Was Faana really that bad?

I have been reading reviews of the recently released bollywood movie Faana. Most of the leading news papers have ripped the movie saying its clichéd, too un- realistic blah blah.. Was just wondering! Afterall you are watching a Bollywood movie and that too Yash Chopra!! What do you expect? A meaningful movie about the after effects of war, the troubles faced during Hitler times, Political Vendetta, Oil-wars…..You must be joking. It has to be a boy-meets-girl story with just a change in the backdrop!! We have seen it before haven’t we? Across India/Pakistan Borders, across valley rivers mountains of Kashmir!! We have even accepted cycle rickshaw chasing a SUV and actually winning over it! So its not fair I think on our part to suddenly expect meaningful cinema and blame the director/production house for not giving what we wanted!!
Coming to my view on the movie…I expected the worst coz a friend of mine who saw the movie gave me a bad review. We went as a huge gang and boy I had fun! I don’t understand shayiri Hindi and I just bugged others to enlighten me on this.. Imagine people in a movie still talking like “ Love, What can I do without Thou”,…and the like.. My point was it did not get boring! And the movie damn well reaches the mushy audience well!! I saw people crying almost at all “clichéd” scenes!! Second half well was funny with all the terrorist Kashmir funda thrown it!! But again I dint think it was not watachable. After all Kajol managed to steal the movie away from everyone. She’s a delight to watch!!!!! Aamir well hmm..well…did what he could do best!! The whole ATC (try figuring it out!) was such a joke that it makes you wonder if it’s a spoof!! Locations are picturesque as well!! The kid manages to steal your heart away as well!!
Overall you go in without any expectation and you would come out feeling nice!! After all a love story that has a tragic ending cannot fail. Its the time tested formula of Indian or for that matter any cinema!!!!