Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Peter Young Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' has bits of many films, most notably 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' in the main idea of two friends who are in love with each other without being aware of their own feelings. But despite that, there was something extremely awakening and refreshing in this film. Today's generation's youth was brilliantly portrayed, and the film's biggest strength was its striking simplicity and everyday reality. The simple characters, the simple dialogue, along with the natural acting, the brilliant soundtrack by A.R Rahman, and the depiction of modern-day India made for a very fine and enjoyable movie.The film does not only work because of its romantic nature, but also its striking portrayal of relationships, whether it's the one between Jai and Aditi, between Aditi and her brother, and particularly between Jai and his mother. Tyrewala skillfully captures the camaraderie of the group of friends, who are always there for each other. A.R.R brilliantly composes a soundtrack that effectively suits the film's youthful and rather melancholic mood. The songs are totally in sync with the situations and among the many good numbers, my favourite would be the title track, "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi". The background score is also quite good, with some nice tunes enhancing the narrative and the partly joyful, partly melancholic atmosphere of the film.Imran Khan makes a very good debut. The guy is simple and acts quite naturally. Genelia just has the right amount of spunk and vivacity to suit the part, and although in some portions she is a bit unnatural, she grows on you as the film goes by. It might well be because the film itself catches your interest so much that at some point nothing else matters. Ratna Pathak is excellent as the caring and loving mother. Prateik Babbar does very well, and Manjari Fadnis does her part exceedingly well. Naseeruddin Shah does a fantastic cameo, as always never fearing the possibility of ridiculing himself. Paresh Rawal is as witty and funny as always.Abbas Tyrewala's direction is fantastic and there is an impressive sensibility in the way he chooses to carry the narrative forward. The film is fast paced. Jaane Tu is not devoid of clichés. Towards the end it's far more evident because it gets dramatised, but then, Tyrewala gives it a nice touch of humour, effectively summing up this feature. JTYJN is a refreshing youthful film and it's really fun to watch. The story is nothing new, but it's injected with energy, realism and humour to create an entertaining picture that is worth revisiting.

Avinash Patalay No earth-shattering concept/ plot. It's a phenomena film industry has witnessed time and again. A movie which strikes the chord with "Archie-Betty-Veronica" to the "T". The jigsaw pieces songs, dances, growing up teething troubles/ emotions et all fit in very well, and the movie gains a cult status.Performances::° Imran Khan:: Good launch pad. Only time will tell his standing in the industry.° Genelia D'Souza:: Forget the bad bout in her first innings but this movie will be a turning point in her Bollywood career. Honestly, I was expecting sky-high from her owing to her awesome performance in "Bommarillu".° Ratna Pathak Shah:: Played her part of a gene-suppressing mother very well. Again a very layered role.° Naseeruddin Shah:: Under-utilisation at its depth.° Paresh Rawal:: Under-utilised and his character had shades of the role he reprised in Dacait.° Manjari Fadnis:: Great screen presence owing to her captivating looks. Lets hope she gets a fair share of Bollywood.° Pratiek Babbar:: Went completely unnoticed until I was told that he is the prodigal son of Smita Patil. Deserved a better break IMO.° Arbaaz & Sohail:: The Bagheera & Baloo pop-up now and then to prove a point at the very end (another layer).° Rajat Kapoor, Anuradha Patel, Jayant Kriplani – strictly OK.° Rest of the star-cast who played "Jughead-Big Moose-Dilton" of Jai & Aditi… good job.With A. R. Rehman helming the music, its bound to top the charts, encored at clubs/ pubs/ discs and stay on the lips of the Gen-X for a while to come.The story does have many layers to it and Abbas Tyrewala has done a commendable job. But taking 5-years to write this stuff is a bit far-fetched.It goes without saying that its Aamir Khan behind the curtains donning the puppeteer's hat – so the chances of faltering is a rarity.PS: I just discovered that JTYJN is a blatant copy of "Nirom" (1998- Malayalam)!

drhsbedi Fantastic movie ! Gets 10 out of 10. The characters are all very real and likable . The humor is rollicking - eg the policeman saying ' We have caught the terrorist and he is saying Meow , Meow ! ' was too good. The role of the brother - Amit - played by Babbar was a great one. The young Babbar seems to have a great potential and we should be seeing more of him . Paresh Rawal is at his usual best. Naserrudin Shah steals the show in his short but memorable performance. Ratna Pathak is a welcome comeback. Who played the man holding the placard 'Mr Godot' in the very last scene at the airport arrival ?? Was it Aamir ?

kooleshwar Obviously after seeing hundreds of films (and reviewing over 150), i should be knowing a lot about movies, not the technical factors but simple things like originality, entertainment, music etc etc.But do i??!!! Expert No 1 - This is a fresh (original) film.Me- Is it ?? 6 friends 3 girls 3 guys 2 that are seeing each other 2 that are confused and 2 that are asexual (has anyone seen friends?), 2 people that love each other but don't know yet (lets not even talk about how FRESH THAT IS).Pleasing as watching end of college romantic comedies may be (hell even one of the American pies was one), ITS AS OLD AS MOVIES ITSELF.Expert No 2 - Mature and Subtle Portrayal of relationships and people.Me - Did we see the same movie. A villain whos probably as evil as gabbar given the context of the film. The other girl who had to be dumped. A talking portrait, EXTRA CHILL PARENTS (i wish each and every parent was really that chill in real life).This movie did have some special moments though, but most were anything but subtle, like the Khan Brothers, meeting the parents etc etc.Expert No 3 - All the actors did a superb job.Me- Did they Genelia still has difficulty in handling emotional scenes, and her dubbing/voice is at least 5 movies away from being even good, Imran Khan was actually quite good, but as the joker says "WHY SO SERIOUS", even in the comedy scenes there was an air of aloofness or seriousness about it, as if to say im here to do a serious job, and if the scene require comedy then i will processionally handle it.ALSO WHAT NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE POINTED OUT IS THE SLOWISH PACE OF THE FILM, really there is only one story in the entire film and for that movie is quite long, its not like alternate tracks have been given much importance.The placement of songs and the fact that we feel compelled to play the whole song once we start it, is still annoying.ON MOST OF THE REST I AGREE WITH.Yes the acting is very good but lets not push it to superb.Yes the movie is funny most of the times when it wants to be.Yes some of the emotional scenes are actually tolerable for a drama hater like me.Yes this is one of the best movies this year (more from the lack of good movies i might add).Yes you must watch this movie (hell if you like movies (especially Hindi) what other choices do you have, and you will enjoy yourself).In all a very good if not great movie that should be watched if you like some good fun with the odd emotional moments.-s sluggish pace, bad use of songs, not fresh or original.+/-s acting superb???? maybe maybe not.+s mostly fun, concept still appeals after all this time, Genelia looks really nice (acting has nothing to do with the fact that i have semi- crush on her).total 7/10 (this movie actually met my expectations but im not factoring that so that others expectations are not to high, this movie once again gos to prove that if enough people tell you that a movie is superb you will believe it, QUITE FRANKLY I ENJOYED JAB WE MET MORE).BUT HELL, WHAT THE HELL DO I KNOW??.