The story of Yaadein is of Raj Singh Puri played by Jackie Schroff, who has three daughters each with their own different personalities and sets of problems. You have Avantika (Avni Vasa) whom, I would say is the least problematic of the girls. Next is Sania, (Himani Rawat) who plays the rebellious one of the group. And last but not least is Isha, played by the fantabulousKareena Kapoor.
The story revolves around the untimely death of the mother/wife Shalini, (Rati Agnihotri) and the families' struggle to deal with it. The father, Raj, trying to take his wife's role in the family, he decides to become friends with his daughters in order for them to connect. They all make a promise to not marry anyone unless everyone in the family approves of them.
This is where Ronit Malhotra comes into the picture, played by Hrithik Roshan *sigh*, who is the son of L.K. Malhotra, (Anang Desai) and nephew of business tycoon J.K. Malhotra, played fantastically by Amrish Puri {but then again when has he ever played a bad guy wrong?} L.K. has been friends with Raj for a long time, and in that time Raj and Rohit develop a very close friendship.
Hopefully you're still with me...so Raj, Rohit and his 3 daughters have known each other very well for years, but eventually the other two daughters get hitched and only Isha is left. On a trip to Malaysia she runs into Ronit this is when their affair blooms.
This film started off with so much potential, I was so into the Ronit + Isha secret affair, but this film made a wrong turn and just crashed and burned. I hated the second part, ugh! According to the Wikipedia page the director did not want a love angle in the film, but was forced to add it at the, last minute, I wonder what would have been. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the love angle of the film. The problems begin after Ronit + Isha return home and back to reality, in which I lost sight as to what this film was originally about. I ended up not caring whether or not they would be together.
Ooh! I almost forgot to mention the music...I loved Jab Dil Miley and Chamaki Shaam Hai …. I love Hrithik's dancing and it was nice to see that Kareena was able to keep with him.
I remember hearing about this photographer, Dabboo Ratnani last year, when I came across a fantastic picture of Akshay Kumar. I really need to get my hands on this calendar...I really enjoyed this years pix. These are just some of my favorites {In order}:
#1 Shahrukh Khan: In my eyes, this man can do no wrong!!!
#2 Kareena Kapoor {Bebo}: I pretty much worship this woman!!!
#3 Akshay Kumar: Golden Man Akshay...come one look at that bod...
#4 Vidya Balan: ...looking absolutely stunning.
#5 Arjun Rampal: There's just something intoxicatingly beautiful about this picture...
#6 Katrina Kaif: Looking as beautiful as ever...
#7 Ranbir Kapoor: ...*melts*...
#8 Deepika Padukone: Love it!!!
#9 Abhishek Bachchan: I just love him with his beard!!! I really wish he had it when they took this picture...*sigh*
#10 Genelia D'Souza: This girl is just adorable...I just love her!
{All Pictures Courtesy of http://www.dabbooratnani.com}
(Eeeek! You can see SRK with glasses in one of the pix!!!)
Due to my trip I will not be able to drool over my SRK on the big screen...and I refuse to watch any SRK film illegally...I need him on a big screen with my chai during intermission (interval)...so until I return to the good 'ol US of A, I will have to make due with the 1 minute video clips. And here for your indulgence are some teasers for the film...
*** I truly have no expectations for this film...there is only one reason I'm gonna watch this film...so yeah...I've been reading the reviews... oh well.
On my way to my vacation destination...after watching my Top SRK Videos, I began to wonder how many Hindi films I had seen since my first glimpse into this industry. Here are the results:
* This was the very first Bollywood film I ever saw, I saw it on YouTube, and I LOVE YouTube for this.
** This was the first film I ever saw without subtitles, it wasn't the best film...but I was proud of the fact that I saw it without the help of subs!
*** This was the first Hindi film I saw on the big screen, I ended up seeing it twice. My Love for my Akshay first bloomed the second I saw him on that bike with his Ravana costume. {I want that costume! I wouldn't mind 9 Akki's staring at me all night!}
I will be unavailable for the next two weeks, I will therefore not be posting anything new...unless I can get a hold of a wi-fi connection somewhere around the pueblo i'll be visiting in Mexico...so yeah...don't expect anything new...sorry!
Hopefully, this trip will give me some time to write up some reviews for Jab We Met, Tashan, Dhadkan, Bewafaa, Love Aaj Kal and Sita Sings the Blues {My YouTube Discovery}.
***Ooh! Before I forget...ok! Deep-breath...ok!... SRK is finally onTwitter !!! *Shrieks* I Know!!!!! Thank You Karan !!!!!!
