Jab We Met - Paisa Vasool

Starring : Shahid Kapur, Kareena Kapoor, Dara Singh, Kiran Juneja.
Director : Imtiaz Ali

Today I saw Jab We Met, it managed to increase my curiosity as it had got some very good review and ratings. And to say the least I found this movie to be thoroughly entertaining. A proper Masala Flick.

I have never considered Kareena Kapoor to be an amazing actress, and most actress that prove their mettle, do it through off beat roles or serious stuff. However I was truly impressed by the ease with which she took the role like a hand to the glove. It seemed that she was born to play the over the top, bubly Sikhni, and looked a billion dollars in the role. She is loud, she is harsh, and she is very north Indian, I guess this is what director actually wanted from the character. Coming to Shahid, he is a person who has got a lot of potential, and has not even reached 50% of it. This doesn't mean that he is not good in this movie, he is quite good too, however doesn't get much scope to perform other than look subtle. He seems to be destined for bigger things. No other actor has got any scope in the movie apart from couple of lines here and there.

Now the lesser we talk about the story, the better it is. It seemed to a same old repeated formula story with bits and pieces from here and there. No novelty value at all, you can easily predict what's gonna happen next, as such situations have been show numerous times on the screen. However its the treatment of the story that leaves an impression and lifts the movie.

I am not sure if people would agree with me on this, however I found second half to be a bit boring compared to the first one. After the first half, I was expecting a cracker of second half, however was disappointed when script took a cliched turn and slowed things tremendously.

The major plus point of the movie is that music by Pritam is simply chart topping material. I have been listening to the songs for quite some time, and they actually looked good on screen, thanks to good cinematography, Manali, Rajasthan etc. have been captured in an wonderful way. Dialogues are top notch too.

All in all, the feel good factor is what keeps the movie alive and would ensure that cash registers keep ringing for some time to come. Also the movie has been publicized well, thanks to the efforts of marketing and also breakup of the Kapoor and Kapur.

From now on I would be using a Five point scale for rating, as I feel I am not able to do justice on a 10 point one.

My Rating : 3/5