Saathiya is a romantic drama film directed by Shaad Ali. The film stars Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi with Tanuja, Sharat Saxena, Sandhya Mridul, Satish Shah, Swaroop Sampat in the supporting roles and Cameos by Shahrukh Khan and Tabu.
Aditya and Suhani runs away and get married as they weren't supported by their parents. However, cracks soon begin to develop in their fairy-tale romance.
There is no doubt that Hindi film industry specially big giants like Yashraj films and Dharma production has a long obsession with romantic films and they have even gave some of the memorable films to Hindi cinema such as Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and Veer Zaara from Yashraj films with Kuch Kuch Hota hai, Kal Ho Na Ho from Dharma prodution and in 2002 Yashraj Films comes with another romantic film Saathiya which might not be in the league in these class films but still has a cult following and often considered as one of the good romantic films if not best.
The good or bad with any romantic film is that the films are very predictable and almost all the films have happy ending as none of the film maker wants to take risks by trying any unconventional method of film making in this genre and Saathiya is no exception. The film has some good twists and turns but soon gets into the conventional method of film making and will surely be liked by the set of viewers who likes romantic films but for the rest this will be other predictable cliched drama.
The screenplay of the film is good with a superb climax but the end of the film might pinch to few of the viewers as though the film ends on a happy note but ends abruptly and off course we would've loved to see Shahrukh and Tabu little more on screen.
The acting in the film is top notch and all the characters were superb with Vivek Oberoi and Rani Mukerji the most impressive of them all. Vivek Oberoi is one of the most underutilized talent of Indian Cinema and the true lovers of Hindi cinema will never forgive Salman Khan for ruining the career of this supremely talented actor. Supporting cast like Sandhya Mridul, Satish Shah, Sharat Saxena, Tanuja and Swaroop Sampat were also very impressive.
Music and BGM were good. The title track of the film along with Chalka Re, Aye Udi Udi Udi and O Humdun Suniyo re are treat for ears. Thanks to the music maestro A. R. Rahman for such mind blowing music and the wizard with pen Gulzar Sahab for such mesmerizing lyrics.
For the typical romantic films fan they will surely like the film but for the others this will be another one time watch predictable film.
