Story
Jai (Imran Khan) and Aditi (Genelia) are best buddies. They are so
inseparable that everybody believes that they are in love. They think
they are not in love and to prove, they decide to set up the right date
for each of them. The story of the film is all about how they realize
that they are made for each other!
Actors:
Imran Khan is cute and portrayed the role
perfectly. His innocent looks and soft attitude suited the character very well.
Genelia
is completely energetic and bubbly in this film. For the guys who are
used to Genelia with a dubbing voice by Savita Reddy in Telugu films
might feel that Genelia’s original voice is little low and dull for the
kind of energy she exhibits through her histrionics. All those guys who
saw Genelia in Telugu films can find another facet of her in this film.
Imran Khan and Genelia made a perfect pair on the screen. Manjari is very good
as the girlfriend of Imran. Naseeruddin Shah steals the show with nice
expressions. Paresh Rawal is good as cop. Ratna Pathak Shah
is competent as the mother of the hero. The guys and girls who are the
part of the friends’ gang are natural. Rajat Kapoor and Kitu Gidwani
did a special appearance. Pratik Babbar is excellent as the brother of heroine.
Murali Sharma dazzles in a brief cameo.
Technical departments:
Story - Screenplay - direction:
The basic thread of the story reminds us of Nuvve Kavali (Tujhe Meri
Kasam in Hindi which was the launch pad of actress Genelia in 2003).
Screenplay of the film is very good. The director narrated it in a
spaced-out flashback format. Direction of the film is very good. He
made sure that the scenes in the film are fresh and narration is
thoroughly engaging though there is not much of a story in the film.
Abbas Tyrewala who penned dialogues for many successful films has made
his debut as the director with this film. The director also tried to
show the psychology of animals associated with people using horse
(Imran), cat (Genelia) and mouse (Genelia’s brother). As a Telugu guy,
I can say that he seems have watched many Telugu films earlier as some
of the threads resemble some of the Telugu films
1. Basic storyline: Nuvve Kavali
2. Paresh Rawal mannerisms/dialogue delivery:
Kshana Kshanam
3. Naseeruddin Shah’s comedy in portrait – Gang
Leader and other telugu films
4. Scaring goons by saying that heroine has AIDS
– Gudumba Shankar
5. Airport climaxes – innumerable Telugu films
starting from Toli Prema
The following are the best scenes in the film
1. When Genelia cries after suddenly realizing
that her college days are over.
2. When Genelia says to Imran after he reluctantly says bye to Manjari
that she drops him every night.
3. Genelia’s conversation with her brother
towards the end of the film.
4. Naseeruddin Sha’s expressions whenever
Imran does the 3-things.
5. The climax episode in which Murali
Sharma tries singing the song while reporting to his officer over the
walkie-talkie.
Technical departments:
Music by AR Rehman is very good and it grows on you. Cinematography is
pretty neat. Dialogues are witty and contemporary. Digital Intermediate
is perfect. Editing is crisp. Choreography is nice. Production values
are excellent. Amir Khan reaffirms his passion for quality cinema by
producing this film.
Analysis:
First half of the film is excellent. The second half is good though the
tempo goes down and the narration becomes prolonged. The plus points of
the film are screenplay, fresh narration and right casting. The
negative point is prolonged second half. Abbas Tyrewala who worked as
dialogue/screenplay writer and script doctor in the past makes sure
that he hits the bulls eye as a director with a sensible
script/narration. On a whole, ‘Jaane Tu…. Ya Jaane Na’ is a must watch!
