By ApunKaChoice Bureau Film critic, ApunKaChoice.Com
The much-awaited K3G may not boast of thematic novelty, but certainly stands out for the manner of its presentation, and array of the cream of Bollywood.
Of course, Karan has become a better director since his “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” days. The maturity shows in K3G, which is polished in its look, richer in content and has an engaging plot.
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the most attractive starcast in the Bollywood, Karan delineates a typical happy Indian family where parents are not prejudiced between their adopted son and their own son. Perhaps, Karan could have tried to prevent it from becoming a bit too mushy.
The scintillating pair of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan (onscreen after such a long gap) engages the viewer considerably.
While Jaya Bachchan looks unmatchable in the role in which she has seldom been seen, Amitabh’s role of a stern patriarch (who demands strict principles and morals from his children) is reminiscent of the one he did in “Ek Rishta” and “Mohabbatein”.
On the same footing are the Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol jodi, who reminds one of the successful pairings of films like “Baazigar”, “DDLJ” and “KKHH”. On the other hand, the romance between Anjali and Rahul lacked freshness.
The Hrithik-Kareena pair also revives the images from the Subhash Ghai’s “Yaadein”. Hrithik looks handsome and plays the emotive Rohan with ease. Kareena too is convincing playing a high-on-attitude, MTV bred yuppie.
However, talented Rani Mukherji almost goes unnoticed with a low-profile role.
Adding to K3G’s strength is its mellifluous music score by three different music directors Jatin-Lalit duo, Sandesh Shandiliya and Aadesh Shrivastava.
