Randeep Hooda as a rake, running a hoax marriage business, is completely wasted. And the other DP, Diana Penty makes for a pretty picture but she could certainly do with some polishing. Saif is terrific in parts, insipid in others. DP will definitely win notices and nominations for her near-faultless performance of the rich-spoilt-neglected-girl-with-a-heart-of-gold. You almost wish the camera had stayed her longer on her in that red itsy-bitsy bikini. Easily the best in her five-year-long career Deepika also looks sensational throughout. Yes, Cupid strikes at the intermission point and the film follows the oft-seen path of a typical triangular drama that has been a Bollywood staple through the last two decades.Ĭocktail does have some terrific highs. The film takes a more serious turn in the second half when friendship makes way for love. The bonding, the fun-filled moments do strike a very real chord. In all fairness where Cocktail scores, is the fact that most of us living in urban metro India, will definitely be able to identify with the three principle characters and what the emotional upheaval that this bunch of friends go through. The longing and the yearning doesn’t come across like it did in a Jab We Met or a Love, Aaj Kal. While Veronica and Gautam’s equation comes across as flaky Gautam’s love for Meera too could have translated into a deeper passion. For example, the music provides an adrenaline rush and the comic scenes make you smile but there’s a drastic drop in the tempo during some of the talkie portions, where the gaps in the conversation make you restless.Īlso the friendship between the two girls-Veronica and Meera is captured realistically and runs deep but the same cannot be said for the relationships the girls share with Gautam. Written by Imtiaz Ali, the script in the pre-interval phase breezes through with some light-hearted camaraderie between the three lead actor some comic moments (provided by Dimple Kapadia playing Saif’s loud Punjabi mother) and has rocking tracks by Pritam that transport you straight into the night-club mode, singing and moving in your cinema-hall seats. Veronica’s best friend Meera is also happy to be the flower wall around the house, making sure not to get in the way. To start of, the wild yet vulnerable Veronica and the shameless flirt Gautam are happy to be in a no-commitments relationship, providing laughs galore. Saif (Gautam)-the flirt Veronica (Deepika) the rich-bitch and Meera(Diana Penty)the simpleton find themselves under one roof singing daaru desi and dancing to tum hi ho bandhu in perfect sync and rhythm.