Everyone has heard the famous old saying "Old wine in a new bottle" right? But for "Jaane Tu...(JTYJN) let me rephrase it a bit "Old wine in a old bottle but served in a brand new glass" I mean this particular thought has been so often experimented in our films and not once but dozen a times and has been successful always like JTYJN
But it is the narration and the presentation style in JTYJN which wins it all...Popular lyricist and screenwriter Abbas Tyrewalamakes his directorial debut with this film and guess what he “Impresses” as its very refreshing to see the raw treatment which he has given to the film...I felt that I was watching some nice and thoughtful snippets of a film shot on a handy cam by a friend of mine and I guess that was the idea which was delivered successfully.
A very strong chemistry between all the friends....the brother and the sister....a strong bonding between a mother and a son....and more importantly the relationship that the two childhood friends Jay and Dipti have...
The only portion which looked boring to the core was the jail portion of Jay
with Arbaaz and Sohail Khan...all that "Ranjhore Ke Rathore" act was
sounding a bit bearable and ok to me until that buffoonish act of the trio in
the jail spoilt it all. That somehow gets on your nerves grrrrrr*
Music as always byPitaamah Rahman :-) is soulful and
growing....it reflects the youth completely...My pick of the lot has to be
"Kabhi kabhi Aditi" simply great...the rest of the songs definitely compliment
the scenes and story almost everywhere...
The best part which I liked about JTYJN was its background score...I am
speechless on how well and sensibly it has been used in the film...no unnecessary
cacophony created...there is not even a single beat of music in certain
emotional scenes which I as an editor and a wannabe director strongly believes
and agrees with, whose ever decision it was to treat it that way...Kudos
The camera work is good and displays the kind of authority the director had on
his script which the cameraman followed obediently....
The Art deptneeds a pat on their back for having a very
realistic approach...the sets looked very real and believable and not overdone
at any place...I mean to say the STATUS comparison of Jay...Dipti or for that
sake Meghna would have been a totally different one if a proper briefing was
not passed on to the Art Dept. Good Job
And now on to the director Abbas Tyrewala...for him these might be those wonderful
and feel good times of relief…happiness and pride because after completing a successful
stint as a lyricist and screenwriter now his directorial debut has also been received
by the audience with open arms....and why not? He deserves it for keeping his
head between his shoulders and not going overboard anywhere...need I say
more...he dishes out JTYJN which is as an example of a homework done properly as per Aamir uncle’s expectations and advices and not to forget with limited funds available barring that
ultra boring jail sequence of the trio :-)) and yes it was too hilarious to see
Naseer bhai communicating with his wife through the picture frame and
delivering all the required info, by doing this, the director acted smart and
avoided using a “flashback in flashback” format which would have become too
confusing and chaotic for the audiences in an otherwise smooth running film
Also the smallest details have been taken care of and incorporated
in so many scenes….like we all know the relevance of a horse in Jay’s life by
the time we are quite a bit into the story….see how wonderfully the director
keeps reminding the audiences about that little but an important Horse factor
on and off in the story….
A) the
rain sequence where Jay is disturbed on the fact that someone kissed Aditi and
he loses out on Meghna because of that…see that shaadi ki ghodi passing in the
background
B) The
Horse baggi in which Genelia goes for ride with her fiancé is seen almost in
three to four scenes thereafter in the film
C) Sohail
and Arbaz’s mode of transport is shown as a horse through out the film
Performances:
Imran Khan:Oh my God!!! Confident and how Confident...Superb is not the word
for this future dependable actor....amazing performance and a perfect watchful
launch...Zabarrrrdast
Genelia: loved her for the originality she carried through out the
film....though in the beginning one feels that her voice is a bit too odd but
then after you get adjusted with her character, its all fine and nothing
matters there after....very good and genuine performance....
Pratik Smit Babbar: Now, if not anything else watch the film
for this dude...he is such a surprise packet I tell you...and who says he has a
small role...rubbish...imagine his first film and he bagging the all so
important role of the lead actress's brother.... And not a regular bro role
mind you...a role which has a depth in it....his own list of sorrows, joys,
pathos and a discreet feeling of loneliness and one who makes his sister
realize of certain facts regarding her own life....check him out in the scene
when after memorizing a list of friends of Genelia, most of whom he remembers
till date and he then asks Genelia if she remembers his friends and
Genelia says NO...too good that for a sequence :-))
Manjari Phadnis: a somewhat look-alike of Rimii Sen :-) as I always get
confused anyways I seriously loved Manjari's work in Mumbai Salsa and yes
she does full justice to her role here too...very confident and a good actress
with a bright future....
Ratna Pathak Shah:Amazing as always...portrays all the
qualities of a good, friendly and a warm modern day mother...a strong lady bringing
up her only child in this ruthless society and at the same time fighting
against injustice...and not forgetting her duties as a mother at the same
time... A straight away popular mother figure for the youth....
All the friends have acted very well and the whole credit
for this goes to the casting director who chose such confident and perfect
faces...because friends always reflect one's personallity and how well did they
fit as Jay and Dipti's friends...WooooW
*Jayant Kriplani... Anuradha Patel... Rajat Kapoor...Kittu
Gidwani (My childhood crush :-)) from her TV serial Air Hostess Days)... Paresh
Rawal** all of them deliver what is expected of them....a good job
A good film with a bit of a dragging and a clichéd second half but still watch
able nonetheless
Go and feel good about a Mumbai we are living in right now rather than
fantasizing a Mumbai of 50 years from now :-)
Rats and Meoow Rock :-))))
