I went to watch Jab Tak Hai Jaan with lots of expectations. Yash Chopra’s last
venture… Katrina and Shahrukh Khan acting together for the first time… An AR
Rahman musical… Lots of hypes… Tons of expectations… Interesting trailers… Good
reviews… Blah blah blah…
Jab
Tak Hai Jaan is a
story of love… magic… heart break… waiting… and reinvention… It is a story of
pure love that lasts for an eternity. It is full of drama and a typical Yash
Chopra film.
Shahrukh
Khan as Samar Anand
is intense and romantic. He has portrayed the unflinching love in a very
believable manner. Any girl would crave for a man like him; to be loved by
someone like him. He succeeds there. Our eyes well when his eyes do… We smile
when smile creeks in his face… We laugh with him and we get completely
engrossed in him.
Katrina
Kaif as Meera looks beautiful
as always. Her groove just before the Ishq
Shava song is sensual and scintillating. Her accent fits to the London
background she has. Her character is supposed to be very complex, full of
doubts and superstitions. But, she is unable to present the same before us. As
a result, we feel bored, as if we have had enough of her. Her expressions seem
monotonous. And hence, the first half seems to be never-ending.
Anushka
Sharma as Akira
comes as a breath of fresh air. She is full of fun and makes the audience sit
up, from the boring movie and the sleep
of course. Her dialogs are witty. She fits into Akira’s skin effortlessly.
We empathize with her. She depicts today’s generation and her transition from a
careless girl to someone filled with shades of emotions is amazingly enacted.
Neethu
Singh and Rishi Kapoor have made a cameo and they
stay in our heart. Anupam Kher is
wasted, I would say.
The biggest drawback is AR Rahman’s songs. All the songs except
Jiya re fails to stay in our heart. I
could not believe that AR Rahman is capable of delivering such bad
compositions. The background is very good though.
The movie would be a
one-time watch because of the following two reasons:
©
Because
we all love Shahrukh Khan, the King of romance
©
Beacause
this the last venture of Yash Chopra, someone who has made great films
I say this because the scripting is
poor. First half drags and we feel bored. Shahrukh Khan tries to inflict the
air of romance. But, Katrina’s stony expressions ensure that we never feel the
intense love which they claim to exist between them. The subject is not new
either. It is a mix of Veer Zaara and
Devdas.
Further, I have to admit that I felt disappointed.
Thanks to the innumerous smooching scenes that involve Shahrukh Khan and
Katrina Kaif; may be because I couldn’t see SRK doing that… May be because SRK doesn’t
need to smooch to make a scene romantic… His one look is enough to woo any lady
and the audience indeed. And don’t we
have Emraan Hashmi, Ranbeer Kapoor and almost all others to do that?
Remember that scene in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai where SRK and Kajol
dances in rain? Remember that scene towards climax in Dil Tho Paagal Hai where SRK describes the epitome of romance just
by uttering “Aur paas” to Madhuri Dixit? Those scenes were charming and
romantic. Compared to those, Jab Tak Hai
Jaan would not stand a chance!
In short, the movie is a big time bore; but,
anything for my favorite Shahrukh Khan, late Yash Chopra and budding Anushka Sharma.
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