There is an attempt by a father to launch his daughter in tinsel town with every possible effort.

An actor becomes a super star not always by good fortune; he has some kind of instinct that differentiates him from others. Kumar Mangat who has been looking after Ajay Devgan's business has become a producer on the lines of his mentor.

He has a very good business sense of cinema and is one of the main advisors of a multinational company. He must have dreamt of watching his daughter on big screen one day and finally the day comes when he premieres his latest flick 'Haal E Dil', with his daughter Amita playing the pivotal role. 'Haal E Dil' is also a launch pad for two more new comers - Adhyayan, son of Shekhar Suman, and a princely boy Nakul Mehta. The trio has the energy to make them shine on screen and have the spark that kindles in a newcomer to get noticed among millions.

HAAL-E-DIL suits the adage so well - Body gorgeous minus soul. Filmed on some eye-catching locales, the film registers a strong visual impact. Add to it the popular musical score. Also, the two lead men show sparks and are sure to be noticed, irrespective of how badly this film fares at the ticket window. Sadly, the shoddy writing camouflages the positives completely. You expect to be served a sumptuous, seven-course meal, but the writer serves you a few crumbs.

In a bid to create a magical romantic story, the writer, and director ( Anil Devgan ) – instead of straining their brains – choose to conveniently lift portions from all the Hindi romantic hits of recent times. No attempt has been made to be different or original (how dare we ask them to), even in the copy-paste endeavour.

The film tells the story of Sanjana (Amita) who is in love with her rich classmate Rohit (Adhyayan).

Shekhar (Nakuul), a flirt with a constantly roving eye, has a crush on Sanjana on a train journey from Mumbai to Shimla. Similar to Kajol in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge , Sanjana keeps glued to her novel while Shekhar (like Shahrukh Khan ) strums and plucks his guitar as the train to Shimla chugs through what are unmistakably the Alps of Switzerland.

Facts about originality.

Here’s more! Take idea from Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur in Jab We Met, Sanjana and Shekhar miss their train and decide to cover together their remaining journey, which, at one point, inexplicably takes them to the wilderness of a jungle where they encounter a Veerappan-like creature.

As the plot comes out of the woodwork and finds its way back on the track, Shekhar expresses his love and goes on a hunger strike for seven days in front of Sanjana’s house to prove his love.

But hey! What about Rohit, the rich, dreamy-eyed guy who is Sanjana’s original love? Expectedly, that’s where the melodrama comes in.

Director Anil Devgan is off the mark this time. Frankly, his RAJU CHACHA and BLACKMAIL appear as classics when compared to this one. Music is the only saving grace. Every track has been filmed on a panoramic locale and acts as an eye candy. Cinematography [Rajeev Ravi] is efficient.

Nakuul Mehta may subconsciously be inspired by SRK, but you don't mind it. In all justice, he's very confident, a bundle of energy and knows his job fine. His expressions are perfect at all times. Adhyayan Suman definitely deserved a better launch. What's he doing in this film? He has the talent, which, unfortunately, hasn't been utilized at all in this misadventure.

Amita Pathak is a talented actor, no two opinions on that. But there's a problem. She looks too flabby and her makeup makes her look mature. Very honestly, she looks much better in real life than on screen.

On the whole, The movie will find it very tough to sail through Box office.