Jab We Met (2007)

Director:

Imtiaz Ali

Writer:

Imtiaz Ali (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapoor), a demoralized industrialist, gets even more depressed after attending the marriage of the girl he loves the most...

Plot Keywords:

Train | Love | Journey | Hotel | Joint Family

Awards:

3 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Shahid Kapur	...	Aditya Kashyap (as Shahid Kapoor)
Kareena Kapoor	...	Geet Dhillon
Tarun Arora	...	Anshuman
Dara Singh	...	Dadaji
Pavan Malhotra	...	Geet's Chacha (as Pawan Malhotra)
Kamal Tiwari
Kiran Juneja	...	Mrs. Dhillon
Divya Shah
Saumya Tandon	...	Roop Dhillon
Nihar Thakkar	...	Raghav
Manushka Khisty	...	Meher
F.J. Jussawala	...	Mother's lawyer
Vishal Sharma	...	Aditya's lawyer
Rohini Sahni	...	Bride
Deepak Sharma	...	Groom

Runtime:

137 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Punjabi | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Khandala, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision

Trivia:

Dehli's PVR Cinemas held special screenings of the film on Valentine's Day 2008 to celebrate its 100 days run at the box office.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the station when Geet buys a water bottle, she takes a very small sip in the beginning. However, after a chat with the shop-owner, a considerably larger amount of water is missing from the bottle.

A Funny Little Film

I was at a Punjabi wedding of one of my dear friends early this week. The folks there danced away the whole 3 days like there is no tomorrow. Lot of Jab We Met brought back all that even before the week ended.

There is so much life in some people we meet, they infuse faith back in it for us with their sheer presence. Geet is happy-go-lucky girl living life on her terms. Aditya is at the lowest ebb of his life. They meet and life changes for both of them.

Imtiaz Ali knows how to make small, endearing films. His characters are next door, his settings are small towns or cities and his stories are simple. He did it well with Socha Na Tha and Ahista Ahista. He hits bang on again with Jab We Met.

The casting is precise. I was pleasantly surprised to see Shahid mature up to his role and Kareena bring alive the lively Punjabi girl that she plays. Both of them then slipped into their role reversals with equal ease. Rest of the cast is equally good. I'd like to see more of Pawan Malhotra. He is a very talented actor but hardly seen around.

The background score sets an intriguing tone within minutes of the film starting. But it does not maintain that high standard throughout and averages out. The music, otherwise, has some romantic and bhangra numbers which won't stay on charts for long.

Jab We Met is an entertaining romantic comedy. Go and enjoy it.