This is my take on Yash Chopra's latest love saga Veer Zaara.
I have already watched this movie 3 times and its on its way to becoming a favorite. A lot of people don't like sappy romance movies cos they think its just not possible for people to be so dedicated in love and that may be true with the way the world is going but there will always be the exceptions.
I am a die hard romantic at heart and would love to spend all my time keeping some woman happy, though I haven't had that privilege yet. I completely agree with those of you who might feel that just after a day spent together, Veer and Zaara cannot feel so strongly about each other that they would cross so many obstacles to be with each other. But thats also like saying that a couple who have been in love for 10 years, cannot cheat on each other. Everything's possible. So I will say the plot is believable.
The most interesting part of this movie was the fact that there was no Pak bashing at all. In fact all the pakistani characters were very believable and genuine. Manoj Bajpai was the only negative character and even he is redeemed when they say he went abroad to live, meaning at least he's not the kind of character who tortures and abuses Zaara cos she broke their engagement.
Shah Rukh can sleepwalk through a romantic role and pulls it off with the finesse of the showman that he truly is. The old man get up was a bit much, but he did manage to induce some genuineness into the character with some very good dialogue delivery.
Priety has always been a favorite of mine, ever since here Liril days and she pulls off a slightly complicated role brilliantly. The scene when she tells her mom that there's a man across the border who will die for her, and also when she tells Shabbo that Veer is ingrained in her soul were brilliant.
Rani underplayed her role quite magnificently. A very deglamourized role with some powerful dialogues and she is turning out to be one pocket sized dynamo on screen. Watch the teaser trailer of BLACK ( Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next with the Big B and Rani ... looks like she's gonna pull off another brilliant role).
Some of the interesting scenes:
1. Shah Rukh and Kiron Kher .. shen she comes to beg for Zaara's life ... superb interplay between the characters.
2. Rani and Anupam Kher ... his dialogue after he loses the case ... plain old truth is so effective.
3. Shah Rukh and Manoj Bajpai ... when he tells him to take care of Zaara .... it takes a lot of guts to do that and the scene was very strong.
All the actors pulled off their roles with aplomb and Yash Chopra proves again that sex and sleaze is not needed to make a hit movie. Jus a good story and belief in what u'r presenting. Also each of the songs was directly a part of the narrative and the lyrics are quite stunning.
My loudest cheers are for Aditya Chopra ... for his sterling screenplay and some of the most impressive and heart tugging dialogues I have seen in a long time. Hats off.
This is just the way I feel about the movie. Please write and let me know if u agree or disagree. Criticism is always welcome, isnt it??
