Review of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) by Marisa R — 30 Jul 2011

It took me 3 installments to watch this movie, even though the visuals and locations are incredible. Why? because of the predictable and cliched story. The music is great, and I would've liked a more variety of songs, instead of the theme song being played in 4 different versions.

The humor is very desi in my humble opinion. Other movies try to cater a little bit more to foreign audiences, while this one is very desi with a majority of white extras, including groups of Western people roaming around Punjab, which I thought was very interesting.

Even the limousine driver was white, ha what an irony. It just doesn't get more cheesy than this, including the Bachchan's participation which made it feel like a family video. I also had reservations about the choreography in the dance off, many parts of it seems very square and edgy, or maybe the actors are not such good dancers, I am not sure, but they all four seemed a little stiff.

Overall, it is ok, the songs, locations, and pretty cars make it good enough for giving it a chance without such high expectations.