Aug 13, 2006 03:16 PM
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It’s a huge canvas.Rightly shot in New York because it does not reflect the culture of India. The movie has been made on the scale Karan Johar makes but we could not call it ahead of time as in the case of “Lamhe” . The only saving grace of the film is the Big B. He is larger than life and in the whole film he is the only positive energy, living life king size while hiding the angst of loneliness. His open approach to life should actually have been an eye opener to the younger generation. SRK is a happily married man to Preity and has a son till he meets with an accident immediately after he lectures Rani on the topic “Love and marriage” . A footballer by profession he maimes his leg and is frustrated with life. So frustrated that his son is scred of him and he rudely behaves with everyone while Preity handles the family affairs making a success of the career she is in.
Abhishek marries Rani and though he loves her Rani fails to reciprocate. SRK and Rani find each other interesting . SRK repeats the same emotions and expressions as he did in Chalte Chalte . Preity plays the wife with her usual confidence keeping her family intact. Rani acts well in her part but fails to evoke the sympathy because of the role that she plays but emotes beautifully. Abhishek steals the show as the underdog with a mix of romance and frustration for not getting back the love he gives. The scenes he plays to woo Rani as well as the ones he plays while shouting in frustration proves that he has come of age and is a serious contender for the top spot.Big B is excellent keeping the spirits of a sagging film going and the film loses steam as soon as he dies . Karan Johar drags and drags till SRK and Rani find each other, Abhishek remarries and Preity finds herself a new partner. Though the effort is sincere, the film fails to make an impact. The earlier Karan Johar films were too much draped in traditions and values whereas this is diametrically the opposite. There is nothing wrong if this is taken as a stray case but the movie fails to strike the right chord.
