Ahista Ahista

Cast: Abhay Deol, Soha Ali Khan, Shayan Munshi, Murad Ali, Saurabh Ardeshir

The film really lives up to its name. It's very slow and moves at one pace throughout. It's a love story but not a typical boy meets girl sort. In a way it's an everyday story.

Ankush's (Abhay Deol) job is to help the people who are getting married in court. He acts as a witness. Here he meets Megha Joshi (Soha Ali Khan). She is waiting for her boyfriend, Dheeraj (Shayan Munshi). Both have eloped from Nainital and are scheduled to meet in Delhi where they plan to have a court marriage. She waits for him the whole day but he doesn't turn up. She is in tears and asks Ankush for help as she is penniless. Ankush, being the good hearted soul helps her and later even borrows money from a friend to get her a job. Ankush starts working in a bank and is making progress in life. Ankush fells for her & She too falls in love with him (or kind of love), both agree for the marriage. She has gotten over her ex-love, Dheeraj, and hates him with a passion. Unexpected circumstances happen…

Dheeraj comes to Delhi and is searching desperately for Megha. Ankush is shocked to see Dheeraj and does not want to reveal anything about Megha to him now. He's scared of loosing her to Dheeraj. Even when the kind and generous Ankush decides to keep his sweetheart's fiance's return a secret, you don't really hate him for that bit of deception. When Dheeraj explains his point of view, Soha says she's torn between the two men and finds herself at crossroads.

Complex situation: One side there is a person whom she loved and who equally loved her but due to circumstances could not make to court on the marriage date. Other side is a person who has helped her in her tough times. He had gone to extent of borrowing money to provide her a roof. Whom should she choose as her life partner? What do u think?

Abhay Deol is a complete natural. His boy-next-door looks make the character more believable, more convincing. Soha catches attention once again. She is heartbreakingly expressive and fragile. The storyline is simple, the situations seem straight out of life.