Yuvraj Movie Review

This a essentially a Subash Ghai movie, set in the backdrop of picture
perfect locations of Austria as well as around Prague. While I was
watching it, I had a feel that this one of the strong promotional
branding campaign for Austrian Tourism Promotion Board.

Okay, this speaks on subtle level about the fraternal bonding. It's
also about realizing the importance of family over money, and that
how people who have been blinded by the lure of lucre undergo a change
of heart and mind when they have none but each other to fall back on
in the times of crisis. With each frame bearing an undeniable Ghai
stamp, 'Yuvvraaj' turns out, for the most part, an audio-visual
spectacle with a missing soul.

The story revolves around three brothers.

Deven ( Salman Khan ) was kicked out from the family of his
billionaire father at a young age. He's a son who rejoices the news of
his father's death – so much he hates his dad. He stands a chance to
win a big share of inheritance with which he wants to claim a
financial standing enough to marry the woman he loves – Anushka (
Katrina Kaif ), whose eccentric doc dad ( Boman Irani ) won't let her
marry a "galli ka kutta", as he so eloquently describes Deven.

Gyanesh ( Anil Kapoor ) has been a retard since childhood. An
autistic, he's a child in a man's body. But he's the son his father
loved the most, so much that the old man named him the inheritor of
his humungous wealth before dying.

Danny ( Zayed Khan ) is a spoilt brat with a passion for gambling,
planes, and women. His temper rules his head. So when he gets nothing
more than peanuts from his dad's riches, he's naturally left huffing
and puffing.

Since it is a Ghai film, there has to be an evil uncle (Anjan
Shrivastava) who has his flickering eye on the entire wealth. With the
three brothers divided, he fancies his chances all the more.

Gyanesh, unwittingly becomes central to reuniting his estranged
brothers is what the rest of the tale is about.

The biggest flaw of 'Yuvvraaj' is that its story belongs to a period
when the audiences used to lap up anything tossed at them in the
package of mawkish sentimentality. Times have changed, but Ghai's
films have changed only in their outward form. Sure, 'Yuvvraaj' has
terrific cinematography (Kabir Lal) and a few soulful tunes by A R
Rahman . But Ghai has to understand that his style of telling the tale
is outdated, that at many times in 'Yuvvraaj' you feel you are
watching a rerun of 'Ram Lakhan' or Taal .

Even if you discount the film's regressive treatment, it's hard to
overlook the poor performances by its star cast, barring Anil Kapoor.
Though Anil does nothing stellar or bar-raising, his performance is
the most earnest and most sincere. Salman Khan enacts his part with
such flippancy that you think he's walking with his dog in the park.
In only two emotion-packed scenes (both have him crying) in the entire
movie does Salman show glimpses of acting. Zayed Khan lives up to
expectations. Like all his previous performances, he hams like he's
going to get an award for it. Katrina Kaif looks stunningly gorgeous
as a cello player, she appears to be a part of European ambience. The
worst part her is that she can't act worth a cent of her beauty.

All said, 'Yuvvraaj' does have a few moments that touch your heart.
Simple moments like the autistic Gyanesh taking the blame for a road
accident by his brother Deven. Or another moment when Deven begs the
doctor (Boman) to attend to his dying brother. There is a very good
plot build-up right at the fag end when Gyanesh is poisoned minutes
before a stage performance. But Ghai botches it up by adding too much
melodrama to it. A little sensitivity and subtlety would have made the
ending worth applauding.
Still at the time films like Dostana are banging screen, Yuvraj is a
film with pinch of moral, fusion music by A.R.rehman, great locations
to regale the masses .





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