By Allbollywood, November 25, 2008 - 09:46 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful Subhash Ghai's loveliest film in years has a symphonic texture, feel and movement to it. From the opening shots of Katrina Kaif labouring lusciously over the cello to the montage towards the end when Boman Irani, playing a zany surgeon, hops skips and jumps in the hospital corridor to announce the hero's recovery...
By AOL, November 25, 2008 - 10:02 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful Yuvvraaj could have been made into a much more sensible movie if it didn't have three people involved in it ? Salman Khan, Zayed Khan and the biggest culprit of them all Subhash Ghai himself! What is beyond our comprehension is that how a person who made films like Karz, Pardes and even Taal can make a film like Yuvvraaj.
By Apunkachoice, November 25, 2008 - 09:48 IST
'Yuvvraaj' does have a few moments that touch your heart. Simple moments like the autistic Gyanesh taking the blame for a road accident by his brother Deven. Or another moment when Deven begs the doctor (Boman) to attend to his dying brother...
By Box Office India, November 25, 2008 - 10:00 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful Subhash Ghai should be whistling in his woods instead of making a film. Coming back to his students, after the film ended all the whistling woods student waited for everyone to get out of the auditorium then I heard a voice say " sab chale gaye, abhi hum log yahan se nikal sakte hai" my worst fear is that the first batch of graduates from his institute are out...
By Businessofcinema, November 25, 2008 - 09:52 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful The film does have a few moments here and there that are delightful. Salman delivers a satisfactory performance for most parts, but then out of the blue delivers a stellar act when he breaks down in front of Irani. Those few minutes are worth watching over and over again...
By DNA India, November 25, 2008 - 09:54 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful What a film like Yuvvraaj makes glaring, is the difference of approach among different filmmakers. While audiences lapped up the bold, never-tried-before 'gay' romcom last week, Yuvvraaj serves the tried-and-tested formula this week. In times of Dostana, Yuvvraaj's chances are bleak, frankly.
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, November 21, 2008 - 16:17 IST
12 of 17 people found this review helpful The onslaught of new storytellers and new styles may have pushed the old guard into the background, but it failed to dim the passion. Today, after a lean phase, the veteran filmmaker returns with Yuvvraaj...
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, November 25, 2008 - 11:17 IST
The screen intermittently shows Hindi subtitles when the characters speak in English. How I wish it could also give captions on what Subhash Ghai wanted to express in the scenes, as most fall flat and fail to deliver. I am intrigued what would he comment if the DVD of the film ever had the director?s commentary option.
By Glamsham, November 25, 2008 - 09:46 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful YUVVRAAJ is a love story between Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Salman is madly in love with Katrina but her father, Boman, wants nothing to do with him. Salman has walked away from his home not being able to get along with his millionaire dad. When he learns of his Dad's death...
By Hindustan Times, November 25, 2008 - 09:55 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful Subhashji, Katrina Kaif vanishes in the second-half (was she too busy curling her hair?). Pakistani actor Javed Shaikh's histrionics are confined to a scary portrait. Sulabha Arya looks as if she'd rather be acting in Phool aur Kaanta Bai...
By Ibnlive, November 25, 2008 - 10:04 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful Yuvvraaj uses scale and grandeur to compensate for the fractured script, but as Ghai's own films -- Kisna and Yaadein will tell you -- no amount of ambition and passion can hide poor writing. The characters are all underdeveloped - from the protagonists who have no layers, no edge whatsoever, to the supporting players who are all silly caricatures.
By Indiaglitz, November 25, 2008 - 09:44 IST
4 of 4 people found this review helpful Yuvvraaj is splendiferous in all parts with exceptional performance by all and it's a perfect family entertainer. With previous week's releases gradually getting down on charts and no big releases awaited couple of weeks ahead, Subash Ghai can host a lavish party for the entire team as collections are sure to brim over producers' sacs...
By Indicine, November 25, 2008 - 09:49 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful The first half of Yuvraj has a 90s feel to it, which might not appeal to the current generation. The second half, filled with drama and emotions, works and the credit for which should go to Anil Kapoor's, who completely dominates the second half with an amazing performance which at times reminds you of Hrithik Roshan's award winning act in Koi Mil Gaya.
By Indya, November 25, 2008 - 10:04 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful First the good stuff. Austria looks heavenly and very picturesque. The production values are first rate right from Salman's house to Anil's bedroom and Katrina's mansion.Katrina looks breathtaking and picture perfect. Performance wise, she only flutters her eyelashes and flashes that dazzling smile. Her Hindi is unconvincing because we haven't heard her speaking Hindi off-screen.
By MumbaiMirror, November 25, 2008 - 09:58 IST
As a premise, this film is Barry Levinson's Rain Man, made recently into a West End play. Imagine that incredibly emotional, intimate film being turned into a loud soap-opera, set around a wily villain in a wheelchair (Mamajee), a hot vamp in a low-cut blouse, another bald man by the side, chomping into his wafers packet.
By Now Running, November 25, 2008 - 09:56 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful Let me break the suspense, Yuvvraaj is Subhash Ghai's best work this decade, but the director doesn't manage to hold your attention throughout the enterprise. The second half is comparatively much better than the first, which is very slow. things that work for Yuvvraaj...
By Radiosargam, November 25, 2008 - 09:47 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful The movie belongs to Anil Kapoor who shows his class that he is still as brilliant as he used to be in his young years. Today he looks as fresh as he was years back. Salman Khan is brilliant. Katrina Kaif not only appears gorgeous but also endows the viewers with her well-built performance...
By Realbollywood, November 25, 2008 - 09:50 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful The basic premise of the film is nice with music well entwined into as a character in itself. But where the film falters is the narrative. Ghai has been a master storyteller in the past but here he somehow fails to hold your attention in the first half. Things move at a snails pace and not entirely convincingly.
By Rediff, November 25, 2008 - 10:01 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful Salman Khan plays Deven, an impetuous 'young' man with a manifestly disturbed past. He sobbingly tells us -- mercifully minus full-blown flashback -- about his cruel father, one who first hit him and then sent him off to boarding school for beating up his autistic brother...
By Sify, November 25, 2008 - 10:03 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful Subhash Ghai's films can be depended on for soulful, memorable music; the tunes of which you invariably hum and the lyrics you say in your head over and over. Here too, AR Rahman and Gulzar create magic. However like Taal, the over-the-top presentation of the songs with synchronised steps by dancers in masks, bows and furs and what have you, gets monotonous.
By Zee News, November 25, 2008 - 09:53 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful The movie rides high on performances, especially from Anil Kapoor and Salman Khan. The duo is in great form and share some excellent moments of brotherly bonding on screen. Katrina Kaif surprisingly, is required to act...
