Look What's Happened Now

A forgettable family romantic comedy with the unforgettable trio of songs "Pyar Mein Sau," "Goonji Si Hai," and "Dilwalon Suno Re Suno." The first of these is a perfect classical musical number, the second a pleasant romantic affair, and the third a traditional romp with Amitabh in the lead. In its time, Look What's Happened Now created the only mirror to Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi's real relationship. Vivek also contributed to the film as a scriptwriter and dialogue writer. Given that he worked in a crew of five and the production of the film was marred by long negotiations with Amitabh and the debuting director, I can't shake the impression that in a quieter atmosphere, the film would have been much more compact overall. In this way, two different stories of an immature fop and orphanage woes are merged, only to show that the uncle is quite a sly guy because, in addition to caring for orphans, he can also advise on love. In the context of similar films with Aishwarya, we automatically get a comparison with, for example, Don't Say a Word, which is newer, and whose position remained completely unshaken. In Don't Say a Word the whole romance stands and falls on the same pattern and yet the resulting film is much more lively, playful, and natural. I could probably like Look What's Happened Now more if more space was given to the older actors - Amitabh, Puri, or Anand. Nevertheless, coupled with the fact that going forward, Aishwarya's pairing with Vivek remained solitary, I have to give it this review. There is nowhere to go and nothing to build on. (07/26/2011)