Janaan

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

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.

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.

First time saw use of colors in a film that delighted the overall experience of the film on big screen. The story was family drama, with good comedy. Portrayal of a rural area with modern wedding sets the story quite obvious but entertaining, the Pakhtun true culture of showing interest in education for children that was forgotten somehow was beautifully showed in the entire film. The film was kept light mood even with some social issues that were highlighted in the background of the film. The cast did a fair job, The highlights of the film, Little bit of Pushto, family drama, nice romance and little action overall a good film to watch in theaters.

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.