Yuvvraaj (2008)

Director:

Subhash Ghai

Writers:

Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay)
Subhash Ghai (story)

Release Date:

21 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Music binds love

Plot:

Yogendra Yuvvraaj Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle along with 3 sons, Gyanesh - who is mentally unstable; Deven...

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Salman Khan	...	Deven Y. Yuvvraaj Singh
Boman Irani	...	Dr. P K Banton
Anil Kapoor	...	Gyanesh Yuvvraaj
Zayed Khan	...	Danny Y. Yuvvraaj Singh
Katrina Kaif	...	Anushka Banton
Mithun Chakraborty	...	Advocate Sikandar Mirza
Bhupinder Singh	...	Daniel Mehta
Aushima Sawhney	...	Nandita (as Ausshima Saawhney)
Sulabha Arya	...	Singh's Maidservant
Aimee Maghera	...	Sazia - Danny's girlfriend
Jaqueline Garewal	...	Music Teacher
Shyam Mashalkar		(as Sham Mashalkar)
Anjan Srivastav	...	Om Prakash 'Mama ji' (as Aanjjan Shrivastav)
Aparna Kumar	...	Sunanda
S.J. Anand

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:12A | UK:PG | Australia:PG (2008) | Hong Kong:IIA | India:U

Company:

Eros International

Trivia:

This is the first film that A.R. Rahman, 'Gulzar Shaib' and Subhash Ghai have made together.

Soundtrack:

Shano - Remix

Subhash is not a 'Yuvvraaj' in Bollywood box-office

I highly expected positive outcome from this film specially after seeing its first trailer in TV and promoting it as a musical. And also deeply impressed with the song Tu Meri Dost Hai from Rahman. But does it really deserve to disappoint its audience? If I think over this question then it is absolutely 'yes', Whenever any Subhash Ghai film is being made, and about to release first thing that comes in my mind is it must have these common subjects associated in the film. These subjects are – family, wealth, tradition and music. In this case Yuvvraaj is also not an exceptional. In brief, the whole story is about three brothers with numerous differences among themselves are in target of owning the rights of their properties after their father's demise. Not only this, besides there is another globe which is concerned to music. After all this is a Shubash Ghai film.

At first I have to mention is of casting, which is considerable. Then comes performance. Throughout the whole movie only Anil Kapoor is in his form to entertain the audience from his side though he plays something very unusual role in his career. Even that I didn't expect his unique role before finally catching the film.

What to say about Salman!!! He is the one who always play similar type of role which is always related to conspiracy, jealous, bossy and domination. I was so shocked about 2 years before when it was rumoured that he was casted in this film by Shubash Ghai. I couldn't believe it then, but now ultimately I finished watching. OK there is nothing new from Salman in judgment of his performance, character and the role he is offered in Yuvvraaj. His body language, facial expression, speaking manner and dressing looks are not different from his other 10 films. It shows he doesn't commit himself seriously to bring out reality in the character in every movie. It is clear all cannot become either Aamir Khan or Kamal Hassan.

Last but not the least of all three brothers Danesh, performed by Zayed Khan. I don't know when will Zayed be offered for an award winning role in his career. Not even a single film I have in mind to prove that he is an excellent actor. His previous flops like Mission Istanbul or Speed were really senseless and lower grade movies. Here too I was completely disappointed by him.

But again, Boman Irani is always and all time interesting actor whose sense of humour is precious to any movie where he is involved with. He is really a brilliant actor, and in Yuvvraaj his role could have also done by Anupam Kher, but anyway Boman was an excellent choice.

Now come to Subhash Ghai? He has lost his creative ideas and cannot cope up with the present generation audiences, and thus he again provided this kind of outdated script. Moreover these days it is already common in Bollywood stories about brothers rivaling with each other for wealth and money. And this is the exact reason for bombing this movie in box-office. His last movie that audiences as well as critics accepted was his Taal (or before this Pardes which was a masterpiece). It was followed a hat-trick with 3 continuous flops Yaadein, Kisna and Black & White. Now Yuvvraaj reached to fourth serial flop. SO BETTER NOT TO EXPECT MUCH FROM HIM IN THE COMING FUTURE.