http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/h ... _name.9142

give it a listen!

YRF/GULZAR combo with its crappy, chand, gol, sabun, phigla, nigla, bilo etc is beyond my comfortable range for Gulzar, who has taken, pedestrian route over the time!

I will rather prefer, soft, soulful, meaningful, cheni kum lyrics even not done by Gulzar the looser

it was sameer for cheeni kum, man lthat crapper is a winner here!

Listened to this today, apart from the title track rest are pretty poor.

Ali

I was going to buy this today. Thank you guys I saved few dollars.

I totally agree!! It is Preetam calbre album, no SEL, rhuthum is there but lack zing imho.

I still admit that BNB was good album imho.

But this will sell, and earn BEST MUSIC AWARD for SEL again, and BEST LYRICS for GULZAR doom day

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom is by far one of the best albums I have ever heard in my life.

You can read the rest of the bakwaas here.............looks as though the guy's been taking tips on how to talk from his wife.........

http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/05 ... index.html

Showing at Silver City in Ottawa from Tomorrow. 4 shows daily.

if bnb was a super hit? then jbj will be blockbuster and earn all awards next year enjoy rana!

By Taran Adarsh, June 15, 2007 - 16:15 IST

Really big expectations? Oh yes! With the premier production house [Yash Raj] at the helm of affairs and Shaad Ali in the director's seat, JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM is expected to strike like a hurricane.

Let's come to the point straightaway. Don't look for a story in JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM. For, there's none here. What you get to see is a collage of interesting moments. It's not one of those conventional prem kahanis that have the lovers drifting apart or a misunderstanding creating havoc in their lives.

What goes against the film is the fact that you feel a vacuum at the end of the screening. Something is amiss. Sure, you are enamored by the gloss. You are awe-struck by the stunning locales of U.K. and France. You are hooked to the performances of Abhishek and Preity mainly. But, deep inside, it doesn't satiate you.

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To sum up, JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM is all gloss, no substance. Body beautiful, minus soul. In desi lingo, unchi dukaan, phika pakwaan.

Busy London station. Delayed train from Birmingham. Two strangers waiting for the train... Rikki Thukral [Abhishek Bachchan], born in Bhatinda, living in London; and Alvira Khan [Preity Zinta], more Brit than the Queen herself, however with Lahori blood in her veins.

Crowded café. One table to share. Two hours to kill. Perfect setting for the start of a love-story. Hitch? Both Rikki and Alvira are engaged and have come to pick up their fiancés, who are coming by the same train. To kill time, they end up telling each other their “how I met my fiancé” stories.

Rikki met his fiancé Anaida [Lara Dutta] at The Ritz, Paris. Alvira discovers her prince at Madame Tussaud's. When a gigantic wax model of Superman falls from the ceiling, Alvira is a sitting target. But Steve [Bobby Deol], a lawyer by profession, saves her life, but steals her heart.

Stories unfold, time passes, the two strangers start enjoying each other. Actually, they have gotten alarmingly attracted to each other!

Director Shaad Ali has handled a number of sequences well. Actually, come to think of it, you do enjoy a few moments in this 14 reeler. But can you stretch a rubberband beyond a point? That's what the writer does.

Writer Habib Faisal's screenplay is as taxing as driving in monsoons on a road full of potholes. When you realize the film offers no story, you sit motionless, flexing your facial muscles at times, but remaining indifferent to the goings-on generally. The director and writer have substituted the script with stunning visuals. But that's no compensation. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music is quite good. 'Ticket To Hollywood' is the track you carry home. The title track is another foot-tapping composition. Cinematography is exceptional. The film is a visual treat. Choreography [Vaibhavi Merchant] is different, but Abhishek carries it off very well. Aki Narula's costumes are smashing.

JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM belongs to Abhishek first and Preity next. Abhishek is in terrific form. It wouldn't be erroneous to state that his performance makes the goings-on watchable at times. A lesser actor would've fallen flat on his face in the absence of a cohesive script.

Preity is lovely and takes to her character like a fish to water. In fact, the two actors make an attractive pair. Bobby is relegated to the backseat. Also, would someone please tell Mr. Deol to chop off those locks? Lara Dutta is confident, though she's not in the forefront either. Amitabh Bachchan adds to star-value. He only appears in one song, flashed throughout the movie.

On the whole, JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM is no patch on Yash Raj's illustrious films. The film is all gloss, no substance. Body beautiful, minus soul. At the box-office, the all-powerful Yash Raj brand coupled with the lack of biggies will ensure substantial revenue for its producers/distributors in the initial days, proving that sometimes, a bad film also makes money.

1 1/2 of 5

1.5/5= block buster super hit, wash out filmfare awards in all categories lol

Saw the film last night at Silver City.

Had read all the negative reviews and audience reactions, all calling it a crap. But, I and family found it very entertaining. Not boring anywhere in the entire film; don't remember which was the last such film, perhaps "No Entry" ??. There were lots of songs with rocking music, high volume and active surround.

Although others in the family liked the 2nd half better, I liked the first half better. I liked the plot development in the first half and was looking forward to the plot developing to climax on the same lines in the second half. I did not like the hypothetical plot in the beginning of 2nd half, but as I said earlier, others in the family liked the 2nd half better. Songs in the second half were a plenty in the second half and were really rocking.
Preity Zinta and Lara Dutta both looked pretty. Recall, Preity looked old in some of recent films but not in this one.
For family viewing (with kids), as targeted, I wish "sex ho gya kya" dialog, that was uttered a few times, was omitted. Similar comic moments could have been created using different dialog. May be, it's acceptable with ever developing morality standards.

End credits showed DD, as well as, DTS logos. Surround sound could be felt only a few times but it sure demonstrated that theatre equipment and the print is not a mismatch as it happens with many screenings.

With this kind of presentation and content, me and kids (they wanted to see the next late night show) sure are going again.
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Film length: 2 hrs 12 min. ---- 3618 meters.
(If I get a chance, will check film run time again as I timed it at 132 min where as film listings show 139 min. Perhaps 139 min includes the 6 min Chakde India trailer ??)
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They showed Chakde India trailer. Going by the trailer, this SRK film will be a big flop. Me, kids and anyone I talked to, had the same opinion.

Here's a review I submitted to a magazine I write for :

Two dissimilar souls await respective betrothal partners on a bustling London train station. Rustic Rikki Thukral(Abhishek Bachchan) from Bhatinda in Indian Punjab will attempt selling the Buckingham palace to the Queen if given a chance. Alvira Khan(Preity Zeinta) from Lahore in Pakistani Punjab, is more Pommie than most Brits. A jostle for space in a coffee shop forces them to share table and conversation. This leads also to a sharing of how they met their respective spouses-to-be. Fantastic tales follow of heady meetings at the glitzy Ritz in Paris and Madam Tussauds. While Rikki describes how he fell for the smashing Anaida(Lara Dutta) heads first, heels later. Alvira narrates how she bumped into barrister beau Steve Singh(Bobby Deol) and was driven straight into his heart in a Hummer Limo. When the train arrives two hours later they part saying what they think are final good byes. But as it can happen in movies it is absolutely not! Bachchan and Deol play their parts efficiently. Dutta is the surprise package of the four beautifully mixing Parisian and Southall Indian accents. Zeinta acts the worst of the lot looking even more awful. Then there is a mystic musical narrator(Amitabh Bachchan) that pops up every once in a while crooning to audiences how love can strike anybody anywhere mid stride. Music by Shankar-Ehsan-Loy is foot-tapping. Shaad Ali Sehgal wields the megaphone competently for the Yash Raj banner yet again, his third outing with them. JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM is an irreverent evening of frolic & music on a flight of fantasy. You will do well to leave disbelief locked at home.

I did see JBJ also and I have to say that I was unfortunately disappointed. The film itself was beautifully filmed, with the expected Yash Raj touches (excellent costumes, music, etc.). The main title song is repeated in like 5 different remix versions....that actually worked to the film's benefit surprisingly. The Big B's role is more as a Greek chorus....he shows up periodically to sing a few more verses of the theme and serve as "commentator" on the action. For me, the surprise performance here was Bobby Deol, who pulls a self-parody of his acting style (much like Salman did in "Salaam-E-Ishq"). Aside from all that, the film is strictly a time pass and actually is my least favorite YR film since "Neal-N-Nikki."

Bollywood Goes to Europe and Finds Love

By RACHEL SALTZ/New York Times
Published: June 16, 2007
If Bollywood has a credo, it might be that everything is possible. The corollary is just as important: Nothing is too big or too obvious. A character is in Paris? Fine. He must dance with his love in front of the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the Obelisk of Luxor. The song they sing? “Ticket to Hollywood,” of course.

That’s just one sequence in “Jhoom Barabar Jhoom,” a giddy romantic comedy with star power (the father-son team of Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan; Preity Zinta; Bobby Deol; Lara Dutta), wanderlust (I see London, I see France, and, yes, isn’t that India?) and a charming can-do, why-not-the-kitchen-sink spirit.

“Jhoom” begins in Waterloo Station in London with Bollywood’s restless éminence grise Amitabh Bachchan, the film’s Greek chorus (and chorine), doing what he does best: dancing and commanding the screen. His costume and person are wonders. With his double-necked guitar, feathered hat, necklaces, coat of many colors and jeans tucked into high boots, he’s part Sufi mystic, part gyrating Cossack, part George Clinton.

But “Jhoom” belongs to its romantic hero, the junior Bachchan, Abhishek, who has come into his own as an actor and star. “I’ve got class,” his hustler character announces, wooing Ms. Zinta, and Mr. Bachchan proves it, showing off his comic flair (not unlike his father’s) and joyous dancing.

Directed by Shaad Ali Sahgal, with lush cinematography by Ayananka Bose, “Jhoom” seems at first like the silliest and slickest of trifles: boy meets girl, waiting for a delayed train. Complications. Song and dance. (Repeat.) Love.

But Mr. Sahgal is up to something here, deftly playing with the audience’s expectations of Bollywood storytelling. To reveal more would require a spoiler, so suffice it to say that “Jhoom,” laden with in-jokes, brims with confidence and the courage of its own loopy style.

JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM

Opened yesterday nationwide.

Directed by Shaad Ali Sahgal; written (in Hindi, with English subtitles) by Habib Faisal; director of photography, Ayananka Bose; edited by Ritesh Shivalkar; music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; choreography by Vaibhavi Merchant; art directors, Sukant Panigrahy and Andrew Munro; produced by Aditya Chopra; released by Yash Raj Films.. Running time: 138 minutes. This film is not rated.

WITH: Abhishek Bachchan (Rikki Thukral), Preity Zinta (Alvira Khan), Lara Dutta (Anaida), Bobby Deol (Steve) and in a special appearance, Amitabh Bachchan.

Opening US gross:
$455,257, 83 screens, $5,485/screen

http://www.boxofficemojo.com

Had 100-110 min spare time, went for the part film. Not bad, made it to the end of last song (competition) and sure it was again more than "Paisa Vasool". Actually a bit more, as ticket is just $4.20 on Tuesdays (now) at Cineplexes, Silvercity etc. Not bad for rocking music in surround on big screen big sound. For a Lunch time show, there was plenty of audience (25-35). Not bad as compared to other Lunch Time shows where I'm the only one.
Kids have been asking for another showing but no time today. I'm sure the film will stay on next week and will wait for next Tuesday $4.20 deal. Kids friends may join too.

Again, the only boring time was that "Chakde India" trailer.