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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: 311. This is page 2 of 32.

Average Rating: 4.69 / 5.00

 India   jyotsna vikharankar from  malegaon, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

4:11 am, Thu 09th Aug 2012

this is very good movie.

 India   ashok kumar from  khandela, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

12:26 pm, Wed 08th Aug 2012

i love very much shahid and amrita. i can not go whitout see the vivah move. i avaer seen it 57 times. i how to say thank you vivah. i ma running short of words.

 India   RiTUR@J from  Assam, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

6:09 am, Mon 23rd Jul 2012

I like dis......

 India   azim amdani from  dhasa, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

2:36 am, Thu 26th Apr 2012

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 Germany   okuagvgxjt from  ZTVvadvEV, Germany

Fave Movie: My Name is Anthony Gonsalves

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 Hong_kong   krzsahjq from  WBGiqESVcwIUEXLf, Hong_kong

Fave Movie: Vaah Life Ho To Aisi

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 Greece   Facundo from  JNQwsSqjA, Greece

Fave Movie: Love U Mr. Kalakaar

2:03 am, Sat 21st Apr 2012

Bond girls have many nationalities, I like Hama Mie and Wakabayashi Akiko of Japan best at You Only Live Twice (1967), Freida Pinto is tbeuaiful lady, I think she is good Bond girl.

 Indonesia   SUSI from  TANGERANG, Indonesia

Fave Movie: Vivah

8:06 am, Fri 17th Feb 2012

L LIKE YOU SO MUCH,BECAUSE YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

 India   Ankit from  Kota, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

11:38 am, Fri 03rd Feb 2012

great.........
awesome

 India   tejas juwatkar from  satara, India

Fave Movie: Vivah

12:46 pm, Mon 16th Jan 2012

Amruta is my favorite actress, she is very smart actress in Bollywood.

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