Ok Jaanu (2017)

Such a frustrating disappointment

Good concept, poorly executed.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

All, Watch this movie, it is a simple and current trend of Live-in relationship in Urban/Metro areas, there is no non-sense movie, I prefer to say little and urge to watch to understand.Moreover it from Madras Talkies - A Mani Ratnam MovieCheers

This Review Might Contain SpoilersThis review is my perspective of the film OK Jaanu (2017)positives: 1) the message of film is beautiful and relevant for most of the youth of today who are confused about true love, it might help them to be guided in their individual journey of love. a) love is pure it cannot be played with b) multiple relationships give you peace which is transient not permanent c) Sex,casual dating etc... are definitely not what LOVE actually is d)Love is a bliss,Love is caring for each other,staying strong with each other through all thick and thinse)Marriage is a Marriage, Marriage has its own charm and sweetness,it is near impossible for any other thing to replace this beautiful institution f) you don't need yourself to go through multiple relationships and break ups to ultimately settle down with the one you feel is correct for you. g)just wait for the right time,the supreme power will definitely gift you your right soulmate, the ONLY ONE for you. h) while choosing between your career and LOVE,you don't need to sacrifice either one of them , you can keep both by finding the right way. i)the love story of Charulata Aunty and Gopi Uncle is the ideal form of love,which can be made a thing to be followed by the ones who are seeking the right way to love the other person. j)At last the Charulata- Gopi love story wins over Adi-Tara's non- committal love story k) Adi and Tara realise that true love is found in stability, in friendship and care2) The Enna Sona Song is the attractive factor of this film, at least for me as rest of the songs are same as OK Kanmani. The OK Jaanu title song is a dampener for me as I have already heard a very excellent version of it in Tamil and Telugu. I used to hate the original Humma Humma since childhood but after listening to its new version ( recreated by Badshah and Tanishk Bagchi) in the film I have started loving the original Humma Humma, I don't know how this crap recreation became such a big hit on YouTube, Jee Lein Zara is very good in Hindi due to its lyrics. All these songs are very good to be heard in the theatre and go according to the situations present the film. BACKGROUND SCORE: its mellifluous3) Cinematography is very good, even the sets and production values of this film are very good and better than the original film.4) Shraddha Kapoor looks very beautiful in the film, her costumes in the film are so good that I eagerly want them to be in the nearby stores for sale, Shraddha has surprisingly acted very well here, except some scenes she has acted very well in most of the scenes, Aditya looks good and has played his role how it should be. Its true that Shraddha and Aditya May fall short of the innate spark the pair of Dulquer And Nithya in the original Tamil film, but they are very good in themselves.5) the locations of Ahemadabad are good. 6) This film has good scenes, It is a very sweet and heart touching love story compared to other romantic comedy films being made in Bollywood recently.Since the film is same to same remake of OK Kanmani, the negatives of the film are same as OK KanmaniNegatives: 1) The film has a kind of screenplay which bores you from the word GO, From the opening credits to the end credits, the film is uninteresting.The screenplay does not involve you in the film, you do not travel emotionally with the journey of the lead characters in the film.Yes "something is happening on screen ", this is the feeling I got while watching the film.2) a scene in the film is not realistic,the scene where Adi-Tara talking a bit loudly on phones in the church where someone's marriage is going on,in reality you don't need to talk on the phones, either of the one can go and sit next to the other one if they really want to talk , in this way the silence of that place might not get disturbed.3) the lead characters are in merry making mood half of the time and laugh too much which is irritating and rest of the time they are so serious which is also irritating. jovial and serious moods of the leads should have been shown in such a balanced way that we would have understood their emotions.4) the film doesn't explore any other areas except the chemistry of the new age couple in the film, the story of Adi's family (dropping in and they mistake Tara to be Gopi's niece) is half-baked 7) they could have made a good family entertainer with the concept of living-in,it serves as neither a pure-realistic film nor a entertaining romantic comedy. This film could have been more better.

Something I don't understand which is shitting out unusual remakes for no reason. I think that the South Indian version was good enough although I haven't seen it because I can't speak or understand Tamil. Honestly the trailer was underwhelming based on the chemistry thinking it was too far beyond a point and made me realize that live in romance can just make a film too far fest and uneven like Befikre. So we have a boy who wants to pursue gaming spots a girl who has intentions of studying architecture in Paris who threatens to commit suicide in front of a guy and then later they meet at a wedding and both fall in love but use their relationship in a way that their passions don't get compromised with love being the reason.The acting is okay in parts. Aditya and Shraddha have given similar performances before like in Aashiqui 2 and they're roles just didn't match my expectations although their acting is reviving which is good. Nasseruddin Shah's role as a lawyer acted fine but in most movies he acts like a patient who was just recovering from a stroke. The music is average and no song really stands out as such. Umma song just got pretty annoying after attempting a loop listening technique. A.R Rahman is lacking magic especially after applying magic in Jai ho and won an Oscar for it. Mani Ratnam has failed like this before. I can reminisce Raavan- a movie I couldn't sit through. But he has potential of making better films but remakes don't count just like this one. I liked Guru and Dil Se which were directed by him. Shaad Ali's direction has always been too sloppy like Kill Dil and Bunty our Babli and he shot this movie in a very south Indian style which explains Ravi K Chandran being the DOP for this movie. Overall, this movie lacked magic with poor direction, average music, and poor writing. Definitely OK Jaanu should be a T.V watching movie and save money for Raees.

OK JAANU - So , its an official remake of O Kadhal Kanmani , which one was written and directed by Great Mani Ratnam. But this one is directed by Shaad Ali (screenplay was by Mani Ratnam this time too) who is a pretty good director (director of SAATHIYA) but nowhere close to Mani Ratnam . I haven't seen O Kadhal Kanmani so cant compare. But it was a box office success and critically acclaimed film with hit songs. As for now critical acclaim is not the thing which OK JAANU will get. Box Office success will only be known in future. Songs are not huge hit (although both movies are composed by A R Rehman) , i personally like the title track but The Humma Song and Enna Sona were both average and rest of the songs are pretty non commercial , will only be liked by those persons who like that particular genre of song. But the visual depiction of all three main songs are very good with each song given its different treatment. And the other songs too well mixed within the movie without hampering the pace. And the pace is the thing which makes this movie entertaining without anything exceptional in writing. It never slows down. And filled with Ashiqui 2 moments here and there to keep up the interest. About the chemistry , we all have seen how great they both act beside themselves in Ashiqui 2 . Same goes here. Aditya and Shradhaa are perfect complimentary actors to each other. And they both makes the romance seems natural. I don't know is it me or Shradha Kapoor is becoming more and more cute with every next film. She was the perfect gf in this movie whom every boy wants. The sidetrack love story of Nassiruddin shah and his wife was very important to the main storyline . Through those two mature lovers struggling in their old age , Adi and Tara (our main leads) try to learn the importance of marriage and being together. The problem with the movie was , its too predictable. You know whats gonna happen in every single time period. And the Dilemma of choosing between Love and Carrier was not explored enough. But as i said , the pace of the movie was good , never give you a chance to get bore. Those who are bored of watching this kind of movies (BEFIKRE is recent months) could get annoyed by the same type of storyline , but for those who still cant get enough of free spirited love stories , will get enjoyed with this feel good movie where nothing much bad happens. And yes , the way in which this movie has been shot , it surely shows that the Cinematographer is in love with MUMBAI CITY. Still there is a thought inside me thinking this could have been better if Mani Ratnam had directed it by himself. 7.1/10 ANuP APu KuMaR