Film Review: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na *Cast:* Imran Khan, Genelia Dsouza, Ratna Pathak, Manjari Phadnis and others
*Director:* Abbas Tyrewala *Music:* A.R. Rehman Without sounding clichd, it should be informed at the outset that the plot of Abbas Tyrewalas Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na is nothing but a case of old wine served in a new bottle. How many times have we seen the story on celluloid from the times of Thespian Dilip Kumar to the latest sensation in Shahid Kapurs and Kunal Kapoors. But, surprisingly, the film is funny and genuinely youthful. The director manages to captivate with his handling of the oft-repeated subject that could easily have been made into another boring affair. Should the film taste any success at the box-office, the director alone has to take credit for that. Jai Rathod (Imran Khan) has been brought up as a decent boy, who shuns violence, by his unstable mother Savitri (Ratna Pathak Shah) who fights with his dead fathers portrait. His best friend Aditi (Genelia De Souza) is a feisty, ill-tempered girl, whose favourite punching bag is her brother Amit (Prateik Babbar). They have a gang of loyal friends and everyone thinks Jai and Aditi are made for each other, except the two themselves. Jai falls for a soft, feminine-oozing Meghna (Manjari Phadnis) while Aditi finds herself attracted to a natural hunk (Ayaz Khan). The sweet tenderness that is displayed between Aditi and her brother is worth a watch. They fight all the time and she promptly neglects his care for her; the brothers over-possessiveness is the cause of fear of losing her, his best friend till date, to other buddies. Megha sounds mighty silly with her "Whats this?" fantasy game but successfully hides her traumatic childhood. Jais mother is an activist who is constantly battling the creepy neighborhood cop Waghmare (Paresh Rawal - hilarious as ever). The climax sequence at the airport is quite a stale one indeed; the disturbing thought, though, is that the film relies wholly on violence as a mark of manhood. But Jaane Tu is as neatly packed as an enjoyable film that the violence factor is forgotten/forgiven. The Khan Brothers and Salman Khans siblings Sohail and Arbaaz sportingly put in crazy cameos, revealing a hitherto unseen comic side in them. Imran Khan fits the bill perfectly. Debutant Genelia DSouza brings with her an old-world charm that will appeal to most of the teens, the films target audience. Both give perfectly tuned performances and are accompanied by a supporting cast of spirited, raw youngsters. For dependable veterans like Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak Shah, its just a stroll in the part as both of them manage to breeze through their respective roles with relative ease. The songs thatd be on the lips of all those who have seen the movie is Kabhi Kabhi Aditi or Pappu cant dance - A.R. Rehman appears to have been in his elements while scoring the music. <http://shopping.hindisong.com/> Worth a visit to a theatre nearby you! http://www.hindisong.com/content.asp?cID=2286 -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
