A simple love story but very well narrated. A good story but more importantly very well written characters, and handled very well by debutant director Abbas Tyrewala. I cannot reiterate the fact that the writer and director of the movie being the same can result in a good product. Good background music, a good score by Rehman and the songs blending in well with the script and taking it forward…
This move is about the characters of the movie and Abbas has crafted each character very well, from Aditi’s parents who have a very modern outlook to Sushant Modi, the stereotype perfect boyfriend who likes to drink a little, party a little, work out, go on vacations, work…. and everything in his life is perfect! I liked the narration a lot, the friends narrating the story at the airport, the mother talking to the dead father’s (Naseeruddin) picture and especially the narration through the character of Mala, where I believe, Abbas is trying to stimulate the audience with her character – like her apprehension to listen to a story which would end at the airport (typical hindi movie story) or just before the interval, everything that Mala says is what the audience is thinking - ‘will Jai actually beat someone up’ and ‘will he go to jail’!! Her excitement when Jai rides the horse and she realizes that he has fulfilled the three conditions to become a Ranjhore mard are the emotions the audience is going through while seeing the movie (at least I did!!) Similarly, at the end of the movie, the way she starts liking the characters (Jai & Aditi), Abbas expects the audience to be in love with his characters!!!
The story and excellent narration was supported by the casting of the movie. You have good actors like the effortless Ratna Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal supporting the bunch of youngsters. More importantly the group of friends which is the main cast of the movie are good actors, comfortable in front of the camera. Imran Khan is good for his first movie and though he has lot to work on, he fit the character and did justice to the role. I was most disappointed with Genalia D’Souza’s acting who is a little stiff and seems to be trying to act. All the others are just so comfortable. Meghna (Manjari Phadnis - I have seen her Mumbai Salsa too and didn’t form an opinion) is good in her role and her character is also very real… The characters of Jiggy (the typical gujju), the slow Sandhya, the radu Rotlu and the fourth friend (I am not sure why I forget her screen name though) are well enacted by the actors too
Some of the finer points I liked are
- when Sushant and Aditi return to Aditi’s place, her parents are playing scrabble and the word on the board is changed from ‘comfort’ to ‘discomfort’
- Amit and Aditi discussing about Aditi and Jai’s friendship. In the next shot Aditi asks Amit (played by Prateik Babbar) about the mice, “you really love him, don’t you?” And he responding “No, we’re just friend!”
- Meghna’s character who does not want to see the reality and plays the game “What’s this” and even her honesty at the end to continue living in her dream world…
- Amit’s character, where he accepts that he hates Jai coz every time his parents see Jai they wish they had a son like him but he knows that Jai is a very nice guy and he loves Aditi!
Overall a very good package and all credit to Abbas Tyrewala for making good cinema!
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this is a good review!
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