Yuvvraaj

At a crucial juncture in his pow-wow with Groucho dad, Salman gets to hear of the death of his rich father (who he happens to be estranged from) and promptly flies to London to stake a claim on the will, which introduces us to some other significant characters. Anil Kapoor is Salman’s half-brother suffering from a disease called William’s Syndrome, the visible manifestation of which is that he plays with kids and sings with clenched fists. He gets to pocket most of the money left by his dad and Salman plots with another crook of a brother, Zayed Khan (who drinks, gambles and has fun with women), to try and grab the goodies off him. On the fringes there’s also an uncle and his family playing dirty over the same pot of gold, and a lawyer-cum-guardian, Mithunda, plotting to get the family together again.

The plot is a throwback to old ghar-grihasti films and comes with the message that the family must always remain united. What makes it worse is that the film unfolds at a snail’s pace. Not a single scene comes alive or grips you. The climax is particularly limp when it should have captured the audience. Ghai tries to give an opulent backdrop and sheen but that does not help in the least. Pretty sceneries can’t save a deadbeat film nor can it prevent the audience from yawning. Even the music that everyone is raving about as the saving grace of the film is unimpressive and uninspired. A.R. Rahman and Gulzar could have done much better.

High Fives

Bollywood

1. Yuvvraaj
2. Dostana
3. Golmaal Returns
4. Fashion
5. EMI

Hollywood

1. Twilight
2. Quantum of Solace
3. Bolt
4. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
5. Role Models

Ringtones

1. Hot N Cold (Katy Perry)
2. Grupo Montez (Adios Amor Te Vas)
3. Henry Mancini (Pink Panther)
4. Koji Kondo (Super Mario Bro. Theme)
5. Unknown (NYSE Bell)

Courtesy: Film Information