REVIEW MATRIX: Films this week

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma
Producer: Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra
Director: Aditya Chopra

RNBDJ has been one of the most awaited films of the year. (This is not saying much, since this places it in the list occupied by Tashan, Drona, Love Story 2050, among others.) It has finally hit the theaters amidst about no competition whatsoever. Let's see what reviews the film has obtained:

Mumbai Mirror
Verdict: 2/5

The Times Of India
Verdict: 2.5/5

DNA
Verdict: 3/5

indiafm.com
Verdict: 2/5

All reviews are similar in opinion. SRK has done a fabulous job as the common middle-class guy, Surinder Sahni. All's well until he marries Taani (Anushka Sharma). Then, their marraige begins floundering and SRK introduces his alter-ego in the movie, Raj, which is when the movie itself starts floundering. Two primary concerns have been expressed by reviewers across the board:

• Why, just due to a change in looks, could Taani fail to recognize her husband? indiafm believes that "it's like taking the viewer for granted".
• Okay, Sahni became Raj and attracted Taani, then couldn't he tell her straight away who he really is? The resulting oscillations in Taani's love ("Now I love Sahni, No, I love Raj now...") mean that "the complex idea (of love) is frivolously played around with", according to Mumbai Mirror.

All in all, "RAB NE BANA DI JODI is no DILWALE DULHANIYA LE JAYENGE. It's not MOHABBATEIN either", according to indiafm. The only good part in the film is SRK, who has outdone himself again, rendering the movie nothing more than a "tableau of SRK moments" (DNA). Anushka Sharma, the debutant, has got some mixed reviews. While Mirror calls her "gently eye-catching" and indiafm compliments her on her "confident performance", ToI says that "she can barely hold your attention".

Finally, we can say that RNBDJ has 3 days: Friday to Sunday, to make its mark at the ticket counters, because once negative word of mouth spreads, the ship is going to sink. If you still want to watch the movie, do so only for SRK.