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By Prema K. Š2006 Bollyvista.com |
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Jaan-e-Mann |
Now for the performances. Salman is almost playing himself in the film showing a plethora of emotions; attitude, mischief, a certain sensitivity and soft-heartedness. He's good. Akshay is superb as the slightly nerdish character. It's a complete contrast to his street smart characters in his other films. It shows his growth as an actor. Preity is wonderful. She looks convincing as someone who men can fall in love with. She's also looking gorgeous and classy. Anupam Kher is fantastic as Chachu. The rest of the cast is decent.
Debutant director Shirish Kunder has truly done a good job but he could have easily pruned the film by half an hour. It drags a bit especially the songs. Besides direction, Shirish has even written the story, screenplay, dialogues, composed the background music, and edited the film.
Although there's a lot of inspiration from real life incidents, there's nothing preachy about the film. It's a good blend of entertainment and emotions but there's no mass appeal to the film. It's sure to cater to the multiplex and elite crowd besides the overseas audience but business in the interiors seems bleak.
*** (Three Stars)
*poor; **average; ***good; ****very good; *****excellent |
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