Friday, October 28, 2016

Complicated Love: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

"Ek tarfa pyar ki taaqat hi kuch aur hoti hai, auro ke rishton ki tarah yeh do logon mein nahi bathti, sirf mera haq hai ispe"

Love is complicated, and often hurts. Why can't you simply run away from the person who hurts you the most? But is that so easy? You do realize what needs to be done, but conveniently ignore the calculated move suggested by your brain, and choose to step on a button which is bound to trigger a psychological devastation. Unlike a zero-sum-game, it is an arena where everyone loses out, the quantum of loss depending upon the intensity of desire.



Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil perfectly sums up the complexities arising from relationships where the priorities and expectations differ.  It is an  interwoven tale of five individuals, each of them looking for redemption through a means which is bound to cause further breakdown. KJo plays in his comfort zone: exotic European locations, rich NRIs and lavish lifestyles. But he does well to capture the different shades of emotions. Ranbir Kapoor yet again successfully brings out the intensity that can be invoked by an  unfulfilled and incomplete love (Remember Rockstar?). Anushka's character is even more complex, sandwiched between passion for her college time love interest, a handsome DJ played by Fawad Khan and the selfless devotion of a rich and charming boy (Ranbir) whom she refuses to acknowledge as her lover, though she admits him being everything to her, everything but a lover, and gives the relationship name of "friendship". Aishwarya has cast magical spells with her timeless beauty infused with urdu poetry. SRK leaves a mark with barely 5 minutes of screen space.

Rating : 3.5/5

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