Jab Tak Hai Jaan - An SRK - Yashji Special !!

Jab Tak hai Jaan. Yash Chopraji’s final directorial venture. Expectations were really high. Afterall, SRK and Yashji were coming together after 8 long years. Veer Zaara was their last outing together. JTHJ does not disappoint at all.

This movie is about Major Samar Anand, A stubbled bomb defusal expert of the Indian Army. This movie is about his undying, unconditional love for Meera (Katrina Kaif). And about Akira Rai’s (Anushka Sharma) realization on what true love is.

So, the movie beings with Samar on his Royal Enfield clad in black tee and aviator glasses makes his way to diffuse the 98th bomb. The theatre echoed with whistles and claps. After all, it was King Khan.

Akira ,who is a 21 year old intern who wishes to work with Discovery Channel, is rescued by Samar as she passes out trying to take a dip in the chilly waters of Ladakh. He helps her out and makes her wear her jacket. Akira gets hold of Samar’s diary from his jacket, and we go to flashback mode.

Enter Meera, and a younger Samar. Meera a rich spoilt brat, who drives a Bentley. Samar, yet another asian in London trying to do petty jobs and meet his ends, still hoping for that elusive London dream. Their paths cross, Love happens. However, As fate would have it, Meera is already engaged. Also, she makes a series
of promises to Jesus, one of which leads to Samar going back to India and joining the Indian Army.

A complex tale of love at its purest ensues. The protagonists have done a good job. Katrina has actually managed to act, and done a wonderful job out of it. Anushka is at her chirpy best, and is proving that she is a very capable actor. Which brings me to Shahrukh Khan. Love stories seems to bring the best out of him. We have had Raj Malhotra, Veer Pratap Singh and now Samar Anand. He has given a very honest and compelling performance. After an Indifferent Ra-One, SRK is truly back with that loverboy persona. Cameos from Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh are worth a mention too.

Rahman’s music, though not at his belligerent best, gives a really good music score. “Challa” and “Saans” will delight your ears. Special mention must also go to the piece of music before “Ishq Shava”. Now, that was ARR at his best. Yashji also does a phenomenal job with the camerawork. The locales of Ladakh and London are extremely pleasing to eyes.

I would give Jab Tak Hai Jaan 3.5/5. And a must watch for SRK fans. Considering this is the last time we will see the Legendary combo of Yashji-SRK, it is a definite dekho for Movie buffs. Samar’s character is said to be the “The Man Who Can’t die”. Similarly, Yashji may be no longer with us, but his Legend just can’t die.