A rags-to-riches cautionary tale straight off the Bollywood assembly-line, "London Dreams" is a lengthy, superficial account of an orphaned Indian émigré who finds that life as a rising British pop star isn't all it's cracked up to be.This cliché-ridden film pads out its interminable two-and-a-half-hours-plus running time with overheated melodrama, soul-searing angst, bloated musical numbers, and cutesy slapstick routines.
This movie is awful- it really is. And so unrealistic.
This movie was definitely released 2-3 years early, if it was released in 2015 or so then the movie would have done much better. Ajay Devgn looks like the only miscast as he looks too old for his character, but his brilliant acting covers it up.
Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan both are great actors but they only acted in 2 films together. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was their fantastic Bhansali film while this was quite mediocre.
Whilst the film has an interesting enough premise the execution is pretty much diabolical.With the film being effectively developed over a ten year period, you would have thought that for a start the screenplay would have been a lot better.
No vote for this movie. Worst picture I have ever seen..
London Dreams plays out like a classical Cain and Abel type story, where two brothers, one jealous of the other for his talent and recognition, plots the downfall against the other behind his back in betrayal most foul. Arjun has a dream, and that is to take his music to London, and play at the renowned Wembley stadium, where his grandfather had failed in his time and returned to India a broken man.
Entire "London Dreams" as it stands today could have been easily set in India, frame-by-frame. There was no-value addition in setting it in London other than increased production costs.
There are so many good young actors/actresses in Bollywood now. The directors, in their desire to pull in box office results lean too heavily on the tried and true actors.
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