Jab We Met

Plot synopsis:
Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapoor), the son of a recently-deceased famous industrialist, demoralized by his mother's public affair and subsequent departure, gets even more depressed after attending the marriage of the woman he loves to another man. Feeling ashamed to face the world, he walks out of the wedding, boards a train at night, and appears on the verge of committing suicide. While on board, he meets Geet Dhillon (Kareena Kapoor), a lively and talkative young woman who is leaving Mumbai to go to her hometown, Bhatinda in Punjab.
Initially, Aditya finds Geet very irritating, and every meeting becomes mental torture for him. She discloses big plans of eloping with her boyfriend Anshuman (Tarun Arora), as she fears resentment from her parents. Geet irritates Aditya to the point where he leaves the train. In trying to get him back on the train, she ends up missing it and finds herself stranded on a desolate station, Badnagar, with no luggage or money. She confronts Aditya and tells him that he is now responsible for getting her safely to her house in Punjab. Both of them begin an idyllic journey through the exuberant North Indian heartland, making their way via buses, taxis and camel-carts to reach her house. Through spending so much time with Geet, Aditya begins to feel good about life again.
On arrival, Geet's family (Pawan Malhotra, Dara Singh and Kiran Juneja) mistakes the two for lovers, but they quickly assure them that there is nothing of the sort. Aditya tells her family he is a musician to avoid being recognized as the famous industrialist, and her family accepts this. A few days later, Manjeet, an old childhood friend of Geet's who wants to marry her, arrives as her suitor. While he is there, Geet leads him to believe that there is something intimate going on between her and Aditya, and successfully dissuades him from following through with the match. Later that night, Geet runs away from her home, along with Aditya, to marry Anshuman in Manali. However, Geet's sister sees them running away together and informs the entire family. The two hurriedly make their escape, but this confirms the suspicion in Geet's family that they are lovers. The two escape to Manali together, and then part to continue on their separate ways.
Upon returning to Mumbai with a new conviction and positive outlook on life because of Geet's influence, Aditya guides his company to extreme success. Around nine months later, he launches a new product, a calling card named "Geet", as he has now fallen in love with Geet. Geets family sees this launch on TV and runs to Mumbai to meet Aditya. Aditya is shocked to learn that Geet has not returned home. He takes it upon himself to find her and return her to her family. He returns to Manali, where he expects her to be with her new husband. Instead, he finds that Anshuman had turned her out to the streets and refused to marry her.
After chastising Anshuman for what he did to her, Aditya leaves and finally tracks Geet down in Shimla, shocked to see what she has become: a quiet, reserved, and miserable schoolteacher. Convincing her to face her circumstances, he manages to bring her back to normal life, and things start to look up for her again. However, Anshuman arrives and tries to patch up their relationship, claiming he realized he was a jerk. Initially, Geet does not want to accept his apology, but Aditya pushes her to be with him, even though he loves her too. All three then travel back to Bhatinda to unite Geet with her family, and to announce that Geet and Anshuman are together. However, upon their arrival, the family again assumes that Geet and Aditya are together and in all the confusion, there is no chance to right the family's misconceptions. While trying to clear the misconception, situations make Geet realize that she is in fact in love with Aditya, not Anshuman. She then confesses her love to Aditya, and the couple get married and have two daughters.
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Tags: romantic

Review:
Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met is one of the most refreshing love stories made in recent times.
It is a very simple, interesting and charming film about a heart-broken and serious guy who meets an extremely vivacious and talkative girl who gradually manages to change his perception of life and love.
The store line is the usual girl meets boy on a journey moving towards their own destinations and eventually fall in love but again the execution is so damn superb and realistic that no situation in the movie looks out of place.
Over all the chemistry Imtiaz Ali (who directed soocha na tha) manages to built between the lead characters is stunning, absolute real, natural and believable, I have not seen (and I am sure people would agree) such a sweet and heart warming chemistry in any romantic couple for a loooong time.
People specially couples whose heart throb with a universal feeling called love go and watch the movie, you would come out mesmerized by the romantic extravaganza.......trust me..
The plot is excellent, a bit predictable just like any Hindi movie , but the way the story goes is great.
It works primarily because of these three ingredients: - Genuine storyline, quite realistic without going too OTT - Charming and very likable character played by Kareena - Music by Pritam, the recycling king/Bhappi Lahri of the 2000sToo bad Imitiaz Ali could not follow it up with as good a movie.
Although the storyline is not that new with the old movies as a boy meets girl and slowly fall in love but the way Imtiaz presented each and every scenes are worth to watch.
It is not for masses.Talking about the movie Kareena's acting is one of the best in her career and Shahid Kapoor charmed the screen with his chocolate boy look.
"Jab We Met" turned corners for three people namely Imtiaz Ali, Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor..
Shahid, thank God, is portraying a much matured role in this film unlike his other movies and Kareena is just Kareena with great acting.2) The humor was good in this film.
I even liked the character who plays Kareena's boy friend as he was really funny and it was humorous to watch him get agitated by you'll know when you watch the movie.3) The first half was really good, witty and humorous as the audience didn't get bored or didn't feel to leave their seats.
However, the essence of the film is just "loving the journey more than the destination." The cute interactions between Shahid and Kareena and their hilarious dialogues are terrific!!
She demonstrates her acting skills to the fullest and looks very good in the process.The movie is a modern day Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge with chance meetings, missed trains, shared hotel rooms, partings, families, elopements and is bubbling with a youthful fun feel.
Surprise SurpriseI saw the promos and felt this is another run of the mill type of Kareena film but i was wrongThe film is a nice film though similar to A WALK IN THE CLOUDS(remade earlier as KUNWARA and DHAAI AKSHAR PREM KE) The film is well handled by Imtiaz Ali in whose faith i saw the filmThe Shahid-Kareena interactions would be boring had it not been handled well by himThe entire journey is well handledthough you get to see certain convenient situations and clichés and flaws but such films are from the heart and not the brainThe turning point is well handled and the entire Shahid trying to get Kareena back is well handledBut the sudden change of Anshuman's character plus the entire last 20 minutes do spoil the show by simply dragging the film Even Anshuman becomes a jerk suddenlyImtiaz Ali does a great job after SNT Music is great, my favorite is TUM SE HI Camera-work is greatShahid is a surprise, often the actor just played normal youthful films and has the tendency to overact or copy SRK but here he shows a diff side He acts subtle, effective,mature The first scene is proof of his growth Kareena too is fantastic, often known for overacting though she did a great job in some films here she shows a different side to her and she is flawless Tarun hams and irritates Pawan Malhotra gets out of his terrorist image and does a great job Dara Singh irritates.
This movie is such a nice love story that i couldn't help myself watching it two times.Despite of the fact that some might say the fine performances by shahid and kareena are due to the fact that they were a couple at the time of shooting but i would say i don't care how they shot it, it's just BRILLIANT!!!Shahid has done his homework and portrayed his character pretty well and kareena has done an excellent job in both looks as well as acting dept.
Overall i would say a must watch for every Bollywood movie fan.So the story goes like this Aditya (shahid) is depressed by his life mainly due to his recent losses in business and his breakup with his girlfriend.
Jab We Met is a type of a movie you can watch with anyone you like,your family,your girlfriend or your spouse....I enjoyed each and every scene of the film from start till end....Kareena acted superb and Shahid was good in his new bold role....Their chemistry is awesome.....I hope that they both get back together....The story is normal story but is presented in an amazing way....A fun film everyone can enjoy....It should be nominated for best film category for sure.....One of the good films this year............Amazing film that should be witnessed by everyone....Go and watch this film......
jab we met has Fun, frolic & emotions running parallel to each other.This film will also be remembered for natural & intense On screen chemistry between shahid kapoor & kareena kapoor, the bollywood star pair which have been linked together in real life for long.
i did not expect too much from movie as i thought it will be just another mainstream boring love story and also i don't like acting of kareena and shahid as they always do overacting and always believe in dancing and being pretty as if they are not actors but some models who are advertising for a cheap product.but this time they surprised me,imtiaz Ali wrote a very nice script full of adventure,fun and romance.this is the only movie of kareena and shahid together that did good business at box office and also it was their last movie,as they breakup during shooting.this is the first movie of kareena in which she did a good acting and shahid did not show his style but did a mature performance.kareena did a good job in a role Punjabi girl who don't care about anything,funny and daring.shahid also show some maturity in his acting in a role of,serious,very rich ,depressed businessman runaway from home.this movie is not like mainstream cinema Rom-com but have good script,with good performances and above all good direction from imtiaz Ali in his first movie.
his presen- tation is very new and refreshing.comedy in the movie is very new and path breaking for Indian cinema.songs are very good and melodious.if you love bollywood movies and bored of traditional mainstream cinema,watch this,totally refreshing,adventurous ,funny movie which will not disappoint you..
They may have split in real life but Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur's reel love story Jab We Met is a cute film, and is sure to touch the hearts of those in love.The film starts with Geet (Kareena), a Sikh who talks nonstop.
But then again, we're watching a Bollywood film.Geet then informs Aditya that it is his responsibility to take her to Bhatinda, as she missed the train because of him.
What follows next is a journey across picturesque landscapes where the two discover each other and understand the meaning of love and friendship.Aditya learns that Geet is in love with one Anshuman but her family is against their union.After reaching Bhatinda, you feel the plot has been lifted straight out of the Hollywood film, A Walk in the Clouds, though director Imtiaz Ali also adds Yash Chopra's 'Punjabisation'.Aditya promises to help unite Geet with Anshuman, even though he falls in love with her.Post-interval, we're introduced to a very new Aditya, who becomes a big businessman.
The change is too abrupt, and it is difficult to connect the first half with the second.But besides that, Jab We Met is a fun film, with quite a few moments worth watching.Though Kareena is loud at times, she is a treat to watch -- funny and full of life.
She gets to mouth hilarious lines like, 'Bachpan se mujhe shaadi karne ka bahut shauk tha.' Shahid, on other hand, acts composed and provides a perfect foil to the Kareena's bubbly character.Pritam's music also enhances the film.
Geet (Kareena Kapoor) and Aditya (Shahid Kapoor) have polar opposite personalities when they initially meet each other in a train.
Kareena and Shahid were really in love when this movie was shot and it shows om screen.
A True Masterpiece by Imtiaz Ali.The Movie is Based on two People Geeta(Kareena Kapoor) and Aditya(Shahid Kapoor), One is a Incomplete Man who just Lost his Hope in the World and one is a Completely Childish Person with Fantasies that she didn't even think about.This is a Complete Clean Film!
Go Watch it With your Family!The Movie STATS by meThe Acting: Shahid Kapoor (Aditya) Fine Performance one of his Best!
She wasn't able to convince that she was in fact that character which is a slight flaw (some thing on the lines of what Abhishek Bacchan made in Yuva like Amitabh Bacchan said once in an interview).Shahid Kapoor was very good in the film.
He can be a very good actor in the future according to me.Imtiaz Ali, the director, shows a lot of promise again and I am looking at watching Socha Na Tha, his debut movie in the future and hope he can go from strength to strength..
Both passengers on a Delhi-bound train, Shahid Kapur stars as Aditya, a dejected young fellow who's nursing a broken heart when he bumps into Geet, the annoyingly cheerful chatterbox played by Kareena Kapoor.
It's many months later and under entirely different circumstances that they meet again, and must make another long journey together, but this time with the excess baggage of their confused feelings.Despite the film's severely flawed second half which is too long, too contrived and predictable to the extent of being seriously boring, Jab We Met is still an engaging watch because it sets off on such a fresh note.
Together, they set off such sparks, that the strength of their chemistry alone is enough to make up for several inconsistencies in the screenplay.Fresher than any romantic comedy you've seen this year Jab We Met works because it delivers what it promises – a snug, heart-warming, relatable love story, indeed a respectable follow-up to director Imtiaz Ali's last film Socha Na Tha. But because much of that freshness is replaced by mundane predictability in the film's second half, Jab We Met cannot claim to be a perfect film.
What made this movie different from other Indian live comedy is that Aditya and Geet getting to like each other little by little.
Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography: This is my most favorite movie written and directed by Imitiaz Ali. The filming locations, the visuals, the other factors everything is worked out well (4/5).Tone: A free spirited girl (Geet) meets depressed business tycoon (Aditya) and shows him the ways to live life a different way.
When this movie actually knocked off a few shows of the high profile Saawariya I knew I had to see it, the reviews were very good as well and i must confess i had unnecessarily high expectations from this movie.The first thing that struck me about this movie was Kareena Kapoor, I've never really liked her, but the moment i saw her climb the train i was smitten, the non-bitchy look really works for her, and i must confess my opinion of her after this movie has completely changed, she looked superb and her acting was very good as well, HER LOUD TALKATIVE CHARACTER ENDEARED MOST OF THE TIMES BUT THERE WERE TIMES IT GOT ON THE NERVES AS WELL (may have been intentional).THERE IS NO DOUBT THIS IS COMPLETELY HER MOVIE, shahid makes very good attempts at making this film his but there is no doubt who will walk away with all the kudos.The movie starts quite well and at a good pace, the hotel decent sequence was particularly brilliant, as were most scenes with the family throughout the movie.The entire cast including does very well with very good casting specially of the family, nobody really had much of a role except shahid and kareena but each and everyone does a good job in their limited roles.The movie really loses out is towards the later part of the second half, the reconciliation scene between the 2, the useless song, and the extra long stretched out sequence before the light dawns on Kareena was particularly excruciating though surprisingly un-melodramatic, still this is clearly the weakest part of the movie and what brings down the ratings.The humour and the 2 main protagonists are clearly the hallmarks of this movie, but what also endears is the lack of melodrama even the climax of the movie which is tailor made for tears had none of them, the kiss was unnecessary considering most of us have scene photos/mms of a much more passionate kiss between the two, hehahaha.The cinematography of this movie was also very good, the filmmakers were equally adept at capturing the small town station, as they were with the haveli, and the mountains.THE LACK OF FOREIGN LOCALES WAS PARTICULARLY GOOD, AND THIS MOVIE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE SCENIC BEAUTY OF India IS MORE THAT ADEQUATE.
Indeed the mountains and its people looked brilliant, im sure thats where im going for my next vacation.I am an "in the closet" romantic comedy lover (obviously ill deny it later), and although i give it full marks for the lack of melodrama ((which is most undesirable for me), the over stretched ending was still very bad.IF you keep the right expectations unlike me and maybe even pay lesser rates like me than this movie is a clear winner, watch it on TV or DVD and you cant go wrong.-s the end and nothing but the end.+/-s kareena did annoy sometimes.+s Kareena Kapoor, less melodrama, good comedy, nice small movie feel, great acting all around.total 7/'0 (just fell below expectations that may have been too high but don't want to spoil others experience by giving it a higher rating)..
That movie incedentally is a treat to watch, if you haven't seen it yet, do check it out.Kareena is tolerable; she is especially good in the second half when she gets to drop the annoying non-stop chatterbox avatar.
Shahid Kapoor's performance though not very polished still is tolerable; but Kareena's bubbly image gets pretty hyped in this film.
Like his first movie, Imtiaz Ali's 'Jab We Met' is also a romantic comedy about two people meeting in unusual circumstances where one of them is already 'taken'.
'Jab We Met' starts off with a heartbroken Aditya (Shahid Kapur) who wanders his way to a train where he has an encounter with a chatterbox runaway bride-to-be (Kareena Kapoor).
'Jab We Met' may not be Imtiaz Ali's best but it is an amusing watch and way more entertaining than his latest, 'Love Aaj Kal'..
Anyways, Jab We Met is a fairly odd movie which centers around the meeting of two people, Aditya (Kapur) and Geet (Kapoor).
Kareena Kapoor overacted a bit, but it is still a movie to check out if you like any of the actors..
"Jab We Met" has the flavor of Hollywood screwball comedies – watch for the wild taxi ride Aditya takes Geet on in order to try and get her back to her train – rounded out with a touch of "she makes him a better man" depth.
The movie is totally a must see.It is a perfect diwali treat.The direction is excellent.The script is outstanding.The movie tells us about Adithya Kahyap.He is a son of the Famous Dharampal Kashyap.He is dumped by his girlfriend one day.He runs away.He goes to a train station.He comes across Geet a talkative Punjabi girl.They go to a wrong station.Geet says he should take her all the way to Bhatinda.He does take her.She is being engaged to a man.She does not like it.They run away.Then one day separate.By that time they are in love..Aditya becomes successful and launches a company called Geet.He family sees him and asks him to bring her back.He finds her working in a school.It is revaled that she was dumbed by her boyfriend.She was found by a nun.Which took her there.The movie is a must see.Shahid and Kareena were superb.The others are superb too.The music is excellent.This movie will keep you totally entertained from start to finish.This movie is 100%Family Entertainer.This is much much better than "Om Shanti Om".A must see movie Rating-10/10.
And it's really unfortunate that now when Karina and Shaheed chemistry looking good, they are separated.The movie starts with the character of Aditya Kashyap (Shaheed Kapur) running away from his responsibilities giving away hopes in life.
Now it is for Aditya to bring back Geet in her life.The second attempt of the director Imtiaz Ali 'Jab we met' in first half hour puts some expectation and at the end succeeds in meeting those.
'Serious' Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapur) and Ms "Garrulous" Geet (Kareena Kapur) in a train goes a long way in transforming lives of both.
If there is one way to ruin a good movie, it's by throwing in some ill-timed pathetic songs and Jab We Met is a classic example of it.
Were Shahid and Kareena still boyfriend and girlfriend in real life when they filmed this?