'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na': Campus se Campus Tak! Sometimes it does happens that a recycled dress looks better or a rehashed dish actually tastes better that the original. The plot of Abbas Tyrewala's 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' <http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/jaanetuyajaanena.aspx> has been used in so many films that the thought of yet another 'best friends who don't realize they are in love' idea induces a groan. [Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na: Campus se Campus Taq!] Movie Review by Deepa Gahlot But the film turns out to be delightfulfunny, poignant and genuinely youthful. The quirkiness of the director, the witty lines, the freshness of the characters start to grow on you; the unusual casting, the reality of ordinary people's lives hits home and then you sit back and enjoy the rest of the film and come out smiling (in spite of that grr-inducing 'Godot' cleverness!) Jai Rathod (Imran Khan) has been brought as a decent, non-violent boy by his slightly loopy mother Savitri (Ratna Pathak Shah) who fights with his dead father's portrait. His best friend Aditi (Genelia D'souza) is a feisty and ill-tempered girl, whose favourite punching bag is her brother Amit (Prateik Babbar). They have a 'gang' of loyal friends and everyone thinks Jai and Aditi are made for each other, except the two themselves. Jai falls for a soft, feminine Meghna (Manjari Phadnis), while Aditi is attracted to a macho type (Ayaz Khan). The lure of the film lies in its perfectly ordinary characters, who seem real, with their own set of whims. For instance, there is a sweet tenderness in the relationship between Aditi and her brother. They fight all the time, and she never realizes that he really cares for her, and that his angst-ridden loneliness is actually the pain of losing herhis best friendto other buddies. Megha with her silly "What's this?" fantasy game looks ditzy, but hides a traumatic growing up with bitterly unhappy parents. Jai's mother is an activist (you see her reading heavy-duty books), who is constantly battling the creepy neighbourhood cop Waghmare (Paresh Rawalhilarious!) But all this is revealed with a light, sympathetic, affectionate touch. There is the very, very hackneyed airport climax; there is the very slightly disturbing thought that the film actually lists violence as a mark of manhood. But 'Jaane Tu ' (the title from a song in 'Aa Gale Lag Ja', sung by various characters with various degrees of cacophony) is such a nice, clean, enjoyable film that you don't really mind. The Khan brothersSohail and Arbaazsportingly put in crazy cameos, revealing a hitherto unseen comic side. Imran Khan has an apple pie kind of wholesomeness and Genelia D'Souza a sugar-and-spice charm that will appeal to the films target audience of teens. Both give perfectly tuned performances and are accompanied by a supporting cast of spirited, raw youngsters and the dependable veterans like Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak Shah. And everybody's going to come out humming Kabhi Kabhi Aditi or Pappu can't danceAR Rahman at his popular best. Source: India Syndicate
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