Love stories starring new faces are always a risky proposition as there is no way to tell if the audience will accept it or not. Though an honest effort has gone into making Sanam Teri Kasam, we cannot help but feel that with a little more finesse, the film could have had a shot at success.
Saraswati (Mawra Hocane) is a typical 'Ugly Betty' from a conservative South Indian family, who is dejected after facing countless marital rejections, which is hampering the matrimonial plans of her younger sister.
When Inder (Harshvardhan Rane), the resident bad boy with a dark past, falls for her, he decides to help her get hitched to an 'IIT, IIM Brahmin' boy as per her wishes instead of confessing his feelings for her. But things get complicated when Saraswati's father suspects her of having a fling with Inder and disowns her. This brings the two closer to each other in ways the duo could have never imagined.
Pakistani actress Mawra, who makes her Bollywood debut with this film, is quite easy on the eyes, though she does tend to overdo the 'poor little girl' act at times, which can get on your nerves. Rane is blessed with an impressive physique, but that doesn't prevent the lad from putting in an honest effort as far as acting is concerned, though he still has a long way to go. However, the chemistry between the two is decent enough.
The film's plot does have merit and had the directors applied a bit more finesse, they could have served a palatable dish. The melodrama quotient is way too high and after a point of time, one gets tired of seeing every character weep buckets. If that was not all, the second half goes on and on and on, a trait that has ruined many a film.
The music of the film is decent enough and the movie has been mostly shot at real locations, without making the actors run across snow-clad valleys, which is a refreshing change.
The 'doomed love' angle does have its charm and Sanam Teri Kasam does tug at your heart-strings, though not with consistent regularity. The film does have a few silly moments and leaps of logic, but let us not hold it against the makers as their hearts seem to be in the right place.
In conclusion, crisp editing, less melodrama and better writing would have worked wonders for the movie.
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