Na Tum Jaano Na Hum

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Credits
Producer/s:	PFH Entertainment Limited
Director:	Arjun Sablok
Cast:	Hrithik Roshan, Esha Deol, Saif Ali Khan, Moushumi Chatterjee, Rati Agnihotri
Music:	Rajesh Roshan
Lyrics:	Anand Bakshi

To see or not to see... that's exactly how one feels while facing the silver screen in the dark room for this much ado about nothing Hrithik starrer. Gripped between a multitude of creative elements, Director Arun Sablok seems to be cooking a hodgy-podgy snack that lacks both, crispiness and taste.

Born under the assuring background of a typically traditional yet modern Indian family, Pantaloon's Na Tum Jano Na Hum lacks lustre and promise. The film begins with grey tainted frames of Esha's (Deol) real life childhood. A rare phenomenon, yet very gripping. Esha is a bubbling teenager who's just returned to her grand parents' home after finishing college from Simla, India. After the usual rounds of nostalgia, one gets a taste of the real dish in the making. Esha is a cutey-cutey girl who eats, sleeps and lives in her dreamland. Dreaming seems to be her favourite hobby and as the story unfolds, one realises that the dream has indeed taken its toll. The love factor of the film unfolds when Esha's cousins start discussing about their adoloscent crushes. But our heroine does not speak to boys and has never had a crush on anybody in flesh and blood. But yes, talk about one who doesn't speak yet can be heard, one who doesn't touch yet whose presence can be felt, one who doesn't exist yet can be seen and loved... and Esha has a long narrative to unfold.

Cut to the FM Radio station where Bingo (Omung Kumar) is hosting a show called 'Sunte sunte hi love ho jaaye'. As can be predicted Esha requests a song (Kya Yehi Pyar Hai) and dedicates it her Mr. Right whom she's yet to meet. Enter... Rahul (Hrithik Roshan) who also happens to be glued to 107.1 FM. He calls up the radio station and dedicates a song with a special request to meet the girl who dedicated the special song. Well, even though Esha doesn't turn up for the meeting, she initiates a so-called pen-pal ship. Henceforth, both our lovebirds are seen exchanging letters. Since they want to keep their relationship pure and unbiased, they opt for the Post Box system. Neither do they know each other's name and address, nor do they wish to speak or meet up.

Rahul is an ace photographer and Esha is the heiress to a grand store... obviously Pantaloons. Esha wants to do special promotions for the store and subsequently comes in contact with Rahul. Rahul accepts the offer and comes to Dehradhun for this special shoot. No prizes for guessing that he becomes a family member from this point.

Providing for the thrilling aspect of the film is Akshay (Saif Ali Khan) who plays yet another of the oft beaten track of a proud Casanova.

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