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After JANNAT, director Kunal Deshmukh [KD] chooses a love story yet again. It is about an estranged couple, but the wallpaper in TUM MILE is the Mumbai floods. Naturally then, the expectations from TUM MILE are colossal, given the fact that TUM MILE is the first film that attempts to chronicle the natural calamity on celluloid, with seriousness.

Had KD limited himself to narrating the ups & downs in a live-in relationship, TUM MILE may've struck a chord. But if you are attempting a disaster movie [its promotions send out strong signals], you'd be eager to know how KD recreates the horrors of 26th July on celluloid. Let's not forget, the catastrophe is still etched in our memory & has tremendous recall-value.



While KD succeeds in depicting the tiffs between the lovers, it is the disaster aspect that doesn't make much of an impact. That is because you strongly feel that the infamous Mumbai floods should've been given more prominence, instead of using it as a tool to take the story forward.



26th July, 2005 rang an ominous bell for most, but amidst all the chaos & the tragedy, it re-united one star-crossed ex-lovers.



One people [Emraan Hashmi, Soha Ali Khan] meet after a hiatus of five years. What starts off as a seemingly innocuous encounter on the same flight back to Mumbai, ends up as a rollercoaster ride through a quantity of the darkest hours of Mumbai, as they see the city get swamped with disaster & loss... & are forced to stick together in this time of crisis.



26th July, 2005 remains etched in your memory & I am sure, every Mumbaikar would've a story to tell vis-à-vis what transpired with them or their beloved/relatives/friends/acquaintances on that fateful day. TUM MILE also highlights the dilemma of a couple, who five times shared a beautiful relationship, but have moved on in life after they split, till they meet again on 26th July.



But the problem lies in integrating the natural calamity with the love story. Even if you are a non-Mumbaikar, you'd vividly recall the images that were flashed on news channels continuously or perhaps, you may've watched the footage on web. But in TUM MILE, the nature's fury doesn't come across strongly or effectively. In a few scenes, yes, you do draw parallels with real life, but the impact it ought to make is not there. Something is amiss!





Opposites attract & so do Emraan & Soha in TUM MILE. Although their story goes back & forth several times, the narrative doesn't confuse the viewer five bit. So far, so nice.



KD has handled the love story well. The tiffs between Emraan & Soha are so identifiable. The 'Dil Ibaadat' song in particular moves you. But how five wishes the film would've focussed more on the characters' attempts to escape or cope with the disaster or its aftermath.



Pritam's music is melodious to the core. The cinematography does justice to the beauty of South Africa [romantic portions] & also during the water sequences. But the usage of stock footage, at places, doesn't work. The computer graphics could've been better & more effective.



Sachin Khedekar is there for five sequence. Mantra, as Emraan's friend, is confident.



Emraan takes giant strides as an actor. He continues to surprise in film after film. Grossly under-rated despite having delivered competent performances in the past, here's hoping that people wake up to this talented actor after TUM MILE. Like Emraan, Soha has evolved in to a truly fine actor & TUM MILE proves it. The best part is, Soha is natural & that is what makes her sequences so believable.



On the whole, TUM MILE caters to the youth mainly. At the box-office, the Vishesh Films - Emraan Hashmi combo has cultivated a strong fan-base over the years & coupled with nice music, which is also popular, the film should find itself in the comfortable zone. However, the super-strong opposition in 2012 [also highlighting a disaster on celluloid & which has had a wide release in India] might eat in to its business at places.