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Jaane Tu ya jaane na
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29 reviewers have given Jaane Tu ya jaane na an average rating of 3.6/5.0 (?)
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Thumbs up by Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice ...All these actors are very appropriately cast in a story that has loads of youthful exuberance, hilarity, love, friendship, romance and heartbreak.... full review
So-So by Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express ...he film seems to have been written in English and merely translated to Hindi... full review
So-So by Aaina Sharma, Bollywood Mantra ...It is an ordinary teenager love story told in a totally new, refreshing manner.... full review
Thumbs up by Hetal Adesara, Business of Cinema ...sincere attempt by a debutant director... full review
Thumbs up by Deep, Deep's Home ...Genelia!!!! She simply rocked, she looked so beautiful.... full review
Thumbs up by Mayuri Sharma, Desicritics ...Genelia is pretty, sparkling, very spontaneous and livens up each shot.... full review
Thumbs up by Shrikant, Desicritics ...grey treatment of characters, actions and emotions.... full review
So-So by Aniruddha Guha, DNA ...Tyrewala has spiced it up with a great script... full review
Thumbs up by Martin D'souza, Glamsham.com ...It hooks you from the first scene, until the last.... full review
Thumbs up by Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times ...For once, the 20-something bunch is quite believable, togged out in street fashion, avoiding gobs of make-up and connecting on equal terms, without ever making a mountain out of the molehill of their differing income groups.... full review
Thumbs down by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live ...Am I really being unreasonable if I can't understand why Abbas would give us such stereotypes as the gujju in the group... full review
Thumbs up by Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM ...A.R. Rahman's music is already a rage and the two songs at the start are superb compositions.... full review
Thumbs up by Renuka Vyavahare, indiatimes ...Imran gets a tailor made role for him, as his petite personality and casual attitude makes him fit the bill of Jai perfectly... full review
Thumbs up Movie Talkies ...Rahman's music is minimal, with the guitar theme used at the right times,... full review
Thumbs up by Abhavya Sharan, MovieWalah ...It comes at a time when we were all bored of Karan Johar's designer romance and 40 plus SRK playing a college boy.... full review
Thumbs up by Mayank Shekhar, NDTV ...veryone doesn't bedazzle you with their beauty. They're all attractive in their own ways, and they seem 'people like us'.... full review
Thumbs up by Subhash K Jha, Now Running.com ...Peep underneath. And you see the narration covering a lot of familiar ground.... full review
Thumbs down by Azad, Passion for Cinema ...I seriously fail to understand why Abbas didn’t try to spoof the love story between its lead characters.... full review
Thumbs down by Phoenixnu, Passion for Cinema ...Am not at all interested in stories of all those rich, bored and dumb kids who have nothing to do in life except sing, dance and party.... full review
Thumbs up by Joxily John, Planet Bollywood ...Now let us call a ‘spade’ a ‘spade’ and agree that Jaane Tu has a very stale plot.... full review
So-So by Hanumant Bhansali, Radio Sargam ...Abbas Tyrewala could have channelized his energies more towards the script than handling more of the creative aspects himself... full review
Thumbs up by Prasanna Zore, Rediff ...the best character that leaves his mark with his hatred and jealousy for Jai is Aditi's brother, Amit... full review
Thumbs up by Raja Sen, Rediff ... It's anything but unconventional, an ImtiazAli-esque warm-blooded romance replete with confusion, off-key singing and a narrative cribbed from Forget Paris.... full review
Thumbs down SearchIndia.com ...Besides the hackneyed story, there were quite a few weird scenes.... full review
So-So by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies ...It is therefore Tyrewala’s skill that we are still pulled into the film and cannot help but listen to the characters.... full review
So-So by Kavita Ogale, Times Now ...Where the actors are concerned, they definitely do know how to act, but are a little rough around the edges.... full review
So-So by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...But the kahani mein twist is so silly, it makes you want to cry over all the spilt milk... full review
Thumbs up by Saakshi Juneja, To Each Its Own ...The cast was fresh, each character well-etched out and played convincingly.... full review
Jaane Tu ya jaane na - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website
- Producer: Aamir Khan
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, Mansoor Khan - Director: Abbas Tyrewala
- Lead Cast: Genelia Dsouza, Imran Khan
- Supporting Cast: Manjari, Ayaz Khan, Karan Makhija, Sugandha Garg, Nirav Mehta, Alishka Varde, Renuka Kunjru, Prateik Babbar, Anuradha Patel, Jayant Kriplani, Ratna Pathak Shah
- Story: Abbas Tyrewala
- Cinematography: Manoj Lobo
- Editor: Shan Mohammed
- Choreography: Rajeev Surtiu, Longinus Fernandes
- Music Director: A R Rahman
- Lyrics: Abbas Tyrewala
- Running time: 160 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Romance
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Comments (31)
jaane tu ya jaane na review...
The only word that comes to mind is ‘cute’. Yeah, my vocabulary is never spectacular anyways. But, cute it is. No less and unfortunately, no more....
chavanni's review...
http://chavannichap.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_779.html
Nice review. I too felt the same thing. Dont know why all the other reviewers are raving about this movie. According to me, except for the treatment, everything else in the movie was just too normal (and dragging at times too!)
Btw, where is ur usual nitty gritty section?
yu guys are mad, how silly to think about a story
must having sexual contact,rubbish,change the sites name keep it without thinking and going to a movie ha,ha.
Thanks for sharing this!This was one movie I wanted to go and watch.
Hey Vimal, have been busy with one thing or the other, that's why couldn't do the nitty-gritty section. Its on my 'to do' list for today.
if i had gone purely by your rating for movies released this year , i would have died of Cinema starvation waiting for "vidoes" to release!..do you work in some racket for Moser Baer..LOL !!
whats wrong with this movie now? wont one have a good time watching this on big screen ?!! why does it get clubbed with that monstrosity called De Taali ? are you saying this one is only as good as De Taali !..Seriously ?!
@Ps
You should !.. go ahead and watch this one .
morph, hey!!! have been missing you. Where were you all these days?
Believe me, I did ask myself if this one was only as good as 'De Taali'. Well it is, but only a shade. And that shade shows in the detailed ratings.
The way I thought of it is - both are movies about friends falling in love with each other or otherwise. Both were trying to entertain. Both made me go "awwww" at a couple of places. 'De Taali' made me laugh really hard at a few places and 'Jaane tu...' made me smile throughout.
!!! mild spoiler ahead !!!
What was wrong with the movie? Well, besides the fact that i didn't like the way things ended up because it was no different from any other 'boy meets girl' movie, i didn't think the individual pieces or bits added up to make a very good 'whole' product. It was better than decent, but not great.
"Waiting for Godot" is a famous play where characters wait for Mr. Godot, interestingly he never arrives :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot
Thanks Mayur! Should have wiki'ed it in the first place...
anyways, but it still makes no sense in the context of the movie...it was a random tribute, i guess.
hmmm..not a random tribute ..its like the movie's lead pair who were waiting for "true love" to arrive from some other place but it never did .
it was much much better than decent and definitely leagues ahead of de taali ...
btw between a movie that makes me "laugh at few places" and a movie that makes me "smile throughout" , i will take the latter any day .
hmmm, morph...i enjoy metaphors, even if i don't get them the first time around, but this one seems a little forced, if your interpretation is correct.
Sob! sob! sob!... I was expecting u to atleast say...'Watch for sure - preferably in theatre' but got disappointed... Sadly its a sad review for a HEP! film...:)
Hey, come on Subur, if I were sitting in a premiere with the director, Aamir Khan, the cast (especially Genelia, right?) around me, I'd tend to like the movie a little more than usual. No?
I assume the excitement in the air is different when you are watching a premiere. I know for sure the excitement is different for a first day first show in comparison to a few days later.
I think its an awesome movie. I have been following your reviews for quite some time and I have noticed that the seriousness about the cinema which seeped in after you had gone for the course in Film appreciation.
However, I would like to say I know camera angles etc are important. But every movie has its own flavor. I see most movies in the theatre and what I like watching is the energy a movie generates amongst the crowd and how engaging it is.
Although Aamir might have been a great movie with everything technically correct, it was a little too long for people to stick around and watch intently. Jaane tu.. might not have been technically correct but the crowds went crazy watching it, loving it. Is that totally irrelevant when you review a movie?
When readers like me come looking for a movie review, what exactly are they looking for? an entertaining and engaging movie or a technically correct movies with a balanced number of longshot, medium shots and closeups?
Kindly reconsider your rating which tripe like De taali, mindless Thoda pyar thoda magic, dhamaal, dus kahaaniyan.. have also got.
Thanks
Nisha
Hey Nisha! Welcome back!!
I really don't think I let the technical aspects overwhelm my opinion of the movie. For me the movie is more about what the director's/writer's most likely intention was - then it may be to pass on a social message or tell a story or entertain. Then, I see if it worked for me and try to dissect why I liked/disliked it. Believe me, this has been natural, not a laboured effort, so much so as to spoil my experience of the movie.
Case in example, Summer 2007, it must have been one of the worst movies, technically. But, none of that can over-ride the awareness it was trying to create. It worked in sensitizing me to the issues of our farmers.
Seriously Nisha, I try to keep the reviews about my opinion, because there is no way I can claim that I know the pulse of the "crowd". I am no mind-reader. I am 'a part' of that crowd, so I will know only what that 'part' feels about the movie.
I loved the movie and genelia was a like a fresh air in the middle of all des plastic faces dat r der in bollywood today...and i simply adored Imraan and his voice. I throughly enjoyed the movie and its music.Sign up on Planet Radio City to get all the latest info about ur fav music and singer/composer. Also get lyrics and meet others who like your kinda music. Spread the word about your favourite music.
I think its a cool movie and a muct watch for Youngsters
No doubt this is a pleasing movie.This movie has brought a fresh air in bollywood after few month.
Hey Meetu, good to see that my comments got published.. I was a little apprehensive :)
Anyways, I am not in habit of giving comments until and unless they become indispensible. I was shocked to see the review for Jab we met and same thing happened for Jaane tu.. Do you see a similarity? Its not as if I am a big fan of feel good movies. Maybe you have to give them some brownie points. Maybe somewhere everything in these movie adds up so that the viewer leaves with a big grin pasted on his face and remembers it for next few weeks.
Anyways thats just my opinion.
Would you be covering Osian's btw if you are delhi based? They show some great movies there.I saw quite a few last year, and great collection I must admit.
Hope to see you there.
Nisha
Hey Nisha,
Why would I not publish your comment? Because you did not agree with me? Never...differences of opinion are one of the most enjoyable things!
I do realize that I am a little harsh on the "romantic" feel good movies. The thing is my rating is based on the feeling I come out with while walking out of the theater (as you agree it should be). Both these movies, left me feeling something was missing. Jaane tu gave me that feeling a lot more than Jab we met.
I'm not Delhi based and can't attend Osian. I don't mind to have you as a guest on wogma if you want to cover the festival. Do let me know what you think.
Thanks!!
wow.. I am flattered. :)
Last year I attended most of the movies. (Best being Jaagte Raho on big screen!)
But then I was on a vacation, I would be really lucky even if I can attend couple of movies this year. That wont be fair to the festival at all..
Thanks anyways :)
Nisha
Ok, i understand, Nisha. But, any time if you'd like to write your opinion of any movie (except latest Hindi, maybe because I cover them anyway), or a movie related topic, do let me know. Of course, we'll have to do a trial run, etc, but that will come once you are on board.
Sure!.
I think the movie is cute, as you said, but at times, it tries just too hard to be cute, and the characters come out as unreal. I might have enjoyed this movie when I was in my teens, but today, I think too many scenes appeared just too sugary for my taste.
ok i like jenni very much and the heros acting is too good i like kabhi kabhi aditi song very much
Oh great!kabhi kabhi afiti is such an awesome song!this film is a must see & its great
hi..its great and i like it alot...
it's really a superb movie
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