Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Reviews
Well, guess what? I saw Jhoom Barabar Jhoom on the first day of release ie, today 15th June !
I am neither a hindi movie buff nor a hindi movie critic, in fact i hardly watch any hindi movies. The last one I watched was Lage Raho Munna Bhai an year ago, which means, I watched this hindi movie today after an year or so!
Well, I would not call Jhoom Barabar a movie as such, it is more of a Music Video with comedy in between, or a colorful expression on film, something artistic, with rich colors & hip sound.
I say this because, of a typical hindi movie, what is expected is melodrama, violence, guns, evil villain [ villan 🙂 ], then ‘Maa’, relatives, extended joint family stuff, etc. None of that in this fast paced musical. NRIs from UK, Europe & US would like this Jhum film. However, I don’t think that the average Indian ‘movie goer’ from towns could relate to the French or the Southall ‘ehstyle hinglish’. From the same director, ‘Bunti Aur Babli‘ was a hit were because people from “Chote Chote Shehero Se”, could relate to the film, however, that is missing here. maybe it’s made to earn foreign exchange only 🙂
Having said that, the director has done a great job, by giving vent to his creativity & style. It is more of his way of expressing things which are very cool & hip today. It’s like saying “Balls to the box-office, I wanna do what I want to”, ie., he has not stuck to a formula or recipe for a hit movie. Who knows, could this be a super hit?? Logic says, it’s unlikely, however, things do not happen as you would normal expect them to be…right!!??
Here are some videos from YouTube:
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Videos
Next is the video of the Making of “Kiss of Love” song, shot at the Tower of London.
This one is a short clip on the making of the song JHOOM on a London railway station.
Then is Making of the song “Ticket to Hollywood” prdominently shot in Paris & London.
Here is the trailer of the song Jhoom Barbar Jhoom
FYI > You can buy ie, download the songs of JBJ online from the Yash Raj Film’s official website here. However it not for Indians residing in India, so basically, rest of the world, apart from India. If you have watched JBJ, please let me know what you think about JBJ The movie.
Anyways, I did enjoy the film & am gonna hit the sack, as in few hours time, I will be attending BlogCamp Pune , see previous post.
Movie all in all is OK..first half could have been structured better.second half is fun..music is great..Amitabh is coooooooollllllll…he has added great flavours to the movie..ones feet really cant stop to this amazing rave music…
Well all i can say is that it is an amazing movie..to gud..Songs are really nice preity and abhisehk have done an excently role..
so guys just grab a ticket and be there..
simply bindas yarr..
This movie has no story line. Its like watching a video album, the songs are gr8, but the movie sucks. I cant believe I spent $22 to watch this movie (I had to travel to another state to watch it, I am in the US).
This movie is rubbish…..
Music is good but playing every 15 minutes a title song jhoom barabar jhoom is a torture..
No story line
Amitabh is good….
Please dont watch this movie..it is completely waste of money,time….thats not expected with a director of Saathiya and Bunty & Babli…and what happened to Yashraj Banner…????
God save
@ Ali
Well Ali, you spent $22, in India, currently down south, for Rajni’s Sivaji movie, people are paying Rs1000/ per ticket & all theaters are booked for 2 weeks in advance. So, i guess you are better off 🙂
What a terrible movie! I live in Auckland and had taken 2 of my non-Indian friends along to see this movie promising them a night of fun! Now they cannot stop cursing me,their impression of all Bollywood movies has taken a beating ,to say the least!
I have watched Shaad Ali’s “Bunty aur Babli” and thought that was a bad movie but that stands out like a Colossus when compared to this rubbish called “Jhoom Barabar Jhoom”! Shaad Ali sure defies the logic of “you get better at what you do” because this movie is quite honestly the worst movie I have ever seen!
Abhishek and Preity- This is no feather in your caps, you have gone back 10 steps.
Bobby- Even you can’t do any worse!
Lara- I rest my case!
@ Seema
Which are your favourite Bollywood movies?
wow..thanks for the advice everyone..haven’t watched it yer
Sum pepl dink its xcelent udas not so gud?! Make ur mind up pepl!!
Prash, I really liked Lage Raho Munnabhai and Dor last year,they were brilliant movies but didn’t get what they deserve at any of the awards. I’m looking forward to watching Shootout at Lokhandwala and Dharm this year. Offbeat movies, I must say.
JBJ is a load of bullcrap! It has no storyline at all.My friends still can’t get over it, imagine we decided to watch this movie when there were others like Oceans Thirteen and Pirates playing in the same cinema.
@ Seema,
Yups, Lage Raho Munnabhai was a gr8 film & i don’t think your friends will be coming to a bollywood movie of your choice henceforth!
Thanks for the comment on my blog:-)! Just wondering how you found my blog? BTW..Nice blog yourself there bud, and ace review! Thanks for the videos:-)
A.Shah
BTW I’ve added a link to your page on my blog too:-)
I just don’t have any words to describe this movie.According to me it’s the worst movie i have ever seen in my life.That’s all i can say about this “idiotic” movie.
@ Akshay,
I found your blog through a comment on another Jhoom review 🙂
Hey market research is interesting too.
@ Lata,
Hi Lata,
Which is your 2nd most worst movie?
i love all yash raj films………this movie is great….i love jbj..mmmmmmmuuuuuuuaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!4 preeti zinta
the movie sucked big time!! no doubt about that..but ya the music did rock..
Hey Prash …you have some baaaaaad English man, even for an Indian 😉 How the hell did you become a blogger?
@ Nikki
Hiya Nikki,
Technically, it does not take much to blog.
At the end of the day, to blog is to express yourself and that’s what I am doing. Anyways, thx for the feedback, henceforth, I would make an effort to be as correct as possible.
regards,
da movie sucks to the core…
p.s. watch the excellent review b rajiv masand-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2d6CTiBaQs
cheers…!
I saw this movie last nite in NJ.movie is good, the beginning could have been better btu the other half is muchh better I loveeeee the music it rocks! the dresses the creativity of the songs sets n dancers bring it alll out…..I don’t care what u say the movie wasnt as bad its just that some ppl couldn’t understand the desi culture n how ppl behave in foriegn countries….although I agree they could have structured some dialogue seens better
oh n if you lovee n know about music n dancing you will for sure come to love this movie
ohh n another thing why they showing paki girls to be dressing with lowest cut blouses no hell no most of us don’t dress like hoes……
i neva watchad this movi so have no clue about it bt yeh i can sa tht the songs rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don now tht shoud i wath it or not ……
regarding to the COMMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE MOVIE IS NOT WORTH-WATCHING&SPENDING,ALTHOUGH
SONGS ARE TERRIFIC BUT MOVIE ITSELF IS CRAP.NO SCRIPT AND PATHETIC COMEDY I WOULD ADD.
So what if you didnt like the movie. you need’nt spoil it for other people !!!
Besides if both the Bacchans are in the movie it would be worth it for atleast half the Indian population !!!
i havent seen the movie yet, but reading the reviews im not too siked about it. maybe people should just keep their comments to themselves. theyre ruining it for everyone else. I have a comment of my own
GO JBJ!! 🙂
i saw the movie last week while visiting india and its EXCELLENT. i think its gud to see stuff in a while whih is non-serious and light. its a gud break from teh routine depressing and tregic stories. very bright and cheerful movie. i LOVEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD amitabh , he rockssssss….
but in general the movie ROCKSSSSSSSS.
Okay, so I am a bollywood lover. I grew up in the Amitabh era when movies like Sholay, Don, Shakti were the things to revel in. Then I missed the 90’s due to High school and college (I am in the US so there was a disconnect there). I am told it was a good thing to miss the 90’s. Anyway, all in all, I must say that Bollywood movies are 10x better than in the 80’s. The story lines, the cinematography, the direction have all evolved into Hollywood-esque productions.
That said, I went to see JBJ the other day with my family. I was excited as I loved BnB and Saathiya and was expecting a similar experience.
After watching this movie, all I can say is I want my 3+ hours back!!!
I think I actually enjoyed Janesheen (the Fardeen Khan yawner that came out a couple years ago) more than this load of crap. Even Kaal had more of a story than this movie. I just hope that the next time I find myself at Waterloo station in London, I can refrain from lashing out at any random bum with a cowboy hat. Serenity now!!!
BTW, Lara looked damn hot. They should make a silent movie with only her in it. It would do wonders for her acting career. Hell, it can’t do any worse. LOL
i love the story beacuse its funny and i love the setting and i hate it a littel bit beacuse they keeped kissing and a boy and a girl was keep looking at the news papper.it is a joke or is it true i dont konw beacuse i dint write it
I am really confuses after reading how other people are reviewing this movie. I was looking forward to seeing this movie and after watching it I was COMPLETELY satisfied. For those who did not like it I feel like saying a few things. If you are an OFFBEAT movie watcher and if your favorite movies are named “DOR” then chances are you are not going to like JBJ. Its just that simple! It was apparent what this movie is going to be like from the trailers. Did you guys even watch the previews of the movie before decided if the movie is worth your money? It promised exactly what it looked like. A perfect Bollywood masala movie which helps you relax with a cold soda and buttery pop corn in your hand, enjoy the eye candy and sway with the music. I saw Dor, Shoot at lakhanwala and other OH SO SERIOUS and OFFBEAT movies as well and I don’t think those were any better than JBJ. Truth is every movie has its own genre. If you don’t like the masala genre don’t go to the thretre and then complain about wasting your money.
At the risk of sounding either like someone who loves rubbish in the name of cinema, or a pseudo-art-house-film-lover, I think this movie was good “timepass”! Now that’s one word all Indians are familiar with, I’m sure. Of course this movie doesn’t hold a candle to Iqbal or Rang De Basanti…but come on, isn’t it silly to compare these in the first place?? And I’m sure everyone who went for the movie knew they were going in for some mindless entertainment. If the promos were any indication, this was not really aiming at being India’s entry at the next Oscars, and the producers made no bones about that! A little letting go never hurt anyone, did it?
i think lara was quite funny and prietty looked fab…and both the guys were lukin horrible and totally disgustin…esp. abishek…i mean with the beard like that!!!(wat was he thinking?!?!?)
hi i just luvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvd this movie,,, its not the typical hindi movie but a new flavor definitely,,abhishek’s comedy time is classic,,, songs are amazing,, a new script and a beautiful screenplay,, i’ve not been glued to the seat like this ever before,,,very interesting… i would recommend it!!
Watched this movie at home. God, what a piece of r*****. I will say that as a collection of sequences, its great. The songs are good, choreography is great, art work is awesome, sequences of taj, humayuns tomb etc are romantic, and LOTS of styles…ranging from talking to the camera to doing a take on usual suspects in the end have been used. But the problem is, its a movie – not a music video. So much potential…all down the drain – if only the director didnt fall in love with his own ideas so much.
It was ok, but i was surprised at how often the topic s** came up. Indian movies sure have changed. Now every movie has a love scene in bed or a long lip-kiss. they should really cut down.
i liked dwijal’s assessment the best.
that said, this is by far the worst movie i have ever seen, or ever wish to see, and thats putting it mildly. I saw this with seven other indians, who are typical hindi movie buffs. All of us sat slack jawed in wonder how on earth could someone invest money in making this bullcrap.
For those defending the movie saying its typical masala movie, no its not. its an untalented director’s onanistic fantasy down an egotistic highway, who started believing his own hype. If i wanted an unending musical video that entertained me, i’d go find snoop dogg’s.
If words were long hard pointy things studded with nails, i’d beat the crap out of the director with them.
It was a nice analysis on the possibilities of the Ring tones being marketed. Why not? I am for anything which helps the majority to cut the costs. Ofcourse, then people should have the choice of what they want to sponsor or support. Indians should promote Paav vadas instead of Pizzas and burgers!!
I am planning to see a good family flick these days, and am not sure if Jhoom baraber fits the bill.
one song is only good in this moveBol Na Halke Halke .? plz AB Don:t speak in english bobey u stink some times plzzzzzzzzzzzzz just don;t act anymore thank u