Director: Yash Chopra
Cast: Shahrukh Khan (Samar Anand), Katrina Kaif (Meera Thapar), Anushka Sharma (Akira Rai), Anupam Kher (Meera's Father), Rishi Kapoor (Imran)
More than a film its a Vintage Yash Chopra Romance…
Amazing cinematography, breath-taking shooting locations and
emotionally-loaded sequences take the viewers to the days of romantic cinema
when films like DDLJ, Dil To Pagal Hai and Veer-Zaara ruled. Completely owned
by YashJi, this movie is a tribute to the legendary romance that Bollywood was
ever known for, before being over-taken by circus-style action genre.
It is a story about Samar Anand, an Indian army bomb
diffusion specialist whose life has been a rough road. In his initial
struggling days as a singer in London he meets Meera Thapar and they fall in
love with each other. But, just to keep a promise made to God she backs out
from this relationship. The high-tempered and unforgiving Samar couldn’t accept
this fact and ends up carrying the hatred against Meera in his heart. He leaves
his career in mid-way and goes back to Kashmir to become a bomb diffuser for
Indian Army. There he meets another high spirited Discovery Channel reporter,
Akira Rai who after accidentally reading Samar’s diary falls deeply in love
with him. She requests him to come back to London and Samar agrees. There due
to some circumstances he ends up facing Meera again and seeing no space in
Samar’s heart, Akira leaves the two together. Meera ends up quitting her
promise and comes back to Samar.
Script is weak but the magic is in the screenplay and the
way the scenes are made heavy with emotions. Acting performances have been
great. Katrina Kaif seemed to have finally learnt to act and it’s the first
movie she has proved true to her profession. SRK has seriously worked on his
over-acting and has redefined his emotions as a stubborn soldier incredibly. No
amount of praise can do justice to Anushka’s acting in this film. She has won
the show on all squares. Her lively presence on screen helps one to glide
through the second half effortlessly and still she carries out the emotional
scenes very naturally. (Kudos to all who believe she deserved the best debutant
instead of Asin, the over actress… :D).
Finally, the star of the film is Yash Chopra himself who has
managed to deliver a typical romance with wonderful cinematography and exquisite
locations. His direction wasn’t upto the mark, I must say but he managed to keep
the emotional quotient high.
My rating :- 3/5, a faster narration and increased
sensibility could have made the film a much better experience. A fine end to a
great film-maker. He will always be missed.
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