http://www.screenindia.com/news/Jaane-Tu...-Ya-Jaane-NaHindi/333376/ Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na(Hindi) Deepa Karmalkar Posted online: Friday , July 11, 2008 at 1326 hrs Print <http://www.screenindia.com/story.php?id=333376&pg=-1>Email<http://www.screenindia.com/static/story-email/>To Editor <http://www.screenindia.com/static.php?q=feed>Post Comments<http://www.screenindia.com/news/Jaane-Tu...-Ya-Jaane-NaHindi/333376/#postcomm>Rate this article* <javascript:void(0)> <javascript:void(0)> <javascript:void(0)><javascript:void(0)><javascript:void(0)><javascript:void(0)><javascript:void(0)><javascript:void(0)><javascript:void(0)><javascript:void(0)> * Avg. Rating:0 *Fresh flavours*
*Creative Quotient* If Abbas Tyrewala was overcoming his writer's block with this film, he really doesn't serve up any surprises for he whips up a hackeneyed plot of friends turning lovers but serves it in fresh flavours. Jai (Imran), Aditi (Genelia), Rotlu (Karan), Sandhya (Alishka), Jiggy (Nirav) and Shaleen (Sugandha) are college buddies who party together and hang out together. After college, Jai's and Aditi's parents take it for granted that the two will get engaged but the pair insist that they are "just friends"and even get engaged to others just to ward off their parents. But are they just friends or more? It's not the story but the treatment and stellar performances that elevate the film above the ordinary. *Technical Expertise* Full marks to Tyrewala for his meaningful lines laced with humour. Take for instance, when a tearful Aditi wonders how time has flown on the last day of college and Jai's mom played by Ratna Pathak Shah consoles her saying,"Phone par beta, phone par!" How true! Well, such breezy lines take the story ahead. All the debutants deliver life-like performances. Imran's soulful eyes and Genelia's naughty smile just work wonders. As Jai's father, Naseeruddin Shah (dead and framed in a painting) delivers the liveliest performance of the film. Casting director Pakhi does a great job in bringing in new sets of parents in the form of Kitu Gidwani, Anooradha Patel and Jayant Kripalani. I would personally accuse the director of wasting Pratiek Babbar in a miniscule debut role which he does full justice to and more. You just want more of this young, gangly lad oozing his mum's on-screen sensuality. He's got great screen times awaiting him. Cinematographer Manoj Lobo's frames are in tune with the film and editor Shan Mohammed also delivers smart cuts. A. R. Rahman's music adds youthful zing to the film. Not a classic but a nice, easy-going film that you will enjoy and perhaps remind you of your own campus madness. *Verdict* Four stars - one for the entire debuting college gang, another for Abbas Tyrewala's simple and sweet screenplay and dialogues, one for A R Rahman's refreshing tunes and the last one for Pratiek's alluring screen presence. -- regards, Vithur HELP EVER; HURT NEVER; LOVE ALL; SERVE ALL
