Lush, lyrical, and pleasantly improbable, it allows one-during its very ample duration-to not only be thoroughly entertained, but also to feel good about a whole gamut of intractable real-world problems: the fate of longtime political prisoners, the education and professional advancement of women, rural development, and even political relations between India and Pakistan. Indeed, this eminently mature and polished work by Bombay cinema’s reputed “master of romance” offers itself as a kind of meta-Yash Chopra film-a self-contained retrospective of his long and successful career, peppered with cameos by many of the stars with whom he has worked.
This lavish and impeccably executed fantasy draws heavily on the Perso-Arabic masnavi (romance) tradition, with its tales of star-crossed and long-suffering lovers like Majnun and Laila (Indianized in such tales as the popular Punjabi saga of Heer and Ranjha), but here with a modern setting, a (mildly) political subtext, and (in the best tradition of Hindi cinema) a wealth of allusions to earlier films. Story, screenplay, and dialogues: Aditya Chopra Music: Madan Mohan, Sanjeev Kohli Lyrics: Javed Akhtar Cinematography: Anil Mehta Costumes: Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar Choreography: Saroj Khan, Vaibhavi Merchant Production design: Sharmishta Roy
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