this movie be release in the year 2001 and the time when bollywood seem to be in doldrums and produce one trash after another and the same year when another masterpiece lagaan be release from bollywood and the year i finish my college and enter my first job and wow what an experience it be just like a fresh breath of air . the first movie by an unknown young guy farhan akhtar ( may be know earlier because of his famous parent javed akhtar lyricist in this movie and honey irani ) and what a fantastic job he do both in direction and script writing . for me and he do a great job by experiment with a novel idea and move away from the well establish norm of the bollywood industry and not present yet again melodramatic bollywood plot . the story revolve around three friend ( supposedy bear to very rich parent ) their relationship and their personal life the guy with totally different nature and with their different meaning of life . however and the only thing that keep them ever together be their never end friendship . the story be not so great and doesn not convey any specific message but it keep you glue and be refresh as many time you watch it . in fact and many of the college go indian youth ( and even from other country ) would be able to relate themselves with the three main movie protagonist . all the actor have give very good performance . aamir khan simply reaffirm his talent . he play a prankster and who have knack of turn every thing into funny and the one who doesn not believe in the institution of love and but ultimately fall for it . for saif ali khan this movie may even be call his re birth . he play a character who fall for every other girl and but be unable to express it when he really start love the one . akhshay khanna play a bit mature and serious character may have seem slightly weak than the other two and but he play his character very well . this guy have a very different meaning for love and fall for an old woman . preity zinta look amazing ( a always ) with an all different hair style . sonali kulkarni do not seem so much at ease with the commercial cinema and but then too give pretty good performance . music by shankar eshaan loy combination be also refresh and different from all that mushy mushy hindi film music . the great thing about song that they do not break the movie rhythm and seem more to be part of the movie story . in all and a must watch movie .