Rab-ji Ne Jama Di Jodi!

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2008)

I was a bit anxious when I went to watch RNBDJ, One because the film hadn't received great reviews, Two because Yash Raj Films of late have been competing with each other for "The MOST Pathetic Film of the Millennium" award and last (but not at all the least) because I hadn't liked Aditya Chopra's last directorial venture, Mohabbatein.
So I went inside the theater fearing the worst..... and came out with a smile on my face. I won't say this film is anywhere near DDLJ, but its much better than Mohabbatein, Veer-Zaara and the other Yash Raj Love stories of the past few years put together.
The film is all about Surinder Sahney alias Suri and his attempts to make his wife fall in love with him. How he does it, well, I won't reveal it! But suffice to say that the journey is pretty wonderful, making you laugh and cry at times, with a Happy Ending, of course! The music is not extraordinary, but quite hummable. The dancing background is kept to the minimum (which is a relief). There are no big dances as in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom! Of the cast, Vinay Pathak as the best friend and ally is superbly funny. Anushka Sharma looks pretty and does a decent job as the cute Taani-ji. But of course, the film is about THE KING and he does not disappoint at all! His Suri and Raj are equally brilliant! Especially the scene where he bares his soul to a mannequin...... Shah Rukh is just Awesome (as usual!) All in all, its a good entertainer. Not an out and out comedy, not really a Mills n Boon Romance and definitely not like the boring, sobbing movies shown in the film itself! Don't expect a DDLJ, and you will definitely enjoy this one, I can vouch for it!!