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Apun Ka Choice: Dostana rocks, when it’s funny. But it shocks, when you see a nicely developed plot lose its substance and become just a bland and emotionless tale of friendship and love in the second half. You have to have a slightly cheeky sense of humor to like a film like this, which is packed with over-the-top gay gags and ample gloss to glaze your eyes. So even though the film entertains you, it doesn’t touch your heart the way it could have.

CNN-IBN: Dostana is a barrel of non-stop laughs; a film that pulls out all stops in its shameless attempt to win you over. It’s an immensely entertaining watch, with producer Karan Johar’s light-and-frothy signature style stamped across every frame. Dostana isn’t great cinema, nothing close to it, but it puts the fun back into the movies. You laugh harder than you have in a long time, and for that reason alone, gather your friends and give it a watch!

DNA India: Dostana entertains with aplomb! Hindi cinema finally comes out of the closet.The characters get ample chance to extend the parameters of conventional cinema without toppling into the abyss of over-statement.

Glamsham: For John’s butt, Priyanka’s sexiness, Abhishek’s antics, Boman’s brilliance and Kiron Kher’s mother-in-law act, this film will have the audience clapping. If you are willing to ignore the flaws, then you are in for a good time with this Yaarana from Yashraj Films and Dharma Productions.

IndiaFM: Recall the Kanta bhen episode in Karan Johar’s Kal Ho Naa Ho. That was a mere trailer. Dostana takes that episode to another level altogether! It’s a winner all the way. In terms of content, it might just prove to be a trendsetter. In terms of business, the film holds tremendous appeal for the youth.

Movie Talkies: Dostana is a delightful comedy spiced with just the right element of the gayeity factor. There is certain cheekiness about the film, especially in the very blatant manner in which it deals with gay relationships. But underlying the light-hearted fun, are a few very touching and real moments, which make this a must watch film for all.

New York Times: It may seem like a cheat - or inevitable - that the heroes of the first main-stream Bollywood movie to feature gay characters are just pretending, but the decent-hearted comedy Dostana deserves credit. It irreverently normalizes a topic that has been virtually absent from screens in India (where gay sex is still technically illegal), and does so using contemporary Bollywood’s best not-so-secret weapon: star power.

Now Running: What we have finally is a film that is kabhi funny, kabhi un-comfortably squishy and squirmish, decently entertaining all through until it turns floppy and soppy and finally fizzles out faster than Diet Pepsi with a lame end that just makes you wonder: When will mainstream Indian cinema actually Kome out of the Kloset?

Rediff: Dostana is injuriously entertaining!

Times Of India: Dostana essentially employs the comedy of errors code, though not in terms of mistaken personalities but preferences. Karan Johar extends his legacy of Kanta bhen humor as the crux of the story. Dostana would have ended up as a regular love-triangle, if not for the intelligently-incorporated gay angle. Further more, it survives significantly and skillfully throughout the film springing up smart surprises every now and then. Dostana redefines the ‘feel-good’ genre and makes up for some ‘homo-genius’ entertainment!

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