![]() ![]() Kapur, playing Avi, has his part chopped off in frames, thereby eliminating long passages of character connection with the audience. Kapoor, almost always great in any role, never seems to find the blatant extravagance of a cocky women charmer. Kapoor’s performance is an aimless affair Mr. “Dilli Wali Girlfriend” is somewhere between fine and dandy, with “Balam Pichkari” being the so-so number of the filmed soundtrack (the choreography is by Remo D'Souza, Ganesh Acharya, Farah Khan, with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Kumaar, and music by Pritam). “Badtameez Dil” works out fine, as does “Illahi”, “Kabira”, and “Subhan Allah”. Dixit is who she is (re: insert wide-eyed fanboy expression here). And the song’s don’t help much.Īn early item-number by Madhuri Dixit – “Ghagara” – shows us why Ms. Mukherji’s straight-laced poignancy creates imbalanced entropy, making the fluxes dastardly when they happen. Mukerji also wrote the screenplay, and last directed “Wake Up Sid”, also staring Ranbir Kapoor). Johar) with a deep-seated dash of director Ayan Mukherji’s directorial staple (Mr. ![]() The trip turns into a growing (and at times, an undistinguished) experience, and eight years later, the film turns into a mellow version of its original promised premise: A semi-Bollywood wedding (including two impromptu dance routines), egoistic clashes and edgy moments of empathy.īasically, it’s a Karan Johar movie (the film is, by the way, produced by Mr. Naina, meanwhile, has been a nerdy recluse, who hides behind her spectacles. And Avi, well, Avi’s a borderline drunk with a serious tick to gamble. Let me summarize this: Bunny, Aditi (Kalki Koechlin) and Avi (Aditiya Roy Kapur) are childhood friends who meet Naina (Deepika Padukone) – an old school acquaintance – on a getaway trip, that’s more or less a full-on product placement job from .īunny is a flirt with the desire to travel, Aditi is a semi-punk-goth with a surprising sense of astute and un-confessed love for Avi. ![]() The problem then, is one of two things: either Bunny hasn’t learned anything or the screenplay didn’t transition enough to make a difference. Bunny, although a loveable lad, is immune to the feelings of others and eight years later – post the film’s interval – his self-importance is as much in bloom as it was when we last saw him (which was, maybe, minute before the interval). Kabir Thapar, aka Ranbir Kapoor) – a self-centered free-spirit whose chief inspirations in life are international cities and travel guides. The genetics of “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, the new romantic, coming of age drama, makes it as confused as its central youth, Bunny (aka. To be traditional Bollywood, or stay idiosyncratically new age choices, choices… “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”: mixed and matched conventions, often bungle up the most unpretentious of enterprises. ![]()
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