Once again, we had access to a preview of London Dreams which is to be released on 30 October 2009. London Dreams is the story of two friends, Arjun (Ajay Devgan) and Mannu (Salman Khan). Arjun goes to London to pursue his dream of becoming a pop singing sensation, but Mannu stays behind in Punjab. The film explores how these changes to their life affect them, and how if affects their friendship.
London Dreams was a well made movie for many reasons. First of all, the casting was excellent; Salman Khan played quite possibly his most excellent role of the year. His character was very believable, and he looked young again! Ajay Devgan played his character excellently, leading the audience on a emotional roller coaster. Unfortunately, Priya (Asin Thottmukal), who joined the band later on in the film, did not have any real on-screen chemistry with either Salman or Ajay. She was beautiful, and played her part well, but the romance was lacking.
London Dream’s plot was fantastic; the film focused on the friendship between Arjun and Mannu, and was not distracted by romance and any of the “western” influences that caused tension between them. Instead, the film was an accurate portrayal of emotions.
The music of the film was stunning, and just made the movie even more enjoyable. Although the story of how fame can hurt a person has been told over and over again, London Dreams gave a fresh breath to an age-old plot.
We give London Dreams 4/5!
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