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Vivah: Movie Review

Amrita Rao and Shahid Kapoor in Vivah

Sooraj Barjatya adds value to nostalgia with this film based on the time-tested principle of arranged marriages. He picks up a scene from good "Maine Pyar Kiya", dusts off a couple from "Hum Aapke Hain Koun", then shows us a mirror to our very personal moments: time when life was young; and that faithful companion of many years then was a part of your life, yet not quite. Time when you secretly combed your hair one more time, straightening any imagined stray locks as you took the staircase to her house, and she secretly peeped from behind the curtain of the window.

This film packs all those moments one more time, making sure that the passion does not fade, the feelings never lose that throb, and the heart longs one more time for that retrospective joy. Amrita Rao and Shahid Kapoor in Vivah

With a single-sentence story line of a boy and girl getting married through an arranged family match, this film is a walk down the straight path. Hardly any steep curves or nerve-jangling turns until a melodramatic climax. There are moments when it is as beautiful as an innocent dream, and as touching. In others, it is a reality check: every time you smile does not mean you are happy, just as every time you shed a tear does not mean you are sad. Around these moments, delectable and delightful, is woven a simple tale of a guy and girl who have never seen each other, never spoken to each other, getting ready to exchange vows of living together till the last breath! It is all so loveable, so gently enthusing. All until the film turns a tearjerker at the end.

There is still-so-innocent Shahid Kapoor as the guy with angels for family members. There is Amrita Rao, now having lost her untouched ways, who has an angel for an uncle, and a half-shrew for an aunt: again a time-worn method of presenting a tale, right from the time Cinderella walked into our collective imagination.

Talking of time-tested ways, Sooraj takes recourse to plenty here: the film opens with the posters of his old favourite Salman Khan, plastered all over Madhopur. His hero is called Prem too. If it is not enough to make it seem like yesterday, he brings in the reliable Alok Nath as the long suffering yet benign uncle of the heroine. And just when you thought he was through with his old weaknesses, up spring Manoj Joshi and Mohnish Behl! Also there is Ravindra Jain with his familiar tunes. All that is missing is the dog, and the pigeon of Sooraj Barjatya films! Amrita Rao and Shahid Kapoor in Vivah

However, all these choices do not erode the core values of the film: like ever, this Rajshri film is steeped in the fast vanishing Indian values of faith, dignity, joint family bonds and all that passes for reverence.

The hero sings praises of his elder brother and bhabhi, the heroine loves her cousin like her real sister, and is fondly tolerant of the errant ways of her evil aunt. She sings bhajans, too. Back that up with Anupam Kher's young-at-heart millionaire father of the hero, and Nath's servile act as the girl's father, and you have the picture of all stereotypes ready. Not to forget Seema Biswas walking down Lalita Pawar lane.

But hold on, this film works despite the clichés. The momentum comes from the narration.

Almost each moment is predictable yet joyous. And as love develops between the young, consenting adults, it is a better replacement for inter-changing praises one sees on college romances. Nothing rowdy, nothing raucous; all so sweet. Go for "Vivah". It is a choice you are unlikely to regret.

Review by Ziya us Salam

Hindu.com

Comments to date: 229. This is page 1 of 23.

Average Rating: 4.89 / 5.00

 India   nikki from  chandigarh, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

11:29 pm, Sat 13th Mar 2010

HI,
AMRITA AND SHAHID AAP KI VIVAH AUR ISHQ VISHQ MOVIE KI DEEWANI HOON.AAP KI VIVAH MOVIE ITNI BAR DEKHI HAI JISKI KOI GINTI NAHI HAI.ALL THE BEST.I LOVE U VERY MUCH

 India   vikrAM from  NEW DELHI, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

4:48 am, Tue 02nd Mar 2010

this movies is very 2 excellent this is my favrate movies

 India   pradeep jindal from  delhi, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

9:02 am, Wed 24th Feb 2010

she is very nice

 India   puqa from  dehli, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

8:05 am, Wed 10th Feb 2010

hi amrita and shahid i love your movie vivah this is a nice and a romantik movie this is the best of the world iiiiii llloooovvveee yyyooouu ssooo mmmuuchhhhh my lovling shahid hihi mera dil

 Germany   mina from  stuttgart, Germany

Fave Movie: Vivah

7:55 am, Wed 10th Feb 2010

ohh my good i love so much the movie vivah hihi and i love shahid and amrita rao your ar the best and the sharuhkhan ..... oo you and shahid yesss i love you soo mucchhhhhh amrita and shahid vivah i love you kiissss

 India   pratik from  panvel, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

10:07 pm, Tue 12th Jan 2010

she expreesion are very good that i fill like real fact is happeing... I like her smile & face expreesion .

 Bangladesh   priyanka from  sylhet, Bangladesh

Fave Movie: Vivah

8:41 am, Wed 06th Jan 2010

it is anice film.

 India   zainab jahan from  delhi, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

4:01 am, Thu 24th Dec 2009

she is very nice.

 Pakistan   usman from  lahore, Pakistan

Fave Movie: Vivah

12:46 am, Tue 01st Dec 2009

i just love this movie amrita rao is my favorite i like all movies of amrita rao

 Nepal   rakshya bista from  kathmandu, Nepal

Fave Movie: Vivah

3:14 am, Wed 11th Nov 2009

vivah the best movie of amrita and sahid.

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