Reviewed by: Dare Devil Kid (DDK) Rating: 0.5/5 stars
"Jai Ho" is one of the scariest horror films I've ever seen. The horror quotient of "Jai Ho" is so stark, that it petrifies you and leaves you completely stricken. The effects and scars of viewing the film haunt you and remain with you long after the film is over. "Jai Ho" is basically a creature horror featuring a monster named Jai Agnihotri (the almighty and indestructible Salman Bhai) who combinedly possesses the vicious bite of the shark from "Jaws" (yeah he actually bites people in this one and bites them pretty severely), the power and stealth of the extra- terrestrial creature from "Predator", and the alarming dread of the unexpected attacks of the underground serpents from "Tremors". "Jai Ho" is a once in a lifetime experience that shouldn't be missed by fans of the horror genre under any cost.
On a more serious note, "Jai Ho" has all the ingredients of the usual kitsch of a Salman Khan starrer and then some more. The inanity, perplexity, and utter disregard for sensibility of his films seem to be sinking to abysmally deeper levels with each passing offering of his. In fact, his choice of directors, co-actors (Why would respectable and reputed performers like Danny and Tabu even agree to be a part of this drivel. Do they so desperately need a hit film?), scripts, and technical departments of his movies seem to made keeping the above parameters in mind. So I'm not even going to try and dissect this mess of a film, because it'd be no different than dissecting all his previous messes in the last 4-5 years (with the sole exception of "Dabangg").
What I would instead like to do is try and comprehend the sensibilities behind Salman's last 4-5 films including "Jai Ho". It's like he just doesn't seem to care anymore and his decisions seem to be based on his blind belief that his fans would lap up just about anything he offers them. And this time he cunningly tries to sugarcoat all this trite and lack of effort with a few meaningful scenes and a overtly implausible message (Why do his films always have to be so preachy; why can't the message ever be subtle yet resonant?). What's more, the makers of "Jai Ho" appear to be convinced that these few good moments are the only things the audience are going to take away from the otherwise heaping pile of manure that's masquerading in the form of a film. Does this thought process emanate from their over dependability on Salman's star-power, a complete display of arrogance Salman himself feels towards his own star-power, or the amalgamated stupidity of these factors combined?
"Jai Ho" takes the art of filmmaking and completely mutilates it. What's even sadder is the apparent fact that Salman doesn't even seem to pay respect to the sentiments and intellect of his loyal fans anymore.
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