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Now,when i watched the trailers of this movie when they came out in April last year,i was excited.that's coz i'm a fan of Mani Ratnam and liked his previous works like Nayakan(dubbed in Hindi),Roja,Bombay&Dil Se.That's because his movies are the thinking man's delight.when it released,the reviews didn't sound too hopeful.So i thought i'll give it a miss in the theater.BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!When I got the DVD 2 months later and watched it,i was left kicking myself about why i didn't watch it in da theater. Okay so here's the story in a nutshell. The lives of 3 men,Lallan Singh(Abhishek Bachchan),Michael Mukherjee(Ajay Devgan)&Arjun Balakrishnan(Vivek Oberoi)are intertwined on Howrah Bridge under forced circumstances.Here Lallan Singh is the kind of guy u don't want to be,Michael is the kind of guy everybody admires(ideologist)&Arjun is the typical guy next door.Each man has his own life. Lallan lives with his wife Sasi(Rani Mukherjee)who is madly in love with him even though he beats her up often.He works for his brother Gopal(Sonu Sood)who in turn is working for a slimy,smooth-talking&ever smiling politician Prosenjit Bhattacharya(Om Puri).Michael lives with his mother who is worried about him as he is growing up like his father who also was an ideologist and died for his cause&his 2 sisters who are proud of him as of his father.He has a girlfriend Radhika(Esha Deol)who teaches French and is the niece of Michael's family doctor(Saurabh Shukla).He is a student leader and wants to clean up Indian politics of dirty and slimy politicians namely Prosenjit.Arjun is a Mechanical engineering student who dreams of making it big by living the American Dream.His father(Anant Nag)however wants him to join the Indian Administrative Service.He falls in love with Mira(Kareena Kapoor)whom he meets at a disco which evolves into a series of meetings over coffee and in a tram.Mira however is getting married to a guy her parents have chosen for her. The story begins when Michael gets shot by Lallan acting on Prosenjit's orders and Arjun ends up saving his life.The climax is Utopian with Michael and Arjun winning the elections and making it to their state assembly and Lallan getting arrested and being taken to court. It has some amazing music by A.R.Rahman who seems to excel with each movie with foot-tapping songs like Fanaa,Dol Dol etc.The movie has some of the best acting performances,but Abhishek Bachchan is the pick of the lot.I have never seen such an intense performance. If u find a copy of this in u'r video library,give it a try.I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

If you like Hindi movies, dont miss YUVA, the latest and best by Mani Ratnam (maker of Roja, Bombay and Dil Se). Yuva is better than all the last three. Although it has all the usual elements dance/song/action etc, direction is superb and the theme of youth revolting against corruption and contributing to society keeps it going. Ajay Devgan is a student leader who stands against threatening politician Om Puri. Vivek Oberoy is a happy go lucky Romeo and is transformed into a rebellion when he meets Ajay Devgan. Abhishek Bachchan is a gangster tapori being exploited by Om Puri. All have excelled in their acting. Entire movie is made in Calcutta, this is the best depiction of this city. One is left amazed by the beautiful locales of Calcutta, hitherto unknown to outsiders. This is how the powerful media of cinema can be used to portray optimism of the youth energy. Unfortunately, most of the bollywood is not doing such work.

This was a very well made and very well cast film! It's so ironic because the thing that will draw you to watch this film is its lack of appeal. You see it and it looks so dreary, so damp like a murky rainy day and yet there's just that light at the end of the tunnel that sucks you into it. Yuva is the very beautifully shot story of three men, whose lives are impacted by one another one faithful afternoon when their paths cross aboard a bridge. It all begins with Michael Mukherjee (Ajay Devgan) seemingly being assassinated at the start of the film by Abhishek Bachchan's character, Arjun (Vivek Oberoi) a casual bystander is caught in the cross-fire and in a series of flashbacks, their stories are told one after another in sequence that updates the viewer with what led to the violent scenario. In flashback, we learn that Bacchan's character is a wife-beating thug who has just been released from prison and is about to get his hands dirty again by meddling in dirty politics with Om Puri's sinister politician character. Rani Mukherjee, Bollywood's "go-to poster girl for the role that might lead to Oscar" plays Bacchan's battered wife who wishes he would quit his wild ways. We find out that Michael Mukherjee is a student body union leader who is trying to challenge society at all costs and will go to any length to uphold justice. A cross with Sonu Sood's Gopal (also Bachchan's character's brother) is what leads to the ill-fated occurrence aboard the bridge. A radiant looking, French teaching Esha Deol plays the love interest of Michael's and never mind the age difference, their chemistry is hot and they sizzle! We also find out via flashback that playboy Arjun (Oberoi) has just return home to Kolkata from college and plans on going abroad when he meets at falls in love with a supposedly non-makeup wearing Kareena Kapoor at a nightclub. It is in his quest to get the girl that he gets caught in the cross fire aboard the bridge. Everybody holds their own in this gritty drama of politics and patriotism. Yuva is a Hindi cinema accomplishment and not to be missed by anyone. The songs are exceptional, the music is hauntingly beautiful and relevant. Yuva has worked its way into my top ten list of great Hindi cinema films. I subtracted one point though for the violence. ;-)

What else would you call a movie that has a little bit for everyone -- Yuva is an entertainer first -- of course it has a lot of firsts as well..the structure, for example, is something that is unique...all the 3 story lines start on Howrah bridge and how the director comes back to the Howrah bridge accident to take of to one of the 3 stories is poetic.. Songs add lustre to this painting and is very inherent to the flow. Anurag's dialogues are a huge plus -- I loved Om Puri's Bengali dialogues --"paranthu lekin" As far as the cast goes -- Ajay did really well as did Abhishek -- Among the ladies, I loved Esha. The Tamil version was not as engrossing as the Hindi version was, and I think that was primarily because of the cast. Mani is Mani...awesome movie.

An excellent movie. Though Ratnam makes this story a little unbelievable in the end. You do not really mind that because you get involved deep with it. Best part of the movie is its background score, specially for Abhishek's character. Things not to be missed:- Abhishek Bachhan's acting(cant miss that one) Ajay Devgan's action sequences Howrah Bridge action sequence Vivek's light comedy The bike on Howrah which actually crashed breaking Vivek's leg Hospital scene and others in which Vivek is limping(because of the real life accident) Om Puri's near perfect bengali accent Overall, a very good Hindi movie after a long time.

Yuva is a sheer waste of time. Apart from Abhishek's performance, there is nothing to watch. There are too many characters in the movie and which makes it very irritating to watch, especially Kareena. The movie has absolute zero entertainment value and it is filled with unnecessary violence. The movie doesn't even seem motivating in any sense to the youth. The characters look so unreal that many times it made me think that how can someone take this movie seriously. You got to be insane to appreciate this movie as good one. I am rating it as 1 just because I couldn't find any negative ratings in the drop down menu. Otherwise it deserves -5.