In
your face promotions. Catchy music. A real-life couple. And the
controversy of their break-up. Is that all that’s to "Jab We Met". Not
at all. The film is a hilarious roller-coaster ride through the lives
of Aaditya(Shahid) and Geet(Kareena). The film starts well, and picks
up speed with the introduction of Kareena. Infact, this is her best
role to-date. As a Sikhni - as she reminds Shahid in one of the scenes
- she is a complete charmer. She talks, laughs, smiles, frowns
and.what more.runs, tells stories, catches and misses the trains,
knows karate and wins your heart. As the unstoppable chatterbox who, by
default, always stays happy, Kareena is complete charmer. Watch her and
love her.
Shahid.
For long, its been evident that Shahid has potential. Here, he proves
it yet again. Shahid shows the maturity that was required to play the
role. He makes just the right action at the right places. Descent
dialogue deleivery and nice espressions. Shahid expresses like he never
had. Aaditya, the characer is pareshaan, hairaan, confused not-in-mood.
Shahid handles all these expressions adroitly. Although the director is
responsible for much of this, I have to give it to Shahid to be able to
carry all this. From this film, he is a star.
Imtiaz Ali, the
director is very adept in the art of story-telling. Its the treatment
of the film that marks it apart from films of similar genre. Watch the
first scene of the film to understand what I mean. The way he has
handled the scene. Nothing is said. No words exchanged. Yet, everything
is established. We know what’s is going on, what has gone wrong and how
the character is feeling. All without a word. Superb! I have never
seen such a scene! Do NOT arrive late for the movie lest you should
miss this one scene. Imtiaz Ali is a director to watch out for. Good
going.
Kareena-Shahid pair rock as a jodi. trust me, the film works primarily because of thje electrifying chemistry between these two. You can actually feel the sparks flowing!
Music
is foot tapping and good. Some of the songs are already topping the
charts. You actually want to dance when Shahid breaks into "Nagaada
Baja", and specially towards the end when "Mauja Mauja" plays on the
screen.
The film gets a bit slow in the second half but that
is OK. What is not OK is the sub-plot of Shahid’s mother . Its poorly
developed. It could have been much meatier. Not that it disturbs the
story in any way, but while you are telling a story, be sure to develop
all the references properly.
One thing. What’s with the poorly done Visual Effects? I mean, you can spot the nakli
train and the fake background when the camera is positioned in the car.
Also, the background outside the train in the introduction scene of
Kareena is clearly fake. I remember reading Prime Focus’s name in the
opening titles. Come on guys, you are the number one visual effects
facility in India, you can do better.
In all, I enjoyed the film. And so should anyone who chooses to watch it.
Rating
and 1/2
Chalegi?
Definitely Chalegi.
The
pre-release promos were good and have successfully managed to create
enough curosity in the viewer’s mind. The music is a success. And the
controversy involving Shahid-Kareena could not have come at a better
time. The audience is going to come to the theatre based on these
factors. After watching the movie, they will spread the word, and the
movie is sure to get some audience coming back as it’s got a descent
repeat value. Other releases of the week John Abraham’s "No Smoking"
and Vikram Bhatt’s "Mumbai Salsa" have not managed to get this much
attention, and moreover both of these are more of multiplex cinema, so
"Jab We Met" can look at a rocking first week. And this one won’t be a
regional or multiplex success. It’s going to be a pan-India hit.
Happy Viewing
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