Wow! what was that!! this will come out from you once u watched this movie.Mani Ratnam has made a movie which will be a favorite for me 4evr!His control on the direction is simply superb and he has explored the true n real characters out of his star-cast.But my best character is Lallan played by Abhishek(hottest star in bollywood!).Perfect to bring out the brutal and wild shades in a negative role and its only after this role, he has got recognized by evry1.Kareena as the love interest of Arjun is looking too hot and her secret lies in her hair-style! (ok, i'm getting biased but i truly like her skin!)Another best part about this movie was its music.AR Rehman has done wonders in giving trance cum more hip music specially for the young listeners.The movie didn't do well in the box office as they just didn't publicized it well.Sad but true.Another sad part was the role played by Vivek as Arjun. From start till the end, he has got beaten up all the time!Any how,Yuva is one of the best Indian movies that I can proudly recommend it to any1. The linking of 3 diff parallel running stories at the end is the best part of this movie.Ratnam is agn doing a movie with Abhishek named 'Guru' and people who have seen the promos, r going gaga abt it!
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anant_films21 May 2004Yuva is a great comeback for Maniratnam as a Hindi film director after the unsuccessful Dil Se. His earlier regional language films like Velu Nayakan, Anjali, Roja, Bombay, Iruvar and many more have been highly successful all over India. Yuva is a thrilling story of three young guns of Calcutta whose stories get connected by a road mishap. The film is based upon college. Ajay Devgan (two time National Award winner) has given a fantastic performance as a college leader along with Vivek Oberoi. The actors are aptly casted and the film is technically very good. Cinematography is just out of this world. But the limelight is stolen by Abhishek Bachchan who has given the performance of a lifetime. His role of a street-side malefactor will surely win him awards. HATS OFF TO YUVA & MANIRATNAM!!!
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badar198127 December 2006I agree to kaushik dave up to some extent that it bears a resemblance with Amores Perros but at one point only and it is that there are three different stories meeting at one point but that is the end.
What impresses me more about this movie is the true depiction of youth's mind (sp. in Pakistan, India and other third world countries). Today's youth is matured but confused, helping but selfish for themselves and above all sentimental yet insensitive. Like Arjun, on the face he is loving, caring and always wants to be with family but inside wants to go to US for good career. Same is true for Lallan, very selfish thinks only for himself and nothing else. But the true high point of the movie is Michael Thinking and approach towards things. He is the one driving force for others.
As per direction, Mani Ratman's movie is always special for its visual feat and that is also true for this movie. And above all AR Rehman Music is true to the story. -
chutneylix26 September 2004Okay so when the music of this movie came out, I was hopping around in hopes that Mani Ratnam will finally be successful in the Hindi film industry. But of course the film released and tanked at the box office. I was quite depressed afterward and unsure of whether to watch the film, but recently, upon a friend's recommendation, I rented it. After watching it, all I have to say is that box office says absolutely nothing about the merit of a movie (I'm sure a lot of people knew that already). Bottom line: YUVA is awesome.
Sure it isn't perfect, and not near most of Ratnam's tamil movies, but it is definitely worth watching. The story is about 3 young men who come from vastly different backgrounds and schools of thought. One incident on a bridge brings them together, changing their fates forever.
Abhishek Bachchan is definitely come into his own with this role. His "Lallan" is both menacing and pitiable (like the song Kabhi Neem Neem, Kabhi Shahed Shahed aptly describes). Its quite unreal how he gets into the skin of his character. He not only picked up the mannerisms but managed to capture the volatility, anger and ambition that defines Lallan. Rani Mukherji has really become my favorite actress these days. Her performance as Shashi (Lallan's wife) really compliments Bachchan's and together they make their story the most interesting and compelling aspect of the movie.
Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi are decent and do their jobs. Its not really their fault that Bachchan got the strongest part. Esha Deol and Kareena Kapoor don't have roles big enough to impact the movie in any way. Ajay's story as a student leader is good but might have been better. Its not super powerful but at the same time, that aspect makes the story a lot more real. Ajay's "Michael Mukherjee" doesn't overdue the preaching and the patriotism, he simply believes that his country can do better and he wants to lend a hand. Vivek Oberoi's Arjun is a simple soul until he crosses paths with Michael. Arjun's transformation from a carefree youth to someone finding a cause is not particularly powerful and could have been expanded a little. But again, this only makes it a little more real. Nobody makes that transformation overnight. Sure he found a purpose, but he's not immediately going to become the second coming of Michael Mukherjee. The scene where he quietly volunteers to stand elections with Michael is very subtle but made me think of how other directors might have dealt with that situation. You would get Arjun shouting patriotic verse at the top of his lungs with tears in his eyes. Just a tad unrealistic.
I wholeheartedly recommend this film to everyone not only because its worth your time but also so we somehow send a message to Ratnam not to get discouraged. Please continue to tell your stories (in Hindi). We are listening. -
AvinashPatalay15 October 2004To be honest, I was a bit let down when I read the reviews on the net from all the possible sites on net. I am great admirer of Mani Rathnam and his style, which is unique by itself - a great master in story-telling. With great reluctance I mustered up my courage to watch the movie - at least for Mani Rathnam's sake (and A R Rahman's songs). All the negative reviews in a way did a good thing - it lowered my expectations. And I did like the movie.
For reason unknown, looks like all the movie critics have joined hands and decided to have a go at Yuva. A lot has been criticised about the movie and to such an extent that Mani had to call for a press conference to ward off the negative publicity the movie was attracting owing to the film critics. From the promos and the songs, the audience were not expecting a movie on politics. Guess that added fuel to the fire.
The story is good - conveys a social message to the youth and its place in the society. Story telling format is quite intelligent - I mean in three independent chapters you will see bits and pieces of other chapters and you say "oh.... it makes sense and explains that bit from earlier chapter".
Abhishek-Rani track steal the show. Great performance from the two.
Vivek-Kareena track is sweet. Okay its not Karan Johar, Sooraj Barjatya or Ghai or Rai types but sensible. We need more of these. Vivek-Anant Nag relationship is portrayed well. Ajay-Eesha track is okay. Eesha should join acting classes.
Om Puri - first class. Vijay Raaz - should have been given more scope.
Its the fault of Indian audience as well who haven't matured yet and seek the same thrash every time. It strongly denotes that every Bollywood film should adhere to the formula or else face the wrath. I mean - seriously how many people have watched 3-Deewarien and Maqbool. I am tired of the positive and 5-star reviews given to movies of Johar's, Barjatya's, Chopra's, Ghai's and Dhawan's for their same old formula stuff.
Believe me folks, as other reviews state here, I reiterate - forget the critics reviews, watch the movie with a open mind and you will not be disappointed. -
gunsnsuj26 May 2009What else would you call a movie that has a little bit for everyone -- Yuva is an entertainer first -- of course it has a lot of firsts as well..the structure, for example, is something that is unique...all the 3 story lines start on Howrah bridge and how the director comes back to the Howrah bridge accident to take of to one of the 3 stories is poetic.. Songs add lustre to this painting and is very inherent to the flow. Anurag's dialogues are a huge plus -- I loved Om Puri's Bengali dialogues --"paranthu lekin" As far as the cast goes -- Ajay did really well as did Abhishek -- Among the ladies, I loved Esha. The Tamil version was not as engrossing as the Hindi version was, and I think that was primarily because of the cast. Mani is Mani...awesome movie.
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nnk-399907 July 2018Epic performances by Abhishek and Ajay devgan in the movie , though the movie was a flop but I really enjoyed the movie !
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sourabh-aryan12 June 2016The film is so fresh even after 12 years of its release , still relevant to the point.
Maniratnam has his magic touch in this one too, locations are great. Calcutta is interesting as always and captured very well.
Rehman's music suits the mood of the film so does the score, Screenplay is tight although i don't like the Lallan's part.
Acting wise Ajay Devgan is best followed by Vivek Oberoi , Rani Mukharjee ,Kareena Kapoor ,Anant Nag and rest are also good.
Need Less to say one of the best films ever made in Bollywood !! Go for this quality cinema. -
hikerhetav26 July 2016Maniratnam is famous for making realistic portrayals on Indian politics and to spread righteous awareness among public. Although, this is a masterpiece by Maniratnam and went average on box office but I should tell you, this movie is quite biased on Indian political system and what modern changes could soar up the levels of India among world's other well- established nations. What India needed now in politics was well judged by this effective filmmaker long back in 2004. India needs no gray haired, old skinned sixty-plus men to run India in this era. India needs fresh, well-equipped with highly educated youth to spread their knowledge to make one unique India. One who can persuade common people by his/her essence of creative skills to build up something unique and which can last for years is needed in politics, as a leader, as a front man and a politician.
Coming to the film, story of three guys interfere in a way to survive their own lives but also to gain power of supremacy. A single event can change the course of life. But on the way to become superior, if you gain lust for money, hitting out anyone blindly just to become wrongly influenced among others, can hit you and your life so hard, you cannot even imagine. Yet, being made in 2004,this film is somewhat still effective in present years. Indian politics needs to be changed and only youth can change it positively. Youth knows what it takes and what is essential for all and different kinds of people situated in different parts of the country. They have courage and grit to expand their knowledge and fortify their country. But if any man chooses wrong path in need of making easy bucks and doing wrongs getting persuaded by well staged politician, no one can measure what lies in destruction of him and his life.
Maniratnam has crafted well film. His work is substantially amazing. Story, direction, making actors act, everything is beautiful. Ajay Devgan and Abhishek Bachchan are a treat to viewers. Film lacks some technical background but it doesn't glitches the whole film. Cinematography is awesome. Film shot in 2003-04 having such class camera work is an icing on an ice-cream. 7.5/10. -
SangamYadagiri21 June 2006The main reasons to watch this film are Mani Ratnam, A.R.Rahman, and Abishek Bachan.
There is not much of a story but the screenplay is awesome. The way Mani shows the three men from different walks of life meet on a bridge three times and their flashbacks is refreshingly new.
I think it should have been publicized well before they released this film. It deserved a hit.
I have also seen the Telugu version, in which Madhavan's performance is outstanding.
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roytanmoy-922154 August 2020Anurag Kashyap did a awesome job. Dialogue were tremendous. I would say Abhishek bachchan's best acting. Ajay is awesome in high performance. All female actress we're good.
Sonu sood did a good job. -
freddiejason24 May 2004An excellent movie. Though Ratnam makes this story a little unbelievable in the end. You do not really mind that because you get involved deep with it. Best part of the movie is its background score, specially for Abhishek's character. Things not to be missed:- Abhishek Bachhan's acting(cant miss that one) Ajay Devgan's action sequences Howrah Bridge action sequence Vivek's light comedy The bike on Howrah which actually crashed breaking Vivek's leg Hospital scene and others in which Vivek is limping(because of the real life accident) Om Puri's near perfect bengali accent
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Yuva is a surprisingly good movie, well underrated. It has a unique script for a change, telling three different stories combining in one. Three different characters, how they meet and what happens after they meet. It starts of with the first character Abishek Bachchan. Abishek is a small time goon, trying to make big bucks. He loves his wife Rani, but also beats her up. Character Two is Ajay Devgan, a student trying to tackle the corrupt politicians with a new organisation. Ajay is dating french teaching teacher Esha Deol. Character Three is Vivek Oberoi, a youth who's trying to make a career. He is in love with Kareena. The movie has some great moments, with good action scenes. Abishek Bachchan delivers a Brilliant performance, in one of his greatest award winning roles, that took him to stardom. Rani Mukherjee is sweet and Superb as usual, in a powerful performance sweeping the awards. Ajay Devgan delivers a usual good performance once again. Esha Deol looks a little prettier, in a decent role. Vivek gives a impressive performance. Kareena gives an annoying performance, with enough make up, she doesn't look pretty in this movie at all. This is a worth watching movie.
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kaushikdave15 August 2005I rented this movie few weeks back, and was clearly reminded of certain movie I had seen not so long ago. It seems that the movie has been heavily influenced by Alejandro González's violent classic, Amores Perros.The movie has similar storyline of three characters and their lives, and how they get connected to each other at the climax of the movie. Well I personally am disappointed by this direct lifting of film direction and the narrative style. I have always been an admirer of Mani Ratnam movies, and wasn't expected something like this from the maker of Dil Se, Nayakan and Bombay. I would like to know if someone out there agrees with my observation.
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vicramb9 January 2005Now,when i watched the trailers of this movie when they came out in April last year,i was excited.that's coz i'm a fan of Mani Ratnam and liked his previous works like Nayakan(dubbed in Hindi),Roja,Bombay&Dil Se.That's because his movies are the thinking man's delight.when it released,the reviews didn't sound too hopeful.So i thought i'll give it a miss in the theater.BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!When I got the DVD 2 months later and watched it,i was left kicking myself about why i didn't watch it in da theater.
Okay so here's the story in a nutshell.
The lives of 3 men,Lallan Singh(Abhishek Bachchan),Michael Mukherjee(Ajay Devgan)&Arjun Balakrishnan(Vivek Oberoi)are intertwined on Howrah Bridge under forced circumstances.Here Lallan Singh is the kind of guy u don't want to be,Michael is the kind of guy everybody admires(ideologist)&Arjun is the typical guy next door.Each man has his own life.
Lallan lives with his wife Sasi(Rani Mukherjee)who is madly in love with him even though he beats her up often.He works for his brother Gopal(Sonu Sood)who in turn is working for a slimy,smooth-talking&ever smiling politician Prosenjit Bhattacharya(Om Puri).Michael lives with his mother who is worried about him as he is growing up like his father who also was an ideologist and died for his cause&his 2 sisters who are proud of him as of his father.He has a girlfriend Radhika(Esha Deol)who teaches French and is the niece of Michael's family doctor(Saurabh Shukla).He is a student leader and wants to clean up Indian politics of dirty and slimy politicians namely Prosenjit.Arjun is a Mechanical engineering student who dreams of making it big by living the American Dream.His father(Anant Nag)however wants him to join the Indian Administrative Service.He falls in love with Mira(Kareena Kapoor)whom he meets at a disco which evolves into a series of meetings over coffee and in a tram.Mira however is getting married to a guy her parents have chosen for her.
The story begins when Michael gets shot by Lallan acting on Prosenjit's orders and Arjun ends up saving his life.The climax is Utopian with Michael and Arjun winning the elections and making it to their state assembly and Lallan getting arrested and being taken to court.
It has some amazing music by A.R.Rahman who seems to excel with each movie with foot-tapping songs like Fanaa,Dol Dol etc.The movie has some of the best acting performances,but Abhishek Bachchan is the pick of the lot.I have never seen such an intense performance.
If u find a copy of this in u'r video library,give it a try.I guarantee you won't be disappointed. -
Herag20 June 2004The problem with the Hindi Film Industry has been low life Johnny-come-lately directors and actors who has taken over the Industry with the help of the Media pied piper morons and they have been put on the pedestal and worshiped as if we need these morons. Here comes Mani Ratnam (Ram Gopal Varma, Vikaram Bhatt,etc) who know talent when they see one (Esha Deol and exception) and cast them irrespective of the the Box office predictions. This is one tightly packaged and past paced movie with some great dialog, acting and direction. Abishek performance should make his papa proud. This kid has come a long way and he is even beginning to look like his old man. Next comes Rani, Vivek. Of course the Veteran Om Puri, is a delight to watch no matter what he does. Esha Deol cannot act-period. Ratnam or a Varma cannot extract any acting from this lasse-it is like trying to get juice out of a scotch tape. The stories run parallel and concurrently which adds a mystery like quality to the narration and one of the staple of a good cinema-the dialog is superb. The action scenes are very authentic and not the cheap variety seen in the decadent and discrepit Sharukh Khan and Salman Khan films. Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma have elevated the Hindi Cinema to the level that an Indian should be proud of, in fact this film sounds like a fast version of a Satyajit Ray film and that is a compliment for a filmmaker.
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SashaHalima12 July 2004The first review I ever read for this film was on IndiaFM and that was after I watched it. That review completely underrated this film. Just from looking across the web I've come across a couple rotten reviews too, all of which I don't agree with.
SPOILER WARNING:
A lot of people complain about a "real" ending for Little B's character Lallan - not just the scene in jail before he goes for sentencing. But did anyone ever care to use their imagination for a change? The problem with a lot of Indian cinema is that most times they are very predictable and feed you detail for detail everytime. It's disgusting sometimes, because it's overdone in so many ways. I find it very refreshing to see a film come along that doesn't do that.
I've also read a lot of complaints about how the Kareena/Vivek story doesn't strike as a deep, heart-wrenching one. Does it have to do that to be good? Less is more no? Why should it have to be overdone in the Muhjse Dosti Karoge-Main Prem Ke Diwani Hoon format? Can't simple, sweet love be acceptable? Did anyone see the ending for Bichhoo? or the infamous Lagaan for that matter?
Then there is the Ajay/Esha story that I read was no big "woop". 'The fact that they win elections doesn't make a difference, you aren't leaving your seats jumping up in the air'. I beg to differ...
While Politics plays a large role in this film, intelligent movie go-ers who can read between the lines and appreciate the film for what it is, looking beyond the politics of it all, will disagree.
This movie reminds me very much so of an IFC production of some kind - rich in raw emotion, with clean and simple real acting.
Speaking of the IFC I read that this film 'wouldn't appeal to the masses' because of the politics and thus, it wouldn't be a 'worthy' film... hmmm where have I heard that before??? Oh yeah! Michael Moore "Bowling for Columbine" - yeah! and he won an Oscar! So much for not appealing to the masses - that DOES NOT mean it's a bad film. And it is NOT grounds to call it a flop either. Come on people use your brain, that's what it's there for!
Abhshiek is amazing in his negative role as Lallan and I would not be surprised if he won Filmfare's Best Villain. In this role he really did squash doubts that he isn't a Baachan(sp?).
Rani is as beautiful, and talented as always. She really did this role justice as Lallan's wife.
Esha was sweet and simple, she didn't need to do extreme acting - less is more.
Ajay - well he doesn't disgust me anymore. Another surprise - he did his role well. Who knew he could play a college student and do it well. Too bad, he won't let Kajol do another film with Shah Rukh (but that's another review).
Kareena, good role, she played it well.
Vivek surprised me - he did his role justice.
The music is amazing! From the techno, to the ethnic to the chorale sounds, it was awesome. First class on that!
Final verdict - forget the critics - they know nothing anyway - WATCH THE FILM!!! Make your own decision. -
vermaao16 September 2004Finally! A memorable Abhishek performance. The type expected of Amitabh's son by hardcore fans like myself when he came to Bollywood and we saw glimpses of in REFUGEE and never again. Reminiscent of the types of "Angry Young Man" performances such as in DEEWAR and ZANJEER that propelled his father to the top.
This movie is worth seeing for him alone in my opinion. Oh, and the song FANAA is perpetually stuck in my head. Sounds very Oakenfeld-ish.
On the flip-side, Vivek Oberoi is going in the other direction. After thoroughly dazzling me in his performances in COMPANY and then SAATHIYA, he's showing to be flat and one-dimensional.
Ajay Devgan was okay in his role but I think he could have done better, but I think that's because he's raised the bar with some terrific performances lately in movies such as COMPANY, DEEWANGEE, and KHAKEE. Still, I think he was miscast in this movie as a noble student leader. He's a bit too old to be a credible collegian.
As far as the actresses go, Rani Mukherjee did an excellent job playing her character, but I've been noticing that her roles of late are quite similar -- The nagging, mistreated, and argumentative wife/gf (SAATHIYA, CHALTE CHALTE).
KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM is probably the worst thing that ever happened to Kareena Kapoor as she seems to be perpetually stuck in the high maintenance, spoiled hot chick role.
Esha Deol has yet to give any sort of performance that leaves behind an impression on me.
Although this movie got very prolonged as well as ridiculously implausible (the fight on the bridge was ridiculous) toward the end, overall it's still a worthwhile view as Mani Rathnam makes a visually slick and well directed piece, as usual. -
Sherazade24 June 2006This was a very well made and very well cast film! It's so ironic because the thing that will draw you to watch this film is its lack of appeal. You see it and it looks so dreary, so damp like a murky rainy day and yet there's just that light at the end of the tunnel that sucks you into it.
Yuva is the very beautifully shot story of three men, whose lives are impacted by one another one faithful afternoon when their paths cross aboard a bridge. It all begins with Michael Mukherjee (Ajay Devgan) seemingly being assassinated at the start of the film by Abhishek Bachchan's character, Arjun (Vivek Oberoi) a casual bystander is caught in the cross-fire and in a series of flashbacks, their stories are told one after another in sequence that updates the viewer with what led to the violent scenario.
In flashback, we learn that Bacchan's character is a wife-beating thug who has just been released from prison and is about to get his hands dirty again by meddling in dirty politics with Om Puri's sinister politician character. Rani Mukherjee, Bollywood's "go-to poster girl for the role that might lead to Oscar" plays Bacchan's battered wife who wishes he would quit his wild ways.
We find out that Michael Mukherjee is a student body union leader who is trying to challenge society at all costs and will go to any length to uphold justice. A cross with Sonu Sood's Gopal (also Bachchan's character's brother) is what leads to the ill-fated occurrence aboard the bridge. A radiant looking, French teaching Esha Deol plays the love interest of Michael's and never mind the age difference, their chemistry is hot and they sizzle! We also find out via flashback that playboy Arjun (Oberoi) has just return home to Kolkata from college and plans on going abroad when he meets at falls in love with a supposedly non-makeup wearing Kareena Kapoor at a nightclub. It is in his quest to get the girl that he gets caught in the cross fire aboard the bridge.
Everybody holds their own in this gritty drama of politics and patriotism. Yuva is a Hindi cinema accomplishment and not to be missed by anyone.
The songs are exceptional, the music is hauntingly beautiful and relevant. Yuva has worked its way into my top ten list of great Hindi cinema films. I subtracted one point though for the violence. ;-) -
I loved the way the movie was made even though many people made a hue and cry of lifting from am-ores pères...well i was lucky to watch both in a cinema hall and I couldn't sit the whole movie (am-ores..) I watched yuva (actually ayutha ezhuthu) twice! I still don't understand why many did not like it. The movie starts to sample 3 different life styles out of which two of them are quite true. The third one is the hero which can be seen as an element missing from the real world. Some one who can inspire thousands and bring about a revolutionary change. The idea of course must have been to portray the youth as the missing element and they must understand how the world would move unless they do something about it.
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nikree8 April 2021I loved this movie. Though a remake but great narration. At places you'll appreciate cinematography and direction. Movie holds you till the end and doesn't have any loose ends.
Nonetheless story suffers from obvious error of it times like- women at times are just there, long fighting scenes, unnecessary songs.
Abhishek and Rani, delivers the most with their acting. Others afe not bad either, but couldn't stand out. The script makes up for it though.
Background score is almost perfect with AR Rahman.
What else you can ask with Maniratnam and Rahman duo, with very promising story and NO bad acting. -
vikram10m31 May 2004If there was any doubt about India's best director of the contemporary directors then the film Yuva should end it. It is a radical film primarily from Indian film perspective which breaks all stereotypes and set new grounds for others to follow. Right from the story, the dialogue, the background score, cinematography, character's performance all blend together to make this film a spectacle which not only spellbound but mesmerizes you. It's a kind of film which will please not only an average cinemagoer but also critics as it conforms to both cine-logic and audience taste. The audience's taste seems to have met it's match with this film, and could be seen as a caveat to all those who are hell-bent on churning out only formula films. The old formula seem to have become obsolete and indications are for something new which is not trite but something novel. Other thing that needs mentioning is the performance of the actors,even average actors have raised their level of acting a notch higher and the credit should go to Mani Ratnam. The fact that no actor scores over other and remain within the boundary of the character they portray is an achievement in itself, particularly in bollywood where character is written keeping in mind the actor. If there is one word that sums up the movie in a nutshell, brilliant. Kudos to Mani Ratnam and one hopes that from now on he makes more movies in Hindi so that a larger chunk of India's population is not devoid of his art.
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sauravjoshi8526 February 2022Yuva is a political thriller film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film start Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Late Om Puri, Anant Nag, Vijay Raaz and Sonu Sood.
Three youth crosses their path on a day in Calcutta and changes fate of their life forever.
This would not be wrong if we say that this film was way ahead of its time and this film is one of the masterpiece created by the legendry directed Mani Ratnam. This film is also one of the rarest film of Indian cinema which looks realistic and with no extra melodrama or larger then life character this film is surely one of the underrated film of Indian film industry.
The plot of the film is good and execution is superb, despite of it's length of 2.40 hours the film will keep the viewers intact and spell bounded till the end.
Acting is superb and this film will always be known as one of the best performance by Abhishek Bachchan who almost outshone the other leading actors, this was the film which probably revived the career of Abhishek Bachchan and all Kudos to Mani Ratnam for taking the best out of him. Ajay Devgn was equally impressive and made his presence felt whenever he is there on-screen. Vivek Oberoi somehow got little overshadowed but is not all disappointing. Out of three female leads Rani Mukerji got the strongest of the character and she never disappoints, Kareena Kapoor despite of having limited screen space was impactful. Esha Deol looked odd one out in between all of them, having a major role in the film she wasn't able to fully justify her character and looked little disconnected. Late Om Puri was clinical in his role and although he is a Punjabi the way he spoke in Bengali dialect gives the glimpse of his enormous talent. Vijay Raaz and Sonu Sood were also impressive.
Screenplay of the film was superb and will keep you engaged throughout, climax of the film was also good but it seems that the film was finished in a little hurry.
Overall this is one of the terrific film directed by Mani Ratnam, to sum up with, if you a fan of Abhishek Bachchan and then you should watch the film and if you are not a fan of Abhishek Bachchan then you must watch this film and he will prove you wrong. -
Johnny_Blazzee1 June 2004The movie was very different, it showed a more realistic side of India. The side where when a music sequence comes up, everyone isn't dressed in the latest fashion and dancing in a beautiful out door location where you wont find another soul for miles. The story was a interesting, but I think I was most impressed with Abishek Bachchans performance. He played the role of a thug perfectly. You could tell that everyone was scared of him. This is the first time I have seen one of Abishek's movies, I have heard may people criticize him in the past. I can't speak of his prior movies, but for this one I can easily say that he deserves an award. I only wish that they did something else with the end, the bridge seen was a great sequence, however the end was anti-climatic.
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parindv28 May 2004Dil Se was a huge set back for Mani and it seems that he hasn't come out of that disaster. Yuva doesn't reveal the excellence of Roja and Bombay. Songs in the movie are highly irrelevant and irritating. Ajay Devgan is one of the most improvised actors in industry esp after Company. Vivek was more like a side actor. Abhishek suits in anti role and should continue as a villain. All the heroins were simply pathetic. Rani had some role to play, but she didn't look good. Esha has a short career as neither she looks good nor she acts well. Kareena, like her mother and unlike her sister, overacts. Om Puri is a world class actor. Overall, a below average movie !!