U ME AUR HUM
OF IRIS IN THE NOTEBOOK
by Vishal Verma

Rating:

What is it?
You know something Ajay Devgan’s directorial debut also adds to the list of Hollywood inspiranos. I am a big fan of love stories. Lately, Bollywood is much more keen in churning out comedies which are sometimes good and sometimes really pathetic.

So does Ajay’s ‘U Me Aur Hum’ brings back the romance in the tinsel town? Or does it makes you cry? Does it made the feelings and emotions seem real? Sorry to say but I loved and adored Ajay & especially Kajol as exceptional actors ( as always) but I did not for a single moment during the entire 2+ hr elastically long stretched duration felt that my eyes are getting moist.

Reviewers give stars for originality and Ajay in his directorial debut has opted for a subject which required elements of profound emotions and feelings like those in the reference movies ‘ The Notebook’ and ‘Iris’ which was done exceptionally, whereas in ‘U Me Aur Hum’ the gifted actor fails.

Well, now who to blame as Ajay has also a role in the writing department too.

The last time I cried in a love story was in ‘ Kal Ho Na Ho’.

Nevertheless, the movie gets the above stars for Ajay’s efforts in opting for a difficult subject and trying his hand in narrating a moving and tender depiction of love between two individuals in which one suffers from Alzheimer's Disease.
Kajol is the lifeline of this ‘deadly’ script and tries to pump life again and again with her outstanding performance. Aseem Bajaj’s does wonders with his brilliant cinematography.

But definitely Ajay is in the league of new age directors who care for quality cinema.
And I hope in future the earnestness shown in ‘U Me Aur Hum’ to provide quality cinema to cinegoers by Ajay only backs up by a superior script & some originality.

What is it all about?
Ajay Devgan (very good) is a psychiatrist is on a cruise with his friends Karan Khanna Isha Sharwani, Sumeet Raghavan, Divya Dutta (all average) who falls heads over heels in love with the cruise staffer Kajol (outstanding).

As it happens in love stories, misunderstandings develop and later they get happily married. But after the marriage, Ajay discovers that his wife is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease – a disease where the patient’s memory keeps slipping from time to time.

And the rest is how the couple deals with their situation told in less cinematically developed emotions and too much of lecturebazzi.

What to look out for?
Watch it for Kajol’s exceptional brilliance, Ajay too tries to compliment her but somehow fails in maintaining the balance. Aseem Bajaj’s excellent camerawork.

What not?
It’s a story of soul mates and ironically the soul is missing though the heart is in perfect place. The narration is dreary and dawdling in the first half. And gods forbid those adult jokes and silly pj’s. The music is good when you hear but it’s a hurdle while one is watching the film.

Recommended: For Kajol’s outstanding brilliance rather then Ajay’s much hyped directorial debut.