deserves appreciation for getting a better-looking girl than Aishwarya. Sneha is no way behind Aishwarya in acting; in fact being younger she has an advantage over former Miss World.
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Mithun Chakraborty has appeared with a different style. People like his style of dialogue delivery. Every time he comes on screen he has some references from the past. Adman Sami's arrival as music composer is another big achievement. All the songs are hit and have been reigning on the top in music charts. In fact, even if you watch only the songs in the film, you get value for your money spent on the ticket. 'Lucky-No Time For Love' will definitely prove lucky for its distributors and exhibitors, and also for the viewers. So take out some time for love and watch 'Lucky-No Time For Love'.