Fanaa

I saw Fanaa last week. It was a much hyped movie with Amir and Kajol in the lead for the first time. I was quite disappointed maybe coz I was expecting too much. I shouldn’t be doing that since I already knew it was a Yash Chopra production!

It starts of with the usual Yash Chopra feature, colorful hues and not so colorful songs. The first half is predictable with the blind girl, Zooni (Kajol) falling in love with her flirtatious guide, Rehan (Amir). There are lots of Shayaris going around with some good for the ear and the others just a pain to hear. (It Rhymes ;))

Imagine a hard core terrorist on a dangerous mission falling deeply in love with an innocent girl. His confusion, his dilemmas, the turmoil and the chaos. Must say, a good plot. But its execution, hmmm...I wish I could say the same about that.

The director has been ambitious wanting to put in hi-fi action scenes, trying to make it look cool and slick. But alas! What you see leaves you wishing for something probably simpler and straight forward.

There are other irritating areas like Zooni’s mother’s (Kiron Kher) only worry being finding a ‘Scherzade’ for her daughter. The danger of nuclear weaponry falling in the hands of the militants. A little too bold of Kunal Kohli. :)

The movie would had been a flop but for the excellent acting by Amir and Kajol. They are a delight to watch. Many ordinary scenes look and feel hundred times better just coz of their brilliant performances. Rishi Kapoor and Kiron Kher are good too. The kiddo Rehan would had done much better if he didn’t had to rattle off the same dialogue again and again (Rehan aapse jitna pyar karta hai, aap Rehan se utna pyar nahi karte!!.. uhhhhhhh …Oh! God…plz no, not again..) Tabu as an intelligence chief doesn’t have much to do in this flick.

Overall, a big, big disappointment for Amir Khan fans. :(