Review: Mausam

Verdict: eh..let down
"K" Rating: 2.2

Watch: Theater/DVD

Mausam is a love story of a Punjabi boy Harry and an Kashmiri Pandit  girl Aayat which spans 3 continents over 7 years. A journey from the first crush of a village boy to the mature longing of an Air force pilot. Mausam has an old world charm, elegance about it which is a little out of pace with today's audience. 

The film marks the directorial debut of Pankaj Kapoor, the story is penned by him aswell. Pankaj Kapoor is an accomplished actor/comedian and we hope after this movie he sticks to just that. The storyline is flawed and weak, to the point actors potential seems wasted. Its a clear case of trying to stuff too much in the plot. Too many world events packed in the 7 year span, along with the extraneous last half hour makes the movie unnecessarily lengthy and dragging.  The characterization of Aayat from bilanes of Punjab, to Ballet classes in Scotland, back to Ahmadabad seems unrealistic.

Shahid Kapoor is brilliant in Mausam, he delivers a stellar performance and looks spectacular. He is THE reason to watch this film. It would not be an understatement to say he carries the movie forward on his shoulders. Sonam Kapoor surprises you with her capacity to portray a wide canvas of emotions with innocence. Anupam Kher is wasted in the film.

Music by Pritam is goes from some good soulful numbers, dance tracks to "less said the better" numbers. Two songs which stand out are "Sajh Dhaj Ke" and "Rabba Mein To Mar Gaya". 

Two big reasons to watch this movie are - Shahid Kapoor and the effulgent, picturesque cinematography  by Binod Pradhan. It does not live up the the hype it created but definitely worth a watch [at least on DVD].