Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd review Album: "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd"; Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Shekhar Ravjiani, Shreya Goshal, Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani and Gayatri Iyer; Ratings: ***

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Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd review

'Honeymoon...' is peppy and lots of fun (MUSIC REVIEW)
By Meghna Menon

Album: "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd"; Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Shekhar Ravjiani, Shreya Goshal, Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani and Gayatri Iyer; Ratings: ***

Vishal-Shekhar present a variety of numbers in the Reema Kagti directed film "Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd". Every song is unique-peppy, romantic, fun and made especially for the youth.

Javed Akhtar has penned the lyrics for this album, which is sure to do well.

The album begins on a fabulous note with "Sajana vaari vaari". It's a great track by Sunidhi Chauhan and Shekhar Ravjiani and has a folk touch. Sunidhi is at her best in the song that has an amazing dance vibe.

The slow and romantic "Jaane hai woh kahan" is something on the lines of "Pooche jo koi" from ("Yahaan") and yet very different and individualistic.

Shreya Ghoshal's amazing talent comes into focus once again, but sounds complete only when Shaan joins her in the latter half.

This track returns later in the album, to give listeners a second dose of romantic melody that would take any person-in love or not-into a dream world of their own.

The moment you hear "Halke halke", you're reminded of 'Dooba dooba' by Silk Route. Neeraj Sridhar, the man behind "Bombay Vikings", has added a different note to the entire track with his voice. You wouldn't specifically download this track, but it is nevertheless an enjoyable number.

"Hath dhore niye chalo" is 90 percent instrumental. A satisfactory piece, it lays emphasis on the arrangement of instruments.

Sunidhi returns with yet another impressionable number, this time with Gayatri Iyer. A typical tango track, this deserves not Bollywood-style dancing but a romantic and professional swerve. To see composers do such an amazing job in what is clearly different kind of music is surprising.

The album ends on a fun note with "Albela albela". Shankar Mahadevan and Vishal Dadlani, known for their many successes in music, come together to create one great track. Enjoyable to the core, it's a must hear.

There may be people awaiting the release of the movie with impatience, but there are surely more in line to grab the album and break into a jig as soon as they hear the songs.

In short, a great buy!

'Honeymoon Travels ..." a truly enjoyable film (REVIEW)

Film: "Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd"; Director: Reema Kagti; Cast: Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Kay Kay Menon, Raima Sen, Abhay Deol, Minissha Lamba, Sandhya Mridul, Vikram Chatwal, Amisha Patel, Karan Khanna, Ranveer Shorey, Dia Mirza and Arjun Rampal; Rating: ***

"Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd" is all about mindless fun - a feel-good film. Made on a medium budget, Reema Kagti's directorial debut succeeds in entertaining the audience and the narration is full of surprising twists and turns.

There are different perceptions on what a honeymoon should be and "Honeymoon Travels ..." portrays it through six couples. The film is basically for the multiplex audiences who can sit back, relax and take a break from their fast paced lives. In short, they can unwind completely.

A word of advice for the so-called 'intellectuals' who look for a logical explanation to everything - the film is not really to your liking. But if you can keep aside your 'rational' brains, then you are sure to have a pleasurable journey with the characters in Kagti's film.

After Farah Khan, Kagti is another woman director who will hit the bull's eye with her first film.

The execution is up to the mark. The characters, plot and the surroundings are in sync with one another, which makes it an arresting fare. The best part of the movie is you can relate to the characters because most of them are inspired by real day-to-day people. Most of the film is set in Goa - one of the hottest honeymoon destinations for newly weds.

Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani fit the role of an elderly, experienced couple, trying to find solace in each other's company after leading a traumatic life.

Kay Kay Menon, as a conventional, dominating Bengali guy married to his long-standing girlfriend Raima Sen, is at his humorous best. Even a true Bengali can't deny that Kay Kay has done justice to his role.

Sandhya Mridul plays a girl jilted in love and desperately seeking an alternative on the Internet. While her performance is impressive, Vikram Chatwal, who plays her husband in the film, is just passable.

Amisha Patel is a loud, typical Punjabi girl, who daydreams all the time. Her constant blabbering is bothersome to the point of distraction. The other couples take it as a passing discomfort except her husband, played by Karan Khanna.

Abhay Deol and Minissha Lamba portray an unusual Parsi couple. They share similar interests and never fight, which really intrigues the other honeymooners. And thank god, they are not a caricature of Parsis. But they have a secret - watch the film to know what it is.

The most interesting couple is Ranveer Shourey, a Gujarati, married to a demure Dia Mirza. He gets the shock of his life when she elopes with her boyfriend from Goa.

Through these couples, Kagti unfolds the complexities of relationships in a humorous way and keeps you entertained without preaching or being boring.

Most of the songs gel with the story and "Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani", filmed on Abhay and Minissha, needs special mention for its brilliant choreography. The two have definitely perfected their dance moves.

Though it is not a perfect film, the flaws can be overlooked. If you are just scouting for fun, watch "Honeymoon Travels..."

'Honeymoon Travels...' is full of chutzpah (REVIEW)
By Subhash K. Jha,

Film: "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd"; Cast: Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Abhay Deol, Minisha Lamba, Ranveer Shorey, Diya Mirza, Sandhya Mridul, Vikram Chatwal, Amisha Patel, Karan Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon, Raima Sen; Director: Reema Kagti;
Rating: **

So all right. This isn't your perfect guide to a successful marriage. But the honeymooning couples here make you wonder if weddings are planned in places far below heaven.

Reema Kagti's debut film "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd" has enough chutzpah to keep you purring at the blend of parody and pathos. Once you get into the narrative groove of these imperfectly matched couples riding into a hectic, hilarious honeymoon in Goa, you're in for a minor treat.

Even if you haven't been on a honeymoon, get a load of these feisty honeymooners, feasting on the first flush of love, romance, sex and bickering on a trip that makes us smile for a mile and chuckle for a brief way too.

What really holds the film together are the players. Everyone from the commanding Shabana to the sassy Raima are out to have fun. And there're some picturesque whispers about how a marriage can go wrong at its startling start.

Watch newly married husbands Vikram Chatkwal and Karan Kapoor getting attracted to each other while their respective wives scratch their heads wondering why the bed seems so dead.

Sassy, savvy and sometimes slippery - deftly written scenes and lines carry the narrative forward with nimble savoir faire. Debutant director Reema Kagti knows her cinema with a prideful originality.

Whether sensitive (watch the sequence where Boman and Shabana check out his lost ancestral property in Goa) or plain wacky (watch Kay Kay lose his marbles to lead the entire cast in a trance dance on a boat), you can't trace "Honeymoon Travels..." back to any source.

The performances are all almost uniformly effervescent. Every actor works within his or her limits to create a portable universe of credible emotions. Kay Kay and Raima, as the timid husband and bindaas wife are particularly endearing.

And you simply have to see Abhay and Minissha do the Lambada to know they are made for each other -- at least in this film. But you wish Kagti hadn't turned this made-for-each-the pair into Superman and Supergirl.

Shabana and Boman create their own magic. Though considering their histrionic stature, you wish there was more space for them.

The nimble editing allows no space to miss anything beyond the pace. Not breathless but brisk, "Honeymoon Travels..." moves on confident feet. It doesn't purport to make serious statements on the quality of life and marriage.

Instead it tells you to loosen up about issues that would generally address large amount of tissues.