Rating
(3/5)Release Date : 26 November 2010
After 'I Hate Luv Stories', Imran Khan is back in yet another romantic caper, this time with Deepika Padukone. The film, 'Break Ke Baad', produced by Kunal Kohli, has been directed by yet another debutant, Danish Aslam. What is interesting about the movie is its very contemporary take on love and romance in the age of internet.
But what is not so impressive is the film's screenplay, which seems a little confused, thus making for a slightly flawed romcom. The sparkle and thrills in the movie are mainly provided by the lead pair, who share a good chemistry on screen and also put in good performances.
The film is the story of Abhay (Imran) and Aaliya (Deepika), childhood friends now turned into sweethearts, who share their first kiss during their third viewing of Karan Johar's 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. Abhay and Aaliya are as different as two people can possibly be. If she is headstrong, highly strung and always craving excitement, then he is the steady and reliable kind and quite bland compared to her.
But these childhood sweethearts decide to take a break, rather Aaliya decides to take a break and go to Australia to study, while Abhay needs to discover what his calling in life is since he has spent most of his adult alive doing Aaliya's bidding. Abhay follows Aaliya to Australia and this is where Renuka Kunzru's screenplay and dialogues lose their spontaneity and become kind of mechanical.
The magic, as it were, seems to go out of the movie, as from here onwards, the film has a predictable trajectory. Aaliya softens slightly and becomes a little more sensitive to other people's needs. She also discovers that while it is fine to talk about space, too much of it means that she has no one to share her joys with. Abhay, meanwhile, manages to come into his own, as he finds his vocation in life. So after a lot of predictable situations, they finally come back together and get married.
What doesn't work for the movie is the whole premise of the break up. There is no proper reason provided in the screenplay for the breakup. It all seems rather ludicrious and hard to believe. Also the film is a bit too verbose and not all of that chatter is intelligent. If the intention was to sound cool, then it doesn't always come out that way.
But having said that, one has to admit that the lead pair make the best of what they have and are a joy to watch. Deepika seems to be improving with every outing and her Aaliya is quite a character. As for Imran, he does not have a very colourful role but he still manages to make his bland and boring character quite appealing.
As for the other performers, veteran Sharmila Tagore is a sight for sore eyes but seems quite wasted in the movie and so is very talented Shahana Goswami. But the one person who manages to create some thrills in the second half of the movie, is Lillete Dubey, who plays Abhay's aunt in the movie. She lifts the proceedings every time she appears on screen and has been well utilised by the makers. Navin Nischol and Yudhishtir Urs are just about okay.
So the report card for Danish is not all bad. The director has managed to steer the film quite well in the first half and also manages to create enduring moments. But it's the second half which escapes his control and goes a little awry. He and co writer, Renuka, will have to share responsibility for that.
The film's music has been composed by Vishal Shekhar, who do a fairly neat job with the music, giving it the right contemporary touch. But yes, one would have liked a bit more from the score of a romcom. The cinematography is handled by Andre Menezes and is quite good.
Even if one has already said this before, it needs to be said again that the USP of 'Break Ke Baad' is really its lead pair, Imran and Deepika. The two actors are extremely pleasing to watch and turn in very persuasive performances as well, which goes a long way in concealing the flaws in the movie…
But what is not so impressive is the film's screenplay, which seems a little confused, thus making for a slightly flawed romcom. The sparkle and thrills in the movie are mainly provided by the lead pair, who share a good chemistry on screen and also put in good performances.
The film is the story of Abhay (Imran) and Aaliya (Deepika), childhood friends now turned into sweethearts, who share their first kiss during their third viewing of Karan Johar's 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. Abhay and Aaliya are as different as two people can possibly be. If she is headstrong, highly strung and always craving excitement, then he is the steady and reliable kind and quite bland compared to her.
But these childhood sweethearts decide to take a break, rather Aaliya decides to take a break and go to Australia to study, while Abhay needs to discover what his calling in life is since he has spent most of his adult alive doing Aaliya's bidding. Abhay follows Aaliya to Australia and this is where Renuka Kunzru's screenplay and dialogues lose their spontaneity and become kind of mechanical.
The magic, as it were, seems to go out of the movie, as from here onwards, the film has a predictable trajectory. Aaliya softens slightly and becomes a little more sensitive to other people's needs. She also discovers that while it is fine to talk about space, too much of it means that she has no one to share her joys with. Abhay, meanwhile, manages to come into his own, as he finds his vocation in life. So after a lot of predictable situations, they finally come back together and get married.
What doesn't work for the movie is the whole premise of the break up. There is no proper reason provided in the screenplay for the breakup. It all seems rather ludicrious and hard to believe. Also the film is a bit too verbose and not all of that chatter is intelligent. If the intention was to sound cool, then it doesn't always come out that way.
But having said that, one has to admit that the lead pair make the best of what they have and are a joy to watch. Deepika seems to be improving with every outing and her Aaliya is quite a character. As for Imran, he does not have a very colourful role but he still manages to make his bland and boring character quite appealing.
As for the other performers, veteran Sharmila Tagore is a sight for sore eyes but seems quite wasted in the movie and so is very talented Shahana Goswami. But the one person who manages to create some thrills in the second half of the movie, is Lillete Dubey, who plays Abhay's aunt in the movie. She lifts the proceedings every time she appears on screen and has been well utilised by the makers. Navin Nischol and Yudhishtir Urs are just about okay.
So the report card for Danish is not all bad. The director has managed to steer the film quite well in the first half and also manages to create enduring moments. But it's the second half which escapes his control and goes a little awry. He and co writer, Renuka, will have to share responsibility for that.
The film's music has been composed by Vishal Shekhar, who do a fairly neat job with the music, giving it the right contemporary touch. But yes, one would have liked a bit more from the score of a romcom. The cinematography is handled by Andre Menezes and is quite good.
Even if one has already said this before, it needs to be said again that the USP of 'Break Ke Baad' is really its lead pair, Imran and Deepika. The two actors are extremely pleasing to watch and turn in very persuasive performances as well, which goes a long way in concealing the flaws in the movie…
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