Big no-no for people expecting great stuff from Imtiaz Ali. However, kill your expectations and it is actually an enjoyable movie.
Interesting style of narrative,the movie takes you back and forth in time, Delhi,London and Calcutta. Beautiful use of colours, sets and locations and peppy music keep you well entertained. The movie revolves around the story of a young "aaj kal ka" couple who think it is wise to be practical and logical and call it quits when it comes to maintaining a long distance relationship. Rishi Kapoor seen in an affable sardar ji's role plays cupid to the distressed,messed up, "have-always-been-in-love-feeling-all-out-of-love" couple. Deepika's performance is a far cry from the word called "acting". However, by the end of the movie, she manages to strike a chord and get a few notes right. Applause. Saifu looks a little lost without his lady love Bebo. I hate to admit it, but I wouldnt mind watching the "Jab We Met" girl in this role. The movie showcases history's worst kisses with romance getting flushed with each 3 second long lip lock. However, Imtiaz manges to pull off a classic Bollywood entertainer and for once you are thankful that the Hindi film industry still believes in the power of song and dance sequence. Though, Saifu's stiff body movements made him look like a person getting out of a wheelchair after a long time, wobbly on his feet.
This is not the end people. Watch out for the best part. My favourite VIR DAS. I dont have the slightest idea why a brilliant stand up comedian would sign up for such a sidey trashy role as a forgettable buddy of the hero. It was hard to watch and stiffle my laughter to watch the man hosting "News on the Loose" on CNBC trying to "twist" and dance. Good effort though. Applause again.
Anywho, another effort by the director to propagate the idea of "heart over mind". This seems to be his forte but we would love to see some kind of experiment Ali Jaan. However, not disastrous experiments like casting Deepika opposite Saif.
Watch :)
6 comments:
u r tryn 2 be politically correct nemo hmmm?.n i get ur hint.but of all i hv always luvd ur write-up.ur reviews r definetly more inetresting than d movie itself.keep it up!
good good... its always refreshing to read ur blogs... :) and btw i liked the movie too! :P
hmmm nemo... i'm impressed with ur blog. i wudn't hav actually minded if u wud hav been the writer of the movie... i'm sure the movie wud hav come out better ;).
Keep it up :)
you can still find dipika trying real hard to project spontaneity...yeah, a sweet movie. but i so wish i could get away with 'hey, what was your name again?' that easily..really? love aj kal, is it? :)
why can't we have thumbs up 'like's on blogger as well? (thinking to myself) Not a bad idea at all.
Nice review. But that's the thing with BMMMC people, they can never really stop themselves from getting too technical. :D
Here: http://chheherazaad.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/love-aaj-kal/
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