Watched Jab Harry Met Sejal, first day last show … but truly a
disappointment…. Had lot of expectations being a big banner release (Red Chillies
Entertainment) wherein Sharukh himself had invested his bet, that
too on Imtiaz Ali …. Unfortunately, a lost bet … Also, the BMS score says it
all …
Anyways, just to add my 2 cents, the movie had a decent enough
subject to build-on a good presentable story, most importantly with a good
director being around … The movie is all about a man who apparently is a
womanizer (and is proud to be one) and works in Europe (which again supported
the story in terms of acceptability in the society) comes across a girl who is
sweet, bubbly and most importantly BEAUTIFUL (apne language mein bolu tho
‘Gharelu’). They cross ways with each other and the rest is obvious. Don’t want
to relay the script here hence would just say that it was a bold subject if had
been presented smartly…
The movie had its own high points but very intermittently…. The
only appreciable part is the presence of Shah Rukh and Anushka.. I being a
movie buff, would watch any damn movie that too if need be with a dead sitting beside,
however even I started feeling bored towards the end and wanted to rush back
home…
The first half seems to be decent enough wherein you would enjoy
the acting skills of Anushka and Mr Khan and that would keep you seated
pleasantly… Anushka has acted decently and her Gujrati accent seemed to be
sweet … At times I felt that she over-done her Gujrati role but wouldn’t blame
her as this part has to be controlled by the director and not the actor …
However once both of them starts falling for each other, the plot
is lost … First of all, trust me, I didn’t understood the reason why Anushka
starts having a feeling for SRK as he doesn’t do anything as such that would ‘woo’
her and compel her to ditch her fiancé… Moreover, there are certain scenes
wherein Anushka herself says that she is a mean woman and is there only for her
ring and not for anything else; and if such a women falls off her principles
then there had to be strong reason which probably I couldn’t gauge …
The least expected was atleast a good music if not a good screenplay
but again the director this time around apparently has skipped doing that
hardwork in the Music section as well …. Except for the ‘Radha’ song, the Music
direction as well seems to be below average …
Last but not the least, the whole movie being shot in Europe had
to have a good picturization and cinematography however even that section
didn’t appeal me much… Poor selection of colours made the filmography look
average …
All in all, would rate this movie 2.5/5 … 0.5 extra for Anushka …
