Comparisons between Aamir and Ajay Devgan, who makes his directorial debut with U Me Aur Hum would be erroneous, but you can't turn a blind eye to the fact that the viewer would expect an encore. Will U Me Aur Hum live up to the humungous hype and expectations? Does Devgan have the trappings of a fine storyteller? Oh yes, he does!
The first time Ajay [Ajay Devgan] saw Pia [Kajol], she served him drinks. She affected him more than the alcohol, it was love at first sight. The first time Pia saw Ajay, he had a drink too many. She watched him make a fool of himself and was relieved when he passed out.
Ajay is on a cruise with his friends - Nikhil [Sumeet Raghavan] and Reena [Divya Dutta], unhappily married, and Vicky [Karan Khanna] and Natasha [Isha Sharwani], happily unmarried. Ajay is having a wonderful time dealing with marital strife, lots of bad language and huge hangovers, when he finds Pia and time stands still. After a disastrous first meeting, Ajay tries everything to woo her. She's not an easy catch at all, but finally, by sheer perseverance, he dances his way into her heart.
Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry. And Ajay-Pia love each other dearly, but no marriage can be complete without problems, and Ajay and Pia also have to face hurdles. Kajol is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. How does the couple face the crisis?
U Me Aur Hum is more a director's film, than anyone else's. A theme like the one projected in this film could go dangerously haywire if entrusted in inept hands, but Devgan seems to have done his homework well. The only glitch is the length in its second hour. A shorter narrative would've helped!|