Jab Tak Hain Jaan
Quick Review By Lt Col D Purushothaman Pillay (Retd)
For the diehard romantic three hours might not be too long, if one is not looking for realism and a coherent story. The plot as it unfolds, at oft-times flirts with the 'ridiculous', victim of being overwritten in portions. For samplers - How does a London returned 25+ rustic Punjabi waiter, transform into bomb disposal genius Army Major? But when a master craftsman is casting his spell one has no choice but to waive it as acceptable cinematic liberty. In any case one goes to a YRF to get seduced & mesmerised by 'LOVE'. On that count there is no compromise; he is absolutely on top of his game - Yashji's magic works like a charm & sadly we will be missing it from now on.
All the elements of a typical YRF viz; emotions/locales/ensemble cast/tug at the heart strings etc are present in dollopsful. Notably the songs however didnt really enthuse me as much as it used to in the past, mind you his last Veer Zara is still on my favourite playlists even after so many years.
SRK is looking fresh and young & gets to competently play many roles and turns out a charming performance, Katrina looks beautiful through the movie & a club sequence brought out the liberated dancer in her like never before, to me the bonus surprise packet was the effervescent Anushka. It is certainly a good watch; however one doesn't need to be in any tearing hurry if tickets are hard to come by in the opening week; you can wait to watch it after the initial euphoria; this potboiler should endure for a bit at the box office; notwithstanding competition from Ajay's SOS and later Aamir's Talaash. I liked what I got to see, hence recommend a watch; there is beauty, energy, appeal & an unmistakable magic in the way the three core performances were stitched together. Thank you Yashji!
All the elements of a typical YRF viz; emotions/locales/ensemble cast/tug at the heart strings etc are present in dollopsful. Notably the songs however didnt really enthuse me as much as it used to in the past, mind you his last Veer Zara is still on my favourite playlists even after so many years.
SRK is looking fresh and young & gets to competently play many roles and turns out a charming performance, Katrina looks beautiful through the movie & a club sequence brought out the liberated dancer in her like never before, to me the bonus surprise packet was the effervescent Anushka. It is certainly a good watch; however one doesn't need to be in any tearing hurry if tickets are hard to come by in the opening week; you can wait to watch it after the initial euphoria; this potboiler should endure for a bit at the box office; notwithstanding competition from Ajay's SOS and later Aamir's Talaash. I liked what I got to see, hence recommend a watch; there is beauty, energy, appeal & an unmistakable magic in the way the three core performances were stitched together. Thank you Yashji!
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