Darling

To start with I would say, you can watch it once.

The story looks like a ‘Hey Baby’ sequel in terms of giving ‘Moral Science’ lessons to MEN…….Where in ‘Hey Baby’ it was about teaching lessons to the bachelors running after girls saying ‘I need change’.  Here it seemed like, it’s a lesson for the ‘MARRIED MEN’ saying “ I want more’.

Fardeen Khan is a married man and has good, decent, homely, wife (Isha Kopikar), but he has some wild/ romantic fantasies.  So, he has a secretary cum girl friend Esha Deol.  She turns into a ghost after death…………….Here is when it all starts……..I mean the movie….

I think, Ramu framed it in a 3 Stage Conceptual Drama.

1.    It goes as a typical Ramu movie for sometime – the Horror way.  I could see some people getting scared and holding the chair or their companions.

2.    But midway, Ramu changed track and may be realized it is supposed to be more of a lesson than the scarecrow.  The ghost became a little more friendly and people started laughing at her. She did some comedy. I and other people as well could certainly find some laughing moments, few jokes.  There are other characters who come into play with short comedy sessions.

3.    And then a different ending – The losers (Fardeen and Esha)  so far become the gainers through a twist.

Photography/ Picture – Looks like a similar ‘Darna Mana Hai’ or Bhoot’ style.  Good horror set-up with a dusky romantic/ horror sets as well.  Overall Okay

Songs/ Music – Songs – I can remember only 2.  1 is a background one and the other has Esha Deol acting like Mallika Sherawat.  So, I could not listen to the lyrics.  She took the whole screen.  Cannot be rated.

Characters – It think; everyone played their part nicely.  Not much of a mess.  Overall Good.

Story/ Direction  – Concept is good but execution lacked.  Ramu is trying too many things in the movie.  You can get it, if you try to understand the switches between comedy and horror, frustration and control.  Story – Good. Direction – Poor

You can watch it once for sure.  Friends are a better company than parents, if you are even a little conservative with your parents.