-By Maitland McDonagh

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London-based investment banker Luv Agnihotri (Pakistani "prince of pop" Ali Zafar, who does all his own singing) has just broken up with longtime girlfriend Piali Patel (Tara D'Souza), the woman he was sure was the one. Emotionally wounded and tired of trying to find somebody to love the western way, he calls his Mumbai-based brother, fledgling Bollywood filmmaker Kush (American-born Imran Khan, of 2010's Break ke Baad), and asks for help. Luv knows his parents would be delighted to broker an arranged marriage, but wants Kush to play an active part in the process; he's confident that a girl Kush likes—one with "Delhi in her heart and London in her heartbeat," as the catchy song goes—will be a girl he'll like as well.

Being a good brother, Kush agrees, and after a rocky start he and his parents think they may have found a good candidate in Dimple Dixit (model Kareena Kaif). Well educated and from a good family, Dimple is fluent in both Hindi and English—she was born in London, where her father (Kanwaljit Singh), a government minister, was posted for 18 years—and could live in India or England with equal ease. Of course, their first meeting is something of a shock to Kush, who recognizes Dimple as "D," the wild child he knew in college...the one who smoked and drank in public, paraded around in a hot pants and boots, played a mean electric guitar and got arrested for staging a spontaneous rave at the Taj Mahal.

But several years down the line, Dimple has calmed down: She's still an outspoken free spirit, but now her fundamental kindness and devotion to her family—especially her mentally-challenged brother Ajju (Afreen Khan)—are also apparent. She effortlessly charms the Agnihotri family, who in turn make a fine impression on the Dixits, so once Dimple and Luv have "met" on Skype, their marriage is a done deal.

The Dixits rent a luxurious guest house big enough for two families' worth of guests, and as Luv clears his calendar the preparations begin: Marigold garlands are threaded and hung, caterers hired, lavish Taj Mahal-themed invitations designed and printed, lights draped and a huge "Dimple Weds Luv" banner erected. But it isn't long before a blind man could see that Dimple and Kush are falling for each other: How long will it take them to admit it and agree on a course of action, given that Luv's arrival and the formal engagement ceremony are just a few days off and the wedding juggernaut is gaining momentum with each passing hour?

Mere Brother ki Dulhan is nothing more than a fluffy rom-com, but first-time director Ali Abbas Zafar (who is not the same person as the actor playing Luv) keeps it just this side of light and charming. He even reins in Kaif's manic-pixie-dream-girl performance right before it becomes irredeemably annoying, which is no mean feat. The choreography and songs are both energetic and colorful, and the cast is uniformly attractive, but Zafar is the real standout, managing to make Luv sexy, vulnerable, kind of a jerk and oddly endearing throughout.