Brilliant - One of the best Hindi movies I have seen in the last few months!

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2006)

Finally - a breath of fresh air in Indian cinema. After countless remakes, Hollywood 'inspired' indianised flicks, mindless comedies - comes a fresh, clean movie which can be enjoyed by the whole family.
After seeing 'Aks' - (Which I incidentally liked) I was amazed at Rakeysh's clarity as a film maker, considering the fact that it was his debut. So when RDB came out, I was eager to watch it and I must say - I was glad I did (especially on the big screen).
Pros - Well executed, great background score & music, great acting by everyone, excellent camera-work and cinematography (No need for swiss alps or any foreign locales here. India looks amazing. The 'Golden Temple' in Amritsar looks dazzling). The songs are perfectly and seamlessly integrated into the movie and never seem out of place. Others should learn from this. Also, the transition of the five friends from careless beings to serious ones is done brilliantly.
Cons - Seemed a LITTLE bit over the top but even then - its handled neatly. (But thats me, I am a big sucker for happy endings). No other weak points from my side.
All in all - a great future lies ahead for Rakeysh. It has renewed my faith in Hindi movies which had faltered after watching movies like Shaadi No.1, Kyun Ki, Aashiq Banaya Apney etc in the recent past