Starring: Ayesha Takia, Gul Panag, Shreyas Talpade

Curiously, this one is very directly related to The Best of 2005 list. Directed by Kukunoor, who had the #2 spot last year with his Iqbal, it's a reworking of director Kamal's overwhelming Malayalam film Perumazhakkalam -- last year's number one.

A heartbreakingly tragic story, beautiful in its symmetry. Ayesha and Gul play strangers, far-flung brides with husbands working in Dubai. One day they are hit by devastating news: Gul's husband has killed Ayesha's husband. Both girls are sucked into instant melancholy, but Gul sees a gleam of hope. She sets out, armed only with a picture of Ayesha and the fact that she lives in Rajasthan.

Nagesh has always been an eternal optimist. His story becomes more of a fable as we are asked to suspend disbelief and logic, and wait for this impossible quest to come to its fruition. It's a far lighter film than the original, and is visually Kukunoor's finest. Ayesha is brilliant, but Talpade does the star turn as a constant chatterbox, making this film truly special.

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