This simple tale, about the members of a dysfunctional family rallying together, is yet another occasion where producer Boney Kapoor uses the intricate qualities of a traditional Bollywood romance - flowers, foreign locales, fabulous costumes, emotionally-driven dialogue - to near devastating effect. Even by the standards of Indian cinema, it's soapy, but it's none-the-less entertaining for that.
At times, it comes close to a lightweight candy-floss, but soon manoeuvres its way to bolder, unsettling sequences. Its eventual success is largely due to cast performances, particularly Jaya Bachchan, who lends credibility to a stereotyped mother's role, and Sanjay Kapoor, who infuses his performance with subtlety and fear.