How sad is this?

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Happened to watch this movie, 'I see you' recently. I have nothing to do with films by profession but whenever I watch a movie, I end up researching a bit on it too. So researching on 'I see you', I found out it was a commercial failure. I kind of couldn't believe it. It was actually a quite good feel good cinema- a similar feel I had when I watched Abhay Deol's debut, 'Socha na tha', which also didn't do well commercially. At some level, movies do need to be commercially viable, but sometimes factors other than a 'good movie' might play a role. I admire Arjun Rampal's body of work but that doesn't mean I blindly believe in all his movies. I didn't like 'Dil ka rishta' or 'Humko tumse pyar hain' for that matter. But 'I see you' was a movie that I really came to like. First of all, the concept of the movie, a spirit showing up in a happy go lucky guy's life from nowhere is of course imaginary genre. But then the movie doesn't try to prove anything about ghosts here. It just shows a weird possibility of such a thing happening to a regular person. And then a little love story developing between the spirit girl and the guy! Then there is a villain doctor who is trying to kill the girl but the guy helps to save her. That way the story is simple. But what is unique here is the treatment. It's like easy breeze, just like the song 'subah subah' (it has three special appearances btw! Sharukh, Hrithik and cute little Mahikaa!!!). The scenes and background music are very easy flowing and without too much drama. I guess this is bit too easy-breezy for the typical Bollywood masala audience who are treated with lots of sensational roller coasters in most movies. What's nice about the movie is the interaction between the spirit and the guy. Once the guy accepts the spirit is a real presence in his life, the flow of energy between them is very natural building up to a romance. The scene where the guy calls the spirit 'khubsoorat', or where he sings along the streets of London with her, or how she transforms his view of life at times is all well done. The movie also carries lots of comic moments around the spirit. But again, it's not your slapstick type. It's subtle and nuanced comedy. The guy, Raj, running away from the hospital, his friend Akshay's disbelief, hospital scenes where Raj and Akshay save a life, Boman Irani as the psychologist, Sophie Chowdhary as the damsel co hostess with Raj, all are quite funny scenes. Performance wise, Chunkey, Boman, Sonali, Sophie, Kirron- all do a great supporting job in their roles. The girl Vipasha as the spirit is likable, but I felt something was amiss. Perhaps her little girl like dress which she had to wear for the whole movie was a set back to her. She needed something more 'spirit' feeling since the movie is about her being the spirit. Acting wise, she is not bad, but could have been more charismatic with an aura especially again for being a spirit. But the best part of the movie other than its music is Arjun Rampal. He looks gorgeous in all his movies (well he may look great just out of bed, brushing his teeth also, still..), in this movie, he looks one of his best looks. He is posh, stylish, suave, well spoken (hindi or English, the guy says his lines with such ease and charm, with that amazing baritone).. but the best part is he is endearing. His comic timing is subtle but effective. He emotes just enough never going overboard, nor underplaying. He is so charming as the flirt and then this really nice guy who comes around to help the spirit. Now coming to the flaws of the movie- I feel the spirit should have been more enchanting than it is. Because the movie is based on the spirit and the romance between her and Raj. The climax should have been more effective perhaps. Because when it all builds up, the movie just ends without cashing on it. The last scene where the girl and the guy meet again could have been more interesting too. Cinematography and music in the movie are top notch. With all this, I see you, is still a really nice movie to watch on a gloomy day and feel nice. I think it failed because of not having the masala factors, item songs, sloppy jokes and OTT sequences! Was multiplex a thing when the movie released? I don't know! Yet, I would recommend it to all feel good movie fans and Arjun Rampal fans! Lovely it is!

"I See You" is a remake of the Reese Witherspoon/Mark Ruffalo film "Just Like Heaven". While the film does have its flaws, it is not by any means the worst film to come out of Bollywood that has been 'inspired' by a Hollywood film. Arjun Rampal stars as Raj Jaiswal, the host of the successful NRI show British Raj. He moves into a new apartment but soon finds that it is being haunted by a ghost, Shivani Dutt (Vipasha Agarwal) that only he can see, the catch is, she's not a ghost but a doctor who is in a coma after an accident. His friends ponder his senility, but his close friend Akshay (Chunky Pandey) supports him as much as he can. Shivani informs him of a plot that involves doctors stealing and harvesting organs of healthy patients at her hospital.The story has it's flaws, for one, the added story line of the harvesting of organs isn't really needed and doesn't contribute to the story being a romantic comedy. It actually does nothing for the story overall. If they had stuck with the original story, the film would have worked more. At certain points, it is unclear which story line is the central plot.The location and setting is a tired one. The film is set in London but it could have been pulled off in Mumbai or any other Indian city. There is little charm in the way London has been used and the location never fully comes alive.The acting is far from perfect and very flawed. Arjun Rampal manages to carry the film but because the film is heavily flawed and unnecessary, his character tends to replicate that fact. He has persona and charisma, but not enough to make this film work or enough to make it a pleasurable experience. Vipasha Agarwal sleepwalks through her performance and isn't worth a second glance. It is because of her that the film suffers, there is little chemistry between her and Rampal even though he tries his hardest to make it work. The supporting co-stars don't do much but the stand outs are Chunky Pandey as Akshay who is Raj Jaiswal's best friend and Michael Maloney who plays Inspector John Smith, the English Hindi speaking detective investigating Shivani's accident.The writing is un-inspired and the direction is useless. This film joins the ranks of other cheap knock offs that help hold back Indian (or rather Bollywood) cinema rather than allow it to flourish. The high point for some will be the ten second cameo's by Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, but at the end of the day, it is their cameos that are selling the film. Not the story, not the writing, not the director and certainly not the actors.4/10: "Just Like Heaven" is far superior over this tripe, even though it is quite a mediocre film itself.

The movie in itself was similar to A Lot Like Heaven and at first seems rather shallow, but later on as the plot progresses, the movie is a little easier to get into as long as you approach the movie with an open mind and not one of "because Arjun Rampal is in it, it's going to be great", which is what a lot of people think. The songs are really good especially Sach Hui by Sunidhi Chauhan and Halo Halo which is instantly catchy which Sach Hui is a song you can sit back and listen to. The movie is also supported by Kirron Kher which has acted in some really good movies in the past such as Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and Hum Tum as well as Mangal Pandey: The Rising, all of which are really good movies. This is the debut movie of the main actress and while most might not have an instant attraction to her, by the end of the movie you will almost fall in love with her. The strikes at comedy might have been slightly overdone but provided a sense of variety to the entire movie that made it enjoyable to my family and I. Definitely something worth watching.

If you are going to watch this movie for the sake of watching movie, then give it a go cause 'i see you' disappoints you by the lousy script even the storyline was new and could have been made better.Raj, a TV anchor stumbles down a girl or rather a spirit,Shivani who needs his help to get back to her body which is at the ICU (i see you!!) since none else can see her or hear her.Raj initially is shocked but later accepts the realty of being interacted by a spirit, den he falls for her blah, blah, blah.........etc....Arjun Rampal is average, so is the debut actress Vipasha,the saving grace of the movie are its songs and performances by Chunky Pandey and Boman Irani A typical bollywood pot boiler after the first 30 mins.,manages to get a smile on your face by its few comic moments.