Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is the second movie that released this Diwali and of the two movies, it is certainly the better one. This is a love story directed by Karan Johar which touches you at the right places for most of the movie.
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is a movie about love, or as said in the movie, "One sided love". The first half of the movie is very pacy and introduces you to the characters and takes the story forward. The second half introduces the character of Aishwarya Rai and the movie continues to race at the same pace. However the latter half of the second half is a bit slow and may seem to drag a bit. This is the only poor thing about the movie. This part of the movie could have been shortened a bit by about 5 minutes to not feel draggy. At around 2 hours and 40 minutes, this movie is entertaining to watch and has all the elements that the younger audience will enjoy. This movie is an example of a movie where all the characters serve a purpose. This is because of the super tight script which does not leave many loop holes and this makes the movie very smooth to watch. I could not find many flaws with the movie except maybe the last half an hour. This is certainly a movie which will be liked by the younger audiences.
Ranbir Kapoor has once again given a superior performance, though is not his best performance. He can however be seen to be repeating himself a bit as you can see glimpses of his character in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Tamaasha. Anushka Sharma is easy on the eye and has acted her part well. Fawad Khan is OK in a small role. However the major points go to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who has played a beautiful divorcee and looks very stunning in the movie. Though she appears only in the post interval portions of the movie, she leaves an indelible mark on the story. Like in all Karan Johar movies you get glimpses of many actors in supporting roles. In this movie too you can see supporting roles of Lisa Hayden, Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan. Overall on the acting front, this movie comes out on top.
Karan Johar is an established director whose best work till date has been Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and the script that he had written for Kal Ho Na ho was superb, though he did not direct it. After these two great movies, Karan Johar has been able to show his class in this movie. The script written by him made it easy for him to direct the movie as the movie does not slack at any place except maybe towards the end. This is perhaps his second best movie till date after Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. This is certainly a job well done.
The movie has mostly been shot in foreign locations which make the scenes look very beautiful. The cinematography is beautiful and it has been able to capture these locations beautifully. The music of the movie by Pritam was already on top of the charts, with the songs Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Bulleya, Channa Mereya and The Breakup Song. These songs have also been woven very effectively into the story and thus make you like them even more. However the background score could have been better as it does not feel matching the mood of the movie at a few places.
Overall this is a movie which will gel with mostly with people ranging from teenagers to people who are around 30 years of age. If you fall under any of these brackets you should go and watch the movie. It is both enjoyable and emotional.
Rating - 3.5 / 5
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