Baar Baar Dekho- Why I expected to hate it but did not!

Hey guys!

I'm here after watching Baar Baar Dekho and honestly, I'm shocked.

I'm shocked that the film got such unequivocally negative reviews and that it was trashed like hell.

'Cause honestly...I liked the film.

I am still wondering if I watched the same film as those people in the public review or not. After hearing all those bad reviews, I was trying my hardest to dislike the film. Hell, I was looking for things to hate in each and every scene.

Here's where I think the team of Baar Baar Dekho went wrong. It was NOT an out and out love story. In fact, it was a story of Jai Verma's self-discovery and how he realizes what is important to him and what is not. Maybe that was the fatal flaw that killed Baar Baar Dekho.

It was Jai Verma's story throughout and Sidharth Malhotra was the protagonist.Katrina actually played a supporting character, IMO. I don't know if people were disappointed with that.

It seems to me that people expected a love story and a personal journey instead. There was no love 'love' in the film, if you know what I mean. When the story stars, we are already aware that Jai and Diya are in love with each other and are childhood sweethearts. There is no build up to the love story, probably because the movie isn't about that in the first place.

Coming to the performances, apart from lapses in her pronunciation, Kat was cute and likeable while Sid was quite natural in his confusion and commitment phobia. I thought Kat would be intolerable, but that didn't happen. I also liked Sid's performance. People complained about his 'dazed' look, but I felt that was in tune with what was happening to him. I felt he emoted according to the situation. He was not OTT and it was a restrained performance.

There were parts of the second half that were a bit boring and maybe the biggest con of this movie was its length. Could have chopped the last 20 mins off.

The prosthetic work- Katrina didn't look like she had aged at all during Jai's mom's funeral. That was not believable. They just gave her grey hair and expected us to believe she was in her 60s. Jai's prosthetic work was more realistic.

Was worth a watch and I didn't find it half as bad as was made out in the reviews.

I think it deserved to do much better than it did at the Box Office.

I also asked my mom what she thought of it while it was on and she was like, "Yeh kya hai aage peeche, aage peeche ho raha hai". So, while it didn't turn me off, it might have turned off other people. The time travel bit was not explained properly and maybe the audience didn't like that it wasn't a typical love story.

I expected to hate it and discovered that I didn't.

What about you guys who watched it?

Opinions?

keeping my bias for kat aside. it is not a bad film. one tym watch. length was long though. i expected a love story n romcom. i think most people were disappointed bcoz it was not a romcom n there was a loophole. sid wents 11 years back but he said mein 10 saal peche aa gaya. n he was a mathematician

I loved this movie...and Kat being my favorite helped a lot😆

Originally posted by: bosskibiwi

keeping my bias for kat aside. it is not a bad film. one tym watch. length was long though. i expected a love story n romcom. i think most people were disappointed bcoz it was not a romcom n there was a loophole. sid wents 11 years back but he said mein 10 saal peche aa gaya. n he was a mathematician

@bold- Exactly.

The film was not a romcom in anyway.

It was more of a coming of age drama, if you think about it, 'cause the focus was all on Jai's journey.

I think that's where they went wrong with the branding. They sold it as a romcom/romantic drama, but it was far from that.

Originally posted by: glace-bleue

I loved this movie...and Kat being my favorite helped a lot😆

I just think that the movie was a little slow paced and the audience really didn't get this concept of back and forth in time or the introspection that was going on in Jai's mind...It was otherwise a beautiful movie with a strong and relevant message...especially relevant in today's times when everyone is too busy in their lives , careers and family and relationships take a backseat...Jai and Kat did their part very well too...

I think this is one of those movies which will be appreciated over time.

Actually, I was wondering if Kat fans would feel she didn't have much to do in the film, 'cause the focus was all on Jai and his introspection, as you said.

I think it was a case of expectations of the audience not aligning with the actual product. The songs must have in fact led them to believe it was a run of the mill romcom, but it was about Jai realizing the value of love.

I watched to troll it and fell in love with movie !! My reaction was also the same !!

Thank God I am not alone who liked the movie
Except for Kat's diction, it was a gud movie and i loved it
I may watch it once more 😆
I loved the scene where Sid(during time travel) says that he has mended everything and tomorrow will be a new day but Kat says that for her n kids all days are same where they keep craving for his tym
I loved kat in this scene

I absolutely loved the movie.

Originally posted by: clarity

Actually, I was wondering if Kat fans would feel she didn't have much to do in the film, 'cause the focus was all on Jai and his introspection, as you said.

I think it was a case of expectations of the audience not aligning with the actual product. The songs must have in fact led them to believe it was a run of the mill romcom, but it was about Jai realizing the value of love.

Suggest me a movie to watch clarity from HW