Jab we met a Rockstar

“Mai to apni favorite hoon,” said each and every girl after listening to Geet on Jab we met. Each one of us, the fairer sex identify with her. This is the magic of Imtiaz Ali on the audience. With his first movie being Socha Na tha in 2005 was not a very big commercial hit but it made its mark. With actors like Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia seemed to be the best choice. His next film Jab We Met was so fresh that it got him enough name and fame. Not only this, JWM gave a push to the sagging careers of both lovers at that time Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. Kareena received the Filmfare award for the Best actress and she indeed deserved every bit of it. Then came the much awaited Love Aaj Kal starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone with Rishi Kapoor, which again was not a commercial hit but did fairly well at the box office.

Looking at all his movies we can say that he is one of the best interpreters of human psychology, the way he portrays the confusion in during the process of deciding a life partner is worth an applause. All his movies talk about people with confused relationships and the climax is not very predictable. In Socha Na Tha and Jab We Met both Abhay Deol and Kareena Kapoor were already into a relationship when they meet the other character and the story shows how they persuade their family and then finally go against their original decision themselves. The reason for Love Aaj Kal not working despite the storyline was most probably because Meera (deepika’s character in the movie) decides to move out of her marital relationship the very next day for her old boyfriend. Most of the Indian audience was uncomfortable with this decision and people would not want their sons and daughters to follow.

The music of all Ali’s films are good- light hearted and chirpy because the story line is woven around 20 somethings but going by the sales records Jab We Met music has ruled over the other two. In JWM and LAK both he has put in a classical tadka with Ustad Rashid Khan (aaoge jab tum) and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (aaj din chaddheya) resp.

The most striking thing with Ali’s movies are the names – 3 words and a mix of English and Hindi but his next flick which is due in 2011 is named Rockstar starring Ranbir Kapoor and a new girl Nargis. Let’s see how lucky this change proves for him and how confusing yet simple this love story is.