chetan_r411
First of all, a note to the haters, who are thrashing the movie by saying it is not fit to be a homage of DDLJ, get a life. Any movie aspiring to be a DDLJ does not have be as good as the former. HSKD is too good to be true for a movie with DDLJ hangover. I am not going to judge this movie on the basis of how closely it pays homage to DDLJ. I will rate the movie on its own merit and it definitely deserves 3- 3.5 out of 5.First of all, full marks to Aalia and Varun for portraying their characters so effortlessly. Some people are complaining about Aalia's character whether any small town girl would behave like Aalia behaves in this movie. Two things, anything in the vicinity of NCR is not a village or small town, period. Plus, she is shown as a darling of the family and spoiled and at the same time vulnerable and I don't think Aalia could have done any better. She is Kareena Kapoor of this generation. Varun plays typical good for nothing middle class Delhi guy and he does equally good. Siddharth Shukla was supposed to look like a hunk when compared to Varun and he did an OK job. Thankfully he didn't really need to perform much, so he somehow balanced his act. Screenplay lacks detailing, I know today girls and guys could be close friends and can even share dirty jokes, but I guess a scene where Aalia watches porn (string operation) with the guys was too much, may be in 2025 but not right now. It reminds me of a scene in Rock-star where Ranbir and Nargis watch a c-grade movie in theater and can't stop giggling. I don't know where our writers get these kind of ideas, they do not happen even in most urban society. Also screenplay is full of clichés, but good acting saves the day. Direction by Shashank Khaitan is good, one big mistake he did is he and the marketing team promoted this movie as a tribute to DDLJ. If they had promoted this as another regular love story, box office collection and appreciation could have been much much better. Good luck to Varun for acting with his idols in Dilwale, hope that will rock.
ANUNAY SHARMA
DDJL is a classic movie and one of the best romantic movies ever made in India.The latest HSKD is a ripoff of DDLJ but it is blunt.Basic story is about Kavya who wants to wear a designer dress on her wedding.She comes to delhi for her marriage shopping.Humpty sharma is a good hearted college student who instantly falls for her and comes to Ambala for her.How he wins Kavya from his father forms the crux of the story.You may so"lo,it is the story of DDLJ."Yes it is,only character's name are different.DDLJ gained a classic status but this movie which is made on same idea is boring.While watching this movie i couldn't connect with the story.Everyone is against Humpty and all of a sudden everyone agrees.I still don't understand how this happened? And if everyone is ready for Humpty and Kavya's marriage then what happens of Angad?The plot has too many loop holes and unbelievable situations especially in the 2nd half.In acting department Varun is good.His acting and dancing skills are truly impressive.I liked Alia in highway but this time she is irritating.She overacts too much.Ashutosh rana is good and proves his skills nicely.Siddharth shukla looked smart but is little weak in acting.Rest of the cast is OK.Music of the movie is amazing especially Samjhawan and Saturday Saturday are very nice.This film was said to be an ode to DDLJ but i don't think it's a smart one.Its music and light hearted first half saves it from drowning.At least now filmmakers should understand the fact and stop making a foolish ripoffs of classic movies.DDLJ is a timeless movie whereas this one is timelong.Overall a disappointment... RATING : 5.2 out of 10 are enough.
stella sharkey
I just created an account now in IMDb just to write a review about this crap that I watched few hours ago. I cannot believe people are rating up to 3 stars out of 5 and 6.1 rating!!! I just wish there was zero or negative in the vote!If you are a big DDLJ-SRK fan please stay away! I think these people have lost their mind and they think people who watch movies are stupid and mean enough to like an awful story like this. Have this director ever watched DDLJ??? I personally feel that this is perfectly crafted to mock and insult the lovely performance of SRK and Kajol in DDLJ!!! Boy I wish they would never watch this pathetic movie. I have no idea why Karan Johar would agree upon something like this. The way modern Indian culture depicted in this movie is so condemnable. Please don't watch this movie guys or you will want to slap the director and the actors for choosing this script. 'Normal Human beings' will definitely hate this movie. May be they should try showing this movie to Zombies so that they could eat these peoples brains and just kill them right away!
gaurav219
Such a sweet full on masala entertainer film, although it ended a bit abruptly but its okk given the soulful performance of Alia n Vishal. Was the first film i watched after almost 6 months being very busy n the movie did not disappoint me at all. Thumbs Up Dharma Productions once again! The comedy is very natural n well timed n natural, Alia looks ravishing! Main Tenu Samjhawan will mesmerize you! Technically the film is very sound n also sweet part in the film was very subtle portrayal of India's emerging Metro young generation which is very fun loving, is bubbly, liberal, westernized in dressing but still Indian values do rule the heart of almost all of them. The Indian roots strong enough to not go away despite generations of change. How? For that one has to watch the film for e.g the Female protagonist (Alia) decides to return the Marriage Jewellery set from the lady they had got in form of ransom because immense emotional attachment a married Indian women has with her Marriage jewelery set. That is s true reflection of deep embedded Indian values!
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