Movie review: 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'

39Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani39 UA Romcom Director Ayan Mukerji Cast Ranbir Kapoor Deepika Padukone Kalki Koechlin Aditya Roy Kapoor Ratingsu00a0 One of the characters in this film says that he is tired of eating Maggie all the time Right So are we Twominute noodle love stories are easy to make easy to watch and yes easy to forget And fortunately Ayan Mukerjirsquos 39Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani39 is not the twominute variety On the contrary it is a delicacy which requires patience passion and it comes with unusual flavoursu00a0 39Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani39 Naina Talwar Deepika Padukone is a nerd who on a chance meeting with school buddy Aditi Kalki Koechlin realises that her life is passing by and she is missing out on all the fun So on a whim she joins in on a holiday that Aditi plans with her best buddies Avi Aditya Roy Kapoor and Bunny Ranbir Kapoor only to discover that she is far different from the rest of the group At the outset the tomboy Aditi drinkloving Avi and outwardly flippant Bunny seem very different from her but amidst the spellbinding snowladen mountains superb cinematography by V Manikandan Naina manages to get them to warm up to her And yes somewhat predictably she falls in love too Ranbir played a spoilt rich clueless brat in Ayanrsquos debut film 39Wake Up Sid39 Looks like both Ayan and Ranbirrsquos character have matured with this film Bunny knows what he wants from life and he doesnrsquot want to be tied down by emotions or relationships that could hamper his quest and zest for exploring life and his love for travel Ranbir Kapoor is brilliant This is a true star who moves you to tears with a simple scene that he shares with his dad played sensitively by Farooq Shaikh and he also challenges to take your eyes off him when he is shaking legs with the gorgeous Madhuri Dixit What could be called a case of good casting Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapoor give reliable support In fact this must be one of Kalkirsquos best performances till date But wait it is Deepika Padukone who finds her place in the sun in one or two scenes even managing to steal the thunder from Ranbir Naina of the second half of 39YJHD39 reminds one a bit of 39Love Aaj Kalrsquos Meera Deepikarsquos wellsketched character and performance is just like the movie slow selfconfident and not in a hurry to prove anything Their crackling chemistry is palpable The movie also boasts of some of the most poignant moments that we have seen in Hindi films accessorised by wonderful dialogues Hussain Dalal At two hours and 40 minutes the movie is a tad too long but while the snailwalk pace irks at places it works on other occasions What really bothers is the clicheacutes that the filmmaker indulges in at times To cite one instance why does a lsquogoodrsquo girl in a Hindi film always have to prove her worthiness by burning the gas stove and cooking parathas for an entire army of strangers even when she is supposed to be holidaying The characters are no novelty they have been seen umpteen times earlier But it is the treatment that makes it 39alag39 and the credit must go to the director with a mature sorted head on his young shoulders Watch this at least once It feels like a slow dive into the depths of emotions at times fulfilling and at times uncomfortable