Following is the reaction of some girls sitting behind me while watching this film:
Girl 1: eh wooooow! Look at Ranbir! He’s so
cuuuuute.. !
Girl 2: Madhuri chaan diste na! (Madhuri is looking
so good)
Girl 3(on a joke):
Hooow dumb!
All Girls (on seeing Ranbir Kapoor with a beard post
interval): eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwww… chiiiiiiiiiiiiii
If you even remotely resemble these types of creatures then Ye
Jawaani Hai Deewani is for you.
Directed by Ayan Mukherjee(yes. he’s the director of
Wake Up Sid) this film is completely opposite to his earlier venture. While the
previous film was a mature piece of work, his new film is a glossy commercial
khichdi that slaps you with every other Bollywood cliché that you might have
witnessed.
I don’t even need to describe what the film was about. If
you have seen films like Hum Aapke Hai Kon, DDLJ, Swades, ZNMD, Dil Chahta
Hai then you’ve seen 90% of the film.
To be frank, I wasn’t expecting any ‘serious film-festival
type’ movie either. This movie has been marketed as a fun commercial film that
is coming-of-age.
So does it live up to its promise? YES. To some extent.
The first half is littered with scenes that strike a chord and
the chemistry between the leads Ranbir Kapoor (super-skinny!), Deepika
Padukone, Kalki Koechlin, Aditya Roy Kapoor is good.
The foot-tapping score by Pritam is refreshing.
But having said all that, this film is so boring
and predictable overall!
The problem with this film is that it pretends to be
something that it isn’t. It tries hard to convince us that it’s a film about
dream, ambition.. and yada yada.
So it unapologetically stops every few minutes for some unconvincing
melodrama and stilted dialog that seem to have been picked up straight from films
like ZNMD, Dil Chahta Hai etc.
The characters here are over-the-top and the only people
that stay on ground are Bunny and Naina's parents (excellently played by Farooq Sheikh
and Dolly Ahluwalia) and Deepika Padukone(in the first half).
Rest is all Commercial-Cinema-From-Urban-India. So we have
huge Shadi Baarat sets and glossy dance numbers. We have people drinking wine
instead of water all the time.There are advertisements within the film. And a trekking
group is full of gorgeous babes and handsome men who never break a sweat.
The actors have done an OK job. But its Deepika Padukone
that surprises with her restrained performance as Naina. With her subtle
expressions in the first half she manages to be the only relatable thing in an ‘oh-so-adorable’
group of friends.
Final Verdict: Marginally fun with some hilarious zany
one-liners but deathly boring otherwise, it’s an overlong melodrama that goes
on and on and on and on and on and on (yup. It’s that lengthy!)
3 comments:
Was going to watch it this weekend. Change of plans. Thanks for the heads us!
Please i'm not criticizing anyone but the truth is that whoever didn't like the movie must be retiring soon cause the movie gives a spectacular insight into the minds of the contemporary youth who have their priorities changed and understand the importance of relationship as they mature. It shows how relationships can overpower dreams. I mean just hear the dialogues many of which have hidden meanings. Its just then when you seek the meaning you will really like the movie. Ranbir's superb acting and dancing skills just blow you and Deepika's coming of age changes are spectacular. Other stars also play breathtaking roles
@Rahul: If I look for hidden meanings i'll find it in 'Ready' and 'Khiladi 786' too, which I'm assuming you would have already found.
Neither do I agree that this movie gives any kind of insight into the minds of the contemporary youth nor do I think that people who have opinions contradicting yours should retire.
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