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Posted on July 13, 2008 - by Reema

Movie Review: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

*may contain minor spoilers*

I have a huge crush on Imran Khan. He’s so adorable. Though he does have a lot to live up to. Being Aamir Khan’s nephew, he at least has to know how to act, right?

The movie is a basic college romance. Jai and Aditi (Genelia) are best buddies, but love? No way. Her parents suggest marriage, and the two think they are crazy. Even their friends can’t believe that they don’t want to marry. But they don’t, so they decide to find each other a spouse. And so starts the story.

It’s a well told story, but it’s not really anything new. You pretty much know how things are going to end up, it’s just basically how they get there. Both find other people, and then realize they want each other.

The special appearances are great. At first, I didn’t like the two guys on the horses, but by the time you get to the end, you love them.

One thing I didn’t really like was what happened with the two people Jai and Aditi go out with. There shouldn’t have been something ‘wrong’ with both of them. Jai and Aditi should have realized themselves that these people weren’t the one for them. Jai feels put off by Meghna’s family, and realizes that she lives in a dream world. And Aditi sees the real side of Sushant. I felt those things could have been left out. They should have been normal, likable people who seem perfect for Jai and Aditi, and let them two figure things out.

Did that make sense?

Performances are quite good. Best of the lot is Smita Patil’s son, Prateik Babbar, as Aditi’s brother. He ruled every scene he was in, and I wish we could have seen more of him.

The group of friends are also top notch, which is quite rare these days. Usually the non-main characters barely make it through the movie, but all the other people really did a good job, including Aditi’s parents, Paresh Rawal, Jai’s mother, and the smaller appearances.

Imran does well. Nothing groundbreaking, but a nice debut. He does seem to be pushed to the background during the movie, where Aditi’s character takes over. Genelia also does a nice job, though she did get on my nerves in a few parts.

Overall, it’s a cute movie, I recommend it.

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