 Live each day like it's your last. Enjoy life to the max. Live with
a no regret policy. Yeah yeah yeah, we have all heard this time and
again and that's precisely what Anjaana Anjaani is all about. Directed
by Siddharth Anand, starring Priyanka Chopra as Kiara and Ranbir
Kapoor as Akash in the lead, Anjaana Anjaani is a story about two
strangers who meet on a bridge, wanting to commit suicide. Of
course, they end up with unsuccessful suicide attempts and decide
to die together. After a couple of failed attempts, they realize
there's probably something that they have left undone. That's when
they mark the New Year's Eve for another suicide attempt and decide
to spend the remaining 20 days doing things they have always wanted
to do but couldn't. What ensues is a 20-day road trip that takes
Kiara and Akash over scenic locales throughout America.
If this rings a bell and reminds you of The Bucket List, let me just
clear it out right away, Anjaana Anjaani is not an adaptation or
a copy of that movie. However, there's no denying the fact that the
concept is clichéd and has been done over and over again.
It's extremely predictable. Ten minutes into the movie and you can
already predict the end but what's interesting is the way they take
the story to the end. You still want to watch it despite the fact
that Anjaana Anjaani doesn't have an anjaana plot.
 The reason you want to watch it is that it's a simple, light hearted
love story which is predictable but different in its own special
way. Ranbir is the finest actor of this generation and his performance
in Anjaana Anjaani proves that yet again. With every new release,
Ranbir raises the bar higher and looks charming and absolutely stunning!
Priyanka has performed her role with great ease and looks natural.
She has perfect comic timing in the comic scenes. She is emotional
in the touching ones and rowdy during the drunken scenes. But even
though she looks young, preppy and fashionable in the Manish Malhotra
outfits, I believe she could have looked much hotter. Somehow she
didn't have the wow factor like she did in Dostana.
Priyanka and Ranbir are superb and they complement each other. It's
the first time that these two actors have come together and their
chemistry is fantastic.
The movie takes a while to settle in the plot as Akash and Kiara's
bond blossoms but after a while you fail to understand why they still
want to commit suicide. And just when their lame attempts to commit
suicide start becoming annoying, they make you laugh like there's
no tomorrow. Watch out for the swimming adventure scene between Akash
and Kiara. It is hilarious to say the least! Also, the scene where
Akash is forced to pole dance at a gay club is uproarious and left
the crowd in stitches. Kudos to Ranbir for pulling it all off so
well without being called gay!
The initial scenes of the movie show a very carefree, fun loving,
happy go lucky Kiara, which makes the audience question why she was
on that bridge? But oh I forgot, the audience is not supposed to
ask questions. Nevertheless, another question that kept popping in
my mind was how Kiara and Akash could afford trips to Vegas and around
America considering one of them was bankrupt and the other was jobless.
Oh well, I guess everything is possible in Bollywood.
Another flaw apart from these unanswered questions in Anjaana Anjaani
is that the entire  movie focuses on only two characters basically.
I am not forgetting the fact that Zayed Khan has a cameo but his
performance is completely forgettable. Also, there are parts where
the movie seems stretched. That's when you wonder why Akash and Kiara
didn't jump off the bridge in the first place. But it's not all that
annoying. The locales shown are beautiful and make you feel stunned
while seated in your chair gazing at the screen. Every frame is amazing.
You can't help but appreciate the cinematography. The music by Vishal
Shekhar is foot tapping and easy on the ears. There's a kind of song
for everyone and the background score complements the movie to give
a great effect.
All in all, Anjaana Anjaani is a predictable story with great performances,
nice music, superb cinematography and light moments that bring a
smile to your face. It makes you want to stop and think about what
you really want to do in life. Oh and it teaches you the same lesson
all over again, live each day like it's your last but this time it
convinces you a whole lot more.
– Hafsah
Sarfraz
*CINEMATIC SUICIDE
**FORGETTABLE
***WATCHABLE
****COLLECTIBLE
*****AWARD-WORTHY |
