'JAB WE MET' - A sweet n simple story....splendidly told !!!! Three cheers of Imtiaz :)

I don't know about the rest of the world, but I was waiting with bated breath to watch Imtiaz Ali's 'Jab We Met'. After a superb directorial debut in 'Socha Naa Tha', (which happens to be one of my all time favorite films) I really wanted to see if he will be able to live up to the expectations everyone had of him.... and what a delight he has whipped up in the form of an extremely charming and thoroughly entertaining romantic comedy....A genre,, that very few film makers in India understand, let alone attempt. Imtiaz has a gift...when it comes to creating moments that seem straight out of life, which to a large extent is due to his brilliant writing which hardly ever make the dialogues sound like regular film dialogues, something very reminiscent of his first film.


The film has amazing music and all songs are very well placed in the sceenplay. The two tracks that deserve a special mention for the way they've been shot are 'Nagada Nagada' and 'Yeh Ishq hai' ( A special mention here for brilliantly refreshing choreography by Saroj Khan). The number that has become my personal favorite after watching the movie is 'Aaoge Jab Tum' a beautiful song about longing sung by 'Ustad Rashid Khan'.

Whatever maybe the situation in their personal lives, Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor blow you away with what can be only termed as their career's best performance. They are so convincing as Aditya Kashyap and Geet Dhillon that 5 minutes into the movie,and you will see them just as their characters and nothing else.

This film proves that it just takes a good script and a great director to get across onscreen chemistry between two good actors. And the crackling chemistry amongst the lead actors is to be seen to be believed. Check out the hotel room sequences in the first half as well as the second half of the film.


Kareena Kapoor completely 'lives' her character with utmost sincerity. She does go slightly over the top in a rare few scenes but it gels well with her character of non-stop chatterbox 'Sikhni from Bhatinda'. She looks heartbreakingly beautiful , especially in the second half, and the girl brings tears to your eyes when you see her in the 'Aaoge Jab Tum' track.

Shahid Kapoor proves once again after 'Vivah' that he has what it takes to successfully carry a film on his shoulders. His immensely controlled performance as the young businessman disillusioned with life is one of the best performances by a lead actor this year.

Overall its a brilliantly written and directed film with great performances, which, lets face it, is a rare thing these days. Go grab your tickets NOW !!!!