One of YRF’s best? Only a handful in the NG forum think so. I am putting together a more or less comprehensive compendium of reviews so you can get a feel of how it is being received. Ofcourse, by this Friday you will know how the paying public is receiving it.

IndiaGlitz
To start off with one wonders whether films such as these ever have a scripting stage . Maybe someone walked up to the director and asked him to explore the Ranbir-Deepkia bonding that has been creating much hype in the media. Oh,well what about the sex appeal quotient? Simple, rope in Bipasha Basu and for those DDLJ lovers there is the cute Minisha Lamba.
No doubt there is the style quotient backed by the pretty locales of Sydney etc that is synonymous with every Yash Raj film but right from the opening 20 mins you are bored. The film is an overload of clichés. Right from the so called 18 year old Raj(Ranbir ) and his adventure joy ride and his pack of silly friends. The film to a certain extent crosses that thin line between humor and vulgarity with all those comments on Indian aunties and that over branding of condoms.
The music of the film is pretty ok and cinematography too is enticing but nothing saves a film that is headed nowhere. The proceedings of the film are quite lame especially when the heroic Raj cries for the very first time and is headed to apologize to his previous flings. And then comes one song after another and how silly things get when Ranbir is made Ranbir Kapoor hasn’t evolved as an actor and isn’t convincing at all. There’s a lot more to an actor than just being cute.
Bipasha Basu is wasted and does nothing beyond bringing in the oomph factor.She looks much older than Ranbir.
Minisha Lamba still needs to work on her Hindi. She’s Ok.
Deepika Padukone impresses with her simplicity and her body language. She is efficient and should take more characters of substance.
On the whole, this film lacks real substance be it humor or emotions and ends up being a silly fling swing flick.
Rating: *

RadioSargam

One of the biggest banners of the industry, ‘Yash Raj Films’ brings their latest offering, ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’, which was undoubtedly the much talked about film of the year but unfortunately their lavish product sank completely and could not raise the spirits as it was being expected to hit the hearts. Produced by Aditya Chopra, the movie is directed by Siddharth Raj Anand and stars Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone in the lead. Without any doubt, the enterprise is packed with the impressive star cast, eye-candy locations and most importantly style, which is in plenty. But this package could just take you to the theaters for the opening day, the following days you will never think of going to watch it again and even you will not be recommending anyone to go and watch it. Thus, this would certainly create a box office disaster for the film. As usually it is the case with most of the Hindi films that they lack the good script, ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ too follows the path being laced with the mundane narrative. The first half nevertheless carries some steam but the second half is totally a catastrophe.
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Siddharth Anand does well as a director but the director finds himself a failure when the script has flaws. Full marks to the emotional scenes, he handles with aplomb. Cinematography is a class to watch and rave about. The eye-pleasing locales are treat. Vishal-Shekhar’s music is ordinary. Ttle song of Kishore Kumar ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ and ‘Khuda Jaane’ gel well with the ears. Rest of the album is a total disappointment.
Ranbir Kapoor appears as an actor of class. Super actor, he had impressed in his debut flick ‘Saawariya’ and now he continues the same with ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’. Bipasha Basu deserves full marks for her splendid acting. She is brilliant as usual. Minissha Lamba enacts well too. Deepika Padukone looks pretty but is average as far as the acting is concerned. The rest of the cast is just passable.
On the whole, ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ does not have any sparks to entice the viewers. Packaged with style, the film offers nothing. A waste of time and money. The movie will see the tough time at the box office.
RS Rating: 1.5/5
Rediff
The surprising thing about Siddharth Anand’s Bachna Ae Haseeno [Images] is how neatly understated the humour is.
Ranbir Kapoor [Images] kicks a pebble, annoyed, only to have to apologise a second later to a girl blessedly off-screen. Much later, when his friend suggests he take his girlfriend along when he’s moving to Australia [Images], he laughs it off saying that she’s an actress. ‘What would she do there? Crossover films?’ he grins, effectively underlining the derision a film like this has for a genre like that. Because this film is all masala.
Actually, this is all Yash Raj masala, a film based on an old song — and an old film, to an extent, with Devsaab’s great Teen Deviyaan being channeled here somewhat. Bachna constantly refers to YRF films, borrowing plot points and an entire act unashamedly from Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, and with music from Dhoom and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom randomly kicking in, blissfully free of context.
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Without giving anything away, the film’s major flaw is in how presumptuous the protagonist becomes — and how the script bends over backwards to vindicate this glaring character defect. It also hints at a level of duality, wherein a player is stung by another player, but this is bizarre because the reason one of the girls turns him down is completely relevant. She wants to live life on her own terms with absolutely no compromise, which isn’t exactly comparable to a guy who ditches a chick in a wedding dress.
Bachna Ae Haseeno is well shot, competently performed and the writing shows glimpses of honest-to-goodness subtext and intelligent character development. It’s also a film centering around a lead actor, showing off just how much of ‘it’ he has — and he has more than a fair amount. If only the second half wasn’t as predictable as it is, the film was an hour shorter and every one-liner wasn’t accompanied by a burst of background score acting like a laugh track, we could have had a really good film. As it stands now, it’s watchable timepass fare.
A decent date film, but one won’t blame you guys for walking off at intermission.

IndiaFM
Now let’s move on! BACHNA AE HASEENO has a great cast, great chemistry amongst actors [so sizzling, it could melt butter], great locations [jaw dropping actually] and some great moments. But all these factors combined together don’t make a great film. BACHNA AE HASEENO suffers, to a major extent, due to its screenplay running out of steam in the second hour.
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Now let’s move on! BACHNA AE HASEENO has a great cast, great chemistry amongst actors [so sizzling, it could melt butter], great locations [jaw dropping actually] and some great moments. But all these factors combined together don’t make a great film. BACHNA AE HASEENO suffers, to a major extent, due to its screenplay running out of steam in the second hour.
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anbir Kapoor is marvellous. An incredible actor. One will run out of adjectives and personifications describing his performance. Amongst girls, Bipasha Basu stands the tallest. First RACE and now BACHNA AE HASEENO, the actress is finally getting the right roles that do justice to her talent. Also, she looks fab! Minissha doesn’t work at the start, but scores in the emotional scenes, especially in the second hour. Deepika is a sore point. Her role isn’t convincing and that’s the reason why this performance doesn’t work. The only consolation is, she looks gorgeous.

Kunal Kapoor is supremely efficient, handling his role with utmost maturity. Hiten Paintal is a revelation, a talent to watch out for. His camaraderie with Ranbir is top notch.

On the whole, BACHNA AE HASEENO has an interesting first half, but a weak second hour spoils the show. At the box-office, thanks to the hype built around the film, the opening weekend should be great, but beyond that, has tough chances of sustaining. Multiplexes at some big centres would be better, but that’s no consolation.

Glamsham
There’s Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Yaar and Thoda forgiveness ka magic in Yash Raj Film’s BACHANA AE HASEENO, which has Ranbir Kapoor keeping the Kapoor flag flying high, successfully shouldering the film with the confidence in his abilities as a performer. For one just in his second outing and spoken more for his off-screen romantic liaisons, Ranbir comes up trumps as the lover boy looking for a quick roll in the hay.
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All’s fine but Anand lingers too long on the forgiveness aspect lengthening the film unnecessarily. There was no need for a lavish wedding ceremony to help Raj seek forgiveness from Mahi. Also, where was the need for Raj to fly from India to Italy to follow Radhika like a puppy, being ridiculed by her every command?

Then you have Gayatri who has realized she loves Raj and wants to marry him. Too long… the movie ends with a whimper, when a bang was what was needed.
Too much footage has been given to Bipasha’s character, especially when all Raj has to do is say “I’m Sorry”. Yet, all three girls make an impact. Hiten Paintal as Raj’s constant companion displays talent. Like they say, it’s in the genes. Also putting in a powerful performance in a cameo is Kunal Kapoor. This is the first time he has put some life into his acting.

With TASHAN and THODA PYAAR MAGIC failing at the box office, looks like Yash Raj Films will have to rely on their Diwali cracker ROADSIDE ROMEO if this movie fails.

Ratings : 2.5/5

IBNLive
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In fact, the film’s first half flits by without too many hiccups as the screenplay succeeds entirely in keeping a consistent tone through all three of Raj’s romantic chapters. The film borrows its basic plot and its episodic narrative from Jim Jarmusch’s Broken Flowers and the Tamil hit Autograph, but for the most part, Bachna Ae Haseeno is a home-grown Yash Raj product, complete with references to the banner’s many recent films, and a rather indulgent nod to its most popular hit, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
It’s post-intermission that Bachna Ae Haseeno nosedives drastically, its screenplay skidding off the path and going into predictable territory. You’re never quite satisfied with the manner in which Raj achieves his redemption with the two girls. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say he’s let off the hook too easily, and it’s a failure on the part of the writers that we never once feel like Raj has truly understood what a cad he’s been.
The emotional scenes in the second half are so laboured, the film loses its grip on your attention completely. What started out as such an enjoyable screen experience is irreparably damaged by careless writing—you can’t really expect us to feel sorry for the way his exes respond to him when he turns up suddenly with an apology.
It’s difficult to explain without going into details, but the manner in which the film wraps up its third act is so convenient, you get the feeling they were running out of time or ideas or both.
Yet, Bachna Ae Haseeno is not entirely unwatchable. A big reason why this film doesn’t entirely suck is because of its inspired cast who put their best foot forward. Minissha Lamba is a revelation, especially in the film’s first half; she’s earnest and sincere and fits the role to a T.
Bipasha Basu is the best she’s been in a long, long time, and plays her part so well, you can literally see the growth her character’s made in the film.
If you’re not entirely convinced by Deepika Padukone’s performance, then in all fairness the blame must be shared with the film’s writers for saddling her with a half-baked role. A word here also for Hiten Paintal who’s spot-on as the hero’s salivating sidekick, one of the film’s best-written characters.
In the end, of course, Bachna Ae Haseeno is a showreel for the sheer talent of Ranbir Kapoor who blazes across the screen like a blinding light. He’s got that indescribable star quality, and what’s more he can act. At comedy, in the emotional scenes, and yes of course when he’s dancing — your eyes are transfixed on the screen when he’s up there even in a passing shot.
Despite its strengths, the film isn’t terribly good, and that’s a pity because it most definitely could have been. Ultimately, it’s an average film, at best time-pass viewing. So from me that’s two out of five for director Siddharth Anand’s Bachna Ae Haseeno. Watch it with no expectations and you won’t be too disappointed.
Rating: 2/5 (Average)
Hindustan Times
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Foreign Locations
Direction: Siddharth Anand
Rating: **1/2
Some things never change. If there’s a brick courtyard, hundred bhangra artistes must break into those balle balle back-bends. And if romance has to bloom, hold on to your scalps, just zoom to the Swiss Alps.
Welcome to Chopra Colony. Or Bachna Ae Haseeno, directed by Siddharth Anand, with a story by Uday Chopra who has evidently DVD-watched Broken Flowers and High Fidelity. It’s glossy-‘n’-flossy alright but what’s it saying? Except for love means having to say you’re sorry. Eric Segal wouldn’t like that. As it happens, neither do the two women who are the objects of our Casanova’s apologies. When the lad repents for being a cad, they look at him as if he were screw-loose mad. Sad.
Improbable as they come, this Romecom wings around Italy, Australia, Switzerland (please, can the amused locals stop grinning at the camera?) and Delhi highways. For starters, Raj (Ranbir Kapoor) meets Mahi (Minnisha Lamba) to do an Eurail Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge number on her. In fact, there are about a zillion references to the cult status of DDLJ.
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As cloudy as monsoon now, our Raj flashbacks to his kal. For some Hitchockian reason, he believes all will be well if he tracks down Mahi and BB. Easier done than said.. Both are listed on Wikipedia. Mahi’s hubby (Kunal Kapoor, looking like one of the Singh is Kinng gang) socks the tissue poetry writer on the jaw. As for Bips Basu, she subjects Raj to every kind of cruelty but liquid oxygen. Somehow in the addled script, 12 years have elapsed though every character looks decidedly younger. Only Raj wears a pair of spectacles for that mature look. Like Jeetendra would in the good old Gulzarian days.
Frankly, there isn’t enough material here to justify a 16-reeler which keeps losing pace and genres, resembling a Jab We Met-Bhatinda party occasionally and then Jism-like vibes from hottie Basu, who incidentally is terrific. She’s all steam and smoulder, even when the script is cold porridge.
Throughout, the direction lacks consistency and plausibility, and leaves questions dangling. Who, what or where is Raj’s mum you hear on a phone? How loaded is he.. because in a Delhi hotel he stays on a discount plan? And what’s with the female taxi driver’s fetish for cabs? She wants to drive them for the rest of her life, instead of becoming a wife. Weird.
As it turns out, the overseas locations are the chief attractions. Vishal-Shekhar’s music is comme ci comme ca. The dialogue is forgettable.
Of the cast, Deepika Padukone is a sight for sore eyes. She’s eminently camera friendly. Ranbir Kapoor has to carry the weight of the project on his shoulders which he does gamely.
He has a marvellous screen presence and performs every scene with that difficult combination of spontaneity and intelligence.
Otherwise, all you could have said of this Choprathon, is please..Bachna..
IndiaTimes
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Minissha, Deepika Padukone
Director: Siddharth Anand
Rating:
Even before you are introduced to the characters or their conflicts in the film, a promotional music video starring the entire cast initiates the opening titles. The makers attempt to play safe as, with changing times, most audiences make an exit much before the end credits roll.

Bachna Ae Haseeno is the lackadaisical legend of a Casanova character who, in simple terms, ditches two girls and is dumped by the third. Characteristically the story is episodic in format and spread over a time span to pass off as distinct flirtatious flings in the life of the guy at different instances of his adolescence.
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Bachna Ae Haseeno isn’t completely clichéd but palpably predictable throughout. The screenplay adopts a simplistic unconnected episodic pattern without opting for any experimentation. Even the romance isn’t as fervently formulated as yesteryear Yash Raj classics. Love is induced through dialogues that speak of anecdotes of astronomer Rakesh Sharma (???) in the Minissha episode and is rushed through a song number in the Deepika chapter. Comparatively Bipasha gets the better portions. One expects the graph to ascend in the second half as Raj sets on a reconciliation route but the treatment doesn’t show much innovation and disappoints. The end is so conveniently drafted that the film loses the much called for climax.

On the upside, Vishal-Shekhar’s music has the lively spunk to support the story. The musical interludes derived from R D Burman’s composition jazz up the background score. The cinematography is cool but nothing unseen before. Of course there are those mandatory smooch scenes in each episode as per the pre-defined Yash Raj clause.

The film goes entirely in favour of Ranbir Kapoor. With his endearing boyish charm and a delightful personality, Ranbir gives his liveliest best to all the three tracks of the film to win your heart. Bipasha comes a close second and shares the best chemistry with Ranbir irrespective of their age-gap that doesn’t show onscreen. Minissha attempts to be the bubbly girl and has a strong Preity Zinta hangover in her dialogue delivery. Deepika doesn’t disappoint but her story isn’t fleshed out much. Hiten Paintal could be a worthy replacement to the likes of Vishal Malhotra and Vrajesh Hirjee in playing the hero’s best pal.

Bachna Ae Haseeno could be translated as ‘beware beauties’. But for the lack of an ageless appeal coming from such feel-good films that leaves a long-lasting smile on your face, the title could be punctuated as Bachna Ae, Hasee-No (Caution, not many smiles ahead).
Times of India
Bachna Ae Haseeno (romance)
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Minissha Lamba
Direction: Siddharth Anand
Critics rating:
THE promise that Ranbir Kapoor displayed in Saawariya , his debut venture, has been duly fulfilled in this breezy, urbane tale of love and longing, set against a come-of-age backdrop of 21st century twenty-something Indians. Here is a crackling bunch of gals and guys who mirror the mores and manners of modern India, even as they re-live the traditional Bollywood fable of ishq-vishq, pyar-mohabbat . And leading the bratpack — or should we say, carrying the film through — is the smart, sassy, superbly relaxed Bratboy, Ranbir Kapoor who amply proves he’s a complete natural before the arclights. Truly, a chip off the old block (Rishi Kapoor).

It’s a three-track love story, relayed in a delectable style that unabashedly pays homage to Yash Raj productions signature film, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge . Ranbir Kapoor plays a newage avtar of Raj and takes off where Shah Rukh Khan left off in DDLJ . If the wild, unpredictable, rakish playboy of DDLJ was tamed in just a few reels, here it takes a lot reel time before our new millennial Romeo learns the meaning of commitment and ever after.
…….. Payback time. The playboy must give up his Rajgiri (that’s what he calls it) and reform his ways. And the only way he can do it is to look for reprieve from the women he betrayed. Of course, the film suddenly loses a bit of its playfulness and shifts gears into sentimental stuff, with Ranbir begging for forgiveness from a much-married Minnisha and a Devil-wears-Prada Bipasha. But hey, didn’t we say Ranbir’s super cool. The actor roller coasts his way through both the serious and the soufflé stuff and displays a chutzpah that is destined to take him a long way in fickle Bollywood. Amongst the girl power, it’s Bipasha who is in ballistic form and simply outshines the rest. Maybe because she has a better written role, unlike Deepika who’s delightful too as the uber feminine feminist. Only, you wish there was more of her. Minnisha’s fine too, but there’s another surprise package: Hiten Paintal, the funny man of the show. Surprisingly, other than the title track, the music (Vishal-Shekhar) doesn’t match up to the film and hasn’t been burning the charts.

Nevertheless, go, grab some fun. And a dekko at Bollywood’s next big thing, Ranbir Kapoor.