Janaan

Fantastic movie, amazing story, cast, music, comedy.

The resurgence of popular Pakistani cinema is reflected well in Janaan. Bollywood yet not quite Bollywood. Or Bollywood with a Pakistani twist.

Janaan has a powerful storyline which keeps the viewer interested. Comic relief coupled with a love story masks otherwise serious social commentary.

Breathtaking scenery from Pakiatan's Swat Valley is an added bonus.

I watched this on Netflix during my international movies phase. The initial pull was the music and the landscape. It inspired me to watch more movies from Pakistan and India. Then after a brief Bollywood binge, I went back and watched it again and absolutely fell in love with the whole movie. I even love the bad guy. Every one was amazing! Coming from Africa and living in the UK, I could really connect with the 'Khandashians'. As far as I'm concerned the team achieved what they set out to do. Well done.

Overall, a good cinema experience. Janaan is nice addition to Pakistan cinema, the efforts should be appreciated.

I missed songs, they could add more spices and dance performances that you can remember. The main theme keeps on repeating on many occasions.

Though, I hope some actors will improve acting skills with time and more projects. As Bilal Ashraf seems to be John Abraham with good build but less expressions. Ali Rehman did amazing job. There is also a surprise suspense in the end. The director did nice job. All actors seemed to be fit for their roles. I recommend to watch it with your family members, there is not a single intimate scene.

My expectations of this movie were based on the TVs advert and I must say that based on this it did not disappoint. Could the story line and acting have been better-yes but if you want to have a pleasant few hours with friends and family it is fine.

Janaan is a colorful and joyful celebration of what we love about our Pakistani culture. The scenery is beautiful and it always lovely to see a film using local locations and showing the beautiful side of Pakistan. And I guess that is one of the reasons why I am forgiving of the films foibles and weaknesses, because it reminds me of a Pakistan I love. The dialogue is amusing and I did enjoy the role of 'Daniyal'. All in all a movie version of comfort food.