Sanjay Gupta's Jazbaa has had the audience's attention since the day the film was announced. And it was revealed that this was the film Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had chosen to return to the big screen with. However, Jazbaa is a lukewarm comeback for Rai Bachchan. The day the trailer released, people had their doubts about the film, and the film's release just justified those doubts. But more on that later.
Advocate Anuradha Verma (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) is a single mother, whose daughter Sanaya is kidnapped from school. Not delving into the shoddy security of the school, Anuradha receives a call from a 'Private Number' after the police reach her house for their investigation. Not surprisingly, Verma is given an address and a task. Police officer Yohan (Irrfan) is suspended on corruption charges. He requests his school buddy Anu to fight for him. But of course, the task given by the kidnapper keeps her busy. She has to fight the case of a rapist and murderer inside the courtroom to ensure her daughter is safe. Thus begins the (over)emotional ride called Jazbaa.
Aishwarya's Anuradha is sincere and believable as both the lawyer whose sole aim in life is to win her case, and as the grieving mother. As Sanaya's mother, Aishwarya is extremely melodramatic and OTT, though. Sanjay Gupta makes good use of the camera to focus on Ash's arresting eyes. As Yohan, the cop-off-duty, Irrfan tries and stays true to his role. The dialogues he is made to mouth, though, are downright painful. And physically so. Sample this: "Neend mashooka ki tarah hoti hai, waqt na do to rooth ke chali jaati hai aur phir manana mushkil hota hai". The 'rishton mein bharosa aur mobile mein network' one has been dissected to the core right when the trailer was released, so not going there again.
The filmmakers deserve a standing ovation for getting together a strong supporting cast comprising veterans like Shabana Azmi and Jackie Shroff. Shabana is convincing in her role of Garima Choudhary; Jackie's accent puts one off. Siddhanth Kapoor's few-minute-long role is commendable. Chandan Roy Sanyal gets his killer act bang on.
The problem with Jazbaa lies in the overdose of melodrama and dialogues that make your ears bleed. The story isn't really anything to be praised here given that the film is an official remake of the Korean thriller Seven Days. The amount of green that is used in Jazbaa can make anyone crave for anything not-green by the time he or she exits the theatre.
One aspect that works in favour of the film is its run-time. In two hours, Jazbaa does raise some pertinent questions about the way justice is (un)delivered in the country. The music doesn't bother. The ghazal Jaane Tere Shehar Ka stands out among the rest.
In all, Jazbaa is not quite the re-entry to Bollywood Aishwarya's fans had been expecting. But she does do a largely good job of nailing her mother-in-distress act... when not screaming her lungs out or weeping her eyes out, that is. Watch Jazbaa for the performances.
Source:http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jazbaa-movie-review-aishwarya-rai-bachchans-green-return-gift-to-bollywood-jazbaa-review-film-review-release-irrfan-sanjay-gupta/1/494407.html
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