While on audio the OST may have fallen into mediocrity, it comes to life through visuals. Salim-Sulaiman's musical score comes alive on screen. Art Director Muneesh Sappal is provided the same creative freedom. Chandran is able to paint a realistic portrait of the mundane life of Surinder, while also painting the extravagantly colorful landscapes of YRF standards. Furthermore, the parallel storylines allow for Chopra to showcase two artistic sides: Ace cameraman Ravi K.
Technically, the film is as glossy as you'd expect any YRF film to be. Despite its flaws, Chopra's screenplay brings to light the perplexing though of a wife cheating on her husband with her husband. Although not nearly to the majestic levels of DDLJ or Mohabbatein, RNBDJ is still a sweet departure from other candy-floss cinema that would aim to hit the same spot. Chopra, on the whole, delivers a welcome entertainer in true Yash Raj style. It may appear that the film is littered with flaws. In layman's terms, the climax is slightly more predictable than you would otherwise like it to be. Coming to my final major criticism of RNBDJ - Despite an otherwise novel story, the film tends to unravel in a very familiar fashion. Plainly put, the nostalgic song and dance number will be loved by one and all for its stroll down memory lane by way of a gyrating Shah Rukh Khan and special appearances by Kajol, Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta, Preity Zinta, and Rani Mukherjee. Fortunately for YRF, this is a rare example of a critical flaw leading to commercial popularity. Intended as a portal into Taani's fantasies, it honestly feels like the projectionist switched over to MTV for 7 minutes. It's clear that this point was conveniently ignored by Chopra to further propel the script.įurthermore, the music video of Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte sticks out like a sore-thumb. For instance, Taani is unable to recognize her husband simply because he wears sunglasses instead of regular glasses and doesn't have a moustache. Other issues with the writing are more singular in nature. Perhaps the film would have been more engaging if the two stories were flipped, where Surinder was the uncanny alter ego of Raj. We want to see more of the mysteriously restrained Surinder and his dimly lit relationship with Taani, not the obnoxious caricature of Raj (played by SRK for the umpteenth time). We want to see more of the great Punjabi outdoors and less of the fabricated filmy in-studio dance session. What he fails to recognize is that it is Story #1 that is more appealing in its subtleties. The couple of Story #1 is Surinder-Taani, whereas the couple of Story #2 is Raj-Taani.Īditya leans heavily on Story #2 as the film's major selling point, which is obvious seeing as how it takes up most of the screenplay and initiates the conflict. While creating Surinder's alter ego, Chopra surreptitiously pens parallel stories - each of which serving as a sharp foil to the other. Chopra's screenplay is above-average at best. This is what Chopra achieves while analyzing the jodi of Surinder and Taani. Nevertheless, it is the trademark of YRF to find larger-than-life stories within mediocre ones. This is the basic premise of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.Īs the film opens to the bustling streets of Punjab, you can tell this film will be treated in a much more real manner than Chopra's previous two works. It is his quest to earn her love that gives birth to Surinder's outgoing alter ego - Raj. Unfortunately for Surinder, he was love-struck from the day he first laid eyes on the simple and innocent young lady. Virtual strangers, Taani soon after admits that although she'll be a very devoted wife, she will never be able to love him. Taking only that which is offered to him, Surinder weds Taani (Anushka Sharma) in accordance with her father's dying wish.
Surinder Sawhney (Shah Rukh Khan) is a middle-aged, modest, and very introverted individual. He joins hands with SRK for a third time to write a relatively modest love story.the story of Mr. After bringing us one of Indian Cinema's most treasured films of all-time, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge (1995), he returned with Shah Rukh Khan in another romantic epic, Mohabbatein (2000). Heir to the majestic throne of Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra returns to the director's chair after a lengthy absence of eight years. Public Rating Average: 5.12 / 10 (rated by 411 viewers)
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