Review : Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

May be I was just waiting for some megastar struck Movie to arrive at Box-Office to prolong my journey of movie reviews.

Though there hasn’t been any review written since Kidnap , I’ve had my share of experiences with movies like Heroes( a clichéd subject with a unique screenplay), Fashion( a well researched and well portrayed  treat for the audience),Quantum Of Solace(The worst Bond movie I’ve seen till date), Dasvidaniya( a simple message combined with an exceptional performance),  Dostana( wonderful comic timings followed by a weak emotional second half)and Oye Lucky Lucky Oye( a simple movie aimed at middle class genre).

And this week saw the release of the third Movie from the hit Jodi of Aditya Chopra and Sharukh Khan- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. The expectations were high taking into the consideration that Sharukh Khan had not been seen on the silver screen for a long time and so did Aditya Chopra behind the cameras. It didn’t prove to be a treat but King Khan definitely proved what it takes to win the heart of the audience with a splendid role as Mr. Surinder Sahini.

The story first. Surinder Sahini (Sharukh) is a typical govt. Employee working in Punjab power and gets married to Tanii (Anushka) in unusual circumstances following the death of anuska’s fiancée. Tanii tries hard to settle down into new environment as Mr. Sahini is ready to give all the space she needs and is happy carrying the tiffin and dancing on the streets. Tanii one day decides to take part in a Dancing Jodi competition  and Mr. Sahini on the other hand converts into his alter ego RAJ(with the help of his best friend Bobby(Vinay Pathak)) to see her dancing and to make her fall in love with him.Mr. Sahini keeps altering b/w Raj and himself with Tanii not aware of this and she starts falling in love with Raj.Mr. Sahini instead wants her to be in love with the original Mr.Sahini and the final turn of events is what to watch out for!!

The Verdict-It’s a not so well written plot carried beautifully by Sharukh Khan. He gels into the character of Surinder Sahini that people can’t stop laughing on every of his acts and start identifying with Him. On the other hand his alter ego Raj just lets him down. It’s not a well written Jat character which actually puts doubts in the mind of audience of how unrealistic this movie goes on to be. Anushka has done a fair job suiting the role of a desi house wife girl but probably she would’ve needed an alter ego too for the hip-hop part. You just don’t seem to cry with her or even sympathize with her. Vinay Pathak does a splendid work as always and provides an extra ordinary chemistry with Sharukh (better than Sharukh- Anushka).The movie doesn’t taste romantic due to the thanda chemistry between Anushka and Sharukh. The direction is not as special as expected and falls flat on the story. The movie has a boring first half with only some hilarious experiences with Mr. Sahini and picks up the momentum in second half with the story moving in some direction but the highs and lows keep altering as does Mr. Khan with his original and alter ego. The end of the movie (literally, the time of casting) is one of the funniest I’ve seen in years and proves yet again why the King Khan is the King of bollywood.Mr. Chopra seems to realise too late that the only thing holding this movie is Mr. Surinder Sahini’s character but it might not prove too late since the audience comes out of the halls smiling the way through that character. The music is good (which seems to be now characteristic of Salim-Suleiman duo) supported by some good dance choreographed by Shiamik dawar.The screenplay, cinematography and other technical aspects are just fine with plenty of mistakes.

To Go or Not- A onetime watch especially for Sharukh Khan’s wonderful portrayal as Surinder Sahini. Ignore the emotional melodrama and watch out for the hilarious moments.

Rating- 2.5/5.0