Salman Khan is what Salman Khan does, his larger than life persona and devil may care attitude have overshadowed all else, his mediocre acting abilities, two and a half left feet, constant lampooning by critics who are constantly gunning for him and last but not the least armchair critics who ridicule his sterling and selfless deeds through his NGO "Being Human" as nothing more than a farcical exercise in self promotion personal gratification.......
Can one really judge a potential Salman Khan blockbuster by the yardsticks that one would apply to a release starring any other matinee idol, the answer would be a resounding no as Salman has always been known to cock a snook at conventional wisdom and only conform to the language of his heart and Jai Ho is nothing more than an extension of this very same persona and a thundering slap on the face of his legions of critics.........
Salman's portrayal of the much abused, stereotyped and vilified common man is cardinally or archetypically different from the norm to say the very least, he neither conforms to or adheres to social niceties, let's his fists do the talking more often than not, at the same time he is also the much admired and desired family man or regular guy next door who literally adores and worships his somewhat bloated maa dearest confides his heart's innermost yearnings in his sister and keeps fending off the romantic and somewhat amorous overtures of his comely female neighbour.........
At it's very best Jai Ho is the answer to many an avowed Salman Khan fan fanatic, it's testosterone laden, turns the traditional stereotype of the hero always stalking the heroine as debutante Daisy Shah is the one doing all the stalking and pursuing in this one, and last but not the least a vehicle that's essentially designed to showcase the common man's utter disdain, contempt and visceral hatred for corruption and humbug..........
In more senses than one Jai Ho seems to be an extension of Salman Khan's philanthropic and humanitarian "Being Human" persona, he is assailed by visions of a young girl who begs for alms, but is constantly abused and pushed around by her so called benefactors and keeps asking the once incandescent Tabu (one of the finest actresses of our generation) who is sinfully wasted in a wishy washy and utterly inconsequential role why.........
Like Salman Khan constantly keeps reminding Mohnish Behl, one man can certainly make a conspicuous difference on the ground if he puts his mind and soul into making the same; this heady, intoxicating and stimulating formula of two minute socio-political remedy and solution is eye catching and seems worthy of emulation to say the very least, but repeated instances of vigilantism and cocking a snook at the law and system are surely some cause for concern..........
To encapsulate it all, JAI HO is essentially a platform to embellish and reinforce Salman's self styled image as the quintessential messiah of the abused and downtrodden; Salman is the reincarnation of Amitabh Bachchan's "angry young man" persona, only he's far more angrier and therefore that much more violent, anti-establishment, system and most importantly anti-empathy and sympathy........
Too simplistic in it's solution for the age old, all pervading and perennial problem of both corruption of the self and within the system, the film is not without it's considerable merits even though the solution to the above mentioned ,malaise is driven into your head with as much finesse as a hammer constantly striking your head, yes, JAI HO is loud, crass, overtly illogical and guilty of playing to the gallery, but there is no denying it's mass appeal ,one stop solutions and instant gratification..........
As for me as an audience, the confrontation scenes between Salman and one of all time favourite actors Danny Denzongpa were alone worth the entry price to my friendly neighbourhood multiplex and a lot more besides, making an appearance on the tinsel screen after a fairly lengthy interval, Danny Denzongpa shows that he lost none of his suave charm and mesmerisingly evil screen presence and I for one have no qualms in admitting that I would go back and watch this one at least twice more just to see him striding across the screen like the colossus he is..........
RATING: 3/5..........MASS ENTERTAINER THAT'S WORTH MORE THAN A CURSORY DEKKO...........
Can one really judge a potential Salman Khan blockbuster by the yardsticks that one would apply to a release starring any other matinee idol, the answer would be a resounding no as Salman has always been known to cock a snook at conventional wisdom and only conform to the language of his heart and Jai Ho is nothing more than an extension of this very same persona and a thundering slap on the face of his legions of critics.........
Salman's portrayal of the much abused, stereotyped and vilified common man is cardinally or archetypically different from the norm to say the very least, he neither conforms to or adheres to social niceties, let's his fists do the talking more often than not, at the same time he is also the much admired and desired family man or regular guy next door who literally adores and worships his somewhat bloated maa dearest confides his heart's innermost yearnings in his sister and keeps fending off the romantic and somewhat amorous overtures of his comely female neighbour.........
At it's very best Jai Ho is the answer to many an avowed Salman Khan fan fanatic, it's testosterone laden, turns the traditional stereotype of the hero always stalking the heroine as debutante Daisy Shah is the one doing all the stalking and pursuing in this one, and last but not the least a vehicle that's essentially designed to showcase the common man's utter disdain, contempt and visceral hatred for corruption and humbug..........
In more senses than one Jai Ho seems to be an extension of Salman Khan's philanthropic and humanitarian "Being Human" persona, he is assailed by visions of a young girl who begs for alms, but is constantly abused and pushed around by her so called benefactors and keeps asking the once incandescent Tabu (one of the finest actresses of our generation) who is sinfully wasted in a wishy washy and utterly inconsequential role why.........
Like Salman Khan constantly keeps reminding Mohnish Behl, one man can certainly make a conspicuous difference on the ground if he puts his mind and soul into making the same; this heady, intoxicating and stimulating formula of two minute socio-political remedy and solution is eye catching and seems worthy of emulation to say the very least, but repeated instances of vigilantism and cocking a snook at the law and system are surely some cause for concern..........
To encapsulate it all, JAI HO is essentially a platform to embellish and reinforce Salman's self styled image as the quintessential messiah of the abused and downtrodden; Salman is the reincarnation of Amitabh Bachchan's "angry young man" persona, only he's far more angrier and therefore that much more violent, anti-establishment, system and most importantly anti-empathy and sympathy........
Too simplistic in it's solution for the age old, all pervading and perennial problem of both corruption of the self and within the system, the film is not without it's considerable merits even though the solution to the above mentioned ,malaise is driven into your head with as much finesse as a hammer constantly striking your head, yes, JAI HO is loud, crass, overtly illogical and guilty of playing to the gallery, but there is no denying it's mass appeal ,one stop solutions and instant gratification..........
As for me as an audience, the confrontation scenes between Salman and one of all time favourite actors Danny Denzongpa were alone worth the entry price to my friendly neighbourhood multiplex and a lot more besides, making an appearance on the tinsel screen after a fairly lengthy interval, Danny Denzongpa shows that he lost none of his suave charm and mesmerisingly evil screen presence and I for one have no qualms in admitting that I would go back and watch this one at least twice more just to see him striding across the screen like the colossus he is..........
RATING: 3/5..........MASS ENTERTAINER THAT'S WORTH MORE THAN A CURSORY DEKKO...........
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