Cast:
Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Mohammed Zeeshan
Genre: Romance
Director: Aanand.
L. Rai
The concept of “first love” isn’t novel, but
neither does it ever get jaded. That feeling of happiness by just being in the
presence of someone special. “Raanjhanaa” brings back that unconditional love
back to the screen. It marks the debut of Dhanush (Kolaveri famed) in Bollywood
as an eternal lover.
Kundan (Dhanush) is a small town brahamin boy
in Banaras, who falls in love with Zoya (Sonam) at first sight. Zoya belongs to
rich muslim family. Kundan grows up watching and dreaming about her. As he
starts getting close to Zoya, her parents send her out of town for further
studies. Zoya comes back after 8 years, becoming an independent and educated
woman. Kundan is still madly in love with her and proposes her. But Zoya has
moved on and now is in love with Akram (Abhay Deol), a young upcoming leader at
JNU. Just as Zoya and Akram are about to get together, a strange truth emerges that will change the lives of everyone forever…
Dhanush, as an earnest lover leaves a mark. His
mannerisms are very real and earthy, which gives his character believability. Where
he struggles though is in the second half of the movie, where he needs to portray
more intense/ serious emotions. Lack of command over the language shows at
places. Sonam Kapoor looks a part in the movie. She gets into her character
from the start and plays various shades with ease. Abhay Deol is the surprise
package. He leaves his mark as a no nonsense young leader. His choice of roles
remain interesting which most of his fans like him for. Among the other cast,
Mohammed Zeeshan deserves special mention. As a childhood friend of Kundan, he
brings the house down with witty one liners.
Aanand. L. Rai, directs his second movie after
lovable “Tanu Weds Manu”. He brings similar freshness in the movie in the first
half but second half is lot more intense here. Seems to get it right at most
parts but loses the grip towards the end. The political drama in the second half at times becomes a little stretched and out of context of overall narration. AR Rehman’s music is a soothing and goes well with the mood
of the story.
I will rate Raanjhanaa 2.5 out of 5 stars. It’s
a movie which keeps the heart at the centre of everything. But then heart can
be stupid at best of times, isn’t it…!
Rating: 2.5/5
