Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Absence makes the heart grow fonder and boy did we miss Adi Chopra! And with the hope to experience the magic that DDLJ is still creating at Maratha Mandir since 15th December 1995 we rushed to watch his latest on its first day.

Let's be honest, we had huge expectations from RNBDJ. After all Adi n SRK together in their third film together, a fresh face, almost becoming popular music and a closely guarded (?) story, this film was the talk of the town. Also, Mumbai still clearing the debris of the terrorist attack had its hopes high on this film to make up for the sombre mood in the city for last 2 weeks.

So what's the verdict? The verdict is its not DDLJ, its not Mohabbatein but its RNBDJ. A good movie in its own right. Misses the honesty and the coming of age yuppie generation of DDLJ, nor does it have the scale and grandeur of Mohabbatein but this film definitely has its moments.

A few watch worthy and mention worthy points. SRK is superb if not outstanding. Anushka, what a debut! She is just mindblowing. Fresh as a flower and confident as a tigress, here is a talent which needs the next platform. She almost breathes life in every frame. The chemistry between the two is great especially when SRK dons the Jatt hat. The crude and flambuoyant Raj (naam to suna hoga) romancing the once bubbly effervescent and now docile with no life damsel Tani., they bring smiles to the faces of the audience. Rest of cast n crew play negligible roles and are practically wasted.

A strange resemblance to Golmaal (the Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Hrishikesh Mukherjee masterpiece) gives this film a little more credibility but SRK and Adi fail to capitalise on the confusion and play it safe by spacing the appearance of both the avtaars at different times.

Haule Haule the song is very YRF style but rest of the music is a total let down. Chance pe dance and 2-3 other songs fail to impress. One item number which doesn't leave any memory or impression with Rani, Biapsha, Preity and Lara is totally wasted with a bad composition and an equally poor picturisation.

in a nutshell, the film is a definitely a yes and a must watch before the strange looking ushers and booking clerks at the theatre start promoting Ghajini in their ghastly and ghostly hairstyle.