One question that comes to mind after seeing Atull Agnihoutri's Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha is - when will filmmakers in Bollywood move past the hangover of their fascination with over-sentimentality in romantic stories?
A good love story can be told without making things soppy. But DNJAK reeks of mushy, tear jerking flavor, 'seasoned' with soppy dialogues that only sound soul-less after repetitions.
Looking objectively, Atul had a pretty good story on his hands - even though it is inspired from the Hollywood film 'Return To Me'.
At the center of the story is a happily married couple (Salman and Preity), and a heart patient (Bhumika). Salman's life is thrown into depression after the shocking death of his wife. And just when it seemed that all life interests have gradually waned inside our hero, there comes Bhumika into his life. For some strange reason, Salman feels drawn towards Bhumika. It is much later that he comes to know that inside Bhumika beats the heart of the woman he loved the most.
The chief flaw of Dil Ne Jise is that it has been poorly written. The dialogues of love, longing, separation and pain are ok if judiciously used, but an overuse of sentimentality makes the whole story shallow, if not superficial.
Salman's performance in the movie is quite disappointing considering what he did in Tere Naam and Phir Milenge. Preity Zinta animates the entire screen with her vivacity in the first half of the movie and Bhumika does a decent job playing a girl on the deathbed. Riya Sen is simply irritating with her artificial accent.
Atul Agnihotri never did make his mark as an actor a few years back. And today, when he has made his directorial debut with DNJAK, he comes forth as no better a director than an actor he was. He ought to know that a change in the spelling of name (to Atull Agnihoutri) does not make good directors. One must slog and toil and grasp the cinematic sensibilities first.
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