Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

MartinHafer Reading through many of the reviews for "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom", I assumed that the film was 100% awful from start to finish. Well, I disagree--it's only partially awful. The first half is impossible to believe but is likable. The second half is truly horrible and all the good will I had early on vanished as the film continually assaulted my senses. Subtle and romantic are two words I'd never use to describe this film.It all begins with a nice song and dance number by Amitabh Bachchan. He appears in the film periodically--though I have no idea why other than he's the father of the leading man in this film, Abhishek Bachchan. Oh well, I really enjoy seeing Amitabh and at least I got a few glimpses of him even though his character was ill-defined and vague.Soon Rakesh (Abhishek Bachchan) bumps into a gorgeous woman, Alvira (Preity Zinta). They are waiting to greet someone arriving by train and it is late. So, they sit and begin talking. He talks at length about his fiancé and she does the same--though in reality both are unattached. This really made no sense nor did it make sense that Alvira would soon fall for Rakesh because he seemed so very obnoxious and full of himself. However, I have noticed that this is a BIG theme in a lot of Indian romances--the obnoxious pretty-boy--and it's a cliché I really hate. For me, you have to like people for the romance to work. Still, despite its flaws, I found the first half of the film watchable and interesting. It could have worked well.Unfortunately, once the train arrives, the film is pretty dead. Both are in love with each other but don't know what to do since they'd been lying. Well, sadly, the same can be said for the writers as most of the final portion of the movie is set at a dance contest which totally assaults your senses. It's loud and looks like a 30 minute Indian music video and the costumer appears to have been Liberace!! It's tacky, loud and pointless.By the time the end occurs and the inevitable occurs, you are exhausted and just want it to end. It's a shame, as the film was not horrible initially and had it been, I would have turned it off and saved myself from the second half! So, first half of the film I'd score a 5 and the last a 1. Overall, a score of 3 seems reasonable as I have seen quite a few movies (both Indian and non-Indian) that were worse....though not a lot worse.By the way, I am shocked that the IMDb goof section didn't include this one. At one point, Alvira exposes the top of her left breast to show a tattoo. Later in the film it's moved to her right breast!!

silvan-desouza Yash Chopra this banner has given several hits, many nonsense films have worked from their bannerSo here comes JBJ after the success of D:2 and average business of TRRPThe film brought Abhishek Bachchan(riding on the high of GURU that time) The usual Preity Zinta, useless Bobby and the trying hard to make a place for herself Lara DuttaPoor Bobby and Preity felt doing a YRF film will give them a hit hence they signed it But ??????The film became a turkey The film is a boring nonsense film you can sleep instead of watchingThe first half is monotonous, i watched it in the theatre and fell like sleeping, The film goes on and on with the fake stories and the endless bak bak by Abhi and PreitySecond half is better when the true identities are revealed but then except some funny scenes the film is again bad The dance competition though well handled is too long and the climax is crap And what was Amitabh doing in the film? dancing like a joker Even the characterization of Bobby as a nerd is forgotten in the dance competitionDirection by Shaad Ali is terrible, can't believe the same guy gave us SAATHIYA Music is okayAmongst actors Abhishek looks like a South Indian actor with that long oily hair and the beard and he tries very hard and does well in some scenes but irritates in many scenes Bobby Deol is bad in the first half, in fact you can't hear his lines properly in some scenes In 2nd half he is better but nothing great Lara Dutta emerges the best of the lot, does a great job and that brings us to Preity Preity who is called a sensible actress, can't believe she did such a crap film, she is the most irritating here Amongst rest Amitabh must stop doing his son a favour and monkeying around

kcunnin2 I have to disagree with the previous comment. I didn't find the film to be "crap" as the user so delicately put it. I found it engaging and just plain fun. The story isn't supposed to be taken seriously as the tone suggests. It is a lighthearted look at a "what if" situation. From the way Abishek and Preity's characters tell their off-beat love stories to the way the movie climaxes, it is one funny moment after another. The musical numbers are very stylized and full of humor as well, with Abishek chasing Lara Dutta and his "Ticket to Hollywood" and Bobby and Preity staying away from the "Kiss of Love" which has a very Moulin Rouge feel to it. I found myself laughing every time Abishek said,"I got class!" And who can forget Bobby's "I hate you!" Jhoom Barabar Jhoom is a zany, off-beat love story with some great visuals and a very creative way of telling the story. I loved it and, in fact, bought it. Do not watch it if you're looking for a typical melodramatic look at love, but if you have something a little different in mind, pop this one in and enjoy the ride!

Afzal Shaikh I saw Jhoom Barabar Jhoom while travelling in Rajasthan, in the Raj Mundir in Jaipur, which is, with some justification, described as the best cinema in Asia (and it certainly beats watching a film in a 'Multiplex' on a screen the size of a large TV in London).As the film ended and the huge audience of all ages rose, making its way into the grand, pretty foyer, I turned to an Indian man in his thirties next to me and asked him in Hindi if he liked it. He said he loved the songs, particularly the song of the title, which he thought would get even the most unlikely person in the cinema dancing in the aisles. Then he added,'But the the rest of the film is nonsense'.I certainly agree with him about the infectious song of the title, having badly hummed it often. However, I don't think the rest of the film is nonsense. What I believe many people mistake for nonsense is actually a playful, kitsch, knowingly referential film revolving around the desires and problems of self-mythology, and the power of Bollywood fantasy. The film is set in Waterloo station where a young Indian man and woman of Pakistani origin bump into each other and form an acquaintance while waiting for infamously late English trains. But their talk about themselves, we come to see, may not quite be so credible and ingenuous. Not only this but there is something magical in the air at Waterloo Station, for a wondering busker, Amitabh Bachan, looking like a sixties drop out, is somehow mysteriously involved in the lively plot.The two leads, Bachan's son Abishek, and Preity Zinta, make engaging leads and, alongside the wonderfully outrageous Laura Dutta and Bobby Deol handle the film's sense of fun and comedy vigorously (though perhaps the nods to the famous Bachan/Deol partnership in Sholay goes too far).Another thing about Jhoon Barabar Jhoon is its sure sense of place, something few Indian films set in Britain can claim. Preity Zinta's Alvira is an NRI and the film makes a playful but genuine attempt to engage with the London Indian diaspora.