I cannot believe i would be reviewing a Salman Khan movie but it's certainly worth it. Neither am i a fan of illogical commercial movies nor a die hard Salman fan. Probably i must say i have no soft corners for Salman Khan for the work he has done in his real life. Probably, I am a Salman Hater and i consider the Being Human initiative of Salman Khan rather as his discount for his sins. I confess that i also hate Big Boss. But I promise you my review will be unbiased and strictly on my personal opinion, which may not match with others.
Decided to watch Jai Ho reluctantly, purely on word of mouth basis as i didn't wanted to be tortured as i was in Dhoom 3 or any of the previous Salman movies. The trailer didn't impress me neither did the songs and the director being Sohail Khan, it was a complete no, no for me. I was quiet surprised this movie getting such low collections as in India movie runs because of star power and not because of content, and that's what got my attention. It was strange as for the first time in so many years a commercial movie having good audience reactions didn't clicked at the box office as expected.
So, decided to explore what went wrong and here is my review of Jai Ho.
Jai Ho directed by Sohail Khan as we know is yet another Telugu remake of Stalin. Jai Ho is Salman Khan style of making a movie and delivering a social message in style. From the beginning itself Jai Ho enters into pacey mode thanks to the brilliant screenplay which hides most drawbacks and over the top scenes in the first half. The first half of the movie is brisk and emotional too. Salman as an actor has his drawbacks in the emotional scenes but not when he roars as a tiger and take down the local goons in style in his own way. Genelia D Souza performs the role of a lifetime by playing a character of a handicapped girl superbly in an short and emotional role, that was the best part of the movie, which leaves you emotional even after the movie is over.Tabu as Salman's sister is bang on. In first half Salman bashes the bad guys in style, and the action scenes were superb not like his previous movies. There were almost 3 songs in first 15 minutes but it was OK as long as other things are good. Daisy Shah the new comer showed her dancing skills more than her acting ones. When it comes to the chemistry with Salman, they struggled, but the child artist Naman Jain completely made up for Salman by creating a sparkling chemistry with his ma mu (Jai) and Daisy Shah with his superb comic timing. When Salman was not busy with his roaring, Naman Jain was busy teasing Pinky(Daisy Shah). The first half was sleek, quick, brisk, emotional, superb. The 2nd half of the movie was also not bad, and the idea of Jai starting a chain of not to say Thank You and instead help 3 people and ask them to help 3 more people worked aptly as it was told with the right heart. There are a whole lot of actors in the movie, probably Sohail Khan has casted every one he knows in the movie. But all of them have done a decent job. The chase sequence where Salman saved the child was executed brilliantly along with the war flashbacks. Action scenes were really good and who better than Salman can pull them off without flexing a bone. The only problem i thought was the climax of the movie where the director was in a hurry to end the movie, but we wanted more. And the whole tank thing where Sunil Shetty comes right away from Border and LOC Kargil movie to help Salman could have been a Little bit better. But, flaws like these are pardonable as there are so many other things which are good.
Probably Salman wanted to make a film on society so he chooses Jai Ho, and he showcases it in his own style. You cannot stop whistling and clapping for him when he roars like a tiger and beats the hell out of the goons. Jai Ho has a good script in it's place. A more sensible director could have given a better output but this script is made for Salman Khan and he delivers. I remember watching Singham where Ajay Devgan was fantastic and so is Jai Ho, It's the best Salman Khan movie after Wanted so don't miss Jai Ho. Box Office Collection not as expected but hope it speeds up by word of mouth publicity..Salman delivers a social message in style so this movie restores my faith on good commercial movies. It's not completely without flaws but, it's the best i enjoyed in cinema in recent times. Watch it and have a blast... So, I never mind leaving my brains at home as long as the heart is in the right place. JAI HO...
Decided to watch Jai Ho reluctantly, purely on word of mouth basis as i didn't wanted to be tortured as i was in Dhoom 3 or any of the previous Salman movies. The trailer didn't impress me neither did the songs and the director being Sohail Khan, it was a complete no, no for me. I was quiet surprised this movie getting such low collections as in India movie runs because of star power and not because of content, and that's what got my attention. It was strange as for the first time in so many years a commercial movie having good audience reactions didn't clicked at the box office as expected.
So, decided to explore what went wrong and here is my review of Jai Ho.
Jai Ho directed by Sohail Khan as we know is yet another Telugu remake of Stalin. Jai Ho is Salman Khan style of making a movie and delivering a social message in style. From the beginning itself Jai Ho enters into pacey mode thanks to the brilliant screenplay which hides most drawbacks and over the top scenes in the first half. The first half of the movie is brisk and emotional too. Salman as an actor has his drawbacks in the emotional scenes but not when he roars as a tiger and take down the local goons in style in his own way. Genelia D Souza performs the role of a lifetime by playing a character of a handicapped girl superbly in an short and emotional role, that was the best part of the movie, which leaves you emotional even after the movie is over.Tabu as Salman's sister is bang on. In first half Salman bashes the bad guys in style, and the action scenes were superb not like his previous movies. There were almost 3 songs in first 15 minutes but it was OK as long as other things are good. Daisy Shah the new comer showed her dancing skills more than her acting ones. When it comes to the chemistry with Salman, they struggled, but the child artist Naman Jain completely made up for Salman by creating a sparkling chemistry with his ma mu (Jai) and Daisy Shah with his superb comic timing. When Salman was not busy with his roaring, Naman Jain was busy teasing Pinky(Daisy Shah). The first half was sleek, quick, brisk, emotional, superb. The 2nd half of the movie was also not bad, and the idea of Jai starting a chain of not to say Thank You and instead help 3 people and ask them to help 3 more people worked aptly as it was told with the right heart. There are a whole lot of actors in the movie, probably Sohail Khan has casted every one he knows in the movie. But all of them have done a decent job. The chase sequence where Salman saved the child was executed brilliantly along with the war flashbacks. Action scenes were really good and who better than Salman can pull them off without flexing a bone. The only problem i thought was the climax of the movie where the director was in a hurry to end the movie, but we wanted more. And the whole tank thing where Sunil Shetty comes right away from Border and LOC Kargil movie to help Salman could have been a Little bit better. But, flaws like these are pardonable as there are so many other things which are good.
Probably Salman wanted to make a film on society so he chooses Jai Ho, and he showcases it in his own style. You cannot stop whistling and clapping for him when he roars like a tiger and beats the hell out of the goons. Jai Ho has a good script in it's place. A more sensible director could have given a better output but this script is made for Salman Khan and he delivers. I remember watching Singham where Ajay Devgan was fantastic and so is Jai Ho, It's the best Salman Khan movie after Wanted so don't miss Jai Ho. Box Office Collection not as expected but hope it speeds up by word of mouth publicity..Salman delivers a social message in style so this movie restores my faith on good commercial movies. It's not completely without flaws but, it's the best i enjoyed in cinema in recent times. Watch it and have a blast... So, I never mind leaving my brains at home as long as the heart is in the right place. JAI HO...