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I Re-Watched “Mujhse Dosti Karoge” As An Adult And All I Can Say Is, “Identity Theft Is Not A Joke, Pooja”
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I Re-Watched “Mujhse Dosti Karoge” As An Adult And All I Can Say Is, “Identity Theft Is Not A Joke, Pooja”

Today we’re going to reacquaint ourselves with one of the MANY gems 2000s Bollywood has given us — Mujhse Dosti Karoge!

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I recently re-watched this “iconic masterpiece” and I’m going to let you in on a few thoughts I had, so strap in, for this is going to be a bumpy ride!

??Also, warning: Major spoilers ahead, so proceed at your own risk!??

In the opening scene of the movie, we see that the Khannas are leaving Shimla and moving to the UK. Quite understandable, right? But what gets me every time is that, in order to explain why they’re moving to London, Mr. Khanna, aka baby Hrithik Roshan’s dad, says this:

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You know this is an early 2000s movie because they’re still calling the internet “dot com”.

I firmly believe that, as a kid, Raj should have been taught a lesson in being a less exclusivist friend:

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This boy is smitten with Tina, which is understandable. But he completely ignores his other friend, Pooja, until he realises that she has something to offer to him — a computer on which Tina can read his emails. And then, he has the AUDACITY to say, “OH POOJA, U R MAH BEST FRND”. Men, pfft!

Now, this girl clearly does not know that “identity theft is not a joke”:

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Tina did NOT wish to respond to the emails Raj had been sending to her, so guess who swooped in to save the day? That’s right, Pooja! She replies to Raj’s email and then signs her name as Tina because the email was addressed to Tina. And this is all it took to set into motion years of confusion and subterfuge (albeit innocent).    

In this whole back and forth email sending sequence, all I could think of was: “Man, I wish I had that computer”!

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Also, can we talk about why the feisty girl always needs an introductory dance sequence to prove that she’s feisty?

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Case in point: Tina has a two minute dance routine to show that she’s a cool, outgoing, and feisty gal as opposed to Pooja, who spends her time writing emails to someone who doesn’t know it’s her (and no, I’m never dropping this!). 

And Raj needs that lesson on being a non-exclusivist friend, even as an adult:

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This whole scene makes me wanna punch his face so hard. He legit walks past Pooja and talks to Tina and then says, “Oh Pooja tum bhi kitni badi ho gayi ho” and then essentially states that she didn’t grow up to be as pretty as Tina. WHO DOES THAT? Raj, apparently. 

Come on Raj! Don’t be shy! Tell us what your real favourite thing about Tina is?

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Oh my god, we get it! She’s pretty! Enough now.

I’m surprised you’ve even had man-friends, Raj.

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I do, however, think that this song slaps:

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This is me when my friends ask me to go out that very night. 

I don’t mean to digress but it’s kinda bothering me that this lady is not perfectly in sync with the rest of them here:

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You can’t see it, but she’s not. 

Can we all agree that Raj is literally the worst?! He walks into Pooja’s bedroom unannounced and when she’s understandably stunned to see him as soon as she wakes up, he shames her for keeping the door open while sleeping when there happens to be a “jawaan ladka” in the house:

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Uno Reverse.

But wait…do these clowns actually look kinda cute together?

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No snap out of it, Rushali, they’re annoying!

Anyway, Mr. Khanna saw his son flirt with Tina TWICE and was like, “It’s shaadi time”. I mean, woah!

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And I’m sorry, but her dad didn’t even bother to ask her whether that is what she also wants! He was just so taken aback that his friend wants Tina to be his bahu despite being rich AF.

Meanwhile, Raj is back in London and is now with his friend Ronnie. Apparently, Raj’s friend also has a skewed sense of beauty:

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And to this Raj says, “Ronnie tu sirf shakal dekh sakta hai”. As if he himself hasn’t been the flagbearer of “good looks, good looks, and good looks” all this while!

But Pooja calls Raj out for being obsessed with Tina’s beauty over everything else:

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To play the devil’s advocate, I understand that Raj obviously would recognise Tina immediately because he had seen her as a kid. And up until now, he was under the impression that Tina was writing to him. Granted the emails revealed Pooja’s true personality, but they are no indication of how one looks. 

I’m still wondering how Raj could take a week off work so easily, just to show Pooja around London?

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Can I also get a job at “Global Technologies”?

Anyway, here’s some context before we move ahead — Raj and Pooja get together and they’re ready to go home and tell everyone that they want to get married. Yes!

With that in mind, my biggest question is, what kind of a BS friend is Pooja?????

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How can she just agree to marry this guy knowing full well that her friend likes him too? And that he has spent WEEKS and, in his mind, YEARS wooing her friend TINA?

And I’m sorry but how did NO ONE call these two to tell them that Tina’s dad just passed away out of nowhere??????

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You know how I said that Raj is the absolute worst? Here’s more proof — When Tina finally tries to tell Raj that she loves him, after months of being cajoled by him, he pulls this:

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Apparently these parents don’t have any conversations in private with their kids:

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Why not mummy? After all, you’re the one planning it.

Long story short: Pooja tells Raj that they can’t be together because Tina will be all alone and, well, Raj technically did do everything to get her hopes up and can’t break her heart now only because her dad died. It comes as no surprise, however, that that’s NOT okay with Raj and he keeps trying to convince Pooja that they should tell everyone the truth. Basically he’s all set to break Tina’s heart even though they’re about to be engaged and married shortly after.

In the meantime, Pooja’s parents and gang are trying to set her up with some guy called Rohan Mehra (played by Uday Chopra).

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Again, I’m convinced that Raj is a moronic man-child who is neither worthy of Pooja nor Tina. Unfortunately, both women can’t see it:

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A few ultimatums later, Raj and Pooja are set to get married on the same day to different people because they have to offer “kurbani” to their love in the name of friendship. HOWEVER, on the day of the wedding, while standing before God, “Raj ke naam ka sindoor” FLIES and falls on Pooja’s head, thereby symbolising their marriage. And Tina sanctions this because she sensed something was up.

You don’t believe me? Here’s proof:

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I know…even I can’t take it anymore.

In summation, the only person who didn’t objectively do anything wrong and still got shot in the foot was this girl:

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Justice for Tina! And us, because we spent 2.5 hours of our lives watching this…

What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments!