Jab Tak Hai Jaan Movie
After finding and losing his true love in London, Samar Anand defies
death by becoming a bomb disposal expert for the Indian Army. Returning
to London after 10 years, he suffers amnesia after an accident. Will he
be reunited with his love?
Writers:Aditya Chopra (story),
Aditya Chopra (screenplay),
Stars:Shah Rukh Khan,
Katrina Kaif,
Anushka Sharma
Storyline
A young immigrant falls in love with a NRI who wanted to marry any
British person, not a typical brown Indian. But she falls in love with
that young musician, but this love story ends with a breakup. Then that
man, fed up with life with vast emotion joins Indian army bomb squad,
where he flirts with death everyday. A young discovery channel
journalist approaches his team to cover bomb squad story but falls in
love with him.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan Movie Reviews
We
see Major Samar Anand (Shah Rukh Khan) being the shining star of the
Indian Army's bomb disposal unit, clocking almost close to a hundred IED
diffusion and doing so in daredevil fashion. Some call him the man
without fear, while others coin the term the man who cannot die, because
his job is high risk, but he doesn't take the necessary precautions.
The routine involves going off for a little quiet time for himself after
having stared death in the face, but this time round got rudely
interrupted by the vivacious Akira Rai (Anushka Sharma), who is adamant
to get a stint with Discovery Channel, and chanced upon Samar's diary of
sorts which got left behind.
And this natural flashback provided
a look into the Major's past before his army career, being a multiple
job holder in London in order to make ends meet, from shoveling of snow
to the waiting on tables, to being a fishmonger, and busking in the
streets. Fate allows him to meet poor little rich girl Meera (Katrina
Kaif), and before you know it, their constant interaction to exchange
tips in the learning of languages form the basis of their relationship,
even though Meera is engaged to a rich scion. I suppose no girl can
resist the charms of a man who can serenade at multiple London
landmarks, and dance the way SRK does.
But here's the catch which
I thought was an extremely bold move. Religion comes into play, and
this takes on proportions and depth of discussions about how some put
religion as priority, having empowerment over their lives, that it could
sometimes lead to paralysis of sorts. To save Samar's life, Meera makes
a pact with her spiritual father, and I suppose only a bet as big as
exchanging one's happiness with the life of another, can bring that
prayerful wish to fruition. But this causes bitterness in Samar because
how can one do battle with Jesus? It's almost impossible, but if this
rivalry of one's heart, toward man and toward god, isn't colossus, then I
don't know what is.
I suppose what Yash Chopra's story was
trying to say, is that without love, or keeping the faith, one's life
can get really inward and withdrawn, losing that fun element with all
things going really serious, and at times, reckless. Samar goes back to
India and fulfills his family lineage of military men, but chooses the
riskiest of professions, if only to tempt the higher being at taking his
life away, and in such fashion to put a dent in his ex lover's faith.
Akira enters the picture, and finds this old fashion love of the
previous decade a lot more meaningful than the present throwaway ones
that centers around physical love. The second half after the
intermission sees the relentless pursuit Akira has for Samar, only for
her constant advances to be continuously rejected, because in essence,
Samar's heart was locked in on another, and left for dead.
As if
that wasn't enough - with how Samar has turned into a Meera even without
his knowledge, in shutting people out - Yash Chopra has more up his
sleeves when he has to put everyone together, forming tremendous tension
especially when throwing in one of the oldest plot elements in the book
for a romance, albeit too with one too many hospital stays. It's
decision time, and you'll find yourself taking sides as to who Samar
should eventually end up with, after having emotionally invested an hour
with each heroine. Characterization here is top notch in making
everyone of them rich and real, that you'll probably see shades of
yourself, or people you may know, in one or more of the leading
protagonists.
Shah Rukh Khan once again shows why he's one of the
leading men in Bollywood, with his fine all round performance in being a
younger man who is full of zeal, hope and life, with the world ahead of
him given his hard work, and yet balancing that out with a more sullen,
serious look as the hardened military man with a death wish, nursing a
broken heart and resigned to the impossibility of challenging god.
Between the two leading ladies, it is difficult to pick who actually had
an edge over the other, but if it's a personal choice, I'd give my vote
to Anushka Sharma if only for her assured portrayal of a bubbly
personality who knows what she wants and is a go getter, being in for a
challenge when encountered with emotions she has yet to handle, compared
to the more indecisive character that Katrina perfectly portrayed, in
what would be a classic Yash Chopra model of the unattainable femme
fatale responsible for the total breaking of hearts.
Cinematography
is great, as you would come to expect from a Yash Raj production, with
lush costumes, glossy production and art design, sets and locales being
nothing but the best to put you in the mood for love, and love lost or
broken. Music by none other than A.R. Rahman also lifts the film into
epic greatness, befitting a contemporary love story of our time. If
anything, Yash Chopra's parting gift through his films, and this one in
particular, is a reminder to keep the faith, that love will come in good
time, and to remember to live life, not be afraid of it. A definite
must watch backed by all the right reasons.
