Okay,lets get one thing straight from the very beginning;movies like FORREST GUMP, LAGE RAHO.....MUNNABHAI ! and the latest MY NAME IS KHAN are not movies where you ask cynical questions...about how the Plot takes "convenient" turns to suit the protagonist. The messages in these movies are much more deeper. I wouldn't say that it is one of the best movies i've seen recently, but it is certainly very nicely poised between defending 1)the fact that a terreorist cannot be generalised to a particular religion and 2)Humanity - how small getures of love can make the world such a beautiful place.
For the "bubble-gum-team" (the trio SRK-KJo-Kajol) who have literally "stepped-out" of their comfort zones in to the mud.....Kudos to them for carrying out such a HUGE project on their shoulders. The "behind-the-scenes" stars have to be Ravi K Chandran (DOP) and Sharmishta Roy (Art Director) who have shot United States...like never before.....into the interiors ! It is for that section of the audience, who do not know of the existence of USA beyond NY, LA and Las Vegas !They've covered from San Fransisco, Arizona desert to Washington DC !A special note for the DOP Ravi K Chandran whose shots
have given depth to the characters and have also helped convey their emotions.
In The Acting Dept. SRK has ARRIVED ! He plays the Autistic RIZWAN KH-KH-KHAN ("Kh" from the epiglottis) with such sincerity that u tend to forget about the "lover-boy-RAHUL" right from the first time RIZWAN KHAN enters the frame. His heart-melting nuances like the "don't die...please don't die" line and also his clean-heartedness.....which will win u over in minutes !My personal favourite is the one where a fellow muslim asks him as to what is the need of going to read the 'namaaz' in the middle of
the desert...to which he replies "Namaaz jagah aur logon ko dekh kar nahin padhi jaati,yeh achchi niyat se padhi jaati hain"
Kajol is at it again...playing a MANDIRA KHAN with such enviable ease ! I had a feeling that Mandira could've been a little more complex, because of her out-of-the-blue-outburst towards Rizwan just before the intermission! Tanay Chheda is one boy to look out for. After his Oscars rendevouz (courtesy: Slumdog Millionare) it is another shining performance as the younger Rizwan. Numerous supporting roles from Jimmy Shergill, Sonya Jehan, Zahira Wahab, Pravin Dabbas are sincere and earnest.
Karan Johar is brave for a change, and attempts something very different and new. As for the film it does seem contrieved in some of the parts, but it is the sheer good-heartedness that you will remember once you walk out of the theatre. The film preaches (not a bad thing) that in this competetive world, the goodness has somewhere vanished. It is imporatant to be good again ! It deserves one watch atleast ....in the theatres !
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