Raanjhanaa Hindi Movie Review

Raanjhanaa Hindi Movie Review

Director : Anand L. Rai
Producer: Krishika lulla
Screenplay and Story : Himanshu Sharma
Casting : Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Swara Bhaskar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Shilpi Marwaha, Suraj Singh, Kumud Mishra, Deepika Amin, Nisha Jindal....
Music : A.R.Rahman
Released on: June 21, 2013
Language: Hindi
Rating : 3.5/5

Story :

‘Raanjhanaa’ is a term used in Uttar Pradesh to refer to a person who is deeply and madly in love with someone. In this context, ‘Raanjhanaa’ is a story of Kundan (Dhanush), a Hindu Brahmin boy, living in the holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. In his childhood, Kundan falls in love with Zoya (Sonam Kapoor), a Muslim girl, and goes on to chase her till he turns 16. A series of events lead to Zoya being sent to Allahabad for further studies by her parents and soon Zoya forgets Kundan. She then returns to Varanasi after eight long years where Kundan is still eagerly and patiently waiting for the love of his life. But little does our Raanjhanaa know that Zoya is now a big girl and has fallen in love with her co-student and youth politician (Abhay Deol).

The focus then shifts to the question of whether Kundan can finally win Zoya’s love? This one question is what the rest of the movie is all about!

Character roles :

Actor Dhanush plays the character “Kundan” who has passion for his city Banaras and “Zoya” (character played by Sonam Kapoor). It depicts him a young boy and then a teen, who turns into a sensitive adult. Sonam Kapoor quoted her character as, “‘Zoya’ is child-like and unpredictable. She can be cold and at the same time, objective. She has every quality that makes her desirable to a man.” In an interview, Kapoor revealed that for playing the role of a school girl in the film, she drew inspiration from the character Jaya Bachchan played in the 1971 film Guddi. Actor Abhay Deol as “Akram” plays a secure yet confident university student, socialist and a budding politician.

Positive points:

Smooth story line on child love to mature love
Direction by Anand very creatively curved scenes
Music by A.R.Rahman
Dialogues

Negitive Points:

Second half
political scenes
comedy

Performances: 

I would like to start with Naman Jain, the child artist who plays the young Dhanush. Last seen in the Zoya Akthar segment of ‘Bombay Talkies’, Naman delivers a performance that clears marks him as a future superstar. Sonam Kapoor comes up with an intense portrayal of a character who is a mix of beauty and power and she gives an applause- worthy performance. Then there is Abhay Deol who doesn’t have too many scenes but still manages to grab the viewers’ interest everytime he walks into a scene. Swara Bhaskar and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, the other characters from Varanasi, have given splendid performances and the quirky dialogue delivery by Zeeshan will definitely have you in splits.
Now if you are still wondering why Dhanush is still not being mentioned, that’s because I was saving the best for the last! Dhanush may have become popular across India for his singing talent in ‘Kolaveri Di’, but his acting in ‘Raanjhanaa’ is nothing less than a wonderful revelation for viewers. He is the surprise package and his sheer talent in playing a lovable and intense loverboy has the viewers longing for more. Whether it is the comic or the intense scenes, Dhanush leaves no room for error and proves that his earlier National Award for acting was well deserved.