Band Baaja Baarat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some things will never go out of fashion in India. Weddings and Bollywood top that list. Bring these two elements together and you have the ultimate recipe for a full on “dhamaal”. And that is exactly what Maneesh Sharma deftly delivers in Band Baaja Baraat.  Kudos…. on such a wonderful effort.

Yesterday I saw this movie, and I totally absolutely, actually loved it with all my heart. I had liked all movies I saw in the recent past, Jhootha hi sahi….Break ke Baad etc… but I guess when I saw this movie, I actually “loved” it!!!!!!!!!! Somehow, it is a perfect movie if you are looking for fun and masti !!!!

What I love about the movie is that 10 minutes into the film and you get drawn to their world: The setting, the ambience, the lingo, the accent, the overall tone and mood transport you to North India (precisely Dilli) instantly. Just Loved the Lead pair (great chemistry), the creative n courageous Shruti, the slacker yet “honhar” Bittu, the “Tarkeebein” up their sleeves, the Shaadi Mubarak idea, the story is absolutely great, the “Dilli” lingo, the colloquialism (I mean, honestly, who describes a passionate, romantic episode as “kaand” ;) with such authenticity), Bittu’s style of confessing that he loves her,…… oh my god ….I was so so happy and smiling all the way :-)

Oh I was laughing and crying (at few times only) and totally enjoying the movie :-)

Anushka Sharma has done a fantastic job as usual. It is newbie Ranveer who is the surprise package….he  actually catches you unawares in  emotional moments, which he enacts so well. Loved both of them.

Beneath all the vibrant color schemes, the Janakpuri bonhomie and Sainik Farms elegance and the “dhinchak” music,( which, by the way, is one of the greatest assets of this movie…..really, when “ainvayi ainvayi” plays, the laziest person will be on his/her feet) BBB is a quintessential love story. Bittu and Shruti meet each other, become partners, then friends and finally fall in love, all against the backdrop of various weddings. They grow apart, then realize their love, again, in weddings they plan.

It is mostly a “opposites attract” concept, which has been the most useful ingredient for most successful love stories in the world.

And even the fact that a girl and boy can never just be best friends, they can be best friends if there is nothing more than friendship in that relationship. But who defines the thin line of separation between love and friendship? This is a very thin line, and once u have crossed it there is no coming back once u have experienced this love.

All in all, it was an absolutely thrilling happy enjoyable experience. This is a movie about our dreams, small and big…and their fulfillment, our mistakes and the amends we make for it, the opportunities we miss and the ones we , thankfully, don’t because of which we finally achieve our happiness, the ups and downs, our brightest hopes and darkest fears, friendship, and most importantly love. Love, which touches your life when you least expect it, which may appear to put a “roda” in your plans and throw your life out of balance, but brings you unimaginable happiness, if only you could have the courage to let go of your inhibitions and accept it. Actually, Life is this big, grand Indian wedding….. Not everything will go according to plan, but you’ll always know how to get it right. And while you are at it, go make merry… have FUN!!!! That’s what the movie says J enjoy it!!!!