Jhoom Barabar Jhoom-Movie Review

Starring

Abhishek Bachchan.... Rikki Thukral
Preity Zinta.... Alvira Khan
Lara Dutta.... Anaida
Bobby Deol.... Steve
Amitabh Bachchan.... Special Appearance

Director: Shaad Ali
Producer: Aditya Chopra
Lyricist: Gulzar
Musician: Shankar Ehsan Loy

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

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Start tapping your feet guys and gals! Shaad Ali presents JBJ!

Fancy dress competition, lousy Punjabi music two wannabe couples and lastly Bollywood’s own Johnny Depp -Amitabh Bacchan!

It all starts with a situation that's an “Ittefaq”, churning into fun heart-to-heart talk later into suspense and last but not the least laughter!
Abhisheik Bacchan a.k.a Rikki Thukral is a ‘hardcore Punjabi munda’ from ‘bhatina’ who lives in London and does "bijness" and keeps uttering “Oye Blimey!”, carrying a golden-Dolce and Gabbana-MOTO-RAZR through-out the movie. He incidentally meets 'Alvira Khan' (Preity Zinta) at a busy morning at London Waterloo station and over a cup of ‘koffe’ they share many secrets that are hard to digest!

Alvira is a born Pakistani but prefers to be addressed as ‘British’, prays to Christ and wows to marry a ‘gora munda’ only. These ‘India-Pakistani refugees’ are impatiently waiting for their fiancée and fiancé respectively at the station and decide to kill the time by sharing their "How-I-met-my-lover-and-all-that-stuff" over a cup of coffee and doughnuts which Rikki just adores and cuteishly pronounces as ‘dog-nuts’!

Rikki tells Alvira how he met Anaida (Lara Dutta), the manager of ‘Ritz’ in Paris on the same night when Princess Diana and Dody Fayed walked out for the car ride that claimed their life. >“Jab do pyar karne wale marte hain, tab do naye pyar karne walon ka janam hota hai” quotes the philosophical Rikki.

Alvira reveals him how she met Steve (Bobby Deol) in London’s Madame Tussaud’s museum. Like our traditional Bollywood hero, Steve saved Alvira’s life and then the fall in love with each other.


While Alvira detests Rikki, slowly cupid hits and love strikes them! Here Apna ‘Big B’ plays the ‘Sutradhar’ and narrates their "Pyar ki kahani" over a “Halke” soundtrack which is a hyperbole and disgustingly unimaginative.They finally depart and exchange their Nos but something awaits for both of them.
Kahani mein twist...which I am not going to reveal but see this for yourself!(earlier many bloggers had complained or should i say commented that i reveal the truth..thanks to all of them i have realised my mistake and improving already!)

USP of the movie...



Undoubtly is Abhisheik Bacchan who is the only pillar of the movie-strong and termite-ridden! He can now be proudly known as ‘AB’ rather than ‘Big B's baby’.
He flawlessly slips into the role of 'Punjabi Munda from Bhatinda'.He makes you laugh and smile and might be your only reason that would help you stick to your plush-theatre chairs!

Preity Zinta looks not as pretty as she has lost her ‘Bubbly-charm’ like in ‘Solider’ and ‘Liril Ad’. Although her classy style and acting needs to be credited.

Lara Dutta should be given pat on her back for selecting a best-package deal Yash Raj Movie which would soar her career high on the Bollywood sky! She dresses as a French Ritz manager with a ‘Monsieur accent’ later changing into a ‘Prostitute’ seamlessly. Lara has a long way to go that’s for sure.

Bobby Deol looks cute and tempting. He manages to match the steps with his co-stars gracefully this time and his new curly-mop hairstyle is going to be the next fashion statement among youngsters.

‘Kiss and tell me’- Well these two couples can now pose a threat to serial kisser Emran Hasmi! You would witness lots of smooches and lip-locks in JBJ which are not so arousing but rather lousy and out-dated I should say.

‘Short Skirts and Cleavage Show’- well now you can stop accusing Mallika Sherawat of her skin show as you would see oodles of micro-miniest skirts and minimal dressing from Preity and Lara, though they can carry it off without looking vulgar and obscene.


The bright coloured and outrageous costumes designed by Aki Narula would catch your attention throughout the movie and lastly the ‘Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom Punjabi track’ where you would want to jump from your seat and join the gang!

The cinematography of the movie needs an applaud! You would experience totally new angles and dimensions in JBJ. Shaad Ali who is a first time visitor to London for his film-shoot surprises you with his charm and imagination.

Music- Tracks like “My Ticket to Hollywood” and “Jhoom Barabar Jhoom-Punjabi Version” are spicy and groovy. Rest of them would be like ‘Lula-byes’ which you heard from your granny in your toddler days!

So would you Jhoom to Shaad Ali and his Puppet’s tunes?
Well you could imagine yourself at a Punjabi-wedding jiggling your butts to some extremely loud music and enjoying it? If the answer is yes then go ahead and watch this movie and you won’t regret it! But if you are on the other side of the camp then better play nice music on your stereo and tap you feat on your bedroom floor instead!

Rate this Movie-
** 1/2
1 star for the publicity,posters,ads,previews,costumes,etc
1 for Abhisheik Bacchan
and 1/2 star for rest of the natak!