Jaane Tu.......

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na…

Last week I went to attend a close friend’s wedding in Mangalore. After the wedding and a sumptuous meal, we had time to spend. We were a small group of friends, who wanted to visit the beach and play. But since it was too hot, we decided to watch Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. None of us had watched it and was excited about this sudden plan of a movie!

The movie stars the debutant Imran Khan and the South Indian actor Genelia. When I read the story line, I felt that it was so boring....the concept of friendship between a girl and a boy, and then they are enlightened that are made for each other. It felt like an age old and a boring idea, where generally in the climax the hero and heroine are running in slow motion in a dramatic situation. It is either shot when one of them is leaving the country or is in the deathbed! So I concluded that it would be old wine in a new bottle.

It was a surprise that though it was old wine...it was narrated differently. The film is enjoyable and I liked it because:

• The humour and the acting was good.


• The music is foot tapping , but might not turn out as memorable tunes. Some music pieces remind of the ones in the tamil hit Boys.


• The friends of the lead pair are good. The Gujju character with his accent and diction is nice. The scenes of the hero's dead father (Naseerudin Shah) talking from a portrait to his wife (Ratna Pathak Shah) are funny.


• It is a timepass movie and will not regret much on the money spent for tickets in a multiplex. Specially when you have a good company of friends to watch it!