Kaunsi Kahani ?. Review on Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani

Staring at the four stars, I am wondering from where have they appeared, for what reason and which one belongs to whom. And the best or worst part is that I can see them blinking wherever I turn my eye. Either am losing reason or sight but no matter how hard I try am not convinced!

I was sure that Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa would definitely revisit bollywood one fine day, for one reason that it was too bold an initiative (for those times) to resist the allure- a loser kind hearted hero, picturesque Goa, wannabe Girl, tucked away better off boyfriend, the hero saving the day for her always, not uttering about his love, she too busy in her own world. So what’s different that could not strike the chord in Ajab Prem ki Gajab Kahani, first of all it lack the depth which Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa had and of course the courage which Shahrukh had to keep the meaning intact with the climax. Ranbir Kapoor as happy go lucky Prem, with a President batch constantly adorning his shirt, cannot even come nearer to displaying the emotions he should be feeling. In short, he is predictably flat. Ditto for Katrina Kaif, who surely had more acting experience than Suchrita Krishnamoorthy and still could not match up with her innocence. And I would wait for a day when she could work on her accent. Looks cannot compensate for acting skills. He stammers, she stammers and together they try their best to generate a chemistry, but fail to pull the heartstrings. Darshan Jariwala as Prem’s father is the one makes few scenes bearable and wherever he shares the screen space with Ranbir, there is a certain sort of hilarity to the situation. Upen Patel as Katrina’s secret boyfriend springing out like a Jack in the box is definitely a letdown, wish they could have some better actor doing the cameo.

So movie fits perfectly into the parameters of movies pulling crowds nowadays, It has excellent packaging! Locales are surely lovely and the song “Tu Jaane Naa” is picturised absolutely dreamily. S Thiru has done an excellent cinematography. The two songs where Atif Aslam lends his voice are of course an asset for the movie too. If Rajkumar Santoshi said that he was trying to recreate the magic of Andaaz Apna Apna, he surely needs to get natural and effortless as he was before and of course original. Sometimes too hard a try just becomes a spoiler. And of course a storyline which was nearly perfectly done always ends up in comparisons.

Summing up Two Stars : One for Locales and excellent cinematography , half for Atif’s voice and other half for Darshan Jariwala