Salman Khan inJaan-E-Mann
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hat savesJaan-E-Mann -- a riff on the oldest love triangle saga -- from mediocrity, is a well-tuned sense of irony. are beaten to the Best Actor Award by Salman Khan, sitting there rubbing shoulders with Dharmendra. It's a glorious Forrest Gump moment that Indian cinema has been crying out for, where Salman (playing a guy called Suhaan) in a dream sequence winks at Meena Kumari with an insouciant 'Thanks Meena.' Fab. , complete with halo. As they tell the unsuspecting dopey astronaut that Preity's divorced and in New York, the plan is simple: get him married to Preity so Sallu doesn't have to shell out a rupee. is an ornament throughout, but comes vividly alive in the film's last scene, a moment that makes you lament why filmmakers today don't let the babyfaced actress have more fun instead of forcing her to sob copiously. She doesn't have much to do inJaan-E-Mann, but looks appropriately attractive. , the music doesn't really click until you actually see it visualised. And after you do -- aided by Kunder's deft music-video storytelling -- it grows on you completely. Ever sinceMunna Bhai MBBS, street lingo has invaded the world of Bollywood lyric. Here, the slang brings extreme banality, making even the mushiest songs casual.
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