Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

not as good as all the hype

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

This movie was so totally entertaining and enjoyable and I loved the story-line and story-line great and story-line good movie and story-line good screenplay good story-line good and story-line great editing good direction good background music Songs are really enjoyable and entertaining and mesmerizing Ajay devgn is superb abhishek does well in his first antagonist role Vivek is superb Esha is superb rani is superb kareena is superb sonu is superb om is superb vijay is superb This movie is not supposed to be missed9/10

Maniratnam is famous for making realistic portrayals on Indian politics and to spread righteous awareness among public. Although, this is a masterpiece by Maniratnam and went average on box office but I should tell you, this movie is quite biased on Indian political system and what modern changes could soar up the levels of India among world's other well- established nations. What India needed now in politics was well judged by this effective filmmaker long back in 2004. India needs no gray haired, old skinned sixty-plus men to run India in this era. India needs fresh, well-equipped with highly educated youth to spread their knowledge to make one unique India. One who can persuade common people by his/her essence of creative skills to build up something unique and which can last for years is needed in politics, as a leader, as a front man and a politician. Coming to the film, story of three guys interfere in a way to survive their own lives but also to gain power of supremacy. A single event can change the course of life. But on the way to become superior, if you gain lust for money, hitting out anyone blindly just to become wrongly influenced among others, can hit you and your life so hard, you cannot even imagine. Yet, being made in 2004,this film is somewhat still effective in present years. Indian politics needs to be changed and only youth can change it positively. Youth knows what it takes and what is essential for all and different kinds of people situated in different parts of the country. They have courage and grit to expand their knowledge and fortify their country. But if any man chooses wrong path in need of making easy bucks and doing wrongs getting persuaded by well staged politician, no one can measure what lies in destruction of him and his life. Maniratnam has crafted well film. His work is substantially amazing. Story, direction, making actors act, everything is beautiful. Ajay Devgan and Abhishek Bachchan are a treat to viewers. Film lacks some technical background but it doesn't glitches the whole film. Cinematography is awesome. Film shot in 2003-04 having such class camera work is an icing on an ice-cream. 7.5/10.

The main reasons to watch this film are Mani Ratnam, A.R.Rahman, and Abishek Bachan.There is not much of a story but the screenplay is awesome. The way Mani shows the three men from different walks of life meet on a bridge three times and their flashbacks is refreshingly new.I think it should have been publicized well before they released this film. It deserved a hit.I have also seen the Telugu version, in which Madhavan's performance is outstanding.All in all, a new cinematic experience.

I rented this movie few weeks back, and was clearly reminded of certain movie I had seen not so long ago. It seems that the movie has been heavily influenced by Alejandro González's violent classic, Amores Perros.The movie has similar storyline of three characters and their lives, and how they get connected to each other at the climax of the movie. Well I personally am disappointed by this direct lifting of film direction and the narrative style. I have always been an admirer of Mani Ratnam movies, and wasn't expected something like this from the maker of Dil Se, Nayakan and Bombay. I would like to know if someone out there agrees with my observation.