The film is about Action/ Violence and that is how it was advertized. In the ads there was hardly any hint of such a long romance between the duo. The open suspense was that Aamir's GF got killed and Aamir is out to take revenge. The body visuals of Aamir added to the same feel - he looked like a killing machine.
So, when a viewer reached the theaters expecting a full meal of Action/ Violence, how would he react when he is served 50% of meal as Romance and Music. The prevalent logic says that the viewer would be disappointed, would feel cheated and would find that the romance was forced and superficial and the music is the speedbreaker of a fast paced film. But wait. Ghajini proved the above logic wrong. Why? 1. Asin. She made all her scenes natural, spontaneous, down-to-earth, lovely, enjoyable. Recall - when Aamir says he is busy and can't come, she remarks - Do joote maroongi... - ha ha ha. And the millionaire billionaire Aamir receiving the gift of some 1.42 lakh rupees from a struggler for the medication of his mother, he could help getting sold to her. 2. Aamir. He has put a lot of efforts in the movie. So much, that it would even discourage the teenagers who dream of a film/modelling career to fetch easy money, easy girls, fame. Aamir has shown that acting is not just by dancing around the trees. Aamir has performed such a stuff in reality that might have brought a thought of using the special graphics efforts. And not just his body when he became killing machine. His body in his earlier business tycoon part also looks well-maintained - all those pecs, all that bare chest, thin waist in gujarish was giving no clue that this guy is in 40s. 3. RAHMAN. This was a rare music which never became a speedbreaker in a fast paced action/ violence drama. I am not able to visualize any other Indian MD being able to give a music which would have merged so seamlessly in such a movie. Though, due credit is to be given to the director, choreographer, cinematographer for the lovely visuals - still the soul of this music is conceived by our man. btw, I had earlier said that visuals might help in understanding the significance of Lattoo and Bachchoo, but after seeing the movie, I find that visuals didn't help in me liking those songs any more. It was no rookhi-sookhi roti visual. First song appeared after half an hour (I saw the time). Till then, the movie was only action/violence part. Then Asin enters - and suddenly breaks up into Lattoo (or was it bachchoo?) It was supposed to release the tensions inculcated in first half hour. But no. It didn't. The fast paced song with cheap lyrics didn't help in that. It was just a song. Did anyone notice the parallel with Ho Ja Rangeela Rey? A wannabe actress daydreaming that the world is singing with her. But this latto or bachchoo was not the palest shade of Rangeela song - neither in music, nor in visual. It was revealed earlier in this list that the director had specifically asked ARR to give two such songs - sort of, with sadak-chhap lyrics, catchy music, and ARR delivered just that. But I think director was wrong in demanding that. Asin looks so elegant and decent that the cheapness of the song didn't gel with her persona. If the director has explained the situation correctly and given ARR freedom, ARR would have come up with a Ho-Ja-Rangeela++++ song for the situation. -- Behka appeared exactly after 1 hour into the movie (I saw the time again), beautifully done. Quite fitting for the situation, though a shade open and overt and extrovert for a shy, serious Aamir till then who was not likely to fall such head and tail into love with a compulsive liar girl in spite of the good samaritan alterego of her, but the song is so lovely that nobody is complaining. Guzarish song soon after interval. The most advertised song of the album. Good situation. Good picturization. Good Aamir. And Kaise mujhe first part later on when Asin gives Aamir the bundle of notes. Kaise mujhe tune, melody, lyrics, mood, were 101% fit for the state of mind Aamir (and the viewers) were in at that very moment. I have stopped wondering how ARR catches such emotions of viewers and packs them in his songs. And Kaise mujhe female part further later, that didn't really fit as well as the first half, but nobody is complaining for such a good song. Director is not god, he can't bring 101% perfect situation every time. My bad. forgetting the situation of one song. Could someone please clarify whether the first song was latttoo or bachchhoo, and then where the other of these two was placed? -- btw, I am surprised to see so less no. of mails about Ghajini movie. Earlier films of ARR this year fetched many more mails. What is cooking? -- Rawat
