Kabhi Al vida Na Kehna!!!!

I watched Kabhi Alvida na Kehna(KANK…just to make my writing more easier!) last night. It’s always good to go to a movie especially a night show with no expectations and that really helped us. I had heard so many views last couple of weeks that I was more curious to watch the movie to see my view on it!! I guess that helped coz I sat through the whole length of the movie and did not feel bored!!
Not going to explain the story again all over.. all of you would have read enough of rediff / other website reviews…Karan Johar’s movies have all been candy floss romance with enough of other sentiments thrown in for a good measure! Lets not deny it!! Everyone loved it! its the perfect bollywood formula that we never get tired off!! Glad he decided to break that image and make a movie that seems more realistic on the surface!!
My fav. character in the movie is Abhishek(Rishi..ok ok he looks just WOW)…As a man helplessly trying to salvage a marriage with a wife who just cannot relate to him or love him !! His outburst on hearing Rani’s confession is so well handled!! Preity fits the role of a career driven workaholic to the T…Glad at least one movie where woman are not totally portrayed as total Bit#$es just becoz they are career oriented! Shahrukh annoys you at so many points but I guess that’s the intention!! Rani looks good and the costume designer has tastefully selected her outfits!!She cries and laughs with élan!!
Agreed that two people fall so much in love that they decide to break their marriage.. The Mitwa becomes the soulmate!! What I really liked is there is nothing wrong with Rhea/Rishi. Usually movies with infidelity as the theme have a great tendency to portray the spouses as evil/cunning and totally selfish. Here that’s not the case and I think for once even if KJ had mentioned in his interviews that the movie is different then he actually means it!!It is different!! You can debate for ages about what is right and wrong here but there is no right and wrong! its what within your boundaries you consider as right and wrong!! That’s all !!To some married people their spouses getting out for a dance with someone else may seem wrong!! To some something more than that!! so its all relative!!
Songs are really nice and picturisation as usual justifies the same!! Forgot to mention Sam and chandigarh ma!! Mature people who see what their kids are getting into , they are my personal favourites!! Agreed the Sexy SAM went overboard though!!
In all its a movie you would like if you go without any preconceived notion!! There are no frills attached. Its a plain good ol’ love story !!Just that the love happens after the man and woman are married and its not to their spouses!!

Did the censor board sleep?

Recently watched the tamil flick Vettayadu Vilaydu !!The first thing that struck me while coming out is what is the censor board doing?The movie has been given a UA certificate when it should have been given a A or rather a AA!!There were more than half a dozen kids in the hall and I don’t think they should be watching such stuff! Anyone else who has seen the movie will know why I am saying that! Its also partly the parent’s responsibility to ensure that they find out about the natute of the movies before they bring their kids to the theater!I remember that my kid cousin wasn’t allowed in the theater that screened Virumandi(in Mumbai!) and I think something like that should be followed here as well.