Director: Imtiaz Ali
Starring: Shahid Kapoor (Aditya Kashyap), Kareena Kapoor (Geet Dhillon)
Music: Pritam
Story: 7 out of 10 Music: 8.5 out of 10
I just watched Jab We Met, and it was one of Shahid's best movies. He plays--no, he creates--the role of overworked and emotionally burdened corporate leader on the brink of the abyss. Shahid's own special playfulness and thoughtfulness gradually peek through the darker sides of his Aditya's helplessness, balancing out the movie to bring us a well-rounded, surprisingly complex character.
The plot of Jab We Met is not very complex nor emotionally stirring. It's more like a listless walk through the ways people can be hurt and the unexpected ways in which two people can connect. Jab We Met is about characters and people, not about situations of conflict created by external sources. The music is very good, and some of the scenes when they head north are breathtaking. My favorite songs from this movie are "Mauja Hi Mauja"(the reserved Adi busts out a song with superb Punjabi style), "Tum Se Hi" (Adi thinking about how much Geet means to him when he's at work) , followed by "Yeh Ishq Hai" (great scenery of the Himalayas and a dance with Tibetan-type people).
Overall, I'd say that while Jab We Met is not a masterpiece, it is definitely one of Shahid's top two. The cinematography, the music, and the character-based story make it a good movie. And this is good news because now Shahid will be back soon in some better-financed and better-written pictures than the ones he has worked his way through. Jab We Met is complex and cute at the same time, and it's no surprise that it was one of 2007's hits. Get your hands on Jab We Met, and watch Shahid do what he was born to do.Most Memorable Scene: The cute rain dance in "Tum Se Hi"
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