A bastion of perplexity and boredom

Rating: 5/10 (12 December 2008)

First the good news- It is better than om shanti om
Bad news- It is nowhere near DDLJ
The groundwork of the story is very interesting leading to some very interesting possibilities of some unconventional character development and engaging storyline.But along with another flattering to deceive intro, the plot becomes severely flawed with unrealistic behaviour of a married woman, sudden transmutation of a nerd to a dude and utter lack of interesting characters to fill in this otherwise stale plot.
The nerdy character of Shahrukh khan, Mr Surender Sahni is an affable persona at first impression.No doubt the cinema goer will fall in love with the utterly ingenuous, totally spontaneous and unmasked behaviour of Srk.However the character of Raj seems too far-fetched and overacted. As for Anoushka, she is a splendid ,fresh treat to the eyes and also Adi seems to have extracted the best of her potential as she impresses considerably to be tagged the " next big thing".Shahrukh has a broader range of emotions to work with here that infuses fresh blood to his acting as compared to previous films like Om shanti Om and Anosuhka is eye candy and spellbinding at the same time.
The movie has its dose of slapstick humour and poignant drama.For those steadfast devotees of Srk's mannerisms this movie is a sheer delight.The songs complement the situations with Haule Haule and Dance pe chance being the most memorable ones.No doubt,this is going to be a superhit as did OSO but it is hard to believe a director who made the perfect romantic movie a decade back, is falling short of some novel, ingenious ideas on a great script.However, this is the perfect launchpad for the cute dimpled Anoushka and she has definitely gone on to the big league.RNBDJ doesn't impress.Let's wait for Ghajini.