Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi --Review

Rating: 8/10 (14 December 2008)

Identity crisis, this is what happened throughout the movie where the most unconventional aspect was how a wife can't identify her husband being in his vicinity all the time?
Apart from this flaw the movie seems to create some magic though is far away from the era created by DDLJ. The story traverse around a mid-aged gentleman Surinder Sahni and his subtle lifestyle which portrays any common man in the country. The movie is themed to show his quest to conquer his spouse's heart with his simple yet sober living style which he finally achieves with keeping his values and dignity intact, the end of movie definitely going to remind the melodramatic end of Dil To Pagal Hai's. What movie lacks is the strong projection and theme based character, apart from Surinder Sahni none will remain on top of your mind once you leave the theater.
Shahrukh undoubtedly works the way to top by his portrayal of character Surinder Sahni. He looks so genuine and real as the character that one wouldn't give a second thought but by putting himself in his shoes, very realistic. What kills the movie's class is his second role as Raj, he must understand now that such flamboyant roles are not characteristic to his age and image now and he should avoid clinching such roles. Apart from this he steals the screen anytime as soft spoken Surinder. New girl in the block Anushka Sharma plays a good part. She looks good, matured and shares the screen with Shahrukh with ease. She never looked as a new bee in the movie and played her role convincingly. She is definitely going to get some big projects after this one. She has elan, grace and perfect weapons in her arsenal to cruise the way into audience heart, way to go girl.
Entire movie is shot in Amritsar, a contrast from any Yash Raj camp movie which are mandate to shoot in Switzerland, if not all then at least a song. Surely now they are realizing that it's not the location but the theme and performance that matter more to make a movie success. Music of the movie definitely is melodious, all the songs are well timed and helps to move the movie ahead, not just simple fillers. The track "Dance pe chance mar le" would definitely let you make some moves when you listen and see it on screen. The important point where movie lacks is the element of surprise within it,the storyline also is not new. Viewers are always aware of what would be next which drops the level of excitement a viewer should have while watching the movie. The role of Raj is not at all convincing and it's more an irritating one than anything else, a role which should have been thought in better way. It's only the individual performance that lifts the movie from falling in the category of an average movie.
In a nutshell if you are an SRK fan then it's a must watch for his role of Surinder Sahni, if you like good family oriented musical then this can be a good watch for a family. All in all I recommend this movie, at least you won't be disappointed after leaving the theater.