REVIEW: U Me Aur Hum
It’s the season of actors turning directors. First we had Aamir Khan’s fabulous Taare Zameen Par and now it’s two-time-national award winning actor Ajay Devgan’s turn. Reportedly Sunny Deol is also donning the director’s hat once again with his forthcoming project Man. But back to this week’s new release U Me Aur Hum. It’s a special film for a number of reasons.
1. Ajay Devgan is making his directorial debut with a love story – quite unlike the films one associates him with.
2. Kajol returns to the silver screen two years after her 2005 hit Fanaa.
3. The real life couple of Ajay-Kajol makes yet another attempt at recreating some of their off-screen chemistry.
4. The promos give the impression of a story that spans decades as Kajol’s character is shown to take a mysterious turn.
So does U Me Aur Hum actually live up to all the hype?
What's the plot?
U Me Aur Hum is about a smooth talking psychiatrist Ajay (Devgan) who falls in love with a stewardess on a cruise liner. The girl in question Piya (Kajol) tries hard to resist Ajay’s advances, but falls for his charm as he woos her with everything from liquor chocolates to white lilies to salsa lessons. Turns out it was all part of a well thought out plan, as Ajay had laid his hands on Piya’s secret diary, to find out just exactly what were her likes and dislikes. A couple of songs and misunderstandings later Piya forgives Ajay and the two get married. Post marriage life’s a dream till Piya is diagnosed with a mental ailment. Her condition poses a dilemma for Ajay, who has to battle the conflicting emotions of the psychiatrist and husband within him.
Movie buffs are constantly working on making comparisons and arriving at contrasts and similarities between movies and i have my two cents to contribute here for you, me aur hum. This ajay devgan directorial venture, reminiscent two classic movies; one is khilona, and the other is bassera.
in khilona, mumtaz takes cares of a deranged sanjeev kumar post shock, with utmost love and understanding; and this besides a similar repeat shocking scene brings back sanjeev kumar to his original self.
in shashi kapoor, rakhee, rekha starred bassera, rakhee feigns insanity after recovery, but is detected by poonam dhillon, a parallel to which is seen in you, me aur hum; wherein kajol feigns forgetfulness and is detected by ajay devgan.
the contrast from bassera here is that, whilst rakhee is let to reside in the asylum, ajay gets his wife home and gives kajol his unconditional love, care and understanding to help her lead a normal life. To that extent the movie conveys a positive message to the society that needs to be appreciated.
I saw the movie on saturday. I quite agree with your views. Being a nautical professional, i enjoyed the sequences on the cruise liner.
A great film with great performances and locations.
a must watch for every one. Have a bit of patience and u know it is worth it. Each scene takes ur heart away and keeps u engrossed.