Life Partner

DIRECTOR: Rumi Jaffery
CAST: Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Govinda, Genelia D’Souza, Prachi Desai, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher

All marriages are not made in heaven. They are contracted on earth, between warring families and irritable spouses who used to be loving lovers. And they are all headed for disaster. Life Partner is an alleged rom com based on this premise, which is played out between two couples (Fardeen-Genelia, Tusshar-Prachi), and their dear friend, a divorce lawyer (Govinda). Fardeen Khan is a hard-working type whose former girlfriend now wife Genelia D’Souza hasn’t a clue about keeping house. Washing machines are an alien form of life. Expensive maids are her answer to all ills, while she swans around in six-inch stilettos and tight minis.

Tusshar Kapoor and Prachi Desai look as if they have been made for each other. But soon the cracks start to appear. She is an independent-minded creature who wants to work. He is a cowed-down son of a bully who thinks bahus ought to shut up and stay shut. This could have been a decent bag of laughs. Instead, it is one of those you sit through hoping, fruitlessly, for respite. That comes in the shape of pretty Desai, who infuses some life into her role. The rest are to be run away from: D’Souza is shrieky. Their partners have nothing to do other than mouth inane lines loudly. And Govinda, throwing his hands and legs about frantically, is the worst of the lot.