Fanaa - My verdict!!

A sensible story line with typically a few cinematic moments that could have be avoided. But still an out of the box movie. Zooni, a blind girl falling in love with Rehaan and at times the story trespasses through known territories and towards the end turns into a Hollywood type action movie. Here is what I liked about the movie. I am not giving the plot away. First Kajol-Aamir combo.

Bouquets & Brick bats:

Bindas Kajol: The twig gets a meaty role in the movie. She has lost weight and she is a still a tough competition for the Ashs’, Mukherjees’ and Zintas’. I am sure she is getting ready for another big innings. Spring of youth still flowing and ravishing beauty of her heart reflects on her face. She steals the show, a movie made for her.

Aamir needs Botox: Age definitely shows on Aamirji’s face. He is fit, but lion is old today.

Chand Safaarish: A beautiful song that makes your soul tap dance irrespective of the age. It was shot in a beautiful back ground. Makes you wonder how many Chands' are out there? I'm confused.

Blind Love: Love is blind but the way a blind girl loves is portrayed very differently. Some more cues for people out there in the garden of love. Though SRK-Kajol chemistry is much better.

Beautiful Delhi: If you have never visited Delhi then you must see this movie. Every monument in Delhi is shown in a beautiful light.

Shaayari’s: Beautiful Shaayari’s flow from Aamir in the movie. Well if you don’t understand Urdu then it is Greek and Latin.

Treat for the eyes: Camera angles have captured the best of the place and the cast. The monuments, ice capped mountains of Poland literally teleports you. Watching this movie feels like a summer vacation in the ice covered slopes of Poland.

Glitter: Rishi Kapoor and Kirran Kher are like fireworks, they glitter and disappear.

Flat soda: Tabu and Lara Dutta fail to really impress both in their role and appearance.

Direction flaws: Logical guffaws!!
· Love is blind, but it is difficult to believe that the blind girl falls in love with Rehaan in just a few minutes. It is reel life and not real life, right? Do we still have such girls? Can I find one? Don’t search, this is only on the screens.
· Retina transplant was all too soon to happen.
· Kajol’s kid? where? how? when?
· First half of the movie was fast and very much happening. The second half could have been edited well. It felt like eating noodles, never seem to end.

Costume: A job well done when it comes to costumes. Kajol’s wardrobe had enough youthful colors. She was wearing shades of pink, cool blue and green in the first half of the movie conveying the fizzy moments and then turned red and dark in the second half showing the darker side of Aamir.

Music: Definitely worthy of mention. Tunes are soul stirring and very soothing. Chand Safaarish, Mere Hath Mein are really engaging for the mind. Chand Chamke was a tongue twister – a good one at the right moment to lift you off your seats.

No Wiggling: No obscenity and very less violence, a film that can be watched with family.

It is definitely a box office hit - right music, good story line and loveable cast. It is is worth every penny that you spend. I left the theatre feeling very happy and charged.

Fanaa is fantastic!!