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I apologize for being so lazy on my blog of late. I have to admit that I've let Twitter kind of take over my life a little, well, a lot (thanks to @iamsrk and the #SRKAngels), and I'm very behind on my movies reviews so let's get to it shall we.

"Yeh tere pyaar ke chaar pal zindagani ke sau saal hain. " Seriously, who wouldn't fall right into the arms of someone who declares their love for you like this? Obviously not Kiran, whose poor decision to marry dependable Sunil drives Rahul a little nutty.

If you haven't seen Darr the basic story is this: Kiran, a college student is in love with and set to marry Naval Office Sunil Malhotra. Rahul, who attends the same college as Kiran and is the son of Sunil's Navy superior, is desparately in love with Kiran. Instead of going the traditional Bollywood romance route of trying to win Kiran from her fiance, he's determined she will just come to him if he starts to barrage her in the middle of the night with phone call hang ups (who has not done this really?). His attacks elevate until Sunil fears for Kiran's safety. Things get complicated even further when Sunil unknowingly invites Rahul into their lives. Who will win the girl in the end?

Shah Rukh is truly brilliant as the psychotic love obsessed Rahul. He is clearly bahut pagal, as we see him have heartfelt conversations with his dead mother, but there's still a sense of humanity left in him. It's been said before, but it's not very often where you actually want the villain of a film to have a happy ending. Plus it really doesn't help Sunny's cause that Shah Rukh possesses more charisma in his pinky finger than Sunny does in his whole body. Plus, Shah wins hands down in the looks category for sure.


I love Juhi Chawla. I can not say it enough. She is so stunningly beautiful in this film and she plays the role of Kiran with such innocence, charm, and authenticity that you can't blame Rahul for loving her too. I'm often surprised at how sweet she comes across in films like these though. When I think Juhi, I think funny and brassy, which generally does not a damsel in distress make. I suppose that's what makes her such an engaging actress, though it would have been nice to see Kiran show a little bit of moxy through the film.

Despite preferring Rahul's crazy to Sunny's bravado, I have to say that I loved his one man rescue team operation at the beginning of the film. He was definitely channeling his inner Steven Seagal! Also, I laughed my ass off at the Top Gun theme that played in the background. At any rate, while Sunil displays what we expect from any good husband, he remains a little bland. Dependable yes, protective yes, certainly loves her, but bland nonetheless.


There are only two songs in Darr I really like, Jaadu Teri Nazar and Tu Mere Saamne, both of which I'd heard long before I saw the film. It's interesting how we see Kiran running to find her serenader at the beginning of the film in Jaadu, if only she knew who she were running to, and I wonder what would have happened had she found him? Anyway, definitely classic tunes from Hariprasad Chaurasia and Shiv Kumar Sharma.




God, how I love the Betty Boop sweater!

Truly a classic film! Loved it! Recommend it! Can't wait to see Shah play villain again in Krrish 2.