Innocent Viren with a clean heart does many illogical things to first repel Karen and her parents and then do the repair work in case of Aditi. Now Viren expressively and Aditi silently feel that in fact, they have fallen in love with each other. But meantime, Viren and Aditi have become friends. Viren seeks the help of his sister-in-law (Ayesha Zulka) to get out of the proposed matrimonial alliance with Aditi and finally manages not only the consent of Karen but also her parents as well as his parents for their marriage.
On one hand, Aditi likes someone else (Shaayan Munshi), on the other, Viren feels infatuated to a Christian girl - Karen (Apoorva Jha). Their parents / guardians want them to get married with each other but they have other plans. Socha Na Tha (not thought of) is the love story of a confused young boy Viren (Abhay Deol) and an orphan girl fostered by her uncles and aunts - Aditi (Ayesha Taakia). And to err is human, we all know.That's the quality which makes this movie a winner. Troubles are there, confusions are there, indecisiveness is there, misunderstandings and consequential quarrels are there but the most important thing is that everything is realistic and everybody is human. This charming movie is just like a gust of fresh air where love is innocent, the lovers are having hearts of gold and even their family members are no stereotyped villains. Socha Na Tha (2005) is the debut movie of the director Imtiaz Ali and the hero Abhay Deol. Epilogue:: Go for it - to watch the genius trotting his initial steps! On the same note it does bears resemblance to the "Saif-Sonali" track from "Dil Chahta Hain". Not many noticed but "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa" heavily borrowed the concept of "So when do you know it's love?" from "Socha Na Tha". The rest of supporting cast which includes Suresh Oberoi, Rati Agnihotri, Raj Zutshi, Sandhya Mridul were adequate. Ayesha Jhulka:: Wouldn't be wrong to state this Bhabhi as lovable as Renuka Shahane from HAHK. Managed to pull-off Karen quite realistically. Apoorva Jha:: Leaves a lasting impression actually - pity she wasn't seen much around after this movie. Quite promising and a matured performance delivering at ease the director backed role. Ayesha Takia:: For her stint in Bollywood perhaps the closest she would be proud of next to "Dor". I particularly liked his character which does a proper "Create a problem, solve it and then claim 'Yes I have done it!!!'". So its "good riddance." for him which made him a character actor. In retrospection the failure of "Socha Na Tha" (read that as "non performance") saved the Indian Cinema of type-casting Abhay as yet another hero in the number game. Quite confident and who anticipated that this guy would carve a genre for himself. Abhay Deol:: A launch pad and its very much like for a first-timer. Probably it was the timing of the release or perhaps it lacked the star-value owing to which it didn't get the recognition it deserved. Believe me - true to its title "Socha Na Tha" Imtiaz is a fine story teller indeed.
Post-Jab We Met however rewrites the rules and I was persuaded to retrace my steps and take notice to Imtiaz Ali. Like me many of you would have missed it. "Socha Na Tha", it came, it saw and it went away. 'Socha Na Tha' is a fun romantic movie that works as a great date movie and an enjoyable rainy day flick. My favourite parts of the movies are the dialogue scenes between Viren and Aditi and between Viren and his sister-in-law (especially when she's confused by Viren's constantly changing decisions). The songs are cool and calm and they agree with the pace of the film. The supporting cast, that includes Ayesha Jhulka as a hot bhabhi, Rati Agnihotri as a hot-headed aunt, Suresh Oberoi as the patriarchal dad, Sandhya Mridul as the supportive sister, Vijay Maurya as the friend in need and Rajendranath Zutshi as the angry but hilarious brother, is very good. After 'Dor' this is perhaps her best performance. He is confident as Viren and shares a great chemistry with his cute co-star Ayesha Takia. Abhay Deol already proves what a promising actor he is in his very first role. Ali is a talented writer as not only does he have a fresh way of telling stories but the dialogues are also first rate. An offbeat but sincere romantic comedy that stars Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia, 'Socha Na Tha' feels fresh because of its appropriate lack of saccharine and straight forward storytelling. I may have despised Imtiaz Ali's overrated 'Love Aaj Kal' but 'Socha Na Tha' is a treat to watch.
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