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THE PLOT –

The story is set in modern day Punjab (India), more specifically in Amritsar.
Surinder Sahni (Shahrukh Khan), who works for Punjab Power, gets married to Taani (Anushka Sharma) in very Bollywood-like circumstances. The simple and soft spoken Surinder is then told by Taani that she wouldn’t be able to love Surinder all her life.
Enter Raj Kapoor (Shahrukh Khan), who takes Taani out of her shell and brings fresh colors into her life.
Will Taani choose Raj’s love over Surinder’s dedication?
It’s all there for you to find out.

THE CAST –

Aditya Chopra comes back after almost eight years with this directorial venture and with a surprisingly small budget and starcast.
Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Vinay Pathak are perhaps the only full-time characters in the plot.
As for their acts, they all come up trumps. Anushka Sharma is exceptional on debut (much better than Asin in Ghajini – as will shortly be reviewed) and Shahrukh Khan is superb in his portrayal of Surinder Sahni, a character very much like yester year’s Amol Paleker –kind-of-roles.

THE MUSIC –

Very hummable and in-sync music by Salim-Suleiman. The duo seem to have started off from where they left off in Chak De India. They do not disappoint with any of the scores and come up trumps in the overall score. Tujhme Rab Dikhta Hai and Haule Haule have already become very popular on the charts. Dance Pe Chance was pretty apt for the sequences. However, Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte was the ace of the album and full justice to the song was done while shooting the same. Almost time that folks like the much-over-hyped A.R.Rehman took a leaf out of their notebook.

THE VERDICT –

A family movie plus an entertainer with that feel-good touch. If you have loved SRK over the years, you will not be disappointed with this one. On hindsight, I did ‘review’ this one in the fullest sense – yes, saw it twice on the big screen before writing this.

THE SCORE –

8.00 / 10.00  (Revised)

AND…THE SONG –