Jab We Met – Bollywood Movie
The film began shooting from March 20, 2007 in Kulu Manali[1] and later continued shooting in Shimla[2] and Himachal Pradesh.[3] The title of the film was decided by a popular vote.[4] Moviegoers had a choice between Punjab Mail, Ishq Via Bhatinda and Jab We Met.[5]
On the night of October 23, 2007, a special preview of the film was organized at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai for those associated with the film and their families.
Jab We Met – Movie Plot
Aditya (Shahid Kapoor), a demoralized industrialist, gets even more depressed after attending the marriage of the girl he loves the most. Feeling ashamed to face the world, he walks out of the marriage gathering and boards a train in the night and meets Geet (Kareena Kapoor), a beautiful talkative girl who is leaving Mumbai to go to her hometown – Bhatinda (Punjab).
In the beginning, Geet irritates Aditya to a large extent and every meeting becomes mental torture for him. Geet discloses big plans to Aditya of eloping with her boyfriend Anshuman (Tarun Arora) as she fears resentment from her parents. Finally, the two find themselves stranded on a desolate station with no luggage or money. Geet’s family (Pawan Malhotra, Dara Singh and Kiran Juneja) welcomes her and Aditya and the friendship turns into love. As per the promise, Aditya helps Geet elope to meet her boyfriend, Anshuman in Manali.
Destiny despises Geet’s love story as Anshuman avoids and dumps her. On the other hand, Aditya begins to do well in life after he resurrects his failing business empire. Geet’s family accuses Aditya for his involvement in elopement and finally forces him to locate her. Aditya is traumatized to learn about Geet’s misfortune and consoles her to face the circumstances. Aditya manages in patching up the relationship of Geet and Anshuman and they decide to travel back to Bhatinda. Back in Bhatinda, Geet realises she is in love with Aditya not Anshuman and therefore Geet and Aditya get married. In the end, they have 2 daughters.
Jab We Met – Movie Trailer
Jab We Met – Movie Cast
Shahid Kapoor as … Aditya Kashyap aka Adi
Kareena Kapoor as … Geet Dhillon
Pawan Malhotra as … Geet’s uncle
Dara Singh as … Geet’s grandfather
Kiran Juneja as … Geet’s mother
Saumya Tandon as … Roop
Tarun Arora as … Anshuman
Jab We Met – Movie Crew
Producer: Dhillin Mehta
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Story: Imtiaz Ali
Screenplay: Imtiaz Ali
Dialogues: Imtiaz Ali
Cinematography: S Natarajan Subramaniam
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil
Music: Pritam & Sandesh Shandilya (Guest Composer)
Choreography: Ahmed Khan & Saroj Khan
Editing: Aarti Bajaj (Aarti Kashyap)
Sound Recording: Dileep Subramaniam
Publicity Design: Rahul Nanda & Himanshu Nanda
Publicity Stills: S Natarajan Subramaniam
Costume Design: Manish Malhotra & Shabina Khan
Jab We Met – Movie Review
They may have split in real life but Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur’s reel love story Jab We Met is a cute film, and is sure to touch the hearts of those in love.
The film starts with Geet (Kareena), a Sikh who talks nonstop. She embarks on a train journey from Mumbai to her hometown Bhatinda.
On the way, she runs into Aditya Kashyap (Shahid), a young man disillusioned with life after being dumped by his girlfriend. To make matters worse, even his business is going nowhere.
He’s on the verge of ending his life when Geet comes into his life. She ends up missing her train while trying to get him on the train.
The thought does cross your mind, that why would she do that for a stranger. But then again, we’re watching a Bollywood film.
Geet then informs Aditya that it is his responsibility to take her to Bhatinda, as she missed the train because of him. What follows next is a journey across pictures landscapes where the two discover each other and understand the meaning of love and friendship.
Aditya learns that Geet is in love with one Anshuman but her family is against their pair.
After reaching Bhatinda, you will start feeling the plot has been lifted straight out of the Hollywood film, A Walk in the Clouds, though director Imtiaz Ali also adds Yash Chopra’s “punjabi style”
Aditya promises to help unite Geet with Anshuman, even though it can be seen that he falls in love with her.
Post-interval, we’re introduced to a very new Aditya, who becomes a big businessman. And this is one of the film’s flaws. The change is too abrupt, he have no touch with Geet but he stills find way of success by feeling her with him always.
That is somehow the reality, it happens people get departed and they never meet again for a long time span but they still exist in each other’s remembrance.
But besides this, Jab We Met is a fun film with emotional as well as comic touch in a way you will feel the reality world in the movie.
Though Kareena is loud at times, she is a treat to watch in this movie — she is funny and full of life. She gets to mouth hilarious lines like, ‘Bachpan se mujhe shaadi karne ka bahut shauk tha.’
Shahid, on other hand, acts composed and provides a perfect foil to the Kareena’s bubbly character.
Pritam’s music also enhances the film. Lyricist Irshad Kamil deserves a special mention for the song, Yeh Ishq Hai and not to forget my favorite song of the movie and that is: Tumse hi
Enjoy the movie and songs !!!
love this movie!