Movie Review: U Me Aur Hum

U Me Aur Hum tends to be almost 2 different films pre and post interval. The first half majorly deals with Ajay(Ajay Devgan) trying to woo Piya(Kajol) and the second half explores the problems in their relationship. The first half is fun filled with lots of comic moments while the second half gets into a serious mode.

Having said that U Me Aur Hum should be watched once to get a sneak peak into the mind of a person and how relationships undergo severe tests.

“Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people”…that is the tag line for U Me Aur Hum….very well thought out I’d say. See it to know what I mean.

Kajol did an excellent thing by returning to the big screen with Fanaa. She is and will be one of the finest actresses of the last 2 decades. She just full justice to her author backed Piya and delivers from the first to the last frame with amazing ease. Ajay Devgan is equally competent. The scene at the restaurant between him and his friends is damn good.Watch for his dialogues all the way. Among the supporting cast, Sumeet Raghavan leads by a big margin. He’s just fantastic. Divya Dutta is very good too…specially the scene where she meets Sumeet at Ajay’s home after a long time. Karan Khanna and Isha Sharvani are alright. Sachin Khedekar is good in a small role.

A couple of more things……..dialogues are really good. Many dialogues are written in a rather twisty manner but listen carefully and they make a lot of sense. Ashwani Dheer’s directorial debut ‘One Two Three’ might have gone for a toss but his dialogues for this film are damn good. Cinematography is incredible. The scenes on the cruise, close shot of Kajol’s eye in the rain, Ajay Devgan’s reflection shot when he signs papers before Kajol’s delivery are examples of fantastic camera work.

Good Scenes:
1) The scene where Ajay tells Piya the truth on the cruise.
2) The scene at Sachin Khedekar’s hospital when Kajol goes for her examination.
3) The lizard-moth scene.
4) The scene where Ajay leaves Kajol at Sachin Khedekar’s care facility.
5) The pre-climax and climax sequence.

On the cons front I felt:
1) All songs could have been omitted. They may be decent to hear on CD but have no impact on the film. Simply lengthen the film.
2) Both halves could’ve done with trimming. The film gets a tad long and the viewer tends to lose focus in certain sections.

By and large U Me Aur Hum works on multiple levels:
a) Kajol’s supreme performance.
b) Good dialogues. Almost all dialogues, even the seemingly senseless ones make loads of sense.
c) Sensitive handling of emotional scenes.
d) Great chemistry between the leads.

Surely recommended for people who love entertaining cinema with good dialogues and a mature look at relationships.