Movie Review: ‘Sirf Tum (Only You)’ is an Indian film with a moral. The more depressed and sad you are, the better the chances that you will get your girl/guy. On the other hand, the more full of life and fun-loving you are, the more likely it is that you will face rejection in love. Nevertheless why the joyful characters have to fall in love with the dull, sad ones is something I am still trying to understand. The best part of the film would have been if Salman (Prem) and Sushmita (Neha), both rejected by Aarti (Priya Gill) and Deepak (Sanjay Kapoor) respectively, had met each other and fallen in love -- they would have made the ideal couple (that they do find each other in another movie, Biwi No 1, is, of course, a different story).

But, you see, the film is not with reference to them. It is about Aarti, who never smiles in the film, except comes with tears and Deepak, who looks perennially confused and cannot realize why every woman he meets falls in love with him. Aarti's life is full of misfortunes. The first is the train-theft of her purse, which contains her degree certificates -- this spells the end of her jobless days, since without these certificates no one will give her a job (copy machines don't exist, obviously). This purse somehow lands up with Deepak who is travelling to Cochin and who then mails it back to her -- this starts off a series of letters and they fall in love, without seeing or meeting each other. The next misfortune is when Deepak calls her from Cochin, but she can't hear him because of the backdrop sound from a morcha, and he has to cut the phone when the meter crosses Rs. 100. Deepak then moves Cochin for one more job in Delhi. The third tragedy is when she comes again to Delhi and keeps hitting Deepak in highly unnatural situations, but doesn't know who he is and then ultimately has to return back to Nainital. The next tragedy occurs when her brother-in-law brings in Salman (the richest businessman in Nainital) as a prospective suitor. The last is when she comes to Delhi to search for Deepak, but just can't seem to find him. Eventually, Aarti and Deepak do find each other, but even in the final moments of the film, they just can't smile.

Now let’s talk about Deepak, who is too good to be true. A civilized, clear-cut, honest man, his only vice is smoking. He would rather marry a jobless woman he has never met or seen, than a beautiful millionairess (Neha) who literally throws herself at him. To compound the characterization problem, Sanjay Kapoor again looks slowed up most of the times, reminding us of the aati nahin, aati nahin... song from Prem.

The only fun moments are when Sushmita and Salman play their cameos. Sushmita has fabulous screen presence. When she plays the full of life, fun-person, she lights up each scene with her wonderful timing. Salman plays "Salman", as he always does these days, and he comes up with the best line in the movie after Aarti rejects him, saying yeh mere hi saath kyon hota hai... (Why does this happen only to me), which is an obvious orientation to his losing the girl in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.

Jackie Shroff has a small cameo that plays an auto-rickshaw driver and plays the rough-tough guy with the golden-heart. Actually, the funny part is that this film has no villains or bad guys. Everyone is nice and helpful, which is somewhat of a let-down, particularly when Mohnish Behl Deepak’s colleague and Tej Sapru Aarti's brother-in-law also turn out to be nice guys. There is only so much of nice-ness a man can take. For reference, the film also has Johny Lever and Kader Khan, with thankfully short roles and no buffoonery.

Except you are a confirmed Sanjay Kapoor or Priya Gill fan, this film can be given a safe miss...unless of course, you are a Sushmita fan and you don't want to miss any of her films.

Song lyrics:
Mere Mehboob
Mere Is Dil Ne
Raat Ko Din
Subha Ko Shaam Likha
Itna Baichain Kar Diya Tumne
Mane Ye Khat
Tumhare Naam Likha
Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai
Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon

Ishq Ne Meri Aisi Haalat Ki Hai
Ishq Ne Meri Aisi Haalat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon

Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon

Ishq Ne Meri Aisi Haalat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon

Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon...

Mera Haal Bura Hai Lekin
Tum Kaisi Ho Likhna
Mera Chodo Jaan
Apna Khayal Tum Rakhna

Kore Kagaz Pe Maine
Saara Armaan Nikala
Mere Is Dil Mein Jo Kuch Tha
Khat Mein Sabh Likh Dalaa

Hey Hey Hey Ho Ho Ho
Pehli Pehli Baar Shararat Ki Hai
Pehli Pehli Baar Shararat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon

Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon...

Kash Mera Dil Bhi
Kagaz Ka Tukda Hota
Raat Ko Teri Baahon Mein
Takiye Ke Neeche Sota

Ho Keral Mein Garmi Hai
Nainital Se Sardi Bhejo
Jo Raahat Paunchaaye
Aisa Kuch Bedardi Bhejo

Bin Teri Yaadon Ke
Ek Pal Jeena Hai Mushkil

Kaise Likh Doon Tujhko
Kitna Chaahe Mera Dil

Apni Ek Tasveer
Lifafe Mein Rakh Kar Bhijwado

Main Khud Milne Aaongi
Kuch Din Dil Ko Sambhaalo

Tum Kitni Bholi Ho

Tum Kitne Aache Ho

Tum Kitni Seedhi Ho

Tum Kitne Sache Ho
Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa A

Pehli Pehli Baar Ye Chaahat Ki Hai
Pehli Pehli Baar Ye Chaahat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon

Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai
Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon

Ishq Ne Meri Aisi Haalat Ki Hai
Ishq Ne Meri Aisi Haalat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon

La La La La La La La
Lara La La La La

Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm
Hmm Hmm Hmm

Ishq Ne Meri Aisi Haalat Ki Hai
Ishq Ne Meri Aisi Haalat Ki Hai
Kuch Na Samajh Mein Aaye Main Kya Karoon...