Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi: Falls short of expectations

YASH RAJ Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi starring Shahrukh Khan and Anushka Sharma turned out to be a bit cold at the box office. The storyline doesn’t fit the SRK style nor does it have any magnetising effect. It focuses on a very simple lifestyle of Surinder (Shahrukh) who undergoes a 360 degrees change in him, just to win his lady love Taani (Anushka). Surinder doesn’t leave any stone unturned in winning Taani’s never-ending love for him.
The story unfolds when Taani, is about to get married but unfortunately, her groom meets with an accident and passes away. Surinder walks into her life at a time when she is all alone. He gets married to her and respects her decision of not loving him. He tries to find love for himself in every act of hers. Small things like packing his tiffin box or making breakfast for him are seen with overwhelming love and care by Surinder. He realises that Taani wants a real life hero and not a headless chicken. The way he transforms himself from a homely man to a lovesick teenager is definitely laudable. But he could have made her realise that her dream man is her husband himself. Instead of searching for him in Raj, the script could have made her search her hero in Surinder. Slight adjustments in the script would have made it a super hit. It is hard to believe that Taani couldn’t recognise her own husband. Just because Suri had a moustache and Raj did not, is not an excuse for being so ignorant.
Had the story not introduced Raj, the audience would have loved Shahrukh even more in the film. Introduction of Raj made the script very impractical. There are scenes in the film, which have overemphasised the obvious. Like, winning against the Japanese wrestler or winning the dance competition at the end. Such segments in the film make it even more unrealistic.

Films are most of the times thought to be impractical and unfeasible but it is the duty of the scriptwriter to make it believable. Love stories are often said to create minor altercations amongst couples. Looking at them they develop great expectations from their spouses. People look up to those successful on screen love stories and dream of having one just like that. It’s advisable not to go to the movie with high held hopes of a DDLJ or Mohabattein. RNBJ is something which leaves the audience with an incomplete feeling. There is a said-unsaid factor which turns down the viewers.

In a nutshell Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is not a typical Yash Raj movie. Although he has kept it low profile and doesn’t showcase unwanted glamour the movie fails to impress. SRK fans will surely be disappointed as the trailers make you expect a lot from it, but the movie is not capable of fulfilling your expectations.