YAADEIN
The countdown is over and all the brouhaha surrounding Subhash Ghai�s latest release, the Hrithik-Kareena starrer �Yaadein�, is beginning to subside. The film, obviously over-hyped, is turning out to be disappointing fare at the box-office.
At its center is the character Raj Singh Puri (Jackie Shroff), a doting father but an unfortunate husband. Having lost his wife Nalini (Rati Agnihotri) in a terrible accident, he is left with the responsibility of fending for his three daughters Avantika (Avni Vasa), Sanya (Himani Rawat) and Isha (Kareena). They are a middle class family living in the heart of London.
Parallel to it is another quintessentially NRI family, �friends to Puris�, a little-better-off Malhotras (friends to Puri�s) with J.K. Malhotra (Amrish Puri) being the patriarchal head of the family. And between these families sprouts a touching love story -- between the handsome Malhotra grandson Ronit (Hrithik) and the youngest of the three Puri daughters Isha (Kareena) to be precise..
There is a bond of friendship between the two families, especially between Ronit and Puri family. Ronit finds solace in the loving and caring milieu of Puri household to get over the money-minded attitude of his own khaandaan. However, J.K.Malhotra�s we-are-better-off-than-you egotism drives a rift between the two families.
But Ronit and Isha are inseparable. Childhood friends become lovers when Ronit saves her from a sure-death on a crocodile-ridden island. And then, as every hackneyed Indian love story goes, both of them swear to bring their families together.
Subhash Ghai could have had a potboiler on his hands had he tilted the balance of the story more in favor of the young lovers rather than dabbling for so long on Raj�s (Jackie Shroff�s) character. That�s why the film is being hailed as �Jackie Shroff�s� film. Subhash Ghai has said that Jackie�s role in the film is �the father� of all the roles he has done so far.
As far as performances go, Hrithik is once again his cute self before the camera and Kareena shows promises of a good actress. Two new girls Avni Vasa and Himani Rawat look as good and glamorous as willowy Kareena. Film�s music, by Anu Malik, is good in patches and lyrics by Anand Bakshi are strewn with poetic lingo.
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