Forget about your traditional Bollywood song & dance routines; this film has none of them, although its early scenes' background musical score is hauntingly beautiful. This is a very serious, intellectual, psychological De Maupassant-type drama based purely on sharply understated dialogue and rising emotional tension, as two former lovers, both miserable with their lots in life, meet and try to bridge the gap that has grown between them. The scenes are almost claustrophobic, taking place in only 3-4 very closed-in locations. It is the evolving relationship between Rai and Devgan, and their brilliant acting (try to imagine Aishwarya made up to look like a slightly frumpy housewife) that makes this film so enjoyable. A truly different milieu for Rai, who demonstrates an acting ability that few might have imagined she had. Slow-moving, episodic, sad and completely riveting.