Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

Rahul Kapoor (Imran Khan) has always been on the road to perfection, as per the wishes of his domineering father (Boman Irani) and socialite mother (Ratna Pathak Shah). After suddenly losing his job as an architect in Vegas, he hides the truth from his parents and looks for another job. Unable to cope with unemployment, he goes to a psychologist and runs into another patient, Riana Braganza (Kareena Kapoor). A series of events lead Riana to believe that he is sent by her ex-boyfriend to stalk her, and she ends up taking his file by mistake.Riana, who later realises her mistake, calls him and apologises for her behaviour.

They meet up during Christmas Eve and Riana invites Rahul to have a few drinks with her. A few drinks turn into a night of intoxicated revelry as they end up marrying each other. Horrified, they decide to get it annulled as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Riana, who is also unemployed and has not paid her rent, loses her house and an initially hesitant Rahul lets her stay with him till her problem gets resolved. During these few days, they get to know each other better.

Rahul is revealed to be interested in photography while Riana recounts her ambition to be a ballet dancer, which was destroyed after she broke her ankle in childhood. Their friendship develops as Riana gives Rahul a long break he always wanted. As they grow closer, Rahul develops feelings for Riana, who fails to reciprocate them.As New Years Eve approaches, Riana plans to visit her family in India and asks Rahul to accompany her. He disagrees initially, as his parents live in Mumbai, but later succumbs to her argument.

Upon arrival, she introduces him to her family, making his feelings towards her grow. The next day, Riana takes him to visit her school. Amidst reflecting over her past relationships, he unsuccessfully tries to kiss her. Realising that she does not feel the way he does, he angrily leaves the school, only to almost run into a car revealed to be his mothers. He lies and tells his mother that he is in India for a research trip, and that Riana is a colleague.

They have lunch with Rahuls parents, where he spins a web of intricate lies to avoid telling his father the truth. He leaves Rianas house and moves in with his parents, trying to tell them the truth, but once again is overpowered by his father.Two days later, during a family dinner, Rahul angrily divulges the complete truth to his in-denial parents and their business partners (including Mr. Bulani), after realising the meaninglessness of his pretense he indulged in all these years. As he rushes back to Riana to apologise for his behaviour, Riana apologises she never intended to lead him on.

After a night of reflection and deep conversation, they decide to maintain their friendship.The duo return to Las Vegas and finalise their annulment. Rahul gets a new job, while keeping time out for photography. He remains hopeful that one day he will convince Riana to go back to that chapel with him. Both remain good friends, with an ending note from Rahul claiming that he is finally happy with his life, as the credits roll.

Rachel Saltz of The New York Times noted, The happy surprise of Ek Main aur Ekk Tu is that its not crude, sniggering or vindictive. Instead its rather sweet and sometimes even a little unexpected. Avijit Ghosh of The Times of India gave 4 out of 5 stars and said that, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is the sweetest heartbreak that Bollywood has conjured in a long, long time. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama also gave 4 out of 5 stars saying, This take on love is refined, smart, lively and thoroughly pleasing thanks to its characters, conversations and the inherent humor. Piyali Dasgupta of NDTV, in her 4-star review, explained, Ill play on the films USP for this review and keep it short and crisp.

No extra lines. But, just like you need to read this, you need to go and watch the film. DNA India recommended it and gave 4 stars out of 5 concluding, All in all, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a delightful film that keeps getting better along the way, and ends fabulously. Clocking under two hours, the film is a breezy watch that will leave you with a smile. MiD DAY gave 3.

5 stars out of 5, commenting, The climax is brave, unpredictable and real. Go watch! Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a small packet of joy. India Today, too, gave 3.5 stars out of 5 saying, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a gentle little film, where even the regulation song with Americans dancing to Bollywood music in the middle of Vegas dont look so bad. A review carried by Birmingham Mail mentioned,.