Comments on: Review: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

By: Saleheen

Saleheen — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:53:59 +0000

I loved the movie – for a film with sooo many bollywood references, the feel of the film is European rom-com on Bhaang! the film was definitely not masala in the typical bollywood blockbuster sense, and yes, getting the in-jokes makes it muuuch more enjoyable. A salute to yashraj for spending so much money on a niche film – coz that’s what this actually is – not even arthouse, which everyone who goes to see would sycophantically pretend to love, but plain niche … a big budget musical for a really small audience.
ps – dontcha just love lara and the delicious way she lip-synchs to “Non non monsieur” in that Hollywood song? Also, did anyone notice that this is probably the first time Bollywood actors playing British Indians actually bothered to sound British?

By: Lalita

Lalita — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:27:38 +0000

Saw JBJ !

I thougt it was funny but nothing exceptional.
What i like about Shahaad Ali is that he cares about those “petites gens ” (in french). All these people in small towns with big dreams. That’s what makes his movies more real actually. They reflect our aspirations for happiness, money, glory and fame in a society where u don’t dream to be a lawyer or a doctor anymore. That’s why the main characters of these movies never have any problem to go against the law, or to lie… Even if our heroes here are NRI who dream about meet each other in India, being married in front of the Taj Mahal and so on… Shahid Ali is still talking about a Bunty and a Bably.

I liked the movie but i understand why some people didn’t like it.
I read somewhere that it was a movie for geeks… perhaps. I didn’t get all the references, except Sholay (Jaan-e-mann perhaps). Does it mean that i missed all the director intentions. Nope. JBJ is a big good joke that just needed to be shorter. It lacks rhythm, the pace drops at times, too much music in the second part of the movie.
When u do a movie like this (“a la�? Harry Meets Sally – is that the good title in English ?) u need some good twist to keep the viewers attention. And it wasn’t always the case here. Perhaps people needed more fun, masala etc… who knows ?
But just don’t say that none of them didn’t get Ali’s point.

(sorry for my bad English… salut !)

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By: Sonu

Sonu — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:13:42 +0000

JBJ rocks!! Its hillarious, with delightful visuals. It just teased its way through… rather unpredictable. Probably, that is the reason, it didn’t get along well with the majority of audience. Although it could have definitely done without monotonuos glimpses of Amitabh Bachchan, every now and then. Baby AB and Lara Dutta were cool.

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By: dipali

dipali — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:23:40 +0000

Just home after seeing the film, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to Shaad Ali’s next film. Couldn’t understand what people found wrong with it- I guess it takes all kinds!

By: Vishu

Vishu — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:51:04 +0000

Thanks to Qalandar for pointing me out to your blog. I am so relieved to see that theer are so many people like me who actually appreciated the whole idea behind JBJ. I am gonna read your other reviews and blog. Seems pretty darn interesting.

By the way the whole of Preity talking with camera os something that is often shown in most of the french comedy movies. This is something very common there.

By: Qalandar

Qalandar — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:57:08 +0000

Pawan: that is an astute point; sadly most of the reviewers have focused on how “incongruous” that sequence is in the film — I completely disagree, and indeed along with Kajra Re the Indian sequence of JBJ might be Shaad Ali’s best piece of filmmaking.

Sadly, there have long been strong rumors that as originally envisioned the film was to be set in India as BnB was, but that pressure from YRF led to the “switch” to London…

By: Rishi

Rishi — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:36:41 +0000

Thank God!

I thought I was the only one who enjoyed this movie for what it was. Every single reviewer out there starts shouting “bakwaas! Nothing happens in the movie!”

Thank you for not being overly pretentious in your reviews and having the ability to enjoy a film for what it is.

By: An Ideal Boy

An Ideal Boy — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:24:00 +0000

Hey Rangan!!
I was very happy after watching this movie. Your review sums up my feeling

It is a movie which you will either love or hate.