No event in recent memory has been so awaited as the release of RNBDJ. For months people have marked their calendar, rescheduled weddings & appointments so that the Dec 12 week-end is left free for RNBDJ. When the horrible 26/11 attack happened, one concern, along with the genuine heartfelt concern for all Bombayites, was how will this attack affect RNBJD, and its release. People poured into the street to show their unity against politicians, demanding that life as we know, should go on, and praying privately that RNBDJ would not be postponed. Thank God, some semblance of normalcy has returned to Bombay and RNBDJ will arrive on Dec 12, 2008 as scheduled.
The music of RNBDJ is to today’s music, what Kamal Amrohi’s Pakeeza was to the music of its days. Like Pakeeza, RNBDJ’s music was initially regarded as slightly different . In an era when all Bollywood music sounds alike, SS took simple rustic sounds and turned them into a rich & satisfying experience. “Haule Haule” became an instant success right off the bat. “Phir Milege Chalte Chalte” delivers visuals that have never been seen before. No amount of money can “create” the cool imagery of “Phir Milege Chalte Chalte”. You need a love for cinema and a grip on its grammar to make such things happen. Nonetheless, regardless of all the brilliance, all the awesomeness, all the coolness of “Phir Milege Chalte Chalte”, “Dance Pe Chance” is the song that has that something that has tugged everyone’s heart. Add SRK, along with his very endearing demeanor, to this mix and you have a perfect storm. DCP has swept the young and the old off their feet. Young girls at home are using DPC to teach their grandmas how to dance. Boys likewise are teaching their Moms how to dance. Whole families are breaking out in a spontaneous dance whenever DPC comes on the air. But, regarding “Phir Milege Chalte Chalte” , be warned, it is so good, that SRK fans are adviced to see it (atleast initially) in groups, so that if needed one can help resuscitate the other. It is very likely that even the Angels in heaven, unable to hold back their pleasure, will smile, and then break out in a dance to the music of “Phir Milege Chalte Chalte”.
RNBDJ has as many laughs & comedy situation (if not more) as the so called comedy movies Bollywood has seen in the last few years. It is as funny, if not more, than Golmall (or GMR) or SIK, etc etc. Fortunately, it has no embarrassing moment, hence you will be able to sit and see it with your family. But, what makes RNBDJ stand out is that it has that which no other recent comedy movie had, i.e. it has a very believable, touching, and engrossing story. Sitting through RNBDJ, everyone feels for SRK. The audience wants him to succeed and win over Anushka. They root for SRK in RNBDJ as they rooted for Kabir Khan in CDI. They root for SRK as they rooted for him in DDLJ. The impact of RNBJD is the combined impact of DDLJ & CDI put together.
SRK via RNBDJ teaches future generations of aspiring Bollywood actors how a Punjabi has to be played. Notice his Punjabi accent? This is what acting is all about. Everything is consistent with the character. The voice, the expressions, the walk, everything. Compare that to Lil C’s Punjabi act in JBJ. One can clearly see that JBJ failed because Lil C, the duffus, walked through that movie with a “Doodhwalla Bhaiya” accent, while he was playing a Punjabi from Batinda. In RNBDJ you see SRK at his best. SRK in RNBDJ has taken his craft up a notch. After you see him in RNBDJ you will understand why the world accepts him as the best ever star actor that Bollywood has seen. Before RNBDJ, women/girls just loved SRK; Post RNBDJ, women/girls will worship SRK.
But of course all of this is giving the Bachchanistas a bout of acute acid reflux. They have become very despondent. Hence come Dec 12, you will see the expected reactions. We looked into our crystal bowl and for your benefit pieced together their reactions. For the purpose of balance, we added some reactions of normal folks too:
Shendie (Mostly she is very objective, but ever since Amir Obama married K..k..k..kiran, she loves Amir like a “Ghar Jamai”)
I know I said that I was fedup with Punjabi language but after seeing RNBDJ I love Punjabi language and Punjabi Mundahs. My new mantra is Pal Bhar Ke Liye Koi Punjabi Munda Mere Se Pyar Kar Le, Jhoota Hi Sahi.
Don ( a vocal fan of SRK)
I told you, don’t say that I did not tell you. My inside information all along was very strong, but even I did not expect RNBDJ to be such a big hit. This is an all time classic. I just loved it. 5 stars
Gupt Gyan Adarsh (A critic who hates Adi)
2 Stars for RNBDJ and 5 Stars for Maamu Ke Mummeh.
Maryam
Oh my God, Oh my God. Oh my God. This is toooooo good.
Neela (intelligent, articulate)
Mar Diya Jaaeh Ya Chor Diya Jaaeh Bol Tere Saath Kya Soolook Kiya Jaaeh. Bol Sunderum Tere Saath Kya Soolook Kiya Jaayee.
S.S. Sunderum (He hates SRK so much that SRK’s dominance over Bollywood has driven him insane. He rather would praise any crap just to rain on SRK’s parade)
I like shit. Give it to me fried, baked, grilled or just raw. But just give me shit. After years of sucking on Big B’s arse, it should not come as any surprise that I like Big B’s shit the most. It is yellowish, creamy and not very thick. Yummy is the only word that comes to my mind when I think about Big B’s shit. Ofcourse apart from Big B’s shit, I also like the dry constipated, dark colored shit of Lil C. I use it like a stick to knock my head with every morning. Some like coffee, but I wake up to a few knock of Lil C’s shit. SRK’s RNBDJ on the other hand is too good, too entertaining and extremely well made. It does not have the foul smell or the garnish of rot that you find in Lil C’s shit. I just cannot enjoy something that is not as slimy as Big B’s shit or not as pungent as Lil C’s shit. As I have said, give me shit, any shit, but please don’t give me a masterpiece like RNBDJ.
Maamoojan
Why can’t we all get along like one happy family. Let us just accept that RNBDJ is a blockbuster (as per the numbers from BOI). Lets move on, Perhaps Dilli Ka 6 will also do well. But in my humble opinion, I don’t think Kati Patang has a snow ball chance is hell.
Akshay Shaggo (His views on SRK’s movies are very dynamic. SRK’s super hit Don which he liked, he does not like anymore. OSO which he hated, has now become so brilliant in his mind that he uses it as a yardstick to measure RNBDJ)
As Jaideep Sahni said in the making of “Dance Pe Chance”, we are all bi-sexual. At least, I Akshay Shaggo am a bi-sexual. Let me tell you, this does not mean that I don’t like girls. No, no, no, to the contrary I like girls so much that I generally dress up like one. I like girls so much that once a month I pretend to have periods. Purely as a bi-sexual I would like to state that RNBDJ is not as entertaining as OSO, certainly Anushka is not as good as Deepika.
My name is Johnny (Fearless and brutally honest)
Bachchanistas, Tera Dil Jalta Hai Toh Jalne Deh. Aasoon Na Bahaa, Tu Faryaad Na Kar, Dil Jalta Hai Toh Jalne Deh
Dr Dang (A vile, low life of a human being who practices medicine in Queen, NY. This man makes no sense)
If the glove feeets, then you must acquiiit. The glove, my arse, what glove. I hated RNBDJ.
Palace Rani:
RNBDJ, a poem confessing love.
Manoj Kumar(a fan of Lambi Thoodi)
Saj Gayi Gali Meri Amma Sunheri Gote Mein. Bin Maa Ka Bacha Haaji……
