Main Hoon Na

At a glance:
Title: Main Hoon Na (I’m Here Now)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Action
Run Time: 2 hrs 53 min
Director: Farah Khan (the famous choreographer from Dil Se)
Brief Summary: College hi-jinks and terrorists
Cast: Shahrukh Khan as Ram Sharma
Naseeruddin Shah as Shekhar Sharma
Sunil Shetty as Rhagavan Datta
Zayed Khan as Lakshman Sharma
Amrita Rao as Sanjana Bakshi
Sushmita Sen as Chandni Chopra
Boman Irani as Principal
Bindu as Ms. Kaker
Satish Shah as Prof. Rasai
Kiron Kher as Madhu Sharma

Main Hoon Na is a masala film that tells the story of Major Ram Prasad Sharma (played by our favorite actor Sharukh Khan) as he searches for his long lost brother while undercover as a college student to guard his commander’s daughter. The movie begins with a declaration of Project Peace, an attempt to forge relations between India and Pakistan through a POW trade. As the announcement is made, a terrorist by the name of Rhagavan interrupts the television broadcast with his army and wreaks havoc until Major Ram swings in to save the day. Rhagavan gets away and swears revenge, but not before murdering Major Ram’s father Brigadier Shekhar Sharma, who in his last breath reveals to Ram that long ago he had another family and his dying wish is to be sent off by his two sons reunited.
Despite Ram’s attempts to get a leave of duty to search for his brother, he is put on assignment to bodyguard his commander’s daughter Sanjana – but his commander reveals to him that a boy by the name of Lakshman Prasad Sharma also attends the school. College hi-jinks ensue as Ram tries to fit in at college and stay close to an unwilling Sanjana, who hangs out with the number one biggest trouble maker in the school: Lucky.
Main Hoon Na mixes elements of youth culture, brotherhood, action and romance into a film that offers a path to peace between families and countries. It’s a throwback to the Bollywood conventions of old, both in style and presentation, even directly referencing Sholay on several occasions. Overall, Main Hoon Na is a very entertaining and fun-filled watch that leaves you with a warm, familiar feeling of satisfaction. -Angela Sham