Certain films follow the Bollywood formulae to the T. JAWANI dIWANI belongs to this category. It has romance , dream songs and comedy - every ingredient in the book to entertain the Hindi moviegoer. But the outcome isn’t convincing!
Mann (Emraan Hashmi) is an aspiring singer with an obvious weakness for women. Mann wouldn’t mind manipulating someone or playing the game of love just to climb up the ladder to stardom.After having been turned down by music companies, Mann comes across Radha (Hrishitaa Bhatt), daughter of the owner of a music company. Mann plays the dice. Radha is ensnared in the game of love. Song and dance follow and Mann’s ticket to fame is almost booked.
It’s time to celebrate. So Mann, along with his friends, heads off to the party-land, Goa. It is here Mann meets Roma (Celina Jaitley), a shapely, skimpily dressed girl with a sex appeal that can arouse any heterosexual man. Obviously, Mann falls for her and the two end up in bed, but not before some song n dance.Chappu Bhai (Mahesh Manjrekar), an underworld don, makes an entry. After seeing Roma, the girl he admires, in bed with Mann, Chappubhai decides to get the two married. Mann and Roma are made to marry. While Roma seems to approve of the wedlock, Mann finds himself caught in an unwanted relationship...............
Jawani Diwani follows the set pattern of formulaic films that can be predicted as the story unfolds. Besides, it’s laced with too many songs, which look forced at times. But, to give the credit to the director, it does boast of some entertaining moments, courtesy Emraan and Mahesh. They do manage to tickle your funny bone.
However, the story being so predictable, there’s not much to excite the viewer. Even the jokes are corny and the one-liners equally unoriginal. Even the climax, which could’ve been tackled far more effectively, disappoints.
Director Manish Sharma makes a fair debut. He shows a flair for light entertainers, but how one wishes he’d worked equally hard on the screenplay, which is also penned by him.
Music is melodious. The title track and ’Shiney’, sound pleasant to the ears. However, an overdose of songs does spoil the effect. Cinematography is up to the mark.
But the star of the show is undoubtedly Celina, who infuses life into her character as also the film. Emraan is competent. Hrisita is strict no no .
All up Jawani Diwani is an ordinary fare.