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		Home > Bollywood Movie Reviews > Jaan-e-mann Entertaining Fare APK | October 23, 2006 Rating: ***.25 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Cast: Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Anupam Kher, Soni Razdan, Jawed Sheikh, Nawaab, Aman Verma and Others. Art: Sabu Cyril. Choreography: Farah Khan. Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee. Lyricist: Gulzar. Music: Anu Malik. Editing, Story, Screenplay, Dialogues & Direction: Shirish Kunder. Producer(s): Sajid Nadiadwala & Prashant Shah. Banner: Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Release Date: 20th October, 2006. An entertaining movie-that sums up debutante director Sirish Kunder's multi-starrer Jaan-e-mann. When the titles roll in and the background music starts, you know it's going to be a good 3 hours. So it is. Well narrated story, beautifully synchronized screenplay, excellent timing between Salman and Akshay-just about everything works out for Jaan-e-mann. The fantasies, Akshay Kumar as an astronaut, the songs with their choreography as part of the narration make sure that the 3 hour movie passes well. In other words, great time-pass-this is what Bollywood is all about (and much more). Plot Suhan Kapoor (Salman) is a flop actor, who has to pay alimony to his ex-wife Piya (Zinta), but cannot afford to. He hatches a plot along with his dwarfed uncle (Anupam Kher) to get Piya married to her jilted college nerd Agastya Rao (Akshay), rejected by Piya in favor of Suhan, but who still loves her. This way Suhan doesn't have to pay alimony, but in New York trying to get Agastya and Piya together, Suhan re-discovers his love for her. On the other hand, Piya accepts Agastya's proposal as her family loves him. Where this will lead to is the rest of the plot, but not to worry, somehow in Jaan-e-mann, no one's heart is broken in the end. Story, screenplay and direction The story is old, but the narration is new. There is fantasy, and it's real. Confused? Well, the fun element is ever-present, and the movie never drags. The screenplay is good, and topped with the dialogues. The first half is fun and frolic, and we laugh our way to the interval, and the second half has sentiment and romance, followed by heartbreak. The scene where Agastya walks into Suhan's life is one of the best, with the song 'Mann Jaane Jaanemann' following the scene. Agastya's flashback is comic, and curly haired Kumar is fun to watch. Salman's rockstar act is kind of silly, but Agastya thinking long haired Khan to be Piya's sister is hilarious. Salman instructing Kumar how to talk to Preity is used before in Kal Ho Na Ho-no novelty in that. The baby in the movie is absolutely adorable, and has varied expressions-how Kunder got them out of her is a mystery. The climax is a bit out-of-the-world, literally and figuratively. Performances Salman excels in this movie, rids himself of the fake accent and silly histrionics he usually comes up with, and lets the director take care of him. Suhan's character really comes across, and the timing he shares with Kumar is fantastic. Akshay with his strange nerdy laugh, transformations and geeky awkwardness is wonderful-this guy is a late bloomer as an actor, but what a journey he has had from being just a good looking face/body, to an action king, to a comedy cool dude and now a versatile actor. Priety does justice to her role as Piya Goyal. Anupam Kher is good, and Aman Verma in a guest role has a tailor made character. Song and dance It's all a part of the story, all a part of the narration, and beautifully choreographed. There's fun, laughter, romance, heartbreak et all. In other words, Masala, and aromatic at that. And the verdict is.. Kunder is here to stay, and to rule if the audience wishes so. He surely loved Broadway musicals, and the way the scenes move and the choreography steps in it becomes evident. He uses various elements-from Waltz music to Scottish Bagpipers at an Indian wedding, to give an international feel to what is a thoroughly an Indian masala movie. There are some flaws in the script, things which don't make sense as an afterthought, but that cannot be stressed upon. All the three main leads have done their job well, and the star power along with the comedy, romance, sentiment and music are sure to draw in the crowds. Even if the love triangle is a little clichéd, the story, script and direction more than make up for it. It's fun, it's time-pass, it's Bollywood.