GAJHNI

DOUBLE IMPACT !!!!!!!!!!!!

GAJHNI left me dumb and numb,by its double impact!The softness of the romance and the harshness of the violent revenge,both were intense,touchy and effective! It was a great movie,and proved once again that Amir Khan's dictum of concentrating on quality,really gives grand results,and the movie has proved beyond doubt that any project,attached with Amir,is an outright winner!

Amir not only takes pain,in conceiving the movie,but also in the minutest details in its creation.His involvement is commendable,and he not only eats,drinks,sleeps,but actually lives,the movie or the project he has on hand,during the production.And the best part is,that his involvement doesn't stop there,his campaigning and marketing are so beautifully planned,that the masses feel as if thy are a part of the movie and the production team,even before the movie is released.I think Gajhni had one of the largest , finest and most successful launch,and it actually deserved all the hype,and may be more

The movie is a love story - a simple La Bollywood,types to start with.A small time,model,accidentally spreads the news that she is in an affair with a great business tycoon,played by Amir,who meets her as a struggling model,on hearing this,and falls in love with her simplicity.innocence and beauty.When he is about to disclose his identity,and propose,the story takes a horrid twist.The heroine while travelling in a late night train,saves a few girls being transported,for flesh-trade,by an underworld Don-GAJHNI.The heroine is subsequently,ruthlessly killed by Gajhni and before dying could reveal the name to the hero,who too,is battered badly,but escapes,with severe head injury and a memory loss,where in he can remember things for only 15 minutes! The mission of the hero for the rest of his life,and the remaining movie is to take revenge,which he finally does.What makes this second half,special or rather different is the modus operandi of the hero to take revenge,in spite of his mental disability of almost total amnesia,while living alone and to complete his mission,single handedly,with meticulously planning,photographs,tattooing,chits and an incomprehensible intricate system.Joining with him,here was a medical student,who wanted to study the hero as a case of amnesia,and gets involved in the chase.

The movie actually seems to have two complete stories amalgamated into one.Even if it ended, after the initial love story,with just a last shot,where he reveals his identity as the multimillionaire eligible bachelor and they live happily ever after,it would have been a successful complete romantic love story.And had it started with the death of the heroine,then the revenge alone would have been able to carry the movie as a hit action cinema.Its the union of both,and the stark contrast between the two half's,ranging from the poppy love to the most ghastly violence,that gives the movie its uniqueness and the stunning effect.The portrayal was so realistic,that one felt sad,at the end of the first half,at the death of a great romance!

The story,plot and screenplay were excellent and beautifully presented,to involve the audience at every moment.The Cinematography,locales and photography were exemplary and direction and editing reaching the highest zenith of perfection,at par to the best of Hollywood movies.The movie has been superbly directed and the background scores , lyrics and music reach the heart.Choreography is great,especially of the number bahka yun bahka! Amir acting is better than his best,and Asin,the south Indian actress,doing the lead,has performed excellently,in the lead role,and has not only looked,cute,beautiful,realistic and charming but has done wonders to the role,considering this was her debut hindi film.Jiah Khan,the Lolita of Nishabd,has acted well too,as the medical student.In spite of the excessive violence,probably the most that has ever been shown on Indian cinema,the movie was a double treat to watch.

After having said that,I cant resist,bringing out a few drawbacks too.Firstly I don't think there is any such medical condition,as depicted in the movie,and if it exists,it would be short term memory and not short term memory loss,as it has been repeatedly called .Giving The movie the Title on the villains name.some how doesn't appeal to me,and being a remake of a south Indian movie,deprives it of some amount of credit.and lastly,the very concept of the movie is against my philosophy.Just like I found Devdas ,a weak personality,I somehow cant accept a dynamic person,ruining his complete life,to take revenge.Without undermining his love for his fiancé,and his passion to avenge her death,I feel nothing in life,is bigger than life,to bring life at a stop !

Gajhni is a movie that has impressed , touched and moved me,like very few have done in my life,and shall always be in top list of my favorite hindi movies