SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Wallie007 This movie is not meant for anyone looking for a "masala" or commercial movie simply due to presence of a commercially successful actor in it! It stands out on all parameters being assessed in reviewing or judging a movie as per Indian standards. Shah Rukh Khan is not what he is thought to be and this can be proved by watching this movie alone. You cannot expect any superstar to choose so demanding and intense roles at peak of their career. He is soul and Manisha is body of this movie. They both have broken all the stereotypes and its a treat to have them on your screen for 2H:43Mins. The music is phenomenal and direction is awesome but I wont discuss about it much because others have already done it! I would insist you to go and give this movie a try and just feel it from within, you'll understand how clearly SRK has shown all seven shades of love as discussed by an Arabic literature. Beauty also lies in eyes of Manisha which is so expressive that you'll straight away feel the pain and agony she is going through. This movie has got some of the best actors of contemporary Hindi cinema, namely Piyush Mishra, Sanjay Mishra, Raghuvir Yadav, Aditya Shrivastav, Priety Zinta, Zohra Sehgal, etc. This movie can be called an example of parallel cinema and still you wont feel it sluggish or boring due to artistry and cinematography being executed so well. Hats off to Mani Ratnam for giving us this masterpiece and whole team to execute it up so beautifully. Thank you guys for this piece of art, It would be a pleasure for us if we can get something like again in future. Till then this movie would have a special place in my heart and life.

Mustafa What should i say? i haven't seen such an awesome and just full of emotions movie ever. I am sure everyone can relate to this movie. Shahrukh as usual has done his job. and i love it more because you get to see the old Shahrukh. I just feel like bursting into tears every time i watch this movie. and i have watched it many many times. and no i am not a little crying kid. I'm a full grown man.The mesmerizing and enchanting songs, the cute looking Manisha. This movie is just pure heavens. If you non Urdu speaking folks want to learn Urdu, then do it for this movie. I am sure you wont regret it.You hardly see these kind of movies anymore. Old is gold seriously.This a Masterpiece.

ieyre I think this movie failed on several counts: first of all, the protagonists were thoroughly unlikeable characters. I found SRK to be obsessive and creepy when it came to the girl, and completely underdeveloped when it came to his job and politics. If he was supposed to represent the opinions of mainstream India about ethnic uprisings, I have no idea what those opinions are. He was underdeveloped, and the motivations of his love interest were equally obscured.Even beyond having weak story and characterizations, this movie could have been saved by having something interesting to say. Terrorism is obviously a very multi-faceted subject, and I have no idea what this movie was trying to say about it. Something that passed for a point was quite literally blown up by melodrama in the end.What saves the movie are visuals and music. The settings are quite stunning and there are even some fine supporting performances. Obviously the music is catchy.

DICK STEEL Many reasons why I would have popped this DVD into the player this New Year. For starters, it's been sitting on my growing pile for a long time, and that iconic train dance sequence to the tune of the famous Chal Chaiyya Chaiyya just had to be seen again. With Shah Rukh Khan's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi being in my list of favourite movies of 2008, I'm still quite adamant to revisit all his past movies, a gargantuan task no less I believe. And this is some 10 years ago, which to my surprise he's not as buff back then unlike now, with a 6 pack that's not so prominent.SRK stars as Amarkanth Varma, a programme executive for All India Radio. An idealist in his job, he is one who never shies from doing tough interviews especially when dealing with his pet subject of finding out what people's reactions are after 50 years of India's Independence, and risks his life too in weeding out known terrorists to get their end of the story. Little does he know of course that this stint of his would somehow come closer to home as the story progresses.He meets a stranger one rainy night, and while allowing his glib tongue to run wild, the girl, Meghna (Manisha Koirala) never flinches, and is too aloof and cold. Undeterred, he managed to get a response for hot tea, before she disappears onto a train. Billed by Amar himself as possibly the shortest love story in his life, I would like to think that this is more of a one sided infatuation that will haunt him for the rest of the movie. Here's a man, while dogged in his pursuits in life, didn't learn when to give up when the signs obviously are in his face to back off. And as Fate would have it, he would bump into her during his assignments, which lead to some really persistent, clingy moments where even Meghna tries her very best to shake him off, quipping that time is short, which is a statement that will resonate more once the audience gets a glimpse into what this stranger is in town for.Who can also forget that moment atop a train, to the tune of Chal Chaiyya Chaiyya? You just gotta respect everyone involved in pulling off that performance atop the Barrack Valley Express, which goes around mountain sides, over valleys and across bridges, all the time with everyone dancing and singing. It's some amazing dance choreography coordinating movement atop the moving train sans safety harness, and even though you suspect the train might be moving at slower than normal speeds, it's still a film-making and logistical nightmare just to pull it off as it did.Directed by Mani Ratnam, who's credited with discovering A.R. Rahman in giving him the break into providing the music for movies (and such as how Chal Chaiyya Chaiyya is now such an enduring hit), the film initially didn't go down well with audiences who had thought that the film was strange. And it's not tough to find out why. It's not the usual masala formula that Bollywood usually employs, and it's not a romance per se since it's mostly rooted in one man's infatuation for a woman he cannot attain. While slated to be married to another girl (Preity Zinta in her debut, and I guess it's always a boon to be introduced to audiences via SRK, just as how Deepika Padukone was in Om Shanti Om, and Anushka Sharma in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi), he still can't shake off the thoughts of Meghna in his mind, and despite his heated telling her off in a clash of ideals, still decided to listen to his heart and keep her safe from harm as best as he could. And watching the development of his love/infatuation was quite off at times too, as it looked very much like some really primal urges that needed to be satisfied during an extended and unexpected get together in the desert plains. Working for the radio also provided opportunities to express his love through songs (the Ae Ajnabi moment was extremely nuanced and pitch perfect), the movies does get progressively darker in tone, when he gets closer to his lady love.And I cannot deny that the ending was shocking in the way it presented itself. While on one hand it allowed for some closure to be achieved, I thought it was very extreme, but I guess that's how for some, that love does mean sacrifice of the highest order, that our hero gets the girl and saves the day, in a truly unconventional way.