Aditya Chopra's tribute to "Satyam Shivam Sundaram"

Rating: Null/10 (23 April 2010)

Adi teaming up with SRK after a decade roused an worldwide interest. If not another DDLJ, the audience were expecting nothing less than "Mohabbatien".
۞ SRK:: As the la Amol Palekar, he delivers an honest performance. Sadly the same cannot be said when he puts on the mask of "Raj". As with the all the superstars, even SRK has got imprisoned in his caricature. On the same note, had the character of Surinder Sahni worked with the audience (and especially with his fans), RNBDJ would have paved way for a natural transformation for SRK to experiment with unconventional projects.
۞ Anushka Sharma:: Very strong screen presence and come across as a natural performer. Need to make a good choice to establish her standing in Bollywood.
۞ Vinay Pathak:: He is talented no doubt, however his delivery seemed to over-perfected and therefore doesn't come across as natural.
Music by Salim-Suleiman is simple at its best and after a while grows on you. "Haule Haule" deserves a special mention.
The disguise of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde probably invited flak like a swarm of bees. How on earth could Taaniji fail to identify her husband? Allow me to be devil's advocate - "because she is not supposed to" in the first place! The entire movie is based on this very presupposition. This apriorism is borrowed from "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" and interlaced with Yashraj sensibilities. Sight is greatest boon to bestowed to the human, but the very same can turn into a biggest curse by blinding the heart.
Now go back and watch RNBDJ with fresh pair of eyes, you will see the underlying message from Aditya Chopra (and his master, Raj Kapoor).