Just what I feared! The teaming up of Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar in MNIK brings out a neatly packaged bag of clichés. No doubt the canvass is huge and the lead pair get enough time to show off their acting skills but, somehow it doesn't work for me. Three reasons: KJo has desperately attempted to get a far-fetched and contorted story rolling to a terribly banal ending. Those who have watched Dustin Hoffman in Rainman and Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump will pity Khan's role as Rizwan. Then, the film is built on the 9/11 episode which has already spawned a generation of films around the world, including India. The idea comes too late and KJo attempts to be clever by making a film which makes a moral preaching out of Christian-Muslim divide post 9/11 and cash in on the American sentiments. Finally, you make a film to allow more screen space to actors just because they can act. Well, sir, you just lost the plot. Curiously, KJo's latest work seems a clone of his previous works KANK and KKKG. Same stars, same sets and same deliverance. The cinematography and music are a treat. So I give the film a 5 of 10. Watch Ishqia for money's worth. And, you will know the difference!