Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

When Luv (Ali Zafar) has a bad break-up with his girlfriend Piyali (Tara D'Souza), he insists his younger brother Kush (Imran Khan) to find him a bride. Kush travels all over India to find a bride, who is suitable for his brother. However, he and his friends are initially unsuccessful. Then enters Dimple (Katrina Kaif), an outgoing & loud youngster who Kush knew through friends. Kush decides Dimple is the perfect bride, and after meeting each other, Dimple and Luv agree to the marriage.

Dimples brother wants them to get married at a place at Agra, from where the Taj Mahal is visible.During the wedding preparations however, Kush and Dimple realize they have fallen in love with each other. They come up with hilarious, crazy plans to get married, but fail in every attempt. Dimple then calls Piyali and makes her believe that Luv is still in love with her. Luv then realises that he does truly love Piyali and the two elope.

When Dimples father Dilip Dixit (Kanwaljit Singh) and Kushs father Colonel (Parikshat Sahni) find this out, they figure that the only way to protect their respect and pride is to agree Kush and Dimple to get married. However, Kush and Dimple lay out a condition: if Luv and Piyali can be accepted into the house, Kush will marry Dimple. The condition is accepted. In the end, Kush-Dimple and Luv-Piyali, the two lovebirds get married properly in a ceremony and are accepted joyously. During Kush-Dimples wedding, Dimple arrives on the horse instead of Kush.

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded it 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, On the whole, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan is a delectably wholesome, heartening, feel-good entertainer. Shivesh Kumar of IndiaWeekly awarded the movie 4 out of 5 stars. Daily Bhaskar awarded the movie 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, Surely a treat for Katrinas fans, as it will be an experience to witness her talent. Komal Nahta of Koimoi gave it 3 out of 5 stars and said, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan has reasonable entertainment value, very good music, exciting song picturisations which will all result in a good run at the box-office, but The screenplay dips at a few places; a few comic scenes seem forced.

Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated it 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, At the end of the day, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan is a pretty ordinary effort. Its the kind of movie where everyone looks catalogue cool and beams with enthusiasm to make the going-ons appear droll and exciting. Kaveree Bamzai of India Today also gave it 2.5 stars and wrote, A large part of the film is a spoof from Dabangg to My Name Is Khan.

Some of it also an ode from Padosan to Mughal e Azam. Some of it works, a lot of it doesnt. Gaurav Malani of The Times of India wrote, The screenplay fails to tap the little potential that the story offers (esp. in the second half) pretty much like the film fails to exploit the talent of Ali Zafar. The writing is shallow and resorts to a convenient climax.

Krita Coelho of Gulf News wrote, Watch if youre a sucker for a sweet Bollywood romance. Reuters wrote, If you are willing to ignore some flaws, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan is a fun good one-time watch. Rahul Gangwani from Filmfare gave it 2 out of 5 stars and called it Knot recommend however he praised the performance of the lead actress and added: the film ultimately belongs to Katrina Kaif. She sparkles, sizzles and infuses energy into the film. Watch out for the scene where she breaks into the shehnai rendition from Ashutosh Gowariker Swades.

Rajeev Masand in his review for CNN-IBN called the film too predictable and said: The film doesnt always work because it relies too heavily on silly stereotypes and clichés, and because you can see exactly where its going from the moment you settle into your seat. Im going with two out of five for director Ali Abbas Zafars Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. Aside from a few enjoyable moments, this film recycles so much that youve already seen before. Hamara Bollywood gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said that Katrina Kaifs performance alone is worth paying the admission price. Aniruddha Guha of Daily News and Analysis gave the film 1 star(s) and said The brief must have been clear: ‘Don't use your brains, just do what we've been doing for years now.

It worked the last time; it'll probably work again. If not, we'll try again the next time.' That's perseverance.