2008 is a disaster for movies. Movies like Krazzy 4 can compel anybody to NOT watch bollywood flicks. So, here comes a movie namely Jaane tu…ya jaane na (JTYJN) with which am opening my movie review account of 2008…
Ratings first – 3/5 (assessing the current bollywood scene). Jaane tu…to start with is a romantic teen flick with a very charming portrait of college life.
Storyline isn’t that great nor is it a creative masterpiece but still it has something new…thanks to the newcomers.
Here is a brief abstract of Jaane tu…..story :-
Set up in Mumbai, we have a college, in it a gang of friends and residing in that are our couple. RATS, the boy (Imran aka Jai) and MEOW, the girl (Aditi aka Jenelia) are the main protagonist here. RATS is a smarty who believes in principle of ‘ahinsha’ and prefers working from brain rather than bones; CATS in the converse of RATS, she believes in ‘eye for an eye’ and is willing to slap/abuse naughty guys anyday anytime anysecond. In the first half of the movie, the boy and the girl are JUST FRIENDS and deny any ‘beyond-friendship’ relationship. First half is a reflection of college masti and silly fun-filled incidents. As the plot proceeds towards the second half, the campus mind attains maturity and we see an adaptation of the famous ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ plot (remember that KKK…Kabaadi Khan-Kajol-Rani Mukherjee movie). Both, RATS and MEOW know what type of partner they need and as usual they get it VVery easily. So RATS gets a cutie who cracks world’s worst PJs and MEOW gets a stud. But soon, their anxiety/ crush ends and both now suffer from emotional imbalances. End you all now…it’s predictable. Overall, second half doesn’t match upto first half in terms of college masti but still you never feel its been stretched except the climax.
Few things I fail to understand; Arbaaz and Sohail Khan as Rajasthani Cowdays (Man, who got this idea!! Will he give more ideas like these in more bollywood movies??). However, few things which were really very impressive and unique w.r.t. routine bollywood like Jai not carrying a cell because he didn’t felt to have one…(Man, this sounds like a rational thought)
Now the characters (USP of the movie).
Imran Khan (Jai/RATS) – Confident Talented Dude - A future romantic hero was sure. He has a face which girls love and somewhere I found his effort comparable to Ruslaan Mumtaz of Mp3. He has potential, he has Aamir Khan's backing…rest is future.
Jenelia (Aditi/MEOW) – Cute Innocent Boxer - Her performance looks original and mature (unlike Hazel in MP3). The casting team could have given this role to any hot chick supermodel but then they won’t get the performance or that originality which she has delivered.
Prateek Patil (played Aditi’s bro) – Devil’s Advocate - Man, I am waiting for his next movie. Got less than 10 scenes in movie but every scene by him was full of class. The way he used sarcastic humour in his dialogues…superb…played an essential role in the plot.
Music is given by AR Rehman who once again proves he can adapt to any script. From senti song ‘Kabhi Kabhi Aditi’ to dance track ‘Pappu can’t dance saala’, his work is really outstanding. The songs esp. the songs of first half set up a good platform and amplify the viewer interest.
Some lines from Jaane tu –
"Pyara sa ladka chahiye hota, toh tujhse shaadi kar leiti, I want a man" – Aditi
“Everybody knows that Rats and Meow are perfect for each other, but do they really know?” – Somebody at airport
“Yes i am running, sometimes thats what all we can do” – Aditi
Ratings first – 3/5 (assessing the current bollywood scene). Jaane tu…to start with is a romantic teen flick with a very charming portrait of college life.
Storyline isn’t that great nor is it a creative masterpiece but still it has something new…thanks to the newcomers.
Here is a brief abstract of Jaane tu…..story :-
Set up in Mumbai, we have a college, in it a gang of friends and residing in that are our couple. RATS, the boy (Imran aka Jai) and MEOW, the girl (Aditi aka Jenelia) are the main protagonist here. RATS is a smarty who believes in principle of ‘ahinsha’ and prefers working from brain rather than bones; CATS in the converse of RATS, she believes in ‘eye for an eye’ and is willing to slap/abuse naughty guys anyday anytime anysecond. In the first half of the movie, the boy and the girl are JUST FRIENDS and deny any ‘beyond-friendship’ relationship. First half is a reflection of college masti and silly fun-filled incidents. As the plot proceeds towards the second half, the campus mind attains maturity and we see an adaptation of the famous ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ plot (remember that KKK…Kabaadi Khan-Kajol-Rani Mukherjee movie). Both, RATS and MEOW know what type of partner they need and as usual they get it VVery easily. So RATS gets a cutie who cracks world’s worst PJs and MEOW gets a stud. But soon, their anxiety/ crush ends and both now suffer from emotional imbalances. End you all now…it’s predictable. Overall, second half doesn’t match upto first half in terms of college masti but still you never feel its been stretched except the climax.
Few things I fail to understand; Arbaaz and Sohail Khan as Rajasthani Cowdays (Man, who got this idea!! Will he give more ideas like these in more bollywood movies??). However, few things which were really very impressive and unique w.r.t. routine bollywood like Jai not carrying a cell because he didn’t felt to have one…(Man, this sounds like a rational thought)
Now the characters (USP of the movie).
Imran Khan (Jai/RATS) – Confident Talented Dude - A future romantic hero was sure. He has a face which girls love and somewhere I found his effort comparable to Ruslaan Mumtaz of Mp3. He has potential, he has Aamir Khan's backing…rest is future.
Jenelia (Aditi/MEOW) – Cute Innocent Boxer - Her performance looks original and mature (unlike Hazel in MP3). The casting team could have given this role to any hot chick supermodel but then they won’t get the performance or that originality which she has delivered.
Prateek Patil (played Aditi’s bro) – Devil’s Advocate - Man, I am waiting for his next movie. Got less than 10 scenes in movie but every scene by him was full of class. The way he used sarcastic humour in his dialogues…superb…played an essential role in the plot.
Music is given by AR Rehman who once again proves he can adapt to any script. From senti song ‘Kabhi Kabhi Aditi’ to dance track ‘Pappu can’t dance saala’, his work is really outstanding. The songs esp. the songs of first half set up a good platform and amplify the viewer interest.
Some lines from Jaane tu –
"Pyara sa ladka chahiye hota, toh tujhse shaadi kar leiti, I want a man" – Aditi
“Everybody knows that Rats and Meow are perfect for each other, but do they really know?” – Somebody at airport
“Yes i am running, sometimes thats what all we can do” – Aditi
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