Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
“Did you ever think that every individual has a love story of his/her which is special and extraordinary?”
Well, if you did not think than wear your thinking cap and do the required brain storming, because any individual can have a breathtaking and inspiring love story to tell.
Love does not differentiate between the ordinary and exceptional, the uninteresting and interesting, the unattractive and attractive. Because love knows no distinction.
Love can happen to anyone and once it does it engulfs us into it completely and gives us those miraculous experiences that only love can yield.
Well, I know that I am sounding like a Love Guru…but hey this is what the most awaited movie of Yash Raj banner wants us to know, think and believe.
Welcome to the Review of Aditya Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, starring Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, and Vinay Pathak.
After a long hibernation period of 8 years, Aditya Chopra wakes up to take the bollywood with a storm to give it one of the biggest hit of the year and taking his list of directorial films to a hat rick.(Other two films directed by him are Dilwale Dhulhaniya Le Jayenge and Mohabbatein.)
The film plot is a love story of a simple man Surinder "Suri" Sahni and his wife Tania "Taani" Gupta whom he has married after her marriage was cancelled because her fiancee was killed in a bus accident on the wedding day, and her professor father suffers a massive heart attack, he asks her and Surinder his favorite student, to marry so that Taani will not be alone after he is gone. The couple agrees, and Taani finds herself in a routine and loveless marriage in Amritsar.
Tanni joins a dance class, which would also help her to participate in the competition with the reality television show “Dancing Jodi”.
Surinder with the help of his friend Balwinder "Bobby" Khosla gets a make over into "Raj" to impress his wife and let her know how much he loves her. She fails to recognize him (as he shaves his mustaches and removes his glasses, and with a different hairstyle, clothing and demeanor), eventually she beings to feel that Raj's personality and nature are more in tune with hers.
Does it not sound familiar to Amol Palekar’s Golmal….(Look change over)…..
Raj is a loud, rude, outspoken and fun-loving person. He joins the dance class and by chance/ divine intervention becomes Taani's partner in the competition.
Well than begins the journey of their love story and the rest you all know as you people must have seen the film.
The positive part of the entire film is its simplicity. The simplicity of the cast (three main characters), the simplicity of the location and of course the realness of Shah Rukh Khan’s innocent shy character. The idea of “ordinary” was perfect; hats off to Aditya Chopra, this simplicity could not be achieved any better.
The biggest flaw is the twist Aditya Chopra attempts which is “Raj”. This is the typical character that’s been in almost every Yash Raj production. A handsome dude who shows the heroine a new way to live, and matches up with the qualities that the girl wants in her hubby.
The problem with the film is its length and a part of movie looks unrealistic when Suri turns into Raj very fast and it is unbelievable.
The movie moves in fine tune for the first hour, Surinder’s interaction with Taani is entertaining and interesting. As Raj steps in, the film moves away from the track and enters into the path of a typical Shah Rukh film.
The storyline after certain duration becomes predictable, but the dialogues hold them in place.
The music is composed by Salim-Sulaiman who has also composed music for Aaja Nachle, Chak De India and Roadside Romeo.The music of the film is good and the songs are shot beautifully and the locations look fresh. But the only song which is imposing is “Haule Haule”, rest all songs are also good but seems to be forced into the film at the wrong junction which spoils the rhythm of the story.
Shahrukh Khan continues his popular trend of introducing a new female faces to the big screen (Amrita Rao in “Mai hoon Na”, Deepika Padukone in “Om Shanti Om” and now supermodel Anushka Sharma).
Performances from the three lead actors were carried out well. Shah Rukh’s simple common man trying to get things right for his wife keeping her happy by asking her out for movies, getting a new car, allowing her to join dance classes so that she is happy is acceptable and also loveable and charming, though the Raj character was overplayed many times (the age factor too shows up on his face at times which indicates that its time for him to drop his lover boy image).
Anushka Sharma is definitely one of the best debutant actresses of this year and has displayed maturity in her character which would certainly make producers stop at her doorstep. Vinay Pathak’s role is well executed and effective as Surinder’s best friend.
Overall the movie is limited to the first hour and a few scenes in the middle, other than that it’s two and a half hours of a weak storyline. The Khan-Chopra tagline will catch one like wildfire and the monetary return could favor the distributors, but don’t expect this to be a Dilwale Dhulhaniya Le Jayaenge or even a Mohabbatein, Adi we expected something better from your directorial bag…………..
Overall, It’s yet again another disappointment from the Yash Raj banner……
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