YASH CHOPRA’S ROMANCE
Romance.......people
perceive it in many ways. Everyone has their version to define it but very few
of them remain universally accepted and relished. Yash chopra’s romance is just one of them. Romance and emotions
were always the cast of his fables. Though there were lots of things happening
around the world which could probably be an amazing subject for a story, he
strangely opts to portray simple stories that bore human relations and their
emotions. It became his iconic style over decades. After a gap of 8 years yash
ji might have found that the romance is mislead in the Indian cinema and
probably now he comes forth with a story to put it back on to its tracks with
his magical way of storytelling.
Jab
tak hai jaan is a simple story that depicts a love triangle between three
people named Samar, Meera and Akira. Coming to the story line, Samar Anand (SRK) who is a cheerful youth in London happens to meet Meera (Katrina) and apparently falls in love with her. As every love story
has its own problems even this story has one. The rest of the story deals with
how they overcome those issues and come together. The movie remains gripping in
the first half with sensible narration, effective emotions and magnificent
taking. It’s just what we expect from Yash
raj. Nothing lowers our hope. The movie gets even more complicated in the
later half with some unexpected turns in the story and finally lands on a
soothing note.
Yash chopra who is a stalwart was
very careful in depicting this story on the silver canvas. He doesn’t make the
atmosphere of the film crowded with too many characters to speak and enact the
script. On a whole we hardly come across five to six people carrying the story
on their back till the end, this makes us claustrophobic but works very well in
elevating the melodrama. Cameo performances from Rishi kapoor and Neetu kapoor
were neatly weaved. Their presence made a typical positive impact on the narration.
The
story definitely takes us back to the times of Lamhe and Veer- Zaara which had
a great drama in them. The approximate 180 min run is clichéd by some lines but
it ensures us to stick on to the emotional drama thoroughly. Performances wise
there was absolute perfection all over. SRK
was splendid in his character; both as an angry major and a lovable boy in
his late twenties. A couple of scenes
where he wore a hat resembled Indiana Jones ( inshallah lets hope he tries to
attempt that in future). Anushka
needs praise on a whole. Her character though remains as a supporting one to
the female lead; it has lots of scope to act. Her role was perfectly
satisfying. To cut short her presence ensures that we smile, touched and become
emotional at times. Katrina justified her part with decent action and good
dances. Cinematography and dialogues has nothing to complain. They were
perfect.
Though
the movie has lots of emotionally dragging places it stays trimmed to
subsequent levels. It never appeals to be sentimental but rather tickles our
emotional instinct. It was apt to the present scenario. Songs were visually
good. Saans and Jiya re were absolute treat. Though Ishq shaava tried to appeal
like a “STEP UP” song; it couldn’t reach that level completely but it was okay.
Rahman did a decent job overall. His BGM remains significant and carries all
the emotion. It was convincing.
The
movie suffers from its long run which could have been trimmed by 20 min at
least. But keeping that aside it’s definitely a feast for the ones who are
desperately waiting for a pleasant romantic story. It works that way.
An
actor in a movie says “it’s just not a love story..... It’s a saga”; similarly
jab tak hai jaan remains to be a pleasant watch for this festive season. Yash ji delivered his final and memorable
romantic saga that will remain in our hearts........JAB TAK HAI JAAN........
JAB TAK HA JAAN.
THREE
AND A HALF CHEERS FOR THE YASH JI’S ROMANCE
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