Jab Harry Met Sejal, one of the most anticipated Bollywood movies of 2017, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma has finally released on Aug 4 and has recieved a mixed review and rating from its viewers, most of whom are extremely upset with the second half of the movie.
The Imtiaz Ali film was expected to be highly entertaining with the add-on magical essence by the ace director. But, somehow Jab Harry Met Sejal has failed to to give that magical impact, despite having certain quintessential Imtiaz Ali elements. The film has turned out to be a little less satisfactory than his previous works.
Anushka Sharma portrays the character named Sejal, who is a Gujarati self-claimed selfish woman. Sejal goes on a tour with her family and her faceless fiancée Rupen, who is seen only in the second half. During the tour, she loses her engagement 'ring' and having involved in a fight with Rupen, Sejal decides to stay back and search the ring.
Shah Rukh Khan a.k.a Harry or Harinder Singh Nehra is a Punjabi self-claimed 'cheap' and 'womaniser', who happens to be the tour guide of Sejal and her family. Eventually, Harry finds himself reluctantly stranded alongside Sejal in her quest to find the ring. On Sejal's demand, the two decide to trace back the entire holiday and revisit all those places in hope of finding the ring. As the duo starts retracing the steps, they fall in love with each other amidst constant mushy fights over silly things. Throughout the film, the tagline 'What you seek is seeking you' plays as a constant reminder to its viewers.
Although the first part of the film was still entertaining with some interesting comic elements, the second half was extremely dragged and the audience, when interviewed, found the film highly dissapointing. Many say that 'Jab Harry Met Sejal' is like consuming the same wine served in a different bottle. IBTSingapore has compiled a few Twitter reactions from the viewers.
True boss. #JabHarryMetSejal is already a hit in Tokyo. Even the robot girls have fell madly in love with #SRK. This is history!
— ThugLife ? (@batmonism) August 3, 2017
OMG OMG OMG @iamsrk is speaking german in #JHMS ??? the whole crowd applauded ??????
— JES (@iamJes_0301) August 3, 2017
#JabHarryMetSejal Fab :) It has soul and brilliance that every @1mti4z_ali movie has. Fell in love again. Felt like 13 at 30. love @iamsrk
— Hemange Koul (@HemangeKoul) August 3, 2017
#JabHarryMetSejal strikes the rit chord. Each frame s so beautiful nd fantastical. I starve for such movies, Dil ka pet bhar gaya. Imtiaz ?❤
— saumya ? (@CineCaffeine) August 4, 2017
Loved #JabHarryMetSejal .Insanely beautiful cinematography ?.
— 1 Man Army-HRITHIK (@Randhirmania) August 3, 2017
Imtiaz Ali never disappoints. 2nd half lil bit lagging but overall Outstanding
#JabHarryMetSejal horribly gone wrong.Poor music,Poor direction and screenplay glitch.Anushka over d top performance makes it Unwatchable!
— Nagraj Returns (@CrookBond_D) August 4, 2017
#JabHarrymetSejal. I am a diehard SRKian but have to admit SRK need to be selective in Scripts. Disappointing stuff. 1.5*/5. Imtiaz sucks
— Madridista Sameer (@saymeair) August 4, 2017
Disappointed with the screenplay so far. Srk's presence is not used that well. #JabHarryMetSejal
— Shreya ❤️ Ranbir (@Shreyabajaj16) August 4, 2017
Precisely the reason why Hindi movies are losing audience, cuz you make absolute garbage again, and again and again. #JabHarryMetSejal
— Mohit Dantre (@MoooPoint) August 3, 2017
Here are some of the ratings given by the top known publications:
The Times of India: 3/5
The New Indian Express: 1.5/5
India Today: 1/5
Hindustan Times: 2/5
Koimoi: 3.5/5
