Very well executed

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

A lot of fun.

First of all I'd like to praise the production team for coming up with such a good script. The director, Kunal Kohli, deserves all the praise in the world for doing such a great job here. Technically, the film is great; there's a great script, great screenplay, cinematography and acting.Aamir has given one of his finest performances in recent times. Kajol has given her best performance of the decade here. Rishi Kapoor and Kirron Kher are also good in their roles. The music of the film is great, and the best song has to be 'chand sifarish'- one of the best love songs you'll ever listen to.Verdict: Watch it for the story, Aamir and Kajol. I give it 9.5/10

I was interested in seeing 2006's Bollywood romance FANAA (meaning Destroyed in Love) for two reasons. Firstly, the plot involved terrorism, which is always an interesting theme to juxtapose a love story and meant there'd be some action, and secondly I discovered a large part of the film was shot at the Tatra Mountains in Poland, where myself and my girlfriend plan to take a holiday later in the year. Poland, doubling for Kashmir, looks spectacularly picturesque and the whole film is extremely well composed. Shot using sync-sound and featuring vibrant cinematography, it's clearly a big budget movie. The story itself is engaging, the terrorism element of the plotting only kicking in after over an hour of playful romance, but features some hard to swallow moments. Coincidences are all well and good, but this movie pushes credibility much too far. Which is a shame, as is the limited action, directed by Hollywood veteran G.A. Aguilar. In the near 3 hour running time the only notable action sequence is one that feels straight out of James Bond. Aamir Khan and Kajol are a great screen couple and there's a lot to recommend this movie, but it's a real shame some poorly handled plot twists ruin it.

'Fanaa' may be the kind of film that looks good in paper but the execution to screen is just plain awful. Kunal Kohli 's movie looks like a parody of Mani Ratnam's classic 'Dil se'. Of course Kohli loads 'Fanaa' with too much 'masala' (spice) and sugar. For the most part the film is unintentionally funny with it's overdone action sequences, very badly written dialogues, syrupy romantic scenes, annoying background music, poor special effects and what not. After every few seconds, someone would be screaming 'Ya Maulaaaaa' in the background. The songs are pleasant to the ears but, with the exception of 'Mere Haath Mein' and maybe 'Des Rangeela', they are forgettable. I don't see what's so great about the overrated 'Chand Sifarish' which is constructed of horrendous lyrics albeit the tune is hummable. There are so many things in this movie for which Kohli cannot be easily forgiven but why on earth did an actress of Tabu's calibre agree to play such a terrible role instead of throwing the script at the director's face? This is among her worst career-choices. Aamir Khan is hilariously bad. His caricature terrorist does provide some unintentional laugh out loud moments especially in sequences where he's dramatic. Rishi Kapoor is equally ridiculous and annoying too. There is this child actor who makes you cringe so bad that you feel like strangling him or wishing that he had been thrown off the cliff along with Rishi Kapoor. The best thing about 'Fanaa' is Kajol who is the only person that acts plays her part with gusto and grace and the result is a fine performance. But how much can just one great performance can do for what is an overall horrendous boring film.

This film starts as a good romance Bollywood film : a handsome young man working as a guide meets a beautiful blind girl. This part depicts the mutual attraction between both characters, and how their love is growing.But then comes a second part which a totally different mood, like a new film in the film. Surprisingly, the plot switches to a piece of pro-India nationalism against Pakistan concerning the Kashmir conflict.Of course, this change is totally unexpected. I felt trapped watching a politically-oriented movie in place of the a pure entertainment I started with. This was very disappointing.