Aamir
Khan
has
raised
the
bar
with
Taare
Zameen
Par.
Comparisons
between
Aamir
and
Ajay
Devgan,
who
makes
his
directorial
debut
with
U
Me
Aur
Hum,
would
be
erroneous,
but
you
can't
turn
a
blind
eye
to
the
fact
that
the
viewer
would
expect
an
encore
with
U
Me
Aur
Hum.
Will
U
Me
Aur
Hum
live
up
to
the
humungous
hype
and
expectations?
Does
Devgan
have
the
trappings
of
a
fine
storyteller?
Oh
yes,
he
does!
Let's
come
to
the
point
right
away.
Devgan
needs
to
be
lauded
for
choosing
a
daringly
different
theme
in
his
debut
film
and
most
importantly,
doing
justice
to
it,
handling
it
with
extreme
care.
We
know
him
as
a
powerful
actor,
now
there's
yet
another
designation
added
to
his
name
--
avant-garde
director.
Let's
move
on
to
the
next
query!
Is
the
real-life
couple
--
Ajay
and
Kajol
--
as
dynamic
yet
again?
The
answer
is,
they're
electrifying.
Both
pitch
in
bravura
performances,
reaffirming
the
fact
that
this
jodi
is
amongst
the
finest
of
this
generation.
One
of
the
prime
reasons
why
U
Me
Aur
Hum
works,
and
works
big
time,
is
because
it's
aimed
at
the
heart.
Anyone
who's
into
relationships,
anyone
who
believes
in
love,
anyone
who
thinks
from
the
heart,
anyone
who
has
watched
his/her
partner
grapple
a
grave
disease,
will
identify
with
a
film
like
U
Me
Aur
Hum.
To
cut
a
long
story
short,
U
Me
Aur
Hum
marks
the
birth
of
a
powerhouse
of
talent.
Watch
U
Me
Aur
Hum
for
various
reasons,
but
most
importantly,
watch
it
for
a
new
director
who
respects
your
2.30
hours
and
the
hard-earned
bucks
that
you
invest
on
watching
his
movie.
It's
time
to
fall
in
love
with
love…
again!
The
first
time
Ajay
[Ajay
Devgan]
saw
Pia
[Kajol],
she
served
him
drinks.
She
affected
him
more
than
the
alcohol,
it
was
love
at
first
sight.
The
first
time
Pia
saw
Ajay,
he
had
a
drink
too
many.
She
watched
him
make
a
fool
of
himself
and
was
relieved
when
he
passed
out.
Ajay
is
on
a
cruise
with
his
friends
--
Nikhil
[Sumeet
Raghavan]
and
Reena
[Divya
Dutta],
unhappily
married,
and
Vicky
[Karan
Khanna]
and
Natasha
[Isha
Sharwani],
happily
unmarried.
Ajay
is
having
a
wonderful
time
dealing
with
martial
strife,
lots
of
bad
language
and
huge
hangovers,
when
he
finds
Pia
and
time
stands
still.
After
a
disastrous
first
meeting,
Ajay
tries
everything
to
woo
her.
He
wants
her,
by
hook,
crook
or
even
her
little
private
notebook.
She's
not
an
easy
catch
at
all,
but
finally,
by
sheer
perseverance,
he
dances
his
way
into
her
heart.
Ajay
and
Pia
develop
a
strong
and
special
bond.
Happy
marriages
begin
when
we
marry
the
ones
we
love,
and
they
blossom
when
we
love
the
ones
we
marry.
And
Ajay-Pia
love
each
other
dearly,
but
no
marriages
can
be
complete
without
problems,
and
Ajay
and
Pia
have
also
have
to
face
hurdles.
Kajol
is
diagnosed
with
Alzheimer's.
How
does
the
couple
face
the
crisis?
The
one
thing
you
must
carry
when
you
set
out
to
watch
U
Me
Aur
Hum
is
a
kerchief.
For,
this
film
makes
you
shed
a
tear
at
times,
cry
at
places
and
weep
in
at
least
two
vital
sequences.
But
it's
not
just
rona-dhona
that
you
get
to
see
in
U
Me
Aur
Hum.
The
first
hour,
strictly
average
in
terms
of
writing,
has
several
sunshine
moments.
It's
breezy,
funny,
at
times
silly,
but
interesting.
What
also
catches
your
eye
is
the
eye-filling
cinematography
[Aseem
Bajaj
in
top
form,
yet
again]
on
the
cruise.
The
songs,
the
glam
look,
the
subtle
humor…
you
don't
take
to
the
film
instantly,
but
you
know
for
a
fact
that
a
volcano
is
brewing.
And
the
volcano
does
erupt
in
the
second
hour!
Ajay
Devgan,
the
director,
shows
his
expertise
in
this
hour
as
the
story
does
an
about-turn,
exposing
the
delicate,
sensitive
and
fragile
relationships.
Devgan
reserves
the
best
for
the
concluding
reels
and
you
finally
get
the
answers
in
the
end.
U
Me
Aur
Hum
is
more
of
a
director's
film,
than
anyone
else's.
A
theme
like
the
one
projected
in
this
film
could
go
dangerously
haywire
if
entrusted
in
inept
hands,
but
Devgan
seems
to
have
done
his
homework
well.
The
only
glitch
is
the
length
in
its
second
hour.
A
shorter
narrative
would've
only
helped!
Robin
Bhatt,
Sutanu
Gupta
and
Akarsh
Khurana's
screenplay
casts
a
hypnotic
spell
in
the
second
hour.
Sure,
the
germ
stems
from
The
Notebook
[2004;
James
Garner,
Gena
Rowlands,
Rachel
McAdams],
but
the
writers
have
altered
the
screenplay
keeping
Indian
sensibilities
in
mind.
It
works!
Ashwani
Dhir's
dialogues
touch
the
core
of
your
heart.
Every
spoken
sentence
has
a
meaning.
Vishal
Bhardwaj's
music
may
not
be
a
chartbuster,
but
it
alternates
between
soulful
and
melancholic
beautifully.
Aseem
Bajaj's
cinematography
is
topnotch.
Monty
Sharma's
background
score
is
effective.
Now
to
the
performances!
U
Me
Aur
Hum
is
like
a
medal
that
glimmers
on
Ajay
Devgan's
body
of
work.
He's
exceptional!
Kajol,
well,
what
can
you
say
of
an
actress
who
has
proved
herself
time
and
again?
That
she's
undoubtedly
the
best
has
been
proved
yet
again.
Sumeet
Raghavan
is
first-rate.
Divya
Dutta
gets
into
the
groove
in
the
subsequent
portions.
Karan
Khanna
and
Isha
Sharwani
are
okay.
Sachin
Khedekar
does
a
fine
job.
Aditya
Rajput
and
Hazel
get
minimal
scope.
On
the
whole,
U
Me
Aur
Hum
is
a
well-made,
absorbing
love
story
that's
high
on
the
emotional
quotient.
And
that
holds
tremendous
appeal
for
ladies/families
mainly.
At
the
box-office,
it's
the
kind
of
film
that
will
gather
more
and
more
speed
with
each
passing
show.
Its
business
at
multiplexes
should
be
fantastic.
Overseas
too
should
be
excellent.
Very
strongly
recommended!