Absurd Ban Gayi Jodi !

Rating: 5/10 (18 October 2009)

There is only one plus point which i could gain from this absurd movie, with the viewer's logic stretched to the limit , and Aditya Chopra's stint with the so-called story and script writing, which has no bearing to any such factors like the cultural back drop , credibility of the events shown,or the message ;and that point is the beautiful picturisation of the Golden Temple of Amritsar !
What exactly was Chopra's conviction ,when he thought of this title ? Yes , we do believe that marriages are made in heaven , but once married , it's not only the duty of husband or wife , to make the marriage work . If Taani wants to dance to the modern Western beats , that too, in a conservative place like Amritsar , Surinder doesn't have to miserably try to change his otherwise acceptable image ,to an exactly opposite character ,just to win her heart ,or make his vivacious wife happy ! Are we fools ? Or is Taani so naive ,that she can not notice the similarity between her husband and the other hep guy ? Come on Aditya , you can not take every thing for granted , and present us with an absurd plot line , equally absurd incidents , starting from the beginning , with all that rush to make every body concerned die , and then tie the knot of Suri and Taani , to shift over ,and eat toast and butter every day for breakfast, and the Taani making some lunch for her hard working husband ! Tut tut ! i am an ardent fan of Shah Rukh , and feel sad that his talents were indeed wasted over such a stupid movie. He did try to enact a simple guy , with spects and all , and gave us some sensitive moments like putting a rose next to his wife's breakfast , taking it away etc. Like in his other movie Duplicate , he was much more adorable in his two different roles, and that was due to the factors of a strong , entertaining plot, forceful direction , alluring songs and dance numbers , among other stuff. And what do we have here ? Not much ! If Suri would have decided to take his wife in confidence , and agreed to transform himself to her expectations , this movie wouldn't be typical Bollywood fare.
Swinging between romance and comedy , light entertainment to emotional scenes , this movie fails miserably in making any impact in the end , and would be easily forgotten. Except for that Haulle Haulle.. song , and Shah Rukh dancing to it's beat , there is no relief offered.Anushka is fresh and endearing , but her character is so confused , the viewer is confused even more. i have given five points , exclusively for the cinematography of some shots like an Ariel view from a terrace of the night lights , the Temple , and of course Shah Rukh , in a limited way, as his potentials are not used at all ! One may see it for curiosity's sake , and that's it , nothing more !