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Salman Khan is paired up with Sneha Ullal, a young, pretty starlet who strikingly resembles Aishwarya Rai. The film is set in Russia and narrates their story right from their first encounter through much of what predictable follows on. It is a watchable film which offers nothing special, but it manages to derive much value from Khan's presence and the refreshing pairing with Ullal despite the age differences. Somehow the romance works between them, but the film doesn't. The Russian actors look pretty amateur, and this part of the film doesn't really ring true. Where the film does score big time is in Adnan Sami's fantastic soundtrack. To hear 72-year-old Asha Bhosle's (still phenomenal) voice visualized on 17-year-old Ullal during a very catchy schoolgirl number ("Lucky Lips") is both amusing and quite amazing. I wish one could see Bhosle recording before showing the number in the film. The legendary Lata Mangeshkar, Bhosle's older sister, beautifully renders "Shayad Yahi To Pyar Hai" in a duet with Sami himself. Sonu Nigam excellently performs the modern "Sun Zara", and all the songs have this refreshing quality about them. Sadly, the film never lives up to the level of its music.

Plot Outline: Schoolgirl Lucky (Sneha Ullal) and Indian Ambassador in Russia's son Aditya (Salman Khan) meet by accident in what turns out to be one of the most risky days of their lives as they battle insurgency in finding their way back home to safety.

Comment: The Russian locales such as the buildings in St. Petersburg, the graveyard, the train and snow make the movie look like a fairy tale. The story is predictable and the twists get funny at times. When I first saw the promos with Sallu carrying a lifeless and expressionless Sneha and the sub-title "No time for love", I thought that that the movie is love story with a terminally ill girl. Thankfully, this is not the story anyways.

Salman acts his age and looks decent. Newcomer and much publicized Ash-look-alike Sneha looks sweet but devoid of life. Hope Sneha's next movie will put some life in her. Mithun Chakraborthy is a sad bondage to the movie. Adnan Sami's music is fresh and 'Lucky Lips' is a must for your mp3 player.

Rating: 2/5 – Watch out for newcomer Sneha and Adnan's music.