Du Jone

Starring: Dev, Shrabanti, Kharaj Mukherjee, Arijit Dutta

After Payel, Koel and Subhashree, Dev pairs up with Shrabanti in Du Jone. t2 lists six points to ponder in their screen love story...

1) The plot: In many ways, Du Jone is like a deja vu of Eighties’ Bollywood. Rich boy falls for not-so-rich girl and two sets of parents are ready to spoil the fun. And how do they romance? Well, on the land phone! Then, hero-heroine run away from home and sing songs in the woods. After that, hero beats up baddies and heroine bandages his wounds.

2) The players: Dev is rich boy Akash with a heart of gold, while Shrabanti is feisty middle-class girl Meghna who won’t take no for an answer from her parents. The goon they run into is Arijit (‘Priya’) Dutta, who looks scary in a black leather jacket, dark glasses and long hair.

3) The chemistry: Dev is better in the song-dance sequences than the action scenes where he’s straight out of Challenge. Shrabanti is her bubbly, chirpy self, like in her last film Bhalobasha Bhalobasha. The let-down? Their chemistry. Dev-Shrabanti aren’t as good as Dev-Subhashree. Their romance is half-baked.

4) The family: Kharaj Mukherjee’s antics as the stupid professor eyeing a sexy female professor draw a lot of laughs. Nondinii, as Dev’s scheming stepmom in noodle-strap gowns, looks her part. But Seema (Bandit Queen) Biswas steals the show with her bitter expressions as Shrabanti’s spiteful pishi (aunt).

5) The teamleader: Among other things, director Rajib Kumar, Shrabanti’s real-life hubby, should have updated at least parts of his film (case in point: the chase scenes). Nuvvu Nenu, the Telugu film which is the “inspiration” for Du Jone, was made eight years ago.

6) The soundtrack: Jeet Gannguli’s music fails to match up to his last two scores for Challenge and Poran Jai Joliya Re.