Genre :- ROMANCE / DRAMA / Time Travel
Runtime :- 2 hrs 21 mins
Cast :- Siddharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif, Ram Kapoor, Sarika, Rohan Joshi, Sayani Gupta, Rajit Kapoor.
The much awaited film has finally hit the theatres and boy, is the audience hooked to this film already?
No seriously! With such a good looking pairing, the expectations were always high for how we have been waiting to see Katrina and Sid's chemistry.
So, is it worth all the wait?
➡ Plot :- Jai Verma (Sidharth Malhotra) and Diya Kapoor (Katrina Kaif) are childhood sweethearts. While Jai is a brilliant mathematician who is extremely ambitious, Diya is a free spirited artist who dreams of nothing but becoming Mrs. Verma. Just when the two are about to tie the knot, Jai develops a cold feet and starts feeling that the wedding is a huge compromise he is making that will affect his career.
Just then, we are hit with a time travelling twist. What does the future hold for Jai and Diya?
➡ Direction :- Nitya Mehra debuts as a director with Baar Baar Dekho. Her direction is fresh but definitely has tinges of Karan Johar style larger than life storytelling.
➡ Editing and Cinematography :-
Editing is below average. It gives the film a hurried and rushed feel.
There isn’t one bad-looking frame in this movie, which has been shot by cinematographer Ravi K Chandran. The visuals and locations are lush.
Kudos.
➡ Music :- All the songs are already a hit, especially 'Khair Mangdi' and 'Sau Aasman'. They fit well into the plotline.
'Kho gaye hum kahan' and ‘Dariya’ are also appealing. The picturization and pep factor of 'Kaala chashma' and 'Nachde ne saare' is good.
➡ The High's -
▶ Unconventional concept. If you had a chance to live an entire day in your future - would you then change your present and do things differently or would you succumb to destiny and let it take its course ?
This is what Nitya Mehra's version of time travel in 'Baar Baar Dekho' is all about.
▶ Just when we start feeling that Bollywood is far from getting the ageing makeup game right, such films prove us wrong. Mark Coulier, Natasha Nischol and the rest of the prosthetics and make-up team deserve kudos for their work on Malhotra and Kaif. Also,
the lighting and camera work in most of the scenes is amazing.
▶ It's generally seen that the wives follow the husbands wherever they are transferred because of the work, be the home-maker, manage everything and sometimes let their own passions and desires take a backseat for the sake of their partner's ambitions. It's beautiful to see this norm break here, wherein the man of the house expresses a fear of losing his partner because of his selfish deeds.
▶This film is supposed to be a social exposition on living in the present, focusing on the small joys of life and not resting your entire existence on a future that is uncertain. It seems half-baked. Nice try, though.
▶ Background score in the second half is smooth.
▶ Special mention to Ravi K Chandran for the cinematography for Sau Aasmaan is quite pleasing. Spectacular.
The Low's -
▶ My biggest grumble with the film is that I couldn't buy into the concept it wanted to sell to me. I sort of tried to connect and give into the story, but the lack of logic and crude editing failed to get me on board this time travel experience.
▶ The concept is too hard for most of our audience to digest. You don't understand whether Jai is actually transported in the future or it is his dream or just his imagination. Again, going back and forth only serves to confuse the audience even more.
▶ The writer, Sri Rao, (alongwith the screenplay artist Mehra and Anuvab Pal) gets so involved in the business of time travel that it invests less and less in character development. Therefore, you are so perplexed by the storyline that you fail to empathise with the characters - especially Diya.
▶ Katrina's performance is a major setback for this film as she literally screams in many of the scenes, trying to look cute. Epic fail.
➡ Performances :-
▶ Siddharth has an innate ability to captivate the ladies by his youthful charm and he used that well to play Jai. There is immense maturity in his performance and he's come to know his mettle better. One can say he has given one of his finest performances with this film.
▶ Katrina looks like a million bucks
(Especially in the sangeet song, 'Nachdene saare') and her scenes where we see them as a married couple, reminds us of the dutiful wife she played back in 'New York'.
No doubt she has worked really hard for this role. But oh, her accent and dialogue delivery confirms her still-trying-too-hard-to-act phase.
She literally says 'Kyaann Chhayein' instead of 'Kya Chahiye'.
Also in one scene, she utters to HIM, 'Thum Khyaa SONCHOGI'.
Wuuuuuuut!?!
*slaps head*
▶ Sarika as Jai's mother, is effortless and graceful as ever.
▶ The ever dependable Ram Kapoor, as the rightful father, gets very little space to display his acting chops.
▶ Sayani Gupta slays as the spunky friend Chitra.
▶ And then, Ladies and Gentlemen, there is Rohan Joshi, (AIB fame) whose character had some depth, but he fails to deliver the desired part.
▶ Rajit Kapoor as the Panditji (spirit guide) does a fine job. But it seemed as if his character has not been explored much.
Verdict :- Baar Baar Dekho is a mirror to many of our relationships.
This is a time travel journey you MIGHT want to skip if you are not fond of stereotypical romantic movies.
Coupled with exotic locations, good music and a fresh and pretty cast, this movie is an 'Ek Baar Dekho' affair. But only if you’re a fan of love stories, you will be able to look above the flaws in this film.
The cards are on the table. Choose!
Ratings :- 2.5/5
🙏❤ PRIZMI TRIPATHI. ❤🙏
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