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Cast: Deepika Padukone, Imran Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Navin Nischol, Shahana Goswami and Lilette Dubey
Director: Danish Aslam
Producer: Kunal Kohli
Music Director: Vishal-Shekhar
Genre: Romantic Comedy
'Break Ke Baad', is yet another rom-com, but this time the story is a little better from the earlier ones like 'Anjaana Anjaani' and 'I Hate Luv Storys'. Critics say that it is similar to 'Love Aaj Kal'.
Imran and Deepika make a striking couple and have a well-versed chemistry that the audience is sure to like. While the first half of the movie is refreshing and provides a ground-breaking start, the second half of 'Break Ke Baad' is just the opposite.
This debutant venture of Danish Aslam depicts two genres of the modern youth through Abhay Gulati and Aaliya Khan, played by our lead pair. While the guy is sincere, committed and pretty dull, the girl is strong-headed, tomboyish and insensitive.
Synopsis
BKB is the story of Abhay and Aaliya, two childhood friends, who turn into lovers in their teens, part ways and then patch up again. While both have completely opposite characteristics, the only commonality is their obsession for Bollywood movies.
Their first kiss, a much-talked about affair during the promotions of 'Break Ke Baad', is also very filmy and comes while both are watching 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' for the third time.
Moving on to the story that is set in Delhi, while Aaliya wants to become an actress, Abhay is not sure about his calling in life. Aaliya is an 'I don't pay a damn' type of girl, who lies to Abhay as per her convenience.
She perfectly describes both the characters in a scene where she is drunk, by saying that while she is a soaring kite, he is her strong 'manjha'.
Aaliya decides to go to Australia to do a mass communication course and Abhay is left behind sulking. Their long-distance relationship is a failure and so, they decide to give each other a break.
As the movies progresses, the lady gets her dream career and the guy launches a chain of restaurants. The proposal scene in the second half is thrilling and brings a smile on your face.
Performances
Imran Khan is great as a committed and loyal guy and Deepika does justice to her character. Lilette Dubey sprinkles some comedy and her character is a lively one that peps up the mood of the movie. Sharmila is also good.
The music of the film is brilliant and the only thing missing is some more originality.
Overall, it is a regular Bollywood movie, a must-watch for the younger generation and all those who want to catch up with a peppy love-story.
Editorial Review | |
| Deepa Garimella / fullhyd.com Ambling plotlessness is the name of the game in a certain segment of Hindi cinema nowadays. It's a formula, really. Bring together two of the most happening 20-somethings in Bollywood, put in a F.R.I.E.N.D.S-inspired situation common among urban 20-somethings, drag it out for 2 hours with the help of everyday conversations, rope in Vishal-Shekhar for the moments when you don't have dialogues, and viola, you have a "cool" film. And make sure the leading lady shows a lot of leg. That counts for a lot of substance, you know. Break Ke Baad is one of those movies that don't aspire to last beyond a few weekends, and are content with being multiplex offerings. Break Ke Baad is the story of a difficult girlfriend and a loyal, smitten boyfriend, both of whom have been together for a decade. It's made up of casual talk, relationship issues, identity issues and more issues. Abhay Gulati (Imran Khan) and his childhood sweetheart Aaliyah (Deepika Padukone) must take a "break" for a while, because the woman is super-rebellious (i.e., she smokes, doesn't like mehendi, and doesn't understand what the fuss over marriage rituals is) and ambitious, and wants to fly to Australia to pursue a career in the creative arts. They hang on to a rough long-distance relationship for a brief period, with the patient Gulati acting as the sounding board for Aaliyah's settling-down issues. One day, she declares that she's suffocated, when he flies down to check on her – it is then that she calls it quits. The movie progresses with Gulati staying on in Australia, getting an opportunity to solve his own identity crises, and with their relationship attaining new and complicated dimensions. To its credit, like it is the case with all movies of this genre, different parts of the story might ring true for different people in the audience. Only, there is so much focus on conversation – and on striving to be cool - than on a real solid, moving, memorable plot. Basically, it is like watching a relationship from up close, and whether you enjoy that kind of thing on screen or not is largely a matter of personal choice – some do enjoy such stories unconditionally, some are indifferent and treat these movies as weekend-fillers, and some wouldn't touch them with a 10-foot pole. If anything, these are flicks that have lent quality airtime to talented youngsters who aren't Shah Rukh Khans or Aamir Khans yet. And it isn't just the lead pairs – people like Yudishtir and Shahana Goswami (who play the couple's roommates in Australia) probably couldn't have gotten better deals than this. Imran Khan is the most watchable among everyone, given that he does play the most pleasant character in the film. Padukone is pretty good, but she's too much of leg to be taken more seriously than she is. Sharmila Tagore is a treat to watch, and Lilette Dubey gets to dole out some witty life lessons. Visually, there's no compromise on style, like we said. And as for the music, Vishal-Shekar seem to be churning out routine tunes from their stock. In all, it's a movie for those who don't think too much before heading to a multiplex every weekend; and for fans of Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone. |
| B.O. update: 'BKB' better at hi-end plexes, dull otherwise; 'AKB' poor start |
| - By Taran Adarsh, November 26, 2010 - 21:32 IST |
| Those expecting BREAK KE BAAD to open at par with Imran Khan's last release I HATE LUV STORYS were disappointed. The film embarked on a 40% note at hi-end plexes, but was 20% to 30% at other plexes [depending on the location]. However, the performance at single screens was poor from the very first show itself. I HATE LUV STORYS had embarked on a flying start because of three major factors - the KJo brand, terrific promotion and excellent music, which had caught the audience attention prior to its release. BREAK KE BAAD lacks a hit score and even the promos aren't as exciting. The business may show an increase at select centres [major metros specifically] over the weekend, but the film doesn't have legs to sustain on weekdays. The second release, ALLAH KE BANDAY, started on a dull note. The occupancy was as low as 10% to 15% at several screens. Even at mass centres, where action films are lapped up, the opening numbers of the film were disappointing. Will it gather energy over the weekend is to be seen. |
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November 26, 2010
Cast: Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sharmila Tagore, , Lillette Dubey, Yudhishtar Urs, Shahana Goswami
Director: Danish Aslam
As romantic comedies go Break Ke Baad, starring Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone, is arguably more engaging than recent films of this genre – Aisha, Anjaana Anjaani and Jhootha Hi Sahi. Yet this film suffers from one key problem that plagued all those movies – clumsy writing.
Imran and Deepika play Abhay and Aaliya, movie-besotted childhood friends who've been seeing each other for some ten-odd years. He's thoughtful and romantic, she's rebellious and attention-seeking. Their relationship hits a snag when she takes off to Australia to enroll at university, and he follows after her obsessively until she breaks up with him.
The film's first half coasts along breezily, drawing its strength from the sheer charm of its leads. So even though the dialogue occasionally has a labored feel to it, and struggles to strum up a coolness that the script doesn't inherently possess, you're willing to overlook these lapses because you're distracted by the stars' pleasant chemistry.
The real problems surface when co-writer/director Danish Aslam resorts to using tired clichs as key conflicts between the film's characters. In a regressive subplot, Aaliya wants to be an actress, but her fading-star mum (played by Sharmila Tagore) doesn't want her daughter to repeat her mistakes. Mummy, you see, blames her acting career for her husband's infidelity, and for the failure of her marriage!
Deepika Padukone plays Aaliya with a confidence you haven't seen in her performances before, and creates a solid, believable character that's somewhat misguided but endearing nonetheless. Break Ke Baad is essentially Aaliya's story, with Abhay playing a supporting part in it, and the film works best when she's at the forefront.
Post-intermission, however, the film loses momentum as the focus shifts abruptly to Abhay's journey. He stays on in Australia after Aaliya has dumped him, gets a job, starts a business, and continues to pine for her. His is a considerably less interesting character that lacks much spark, and his only distinguishable feature is the fact that he's a lovesick puppy. To be fair, Abhay only works in context to Aaliya, and yet it is to Imran Khan's credit that he invests Abhay with an earnestness that makes such a dull character lovable.
The film itself goes off the rails about ten minutes into the second half, when it is clear that the script has run out of ideas. Much time and footage is wasted on secondary characters like Aaliya's landlords, the brother-sister duo who run a beach shack, and who end up playing cupid to the estranged leads. By the time Abhay and Aaliya realize the error of their ways and get back together in the end, you're completely exhausted.
Break Ke Baad doesn't finish with the same promise you glimpsed early on in the film, but it has several moments that are enjoyable. There's a crackling scene on a building terrace in the film's first half, that opens on a comical note – with Aaliya giving them new names: Shahrukh for her, Sunita for him – but turns poignant when Abhay asks why he must always be the sensible, practical one. Many laughs are provided by Lillette Dubey, who plays Abhay's quick-witted aunt, who repeatedly refers to Aaliya as a chudail, and compares today's young lovers to Devdas!
Director Danish Aslam makes a respectable debut with a reasonably engaging film that is watchable largely for the performance of its leading lady. I'm going with two-and-a-half out of five for Break Ke Baad. You won't be entirely bored!
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