I walked into this film, paying Premium Rates, at a classy multiplex in Connaught Place, New Delhi, simply to escape the afternoon heat for a few hours. I had no idea what the movie was about, or what could be expected. I was pleasantly surprised to see the film opening with Amitabh doing a cameo rip-off on Carlos Santana, singing a song with foot-tapping beats. Since I accept that Abhishek is not only a lousy actor, he is one of the ugliest actors around, his lip-hanging dialog delivery and lugubrious comedy was no surprise. However, he seems to have accepted his ugly looks and tends to keep a stubble to give him a macho 'look'. From Refugee, he has come a long way, finally accepting that emoting is not for him, and he can earn bucks as long as he is in his father's shadow.. his future has always been bleak. Preeti Zinta, has been repeating herself over and over again as an NRI (Non Resident Pakistani here).. but so what.. let the cheques come as long as possible. A promising actress doing hopeless roles. The rather masculine Lara Dutta was quite charming and the underrated Deol, with his locks back,was far far better then the small B. As to the film, there is absolutely nothing in it to discuss.. just a roller-coaster sequence of events, ending into a predictable conclusion. What is different in it that it is not run-of-mill.. No villains, no fights, no vendettas, no caste / religion issues, no social messages,no bombastic dialogs, no villainous parents, no weepy mothers, no heavy-handed treatment of national integration, no platitudes. Just about perfect to escape the afternoon sun and smile, while the movie rolls and bounces along..
Review of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
