So this was one of the only 2 movies i watched after bunking class everas it ended, i was already a fan of abhay deol His natural spontaneity and his acting skills we're pretty obvious, which he proved later tooAisha Takia also showed a lot of promise, though her career was cut shortN then the master himself, Imtiaz Ali. Though he had beautiful films ahead, socha na tha still remains one of my fav of him.
The movie is a slow paced, character development based romance/family genre. There are some flaws but direction is well done.
This is my 1st comment in IMDb & proud to review one of my favourite bollywood movie...I'm writing the review since i just saw it 27th time & just can't figure why i cannot change the channel when this movie comes...
I may have despised Imtiaz Ali's overrated 'Love Aaj Kal' but 'Socha Na Tha' is a treat to watch. An offbeat but sincere romantic comedy that stars Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia, 'Socha Na Tha' feels fresh because of its appropriate lack of saccharine and straight forward storytelling.
Most of the story writers and directors in Bollywood has either never fallen in love or has not the least idea what love is and how love 'happens'! This movie is sweet break from the usual Indian love cliché.
You know you are in love when you see the world in her eyes, and her eyes everywhere in the world.Falling in love is not easy.
Going by my experiences with the movies which I have seen in a theatre, this movie was not at all what I expected it to be.I would say, this movie brought a breath of fresh air, to Bollywood, just like QSQT brought in 90s and DCH in 20th century.
This is one of those flicks which plummets at theaters and then hits home with the viewers on DVD. Although that might be because the flick has a very understated urban appeal to it.
Socha Na Tha (2005) is the debut movie of the director Imtiaz Ali and the hero Abhay Deol. This charming movie is just like a gust of fresh air where love is innocent, the lovers are having hearts of gold and even their family members are no stereotyped villains.
