Heartbroken
and dejected businessman, Aditya (Shahid Kapur), feels defeated because
the girl he loves is getting married to someone else.
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Shahid
and Kareena
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As
he drifts out of from the marriage congregation, he does not have
the courage to return home.
So
he finds himself on a train, speeding away into the night.
On
the train, Aditya bumps into Geet (Kareena Kapoor), a young girl
leaving Mumbai to meet up with her boyfriend with plans to elope.
As
the journey progresses, Geet irritates Aditya to the point of leaving
the train. As she tries to get him back on, they both end up missing
it.
So
they find themselves stranded on a desolate station with no luggage
or money.
And
so begins an idyllic journey in which this odd couple make their
way using buses, taxis and camel-carts as they cross deserts and
lakes.
They
finally reach Geet's house, through highs and lows, only to be mistaken
as lovers by the family upon their arrival.
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Kareena
Kapoor in Jab We Met
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As
Geet plans to run away to Manali to meet the man of her dreams one
more time, Aditya returns to Mumbai to concentrate on his business.
It
is not long before Geet's family confronts Aditya, thinking that
she is with him all the time.
A shocked
Aditya takes it upon himself to find her.
He
finally tracks her down in a Himalayan town where another homeward
bound journey begins. Once on their way, they realise that they
are meant to be together in.
Jab
We Met is directed Imtiaz Ali who made Socha Na Tha (2004) which
starred Ayesha Takia and Abhay Deol. He returns back onto the Bollywood
scene with Jab We Met (meaning when we met) starring the Kareena
Kapoor and Shahid Kapur.
The
film is being released in the UK cinemas by Studio 18 based in London.
Previewed
by Manish Gajjar,
91Èȱ¬ Bollywood Correspondent
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