The antithesis is that what the director intended as the primary plot of Ghajini becomes incidental, and what is a flashback, a subplot, becomes its prize-winning sequence. The sprightly love affair between Sanjay Ramaswamy (Surya) and Kalpana (Asin) is the show-stealer, and its tragic end, the movie's whyfor.
Those who love how tightly Memento and The Bourne Identity were scripted, or how well 50 First Dates explores the ramifications of The Goldfish Syndrome, should strictly stay away from this "inspiration". For anyone inclined to use his logical faculties, Ghajini will have ....