![]() ![]() ![]() Ok Jaanu is far superior to the original Mani Ratnam film. If you find it cute.naah, even then it's not for you. So, if you get peeved off by that kind of love-doveyness, this one isn't for you. They are just smitten by their own coolness of having brought up “live-in” relationships to Indian cinema. HUMMA OK JAANU LYRICS MOVIEWhat with a name that seems to be an excuse for the couple to call each other by the purportedly cute nickname, “Jaanu”? As the movie moves along, you realise the filmmakers aren't really interested in getting you interested. To begin with OK Jaanu has very little to hold your interest. Are age and experience what set these relationships apart? Or is it just the 'M' word? The steady, unbreakable bond between Paplu and Baby is very similar to that between Adi and Tara and yet it is different. While I am thankful that there wasn't an overt comparison, this contrast wasn't explored either. The only thing that worked for me is the juxtaposition of Adi-Tara's relationship against that between Paplu and Baby. There is only so much baseless sweetness I can handle. But it is a bit too in-the-face for you to believe it. Then you realise that you just don't feel all the passion that the lead couple is putting up for show. Even so, the three main performances keep you going for a bit. Kitu Gidwani and Leela Samson (Paplu's wife, Baby) are rather wooden under the garb of being stern and having Alzheimer's respectively. A sleepwalk role for Naseeruddin Shah (Paplu), of course. The background music and absence thereof also provided just the right amount of calmness between the mad, supposedly intense love between the lead couple.Īgain, individually Shraddha Kapoor (Tara) and Aditya Roy Kapoor (Adi) emote what they are supposed to. Some scenes, especially those shot in the Mumbai trains went well with the pace of the relationship and its confusion. Interestingly individually some of the departments worked very well. This is in the hope for that one moment of “spark”, that one fresh insight on relationships, that one instance of being together which connects me to the characters. Of course, I watch one after another, the romantic in me even looks forward to almost all of them. The question is, how many such stories can I watch and enjoy, though? I had pretty much reached my limit even before OK Jaanu. A lot of the hesitation seems to come from experience, introspection and knowing what they want, some of it seems to come from “we are too cool for love/marriage” self-assuredness. Is this love? To marry or not to marry? I am sure a lot of couples go through these questions - more so now than a couple of decades ago. ![]()
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