The first hour of GORI TERE PYAAR MEIN! may give an impression that Punit Malhotra is back on familiar grounds urban setting, wittiness and styling. Punit does an about-turn in the second half. The writing has its highs and lows in this hour; it's absorbing at times, but not making much of an impact intermittently. However, there's no denying that the noteworthy moments outweigh the blemishes. You exit the auditorium with a feel-good sentiment and a smile on your face. On the whole, GORI TERE PYAAR MEIN! is a charming and refreshing coming of age film plus rom-com rolled into those 2.25 hours. The film maintains the right balance between amusement, hilarity and engaging moments. Recommended!

Does Kareena have some kind of sadistic pleasure by torturing her fans? Or can't she just handle the happiness of her fans from last year and thinks it's absolutely imperative to consistently follow-up a great year, with a terrible one? First Satyagraha pakao film, and now Gori Tere Pyaar Mein. Another terribly PAKAO film. No, I didn't have great expectations from this film (it was Punit Malhotra directing it... I mean seriously??) but the promos were rather enjoyable and the stars really did manage to sell their product and entice the audience. Add to that that it's a Dharma Production (Karan Johar makes sure to associate himself with entertaining cinema) and that it was coming off the supremely likable (and one of my absolutely favourites) hit from last year year, with the same jodi and same production house.... I did expect to have a good time. And that's exactly what the stars promised - a clean, feel-good, full-on paisa vasool light entertainer. Well, they all fooled us.Gori Tere Pyaar Mein has been made with honest intentions, but I could care less how noble they felt while making this. I paid 8 euros and I expect to enjoy myself, not roll my eyes until they got stuck up there. This film was reminiscent of those 90s films.... and fair enough, if you want to revisit the past and pay a homage to the (good)-old style of film-making, but for God sake, package it differently!!! This was old wine.... in an old bottle. Even Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was like a renewed version of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, but everyone loved it.... because it was refreshing. It offered something new. The direction was different, and offered a new perspective. Gori Tere Pyaar Mein fails on many levels, despite a young director, because it lacks punch. The film is devoid of anything that would make you sit up and be interested in the proceedings. And I entirely blame the director and writers here. How could they come up with such a regressive script?? And didn't they have any sort of inclination that things were getting..... really bad.... in the second half?? The whole Bridge nonsense had me fuming :fume: .... to such an extent that I wanted to leave.I just didn't enjoy the film, overall. There were a few good moments. Some really funny sceness/diaogues... and the middle portion of the film, right from when Imran ''sells'' himself (hilarious) to the wedding fiasco (brilliantly executed) to the second half, with the initial village scenes, was good stuff. But the film goes downhill there-onwards and completely crashes. The songs are nice and peppy, but the film doesn't do justice to them. Chingum Chabake pops up randomly, and it's a shame because it's such a good track. I hated Naina, because it was all about the damn bridge. Dhat Teri Ki is Imran's introduction and sets the mood for a fun, zany film (which it was not). Tooh was OK. It got boring. Moto Ghotalo was funny... while Dil Duffer was pointless.Punit Malhotra isn't made to be a director. Period. I'm baffled as to how some reviewers could even say that he's a solid competitor for Ayan Mukerji.... say whaaaaaaaat?? I wasn't much of a fan of I Hate Luv Storys, but that film was overall very watchable, and in my opinion, better than Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (and this says a lot). I know that Karan likes to give complete freedom to his directors, but he really should have stepped in for this one. What a terrible mess he could have avoided.Imran Khan - an actor who has slowly been proving his mettle - doesn't try too hard over here. He's decent and does shine in the sparse comic moments, but is wooden for most part. I have absolutely no clue what Kareena Kapoor Khan is doing in such a stupid film, with such a BLAH character? :hmm: Someone slap me, but she found this more interesting than Ram Leela? Ram Leela was no great shakes either, but that film had so much more to offer, in terms of everything!!! Kareena does well, but honestly, this role doesn't demand anything. Even a newcomer could have done this. After Satyagraha, this is another uninspired performance. I'm disappointed. Chemistry-wise, they look good together, but what a poor follow-up and HUGE let down after Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu.It's good to see Anupam Kher but again, I don't understand why he picked this film? Shradha Kapoor looks stunning and performs well.I've a headache thinking about this film. It was seriously a pakao film... the kind that you watch and mutter '''what rubbish''. I feel like I should stop watching films in the cinema.... This is the 4th time that I've seen a film in the theatre and either disliked it or felt it was below expectations* (Besharam, Krrish 3, Ram Leela*). It was really on the same level as the other regressive films of the year like Phata Poster Nikla Hero, Ramaiyya Vastavaiyya, Krrish 3.... At the box office, this is definitely going to bomb big time. I'd advise you to just wait for an online print. The Gori isn't worth it this time, not even for her tooh. Poor

Gori Tere Pyaar Mein is a coming of the age rom com meets Swades but in a good way. Punit Malhotra might give the impression in the first half that he is narrating another film on the lines of I Hate Luv Stories, but the second half though still a sweet rom com, takes a turn into the Swades side of helping a poor village. The main story is about Sriram, who is a lazy useless lad. He comes back from America after studying and flirts with girls,parties etc. His parents troubled by him force him to get married. Unfourantley though he likes the girl he is marrying but she loves some one else, and she is too scared to tell her parents. Sriram could care less though he agrees to the marriage,but his wife to be forces him too remember his old love Dia. So on the day of the wedding he runs away to find Dia. She is a social worker, she is in a poor village in Gujurat, and she will only leave the village and go with Sriram if he helps her build a bridge. Does the bridge get built,does she leave with Sriram, and does Sriram change his lazy ways forms the main plot.Acting wise both Imran khan and Kareena Kapoor give nice, commendable performances. They are the films life line. Other notable acts are of Sharddha Kapoor who is sweet and very cute in the film, and Anupam Kher who pulls off the village villain nicely. Punit Malhotra after IHLS comes with a more mature film especially in the second half. He did a good job, and handled the sweet rom com moments perfectly. The music by Vishal and Shekhar is also a big plus.Overall though the films dips at times in the second half, and gets a bit boring at times there the films pluses still out due the minuses. This film will keep you entertained, laughing and you will have a smile on your face throughout the film. Watch if like rom coms, because this is a well made one 3.5/5*

150 minutes is an overdose of substandard and goofy Hindi movie. The movie reminded me how long Mughal-E-Azam was! GTPM has few comic scenes here and there which will definitely tickle you but an epic 150 min long film is not at all worth watching. The character of Imraan Khan is similar to the one we saw in Ekk Mai Aur Ekk Tu. Kareena Kapoor had one of the serious roles in the film. The only acting I liked was the one Anupam Kher's. Truly, Anupam Kher is a monumental actor and defines the pride of Bollywood. Being a fanboy of Anupam Kher myself, I think that he was the driving force of GTPM. To sum it up, GTPM is not at all a fresh concept for a movie if you have watched movies like YJHD, EMAET etc. Only recommended if you dig Imraan Khan or Kareena Kapoor (or both). Anyways, one may find a lot of similar movies in the new channel "Romedy Now". Not that I am promoting it, but you will at least save 200 bucks!