Till now the name Prem was synonymous with one actor – Salman Khan. Well, I guess it’s time for the audience to move on because Rajkumar Santoshi has introduced for us Prem in a new avatar – Ranbir Kapoor.
Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani is about Prem a happy go lucky guy and not to forget the president of Happy Club. His motto is to be happy and to see to it that everyone around him is also happy. However, his father (Darshan Jariwalla) isn’t that happy as he feels he is wasting his time. Prem’s life is going on smoothly helping estranged lovers meet and fooling around with his co-founders of Happy Club until he bumps into Jennifer aka Jenny (Katrina Kaif). His encounter with Jenny is a riotous mix-up which leads to him falling in love with her and him trying to do everything to woo her, even if it meant going for a job. His journey to woo her will make you giggle in your seats with his antics, expressions and cheesy one liners. Especially Shammi Kapoorish dance movements during a dance party and his talk with Jesus asking for “fixing his photo” in Jenny’s heart steal the show.
However, what is a love story without a twist. Enter Rahul Challan (Upen Patel), the man who Jenny loves but cant marry because his power hungry father (Govind Namdeo) wont have him marrying a Christian especially during elections. But since Prem is our archetypical bollywood hero, he cant see his lady loves heart break and hence decided to do everything to get them together. So from pacifying a corrupt politician to saving her from a mirthful goon, Prem does everything for her till the end which is apt and logical.
The strongest part of the film is its casting barring Upen Patel who has hammed throughout the film. Darshan Jariwalla and Smita Jaykar as Prem’s parents have given impressive performances elevating the humorous scenes to another level all together. Govind Namdeo is good as a crooked politician but somehow takes away the comedy from the film. Katrina Kaif has managed to match up to Ranbir Kapoor and this time her accent complements her character. This time she has emerged from just being pretty. Ranbir Kapoor is at his best. His acting is so effortless that you cant really make out the difference between Ranbir and Prem.
After a cult film like Andaz Apna Apna, Rajkumar Santoshi doesn’t let you down but neither does he live up to the same level, though there are a few scenes which remind you of the first. The comic scenes are well executed and he has packed quite a few punches in the film though there are a few slapstick moments. The drawback of the film is the length as the film seems a bit dragged. Pritam once again pitches in with a good soundtrack which is fresh and breezy just like the film.
All together, APKGK is fresh breezy romantic comedy with a lot of peaks a few valleys and some cheesy yet cheeky humor.
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