ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Geeta Winsome Sensitively portrayed. This movie was very moving and clearly one of John Abraham's best performances ever. I loved the theme: there is hope even in the face of dying. Loved Padma (Anahita Nair) and Govinda (young messenger of god) because they both gave John's character reasons to live. This movie will bring tears to your eyes, so bring the tissue box - you will need it.

cmbb32807 Movie seems to be a low budget movie.But i like the fact that there are no villains in this movies, at least physically. This movies is a great example to show how much fragile life is. Here 'Indy' get struck by fortune and disaster at the same time.Whole movie is an emotional roller coaster while the main character struggles through his own illness and also struggle to cope with the deaths of his fellow mates. Movie has a good ending which make the audience think about life in a different prospective.For me character 'Padma' was the main attraction where she enlighten the sad mood in the movie with her stubborn and obnoxious behavior.I think everyone should watch this movies to understand life on prospective of people who already try to live while they are obviously dying. thank you!

Avinash Patalay Terminal illness is a depressing subject. Venturing into that territory is generally abstained. On that note, Hrishida's "Anand" and Mani Rathnam's "Geetanjali" feature in my top-of-mind-recall. Though both depressing but great writing pushed it high on entertainment quotient. Of course fantastic performances, sub-plots, auxiliary characters and the rich music add flesh to the bones. "Aashayein" is is Mr. Kukunoor's ode to both classics (and very subtly he fits in the "Anand" bit into the story). ☼ John Abraham:: Perhaps his best performance till date. This time around you will certainly see an actor behind the good looks and the dimpled cheeks. About the character, I wasn't completely convinced with the compulsive gambler bit. He could have simply been rich carefree and cool character. ☼ Anaitha Nair:: Every terminal illness story warrants a character depicting "live life kingsize". This time around it is Anaitha Nair. She pours her heart out to breathe life into the character of Padma (paradoxical statement indeed!). The writing deserves a special mention. ☼ Sonal Sehgal:: Doesn't get enough scope as Anaitha Nair steals the thunder practically right under everyone's noses. Nearly gets relegated to "miss-goody-two-shoes" had her character was not resurrected in the penultimate moments. ☼ Girish Karnad:: Under-utilised.☼ Farida Jalal:: Under-utilised again. And perhaps a younger actress should have been chosen for the role in question. ☼ Prateekha Lonkar:: Not enough meat in the role. ☼ Vikram Inamdar:: Nagya's lucky mascot from "Hyderabad Blues" gets a compassionate but short role. ☼ Elahe:: Another lucky mascot in a blink-and-miss role. I particularly found that the sub-plots did not get enough screen time to be fleshed out (reference to Girish Karnad & Farida Jalal).Music was not promoted adequately. Shreyas Talpade's special appearance was not warranted, in fact John Abraham should have done it for greater impact. Though the response was a mixed bag, I particularly found the "Indiana Jones" layer complimenting neatly to the character of John Abraham. "Aashayein" has suffered a great deal owing to the rift between the makers. Lack of promotions marred the recognition it rightfully deserves. And last but not the least, Nagesh is a well-rounded entertainer and no questions to that. Having said that, it is my opinion that he should let go the writing department and channel his creative abilities to deliver goods of his standards on a more frequent basis.

Biswajit Tripathy Aashayein is a story of hope. A story of hope fuulfilled by Nagesh Kukunoor. The main character of the movie are John, Anaitha and Sonal. John a compulsive gambler is the boyfriend of Sonal. By a sudden twist of events he wins a jackpot worth 3 million rupees and decides to have a blast. Suddenly he realizes that he isn't going to live long and has only a few days to live. Till this part the movie is very traditional and several other makers have tried movie on similar theme.He doesn't want to die specially when he sees the face of his girlfriend. So he runs away from his home and goes to a place in remote location in Pondichery where people go to spend the last part of their lives. The hospital has got people from several parts of lives all of whom have got one thing in common, everybody knows they would die one day and don't hesitate to discuss infront of each other. Girish Karnad a retired banker, Farida Jalal a high class prostitute, Govinda the gift of god, Anaitha a 17 year old arrogant but lively cancer patient all are a part of this hospital. They laugh, they party, they enjoy life like any other normal humans.John decides to fulfil all inmates last wish and asks each of them to give in writing their last wish. One by one, all their last wish is fulfilled only except Padma who wishes to be made love by John.John in a heart touching performance will touch stratight your soul. His sincere acting will never make you believe that he is acting. A must watch movie for all those peoples who wants to watch a good movie.