Subash Ghai .Once a show man but post millenium he lost the plot .With three disasters in a row and unexciting promos my expectations from his latest outing Yuvraaj were not that high .However Subash Ghai redeems himself to a certain degree here.The film is grand spectacle which leaves you stunned at various points .But suffers with excessive length and a wafer thin plot considerably .Its not in the league of his earlier works but much better compared to Yaadein and Kisna!Overall a watchable fare!
The film opens in Prauge and we are shown that Salman Khan is a struggling singer .His father left him alone right from his childood without any care and love .He is a hardcore anti family man for this very reason[lol] .Salman is in love with Katrina ,a musician ,but her father Boman does not approve of their relationship given Salman's penniless status .Things take a turn when Salman has to return to London following the death of his father to get his property from the two evil brothers Anil and Zayed .
Yuvraaj starts on a terrible note .Five minutes into the film and I started looking for a breath of fresh air .The comic track between Boman and Salman is absolutely forced and does not quite raise the laughter .Instead its highly irritating and made me pull my hair string .The romantic portion between Salman-Katrina is another sore point .It lacks passion .Also Salman looks bit old here ,a far cry from his usual boyish looks ,hence their chemistry is totally missing .I expected the drama to get better after Salman returns to London but the film continied to drag right till the intermission .
However the graph changes for better post the intermission .The story is quite captivating after Anil and Salman set out on a journey to Austria .The drama is quite watchable and the emotional moment between the brothers is quite mesmerizing .The way Anil transforms himself and his antics in this half are a riot .
However the film is not without its share of its flaws in this hour .The way Zayed khan's character has a change of heart is bit hard to digest for Salman-Anil hav done absolutely nothing for him to have this transformation .It looks fake .And even the climax looks like a hurried job for director did not even bother to explain how the misunderstanding between the brother gets sorted out .Anil is in comma but the filmends suddenly. Also the evil mama and his gangs are highly irritating .Their character could have done without .Likewise the film is bit boring and you need high degree of patience to sit through some scenes which have been dragged for no reasons!
Anil Kapoor steals the show here .He delivers a smashing performance and provides the much needed relief .He is the soul of the film.
Salman Khan is his usual self in th first half .However comes into his own in the second half .The climax whre he breaks down in front of Boman is worth an applause.Zayed is okay .Katrina looks like an angel an shows a vast improvement over her earlier performances .Boman is unbearable and loud .This performance reminded me of love story 2050!
The best part of the film however is the choreography .Each and every songs have been filmed in a royal way .THey are simply out of this woorld .Shano Shano appears bit tacky picturisation wise but remaining numbers deserve special mention .The visual in the songs are magnificient .
Overall a watchable movie that should do well for the first three day but its prospectus appears bit doubtful after MOnday onwards .It does not have a repeat value and is bit boring!
2.5/5