Being ... ALI HASSAN

Coming straight to the point this is a fanastic love story of recent times and it was such a delightful watch especially after the horrible experience of Kambakht  Ishq I had some weeks back but anyways coming back to LAK its simply mindblasting. I am not going to compare it to Jab We Meet coz its not fair to the director because the 2 flicks have a separate identity even though they fall under the romantic genre.

What makes LAK different is the screen play especially in the first half coz the treatment is so different and it keeps you glued to the screen constantly, Imtiaz Ali is a fantastic story teller which comes across on screen clearly his hold on the subject is very strong and he is the true hero of this project! The basic storyline is one which we have seen and heard a million times in our Indian cinema but what separates LAK from all those love stories is the way it has been told and treatment by the director like I said before plus the soundtrack is awesome which is always a huge plus point when it comes to our movies.

Saif has performed wonderfully portraying his role to the 'T' and he also dons the role of a younger Rishi Kapoor when the movie goes into a flash back telling us what happened when Rishi Kapoor was young and fell in love in those times, the entire plot is handled so beautifully and Saif does complete justice to it, coming to Deepika she look so natural and pretty and handles her part of the movie very well this may be her best performance yet. Rishi Kapoor like always looks natural and effortless and plays quite an important part in the storyline. The best part about the movie for me was a song which shows a change in Saif'sheart  about life and love it has been shown so wonderfully well I mean the song is alright but what happens during that song and how he realises his mistake was so neat ly done!

So all in all this is very good movie to watch it's not perfect, but the terrific performances and has something for everyone the youth and as well as the older generation and this one is for the Aam Junta the "Mango People" as Saif says in a scene!!

Stars: ****

-Alstar