Nov 12, 2005 08:35 PM
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(Updated Nov 26, 2005 01:47 PM)
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is the story of Sunil (Shahrukh Khan), the girl he loves, Anna (Suchitra Krishnamurty) and the guy she loves, Chris (Deepak Tijori).
Sunil, realizing the budding relationship between Anna and Chris decides to take things into his own hands by trying to create rifts between the two and taking advantage of the situations to woo Anna himself.
Supporting these three are Sunil's family, his musical friends (look a little closer and you'll see Ashutosh Gowarikar among them) and also the local Father (Naseeruddin Shah) who acts as Sunil's mentor.
This may sound like a very simple and typical love triangle, which it is.
What makes it different is Sunil.
His character is one that is rarely seen in Indian cinema, yet not unfamiliar to us because we've met hundreds of Sunils in our lifetime.
We ourselves might be a Sunil. He is that real.
He has no great physical strength (Shahrukh in 93? puny!), or great intelligence (he failed the same class several times)or great wealth (his father is a mechanic).
He is a regular guy trying to get the girl he loves. Sunil happens to be Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa's greatest asset.
We see everything and everyone through his eyes which makes his world real to us. The things he does are things we might do when in love.
What he ultimately does in the end might reflect on who many of us really are on the inside: simple people who love their family and friends.
A lot of people believe Shahrukh Khan became an actor with Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge in '95.
The truth is that he was well on his way to becoming the one of the greatest actor's of the decade when this movie released.
He is Sunil. He breathes life into the role making it much more than just a character in a story, he brings Sunil to life, he brings Sunil to us.
He is brilliant. WOW! I can't describe it any better.
Of all Shahrukh Khan movies this is by far the best.
The story itself is not original, but the ambiance that it creates is definitely distinct from any other movie.
It is truly a shame that people did not enjoy Shahrukh Khans best performance to date.
Unlike all of the other characters he portrays in his movies you can make a connection to one he plays in this one.
Funny how people love it when Shahrukh Khan over acts and don't recognize true art when they see it.
It is very discouraging to see films like this one not doing well with the main stream audience.
It means that the film-makers will go back to their ''formula'' movies.
The songs of this movie were really spell binding.
The music was a throw back to the 70's Kishore Kumar era, with a touch of its own uniqueness.
Kumar Sanu voice sounds really great, and comparable to Kishore's voice.
All in all, the comedy, the drama, the music, and the surprise ending make this movie really exceptional.
