Kaushik's direction is straight and sincere. The couple is given non-judgemental treatment till the end when 'judge' Anupam Kher shows up with his verdict on teen pregnancy. Though the narration makes a bold statement on premature hormonal exuberance, it doesn't quite acquire the poignant heart-warming intimacy and humour of Jason Reitman's 'Juno'. Nor does young Sheena have Juno's contagious premature wisdom. The girl looks clueless about the birds and the bees and the wanna-bes.

The best interludes in the film feature Ruslaan's plebian parents played with spirited earthiness by Satish Kaushik and Sushmita Mukherjee. Their life in the crusty dusty Old Delhi lanes are authentically recreated. In contrast, the female protagonist's world is awkward and cheaply stylized.

What ironically saves the day is the lack of chemistry between the lead pair. Painfully young and awkward Ruslaan and Sheena epitomise the premature householders grappling with house bills and pregnancy tests at a time when they should be at best worried about which party to attend next.

Kaushik gives the pair a fair chance to have their say. He isn't endorsing teenage pregnancy. But if it happens, you don't need to run to the nearest abortion clinic.

Own up and be a man. That's the message. Take it or leave it.

Ruslaan has a ball playing the boy-man looking seriously for bespectacled maturity. Jainendra Jain's sermonistic 'Prem Rog' past surfaces in bits and spurts when the homilies get prominent. Earlier Jain addressed remarriage.

Here he addresses condoms without mentioning them.

On the whole 'Teree Sang' is not quite the film to watch and discard. It does make you think about sex. And how the thrill goes out of the window when parenthood calls.