Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Everytime an SRK film gets released, the haters come out in full force trying to knock his film down even before it has been shown. Initial reviews of his latest film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi were not very complimentary despite the reunion of SRK and Aditya Chopra after 8 long years. No SRK film can ever truly live up to the spectacular hype it builds prior to release, but the truth is King Khan rarely disappoints at the box office these days and RNBDJ was no different.

RDNBDJ finally got released in our local cinema so I dragged the missus along to see what all the fuss was about. Firstly the character of Surinder Sahani was brilliant, Khan played the geeky, akward man to perfection. I absolutely loved Suri's dress of shirt and trousers with trainers, I've seen so many guys wear that exact combination.

The story centres on Suri Sahani, an ordinary guy working for Punjab Power, as fate would have it, due to events beyond his control he gets to marry the girl of his dreams. The story picks up as we arrive back at Surinder's home where he must settle with a wife who does not love him, yet he loves her whole heartedly despite only having met her days before their wedding. Being the man he is, Suri struggles to express his feelings to his new wife who is still nursing her own wounds. As the days go by, Suri and Thaani fall in to a lifeless routine, until a dance competition sparks Thaani's interest, she asks Suri's permission to go and he agrees. Suri realises that if he is to ever get Thaani to love him he must change his whole persona. With the help of his best friend Bobby Khosla, Suri becomes Raj and sets out to make his wife smile again.

As mentioned before, Shahrukh is wonderful in his role as the socially inept Suri and his potrayal of Raj is one of self procrastination. Many have commented that they hated the inclusion of Raj, but personally i feel that his role was essential to the story. Newcomer Anushka is solid on her debut alongside the Badshah, she's beautiful but still maintains the girl next door simplicity. Vinay Pathak was the only other notable character in the film, he did a great job as the outrageous Bobby.
If you love SRK, you will love this film, if you're a romantic at heart, you will love this film. If you're looking for light entertainment, you will love this film. If you like Aamir Khan, you will hate this film!

Hum hain rahi pyar ke, phir milenge, chalte chalte!

3.5 out of 5