Plot: Indian army captain Jahan Bakshi(Pulkit) who rescues a damsel in distress, Suhani Kapoor(Yami) swimming in a restricted area in Sonmarg, falls in love with her.When everything started working well between then, family comes in between. As three members already died in Indian Army, Suhani’s father didn’t want her to marry any army man. Then comes the second part of the movie where Jahan saves the life of an NRI guy who came to India to get married and insisted Jahan to accompany him for his marriage. The bride turned out to be Suhani. Though at this point rest in very predictable but I would still leave it for the audience to watch.
My take on the movie: Initially I didn’t plan to watch Junooniyat expecting it as Sanam Re part 2. But then somehow changed my mind. It’s another Bollywood love story of boy meets girl, gets into a fight and then falls in love, separated from each other for some misunderstanding and then unites again. There is nothing new which Junooniyat has offered. Especially the second half of the movie is real cliché. But yes, it’s not Sanam Re part 2 which I couldn’t bear even for first 30 minutes and way better than that.
Thumbs Up:
I liked the first half of the movie. Yami Gautam and Pulakit Sharma really makes a nice pair.
Costumes, especially for Yammi were really elegant and eye catching.
Thumbs Down:
The major drawback for this film is its second half. I felt like I am watching DDLJ remake which really turns out to be really irritating these days as we already have watched all possible remakes.
Actingwise, Yami Gautam seemed to be a bit over acting in times.
The story is not really concrete and there are flaws. Especially on the part of Jahan’s engagement. Getting into an engagement when he is just out of one relationship and breaking it off just a few minutes before the event is a real cliché. A bigger cliché was Suhani’s fiancée’s sister telling about the incident to Jahan.
Verdict: Though it’s not a great movie, but definitely time pass and can be watched over a lazy Sunday afternoon.