JAB TAK HAIN JAAN ..MOVIE REVIEW

..                             . GOOD BYE YASH JI....

 Watching Jab tak hai jaan was very special as , myself and grusha saw this movie with my mom and sister, both of whom stopped watching movies for more than a decade now barring couple of so called devotional movies..

Yash chopra just brought back the flavour of 60’s and 70’s in the movie , with the proper story narration and values relevant to my times like sacrifice, confessions , waiting , lamenting etc. Reminds one of golden era of Rajendra kumar , Shammi Kapoor movies of 60’s, but for the avoidable smooching scenes and skimpy clothes of heroines. The movie proved that, Katrina can actually act and even dance differently. Shahrukh can still wield his magic with reduced melodrama and the winner is Anuksha Sharma, whose acting, and  her presence is very refreshing and pleasant. 

The movie reminds us of all Yash chopra movies, including greater similarities to Dil to Pagal hai... Probably, like several aspects of life, even art and artists get stagnated with their image and talent stuff. Innovation wise, Jab tak  is not so great but surely a feel good movie and does not leave any stress on the mind. But one needs to tolerate the use of heart and mind dynamics in relation to amnesia, accident, etc and not question on the logic and all that. When do we Indians ever question on these accounts? We ought not to be doing that even for this movie  and instead enjoy the simple love story with no major surprises or shocks.

The movie has all the grandeur and riches that we often see in the Yash movies. Yes we get tempted to go to London for sure and also ladakh after watching this movie.  Life, death, love, sacrifice, permanency , immortality  are all dealt with some relative ease and light heartedness also. I personally would have preferred Ranbir for this role and surely Deepika in place of Katrina. Shah rukh should stop romancing now...though he did not look jarring , he seemed unconvincing in steamy scenes.

The flawless and the best aspect in the movie is Back ground score. Particularly disappointing is the manner in which Saans song was shot and the cinematography is of high quality.

Surely, a must watch for several reasons but do not expect great innovation in thought and presentation and please do not check for any logic.. If you have time and are a Hindi movie buff, do not think twice to watch this once

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Good bye Yash ji and feel touched that you made such a movie as your last movie.. You died young at heart and salute to you for that...