After years of KANK, Karan Johar is back with another amazing, deliciously bitter film where relationships (and not romance) take the centre stage. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, this is an effective film with a brilliant take and touch. It doesn't suggest the false, and tells the story of love with utmost sincerity, plus endearing charm. Yes, it is the most commercial, and mainstream Hindi film you will see this year- and also the most touching one. I'm going with 3.5 stars out of 5 for ADHM. Go with large aesthetic mind-frame and you will be happy.

I loved the film.Very beautiful movie.First half is very entertaining.There are some beautiful moments in the first half.The chemistry between the lead couples are treat to watch.The second half has emotional value which touches my heart.This movieis all about friendship,heartbreak and is a very rare subject that haven't seen in previous Bollywood movies.Climax is so emotional.Ranbir is superb.what a comeback! Truly Amazing. He is perfect in every scene.Anushkasharma is done an excellent job.She is extraordinary.Aishwarya Rai bachchan is superb.She has small role.But she has done marvellous job.Fawad khan is also done an excellent job.Dialogues and music are excellent. Overall,an excellent movie with gr8 songs,outsanding perfomances,superb direction and beautiful dialogues.5
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Has any of you gone through this ?

You were madly in love with someone , had almost planned rest of your life with him/her. But unfortunately, you lose that person to someone else due to some reason. And you are no more the most important person in their life. Do you remember the first day after this happens? Do you remember how the morning msg which was earlier 'Baby wake up" has suddenly just turned into a "Hi"? Do you remember how the conversation which was earlier used to end with "love you :-*" suddenly started to end with a "bye".

All of these sudden changes left you shattered. You tried everything to get their attention back. You wanted to hurt them for leaving you. You wanted a reaction, a reaction which will just confirm that it is still not over between you and that person still feels for you but just not admitting it because of some reasons. For this, you started dating another person. You started sharing your intimate pic with the new person on social media. Just for that 'one reaction' from your now ex.

If you have gone through all of these, then this movie is just for you .

It is very close to your heart. Probably the only difference could be that the love of our hero in this story was always one sided. But yes he was still feeling all these emotions. You will cry with him, laugh with him.

finally, I want to end this post with few lines of my fav. song in this movie.( In fact, I want to recite these lines and record and attach it to this post; will do it surely if I get time)

mehfil me teri hum naa rahe jo
Gham toh nahi hai, gham toh nahi hai
Qisse humare nazdeekiyon ke
Kam to nahi hai, kam to nahi hai

Kitni dafaa subah ko meri
Tere aangan mein baithe maine shaam kiya

Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya
Channa mereya mereya beliya

Soon after the Uri attacks where 19 of our brave soldiers lost their lives, they were calls to cut off all ties with Pakistan on all platforms which included Bollywood as well. Well I am not going to dispute the stance that was called for, but many from the film industry including Karan Johar came forward stating that it was not right to deny Pakistani artists from performing in the country. Frankly speaking, I dont believe many of them actually mean it as their eye is only on the money they can garner from the Pakistani market & one of the easiest way to do it is to include stars from there in the movie. This is exactly what KJo did with Fawad Alam in his latest movie "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", the promos of which has caught the eye of the public. So was it the typical KJo movie with just glitz & glamour or was there more depth to it???

Based in London, Ayan (Ranbir Kapoor) an aspiring singer & Alizeh (Anushka Sharma) meet up at a bar & try to make out but it turned up to be an absolute drab. However, they hit off famously to end up as close buddies in quick time after the break up with their respective partners. With time, Ayan started having feelings for her but Alizeh wasn't able to take their relation to the next level as she was still in love with Ali (Fawad Alam) who had broken her heart many years back. When she bumps into Ali in Paris, all those feelings gets rekindled which shatters Ayan. Will Alizeh ever able to reciprocate Ayan's unrequited love???

It's been a while since KJo has called the shots as his previous release was "Student of the Year" in 2012. From the outset, it has all the ingredients of a typical Johar movie such as the uber lifestyle of the protagonists, foreign locales & great music. What sets this movie apart is the pull it exerts on the heart cords which feels realistic & genuine, thanks to the terrific leads. Even the dialogues by Johar oscillated from being witty & stupid to sentimental & philosophical which added a lot to the overall impact of the movie. But where this movie falters is that it offers an undeniable sense of deja vu as it seems like a potpourri of "Tamasha" & "Rockstar". It also comes across way too much emotional & brooding which might not be to the liking of a segment of the audience. On the technical side, everything was top notch be it Pritam's music (almost all the tracks were awesome, "Channa Mereya" & "Bulleya" were my favourites) or Anil Mehta's exquisite visuals.

Both the leads were absolutely brilliant, that it's hard to say who has aced it; though I have to say Anushka Sharma surprised me with her confidence & attention to nuances. I couldnt possibly imagine anyone else apart from her as Alizeh. Ranbir Kapoor credentials as a phenomenal actor is well established & this role just reiterated the fact that he is indeed the best of his generation, though he intends to mess up with his choice of movies. Aishwarya Rai has done a decent job but her segment with Ranbir was the weakest in the movie. Fawad Alam barely had much to do while Lisa Haydon was spot on as the bimbette. As for the cameos by SRK & Alia Bhatt, it barely had any impact.

Verdict: KJo might had to bow down to the wishes of the MNS & even put up a message thanking soldiers (nothing more than a gimmick to be frank), but he will be laughing his way to the bank with the initial, It will have the multiplexes & overseas lapping it up, but single screens are unlikely to warm up to him. It should be a blockbuster in the long run as it's surely KJo's most intense movie to date & his lead pairs has just smashed it. In short, if you dont mind emotional drama then definitely go for it!!!

Rating: 3/5

Regards...Ben