Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Plot synopsis:
Naina Talwar (Deepika Padukone) is a shy and nerdy medical student. She studies constantly and always tops her classes, but she feels like an outcast due to her introverted nature. An encounter with an old classmate, Aditi Mehra (Kalki Koechlin), makes her realize that she wants more from life than high marks. Thus, she makes an impulsive decision to follow Aditi on a hiking trip into the Himalayas, up to Manali without informing anyone. During the hike, she renews her friendship with other former classmates, Kabir "Bunny" Thapar (Ranbir Kapoor) and Avinash "Avi" Yog (Aditya Roy Kapur). Kabir is a handsome charmer whose dream is to wander and discover the world. He does not plan to marry or settle down. He lives with his supporting father whom he loves very much, and his step-mother. During their trip, seeing Aditi's silent reactions to Avi's constant flirting with other girls, Kabir and Naina realize that she is secretly in love with Avi, but do not bring the matter to surface.
In the course of the mountain trek, Kabir and Naina come closer to each other. Kabir teaches Naina to laugh, to play, and more importantly, to love. At the end of the trip, she is close to telling him how she feels but is interrupted by Avi. He accidentally finds a letter accepting Kabir into a graduate school in journalism, at Northwestern University in Chicago. Kabir explains that the trip is his last hometown adventure before he leaves. He is sad to leave his friends but happy to start a career that will lead to travelling, which he dreams of, and thus wanted to bring them along to Manali to give them a surprise. Naina realises that love and marriage have no part in Kabir's plans and remains silent about her feelings but is happy for him as he is following his passion.
Eight years pass with Naina finishing medical school and working in a clinic while Kabir works as a videographer for a travel show on FOX network and travels the world, as he had planned. It is shown that Kabir's father has died and due to Kabir's job in remote areas, he was not able to attend his last rites. Naina has moved ahead in life and is not waiting to meet Kabir, but they meet in Udaipur, for Aditi's lavish wedding to Taran (Kunaal Roy Kapur), an awkward but sweet engineer. At the wedding, Kabir and Avi renew their lost friendship.
Naina and Kabir are strongly attracted to each other again. Both resist love – Kabir, because he is not able to figure out that he is in love with Naina and Naina, as she doesn't want to get her heart broken again. A day before the wedding, Kabir sees Naina with another man, Vikram (Rana Daggubati), who is the wedding photographer. He is Naina's friend, but Kabir assumes him to be her boyfriend, feels jealous and argues with him, finally sending him away. Kabir and Naina meet, argue, and reveal their feelings by a kiss. Yet neither of them is willing to give up a career to follow the other. It seems that their romance is over. Kabir also confronts Aditi on her past crush on Avi. She admits that she had feelings for Avi but says that she has gotten over him and is extremely happy with Taran. Kabir leaves for home on the night of Aditi's wedding and will leave for Paris three weeks later for his dream job as a travel show host. On New Year's Eve, as Naina sits alone at home along with her dog, someone knocks on her door and it's Kabir. He surprises her with a kiss. He has turned down his dream job to be with Naina and proposes to her, but Naina fears that he might regret his decision in the future. However, Kabir says that he is happy with Naina and wants to continue travelling but with her. He argues that somehow they can make a life together. Naina agrees. Kabir and Naina then get engaged and finally declare their love properly for one another. They have a conference call between Aditi and Avi. Avi is at his bar and Aditi is at the airport as a newlywed leaving for her honeymoon with Taran. The friends find out about Kabir and Naina and are overwhelmed. Aditi states that she always kind of knew about the sparks between them. They all wish each other a Happy New Year and the film ends with Kabir and Naina smiling and embracing each other.

Tags: romantic, entertaining

Review:
Like all rom-coms, YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANI sparkles with romance, merriment and heartache, is brightly glossy and boasts of crackling chemistry between its lead actors, but Ayan makes sure the heady concoction never waters down.
YJHD does through the typical roller coaster of a Bollywood romance, but where it differs from those that have failed, is that it has the star power of Ranbir and Deepika at the top of their game, alongside lovely music by Pritam and fantastic direction by Ayan Mukherjee.
Honestly, I expected a more polished story from Ayan Mukherji who had given us a thoughtful and feel-good coming-of-age film like Wake Up Sid earlier.
What Ayan Mukherji succeeds at is how he neatly etched the four characters of Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika, Aditya Roy Kapur and Kalki Koechlin.
Juxtaposed with heavy numbers, life elements, relationships, romance & social conflicts, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani only appeals till midway.Ranbir (who the film is almost based upon with the decisions he has to make as a complelling life of a nomad) & Deepike jazz up the screen with no mistake at all; yet Deepika's sudden shift from a pious, studious dame to her usual party- girl avatar is fishy , while Kalki & Aditya pass, with the script not letting them explore their insights.
Get a life, Ayan!BOTTOM LINE: A feel-good movie terribly gone wrong and is only watchable to the people who are blindly in love, and because of Ranbir.
Ayan Mukherjee seems spot on in his direction and execution as well as in the selection of the cast.What is good about this movie is that the approach to many things is fresh and is no cliché(The ending is kinda inescapable though).The plot seems perfectly plausible.
They pretty much get back to their lives without any drama.It is circumstances that later makes things happen.' Yeh Jawaani hai Deewani' is definitely good entertainment overall.
Their performances do give a fresh and joyous sense to the film.Coming to the plot, there is nothing you do not expect, A guy who lives a carefree and adventure filled life (Ranbir) and a girl who is like the one friend we all have and know is a book o'holic.(Deepika).
This film does not surprise you with the plot or gives a twist or takes unexpected turns, but the actors and the screenplay makes up for it.Like almost each and every Karan Johar film, this one has that first half fun filled and second half emotion filled plot, if you know what I mean......The soundtrack delivered by Pritam is really foot tapping and catchy.
I was very much excited for yeh jawaani hai diwaani.Of course i am a Ranbir Kapoor fan after his two back to back super hits.It is also an Ayan Mukerji movie.Now i must say the movie was awesome.The story revolves around four friends bunny(Ranbir Kapoor) Avi(Aditya Roy Kapur)Billi(Deepika Padukone) and Aditi (Kalki Koechlin).Bunny is an adventure and fun loving guy where as Billi is a good nature d girl who loves to study.The movie revolves around four friends who take a road trip in their holidays to cherish their life.
Don't get me wrong, I love Ranbir and Deepika as actors but this seemed like they gave it no thought when they decided to act in it and only went in it for the chance to somewhat flirt with one another all in the name of a "movie".
The second half was made slightly better by the stronger dialogue.What I'm wondering is how a movie can be made that's almost three hours long but still gives you the feeling at the end of the day that the allegedly sumptuous meal you've just eaten hasn't filled half your belly.I'm not going to watch any more coming-of-age Bollywood movies.
Deepika Padukone is utterly miscast as a woman with her head in books and unaware of her stunner looks.Aditya Roy Kapoor as the resident lush and Kalki Koechlin as the bindaas gal are good but then the movie is not really about them.This is the nth time that Hindi film directors have tried and failed to recapture the Dil Chahhta Hai sort of chemistry between protagonists.
Ayan Mukherjee's Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani may not be as path breaking as his first venture Wake Up Sid, but it still manages to keep the viewer intrigued.Truth is, if you've had a stressful week and want a full on entertainer that not only enlightens but also educates about life - YJHD is absolutely what you need.Naina is a nerd who has spent most of her life in books and probably has done nothing exciting in her life.
A refreshing and revitalizing take on romance, Director Ayaan Mukherjee's second outing "Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani" offers us with ample dose of love and our endearing philosophies - lead your life meaningfully, live your dreams.
The journey starts off with the mountain-trek adventure of three best friends - Bunny,Avi and Aditi (with Naina being the add-on) to Manali and we observe the metamorphosis of these youngsters into mature individuals, tracing their contours of self-discovery.'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' touches upon various subjects - friendship,desires ,dreams,ambitions,love and the roadblocks.Deepika's Naina is quite in contrast with Ranbir's Bunny and Ayaan conveniently employs the logic of 'opposites attract', it takes them a span of 8 years to realize their love for each other.The basic premise has been witnessed in umpteen romantic flicks, some of which belong to Dharma Productions itself, but its Ayaan's directorial dexterity that restores the buoyancy in the formula-ridden template.His characters are much more realistic and reflect the sensibilities of the modern day generation, much reminiscent of the sensitive flashes of 'Wake up Sid'.Dazzling landscapes, opulent sets,extended Indian weddings have always been the trademark of Karan Johar films and this time, its Manali and Udaipur which is captured with flourish.The cinematography is spectacular.Music is peppy,soulful and the dance numbers are already a rage topping the chartbusters.
Dialogues are cleverly written, spiced up with lots of hilarity.The film's meandering narrative,particularly in the 2nd half, is effectively bolstered by some spunky performances.The RK-DP pair set the screen ablaze, their chemistry is even more combustible towards the later reels.While Ranbir portrays the spirit and indomitable energy of Bunny with utmost ease, Deepika depicts the studious, scholarly Naina with perfection.
Yeh Jawani hai Deewani ,despite its bearable flaw of working on clichés, is a remarkably well executed film.Ayaan has provided us with an innocuous candy, an occasional bite won't hurt.While I hope this review makes for an interesting post-lunch read , do find your time out for this movie please..
YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANI is a film directed by Ayan Mukherji, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Paudkone, Kalki Koechlin & Aditya Roy Kapoor.The film revolves around the lives of 4 friends: Bunny, Avi and Aditi, and how Naina meets them.
I am a huge ranbir deepika fan,so it comes as no surprise that I can watch this movie n number of times.well ayan is an excellent director and the screenplay is awesome.The story is not great since its old formula but its presented well.The director has made sure that he gives enough screen presence to all his characters but this somewhere eats into the lead pairs love story which is the crux of the movie.
Our brave girl Naina slips out the next day and joins Aditi for the trip but Aditi isn't alone – she's with Bunny and Avi. We're already introduced to these two chaps – Bunny is the photographer who dreams of travelling around the world (for some reason, Ayan can't think outside the box; Ranbir Kapoor in Wake Up Sid = photographer, Ranbir Kapoor in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani = photographer) while Avi is an alcoholic who loses lots on gambling (no idea how he gets the money).
After a week of its release and crossing the 80 crore mark and racing towards the 100 crore mark i finally decided to give the film a watch and i would say i wasn't disappointed.After a very long time i saw a movie which is fresh!If not for Ranbir Kapoor or for Deepika Padukone then you can actually watch the movie for Ayan Mukherji who has such a brilliant way to express his story.The way he has put forward his story which is quite simple but indeed so powerful because of the way he has described the film.One thing is for sure that while writing the script of the film he had actually pictured Ranbir Kapoor for the role because trust me no one else would fit into the role ever,even he would have you would actually want to watch Ranbir in the film because he has been so wonderful in the film.He is the finest actor we have now in bollywood and you can actually see that in his performance in the film throughout.It is really a question that how many actors be it Veterans or the youngsters of his age could actually perform like him!His lady in the film Deepika also got a chance to shine in the film.According to me its her best performance till date!She has beautifully described "Naina Talwar" a geeky girl who is bored with her life and needs a change!Recollecting an interview of hers she mentioned how did Ayan make her cry on the sets when she cracked a joke saying it was too cold and she didn't want to shoot and how Ayan scolded her saying that she didn't know what was this film gonna do for her career,it indeed is true!Talking about other actors Aditya Roy kappoor was OK throughout,it seemed he couldn't get out of the hangover of Aashiqui-2 where he was a troubled musician lost in alcohol and it continued in this film too.Talking about Kalki Koechlin she was kind of OK too and her better half a healthy cameo by Kunal roy kapoor was good too!
Not missing out the powerpacked performance of Farooq shaikh who returned to the industry after quite sometime was brilliant.Both of the scenes he was in was actually quite incredible.All the songs in the film are quite wonderful and you want to keep on humming it once you leave the theatre.So its a must watch for youngsters who are bored of the high action packed flicks running adjacent to the film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.I rate it 8 out of 10.P.s this is not a script where i would rather disclose the script of the film!
it is a good movie for first 1hr but after 1 hr its kind off boring.and deepika was looking beautiful and ranbir is looking handsome as-usual.and kalki acting was very enjoyable..and avinash was OK-OK.but story was expectable and locations in movie was very awesome..in the beginning we thought its a very funny film but by the the film going and by the interval its just seem like a emotional movie.and at the end it was a package of a good movie.and manali trek tour in the movie was the best part.and the wedding part both are the best scenes.and i thought it was ayan mukherjee film i thought ayan was come with the new story.but film is not as enjoyable as i am expecting.
Tone, Script & Story: The movie celebrates friendship of three friends played by Ranbir Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin.
This movie was so bad it compelled me to warn others and to write my first review.Can't imagine that a USD 8 Million could be spent on such rubbish let alone it appalls when some thing of this nature hits a usd 48 Million on box office.This was my first movie of Ranbir Kapoor and Ayan Mukharji and both didn't give me that important first impression.I wanted to deliberately have patience to give it a chance to take something out of it but it was just down hill.There was no likability factor about Bunny's character and I don't have a clue as to why Naina should fall for him.It wasn't the same Deepika Pandukone I saw in Chennai Express either.Neither it gave me laughter nor tears but left with an emotionless soul through out.So naive to think that problems can be solved by a mere kiss and it really pisses me off.
Directed by Ayan Mukerji, whose last venture was the impressive Wake Up Sid, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has all the elements required to make a good film.
MOVIE REVIEW: YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANIRecently,A lot of ROM-COMs and COMING-OF-AGE movies have been released in Bollywood and many of them have been given a HARSH treatment by the public.So,there is immense pressure on the directors and writers because they know that they'll need to come up with something UNIQUE.Ayan Mukerji (Director) seems to have handled the pressure quite well and has indeed created something UNIQUE.Hats off to him for that.After watching Wake Up Sid,one can never expect him to make something like YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANI.He not only wrote a WONDERFUL story that contains a STRONG message and bitter REALITIES of life but has also managed to present it in a very GRACEFUL manner by writing the SCREENPLAY himself as well .He surely has GROWN as a director and knows exactly how to speak his heart out in a way that settles well with the audience.When he is calling shots,expect no prolonged MELODRAMA or any uncalled for TWISTS.REMARKABLE work by this 1 film old director.
*KUDOS* YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANI is a REFRESHING tale that revolves around four friends----Bunny (Ranbir),Naina (Deepika),Avi (Aditya) and Aditi (Kalki).They are having all sorts of fun together on a trek trip until they realize that they're growing older and life has started turning to an unlikeable direction.Ranbir Kapoor plays an IMPETUOUS,FLIRTATIOUS,FUN-LOVING and INTREPID guy,with a STEP-MOM issue,who wants to live his life to the fullest.He dreams of exploring the world and he is quite OBSTINATE concerning that.He is just UNSTOPPABLE throughout the movie.Ayan Mukerji has capitalized Ranbir's abilities very SMARTLY.Firstly,He'll give you a stomach-ache with his WITTINESS,EXASPERATION and STRANGE GESTURES and then he'll make you wanna jump up your seat and DANCE alongside him in a number of up-beat songs.After all of that,he'll show you his CONSIDERATE,INTROSPECTIVE and EMOTIONAL side which will melt your HEARTS.He has done an AMAZING job as usual.Undoubtedly,he is the NEXT BIG THING in Bollywood.
Aditya Roy Kapur's (of Aashiqui 2 fame) role is of a GOOFY guy who is addicted to gambling,fails in almost everything,has no sense of achievement and LOVES his friends.There isn't much for him in the screenplay but whenever he is on the screen,he is DELIGHTFUL.Kalki Koechlin is the new TOMBOY of Bollywood.Her performance is very CONVINCING and ALLURING.She holds her own SIGNIFICANCE even though the film clearly belongs to RANBIR and DEEPIKA.Once again,Pritam has produced a CHART-BUSTER ALBUM.This guy is a GENIUS.Almost all the songs are hits and have been choreographed SUPERBLY by Remo D'Souza and Farah Khan.BATAMEEZ DIL,BALAM PICHKARI,DILLIWALI GIRLFRIEND and GHAGRA are there to ROCK UP the place while KABIRA and SUBHAN-ALLAH are the songs with SOOTHING TUNES and TOUCHING LYRICS.
Also, the chemistry between the lead pair Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone is downright FIERY, and Deepika wildly excels in her subtle yet meaningful and deep performance as the introvert Naina.The dialogue is hilarious at times, and the movie has it share of well- written scenes, which almost perfectly depict every character's emotions.
The music is simply grand.YJHD isn't all that ambitious, and may seem like a bit of a departure from director Ayan Mukherji's last directorial venture, Wake Up Sid. But for those of you reading this review and are not living in India, you should really start with this film, if you want to check out some of Bollywood.Great performances, simple story, fiery song-and-dance sequences, funny lines, and a romantic soul, YJHD is a fine successor to DDLJ, for the youth..
Similarly Evelyn Sharma looks sexy & appealing in her small role but Rana Daggubati just comes and goes without making his presence felt.However, apart from everyone else in the film, the scenes I enjoyed the most were the ones between Ranbir Kapoor and Farooq Sheikh who is simply adorable as the loving father of his passionate son, eager to follow his dreams.
Apart from Arijit Singh's songs Kabira and Ilahi, there's nothing good in this film..the characters aren't developed, the narration is passe, and the story threadbare.The movie starts in flashback and there the characters go on a tour..while Deepika's annoying character falls for Ranbir Kapoor's character ..
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is the second movie of Wake up Sid fame Ayan Mukherjee.
Continue reading below to know the answer !!THE MOVIE: The story is all about friendship & love, shown through the main leads; Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor), Naina (Deepika Padukone), Aditi (Kalki Koechlin) & Avi (Aditya Roy Kapoor).Shot in the immaculate locations of Manali, Udaipur & Paris, the film primarily shows how the male & female leads affect each other's attitude, supported with a permutation of light/heavy emotions + peppy dance numbers & quirky dialogues !!'UP's : All the lead characters, as well as supporting casts precisely stole the show.Cinematography (V.Manikandan) & Editing (S.Rahmathulla) were superb, whereas Music (Pritam) & Direction (Ayan Mukerji) conveniently delved deep into viewer's soul !!'DOWN's : So many absurd scenes were there..For example: 1) In trekking, one needs to be physically fit & for physical fitness, regular workout is essential.As displayed here, the character of Naina is like a bookworm, who is not at all into gymming or such activities.Then how come she effortlessly climbs the difficult mountain peaks, when the so called audacious Bunny feels tired every now & then ?