Many reasons to watch out for Yuvvraaj besides being yet another directorial venture of Subhash Ghai also known as the showman of Bollywood. The director not just reunites with his favorite star Anil Kapoor but also, for the very first time, has managed to rope in Salman Khan and his girl friend, the gorgeous Katrina Kaif for this musical. Combine that with the brilliance of A.R. Rehman music and we expect a winner, no less. The promos have received a mixed response; does Yuvvraaj have what it takes to make a good Subhash Ghai film?
Yuvvraaj is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers Deven YuvvRaaj (Salman Khan), Gyanesh (Anil Kapoor) and Danny (Zayed Khan) fighting and playing games with each other to inherit their father's wealth. The story takes a curve when Anushka (Katrina Kaif) comes in to explain them the power of relationships over the power of money by using music to bind the love between them. Let me break the suspense, Yuvvraaj is Subhash Ghai's best work this decade, but the director doesn't manage to hold your attention throughout the enterprise. The second half is comparatively much better than the first, which is very slow. The visuals of the film, the spontaneity of the characters, the good music, the impeccable chemistry between Salman and Anil and the romance between Salman and Katrina, are some of the things that work for Yuvvraaj. The negatives are the inconsistent and mediocre screenplay, Zayed Khan's poor performance and the pace. Also the core story may not be something that would appeal to the current generation. A movie like Yuvvraaj would have undoubtedly been a smash hit, if it had released in the 90s. Extracting strong performances out of actors is something that Subhash Ghai is known for, Yuvvraaj is no different. Anil Kapoor manages to steal every scene and goes on to deliver his best performance in a long time. Anil should sweep the best actor in a supporting role category awards at the end of the year. Salman Khan, in a mature role, does take you by surprise. Ditto for Katrina Kaif. Mostly seen in comical movies, she manages to bring spontaneity to her character. Nothing great, but she does well. Zayed Khan continues to ham. Boman Irani is good. So is Mithun Chakraborty in his small role. To sum up, the musical drama Yuvvraaj strikes the right cord in parts. A superb performance by Anil Kapoor and good performances from the rest of the cast holds the typical Subhash Ghai movie together http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/reviews/moviereview.aspx?movie=5600
