Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

5 minutes into Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, you see Mohini played by an obviously botox treated Madhuri Dixit (looking really hot despite the botox). What makes it even more sizzling is that at nearly 40 years of age, this woman can dance better that all of the extras. And as tells Ranbir Kapoor something to the extent of, "Abhi Ladke ho. Ladke aur mard meing fark hai". If you r an MD fan, you may have a heart attack (in the positive sense of the word).

But it starts going a little bit downhill after this sizzling start to one of THE most awaited movies of the year.  What with the hype surrounding the crown prince of India’s first family of cinema and a woman who is just stunning (read Deepika)?  If anyone says that these two are still not in love with each other it would be the biggest hoax of all time.  As of now, they seem to be pulling off that hoax.

 

Ayan Mukerji (spelt differently) makes some radical errors in this movie.  What makes it sad is that an otherwise good movie becomes pedestrian thanks to these silly mistakes.  Like a 9 am departure from CST for Manali but Avi (Aditya Roy Kapur) is busy watching an India Pakistan match with India @ 152-7. They were playing at Perth is it?

 

Then Tanve Azmi tells Kabir aka Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor), “Tere doston ke jaise hamare pass paise nahin hai” (We don’t have as much money as your friends) – They stay @ Pali Heights in Bandra West (for the uninitiated, it is one of the poshest areas in Mumbai).  And of course makemytrip allows you to book tickets less than 12 hours before the departure of your train and will also bride a TC to get you a seat – great publicity!!!

 

As I said, it is a decent love story.  Kabir wants to see the world.  Naina is a girl next door who is studying to be a doctor.  But the love story begins when a frustrated Naina decides to take off thanks to makemytrip.com and their sundry services to Manali. Kabir, Avi and Aditi (Kalki) are on the same trip.  The love story begins there and ends 8 years later in Mumbai after Kabir has managed to go all around the world.

 

But Ayan Mukerji hasn’t heard of editing.  Unnecessary scenes such as the fight on the streets of Manali (intended to be comical), stretch the movie to way beyond 120 minutes.  If made to a crisp 120-30 mins, it would have been great.  Of course, some crappy dialogues also could have been done away with – Hum umhe Appy (a soft drink) pila pila ke happy bana denge (We will make u drink Appy all night and get you happy) – Sorry?

 

The performances are decent from the leading pair.  Deepika’s trademark quivering voice when she tells Kabir that she will fall for him continues to exist and for some reason is terribly attractive – the voice.  Aditya Roy Kapur continues to be the drunk that he left off as in Ashiqui 2 and Kunal Roy Kapur is the loser bum but this time he is rich.  Farooque Sheikh overshadows Ranbir in the 3 minutes of screen time.

 

Overall, YJHD is an entertainer.  Look behind the finer nuances that make a movie great and you will be satisfied.  The music is peppy.  Balam Pichkari and Badtameez Dil will be rocking discos for quite some time to come now.  Worth a dekko over the weekend.  6 on 10.

 

Watch the trailer on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbp2XUSeUNE