Jab We Met (2007)

Director:

Imtiaz Ali

Writer:

Imtiaz Ali (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapoor), a demoralized industrialist, gets even more depressed after attending the marriage of the girl he loves the most...

Plot Keywords:

Train | Grief | Misunderstanding | Train Station | Confusion

Cast

Shahid Kapur	...	Aditya 'Adi' Kashyap (as Shahid Kapoor)
Kareena Kapoor	...	Geet Dhillon
Dara Singh	...	Dadaji
Tarun Arora	...	Anshuman
Kiran Juneja	...	Mrs. Dhillon
Pavan Malhotra	...	Geet's Chacha (as Pawan Malhotra)
Saumya Tandon	...	Roop Dhillon
Kamal Tiwari
Divya Seth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Teddy Maurya	...	Receptionist at Decent Hotel

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Punjabi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Pvt. Ltd.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Shahid leaves Mumbai in Punjab Mail from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST). Punjab Mail takes the central route and reaches Delhi via Itarsi, Bhopal. But in the movie, the train takes the Western route via Ratlam, Kota.

A Funny Little Film

I was at a Punjabi wedding of one of my dear friends early this week. The folks there danced away the whole 3 days like there is no tomorrow. Lot of Jab We Met brought back all that even before the week ended.

There is so much life in some people we meet, they infuse faith back in it for us with their sheer presence. Geet is happy-go-lucky girl living life on her terms. Aditya is at the lowest ebb of his life. They meet and life changes for both of them.

Imtiaz Ali knows how to make small, endearing films. His characters are next door, his settings are small towns or cities and his stories are simple. He did it well with Socha Na Tha and Ahista Ahista. He hits bang on again with Jab We Met.

The casting is precise. I was pleasantly surprised to see Shahid mature up to his role and Kareena bring alive the lively Punjabi girl that she plays. Both of them then slipped into their role reversals with equal ease. Rest of the cast is equally good. I'd like to see more of Pawan Malhotra. He is a very talented actor but hardly seen around.

The background score sets an intriguing tone within minutes of the film starting. But it does not maintain that high standard throughout and averages out. The music, otherwise, has some romantic and bhangra numbers which won't stay on charts for long.

Jab We Met is an entertaining romantic comedy. Go and enjoy it.