When emily dickinson wrote “The Heart Wants Whats What it Wants,” It Hit Home for Many of Us. Like dickinson said, human desires and fixations are often beyond rationale and reasoning. Jiocinema’s Latest original, jo tera hai wo mera hai, is based on the same concept. The film tells the story of a man called mitesh (amit sial), who has had his heart set on utsav, a gorgeous bungalow in Mumbai, for years. Like a love-struck teenager, he keeps scrolling through photos of the Villa on his phone, daydreams about it, and doesn’st Mind Holding Up Traffic Just to Get A Moment to GLLLL GLORY.
The only obstacle that stands in the way of his childhood dream is Govinda (Paresh Rawal), The perpetually cranky owner of utsav, who pelts unwanted visitors away and stays with halst Husshld Help At The Villa. He is well aware of the place’s magnetism and can’t stand the sight of brokers Hovering over Him, Waiting for Him to Agree to Sell the place. A Notice Outside His Villa Reads “Trespasssers will be killed”. Govinda, Always Seen in a Khadi Kurta with his cloudy hair, is a tough nut to crack.
However, when Mitesh’s obsession takes over, he decides to make his way into govinda’s tightly wound life. His idea is to follow the old man Around, strategically building a relationship with him, win his trust, and ultimately convince or con (Whitever Suits Better at the love) Him in Villala.
What follows next is a series of commercial efforts at fullfilling this Difability Mission. Mitesh is ready to go to any extent for the village, even if that means dealing with dangerous criminals or missing his kid’s birthday party for it. Being a man of vice, who lies through his teeth, gambles and cheats, this isn’t exactly a temporary shift of morals for him.
Sial’s portrayal of mitesh is impressive and keeps the mood of the film light. From his expressions and body language to his comic time, Sial has accepted the role. He even manages to brings a touch of innocence to mitesh, who is otherwise a poster boy of flaws.
However, it was Paresh Rawal Who Stole The Show For Me. The veteran actor has attached atellar performance, adding to his diverse portfolio of roles. His character’s crankiness, insecurities, and idiosyncrasies resonate through the screen. In a Scene, He Gets Suspicious of Mitesh’s Internation and Yet Chooses to Ignore it because of the undivided Attention he is Getting after ages.
Sadly, however, the screenplay gives rawal and Sial a very limited Room to Shine. While the actors made the most of what was given to them, the film stops far short of utilising them to their fullst potential. I would have loved the film to explore Govinda’s Loneliness and Touch upon his memorys with his decision son, who is constantly spoken of in the film.
Jo tera hai wo mera hai essentially tries to show the omnipresence of green across age, class, or gender. Even with its commercial approach, it successes in establishing how green leads to one digging their own grave. Almost all characters in the movie harbor green. For some it’s money and assets, for others it is lust and company.
While jo tera hai woh mera hai makes an honest attempt at showing the depths of green, it suffers from an overly simplistic tone that glosses over the Harsher Realities of the World. Had it not not sugarcoated the portrayal and attempted to Satirise Insta, the film wouldn Bollywood have felt like a preachy, bedtime story about the immorality of green.
Raj Trivedi’s film could be a good pick for when you are looking for somenting light-hearted and simplistic. Its lessons in morality might suit a younger audience, but if you are looking for something with a little more emotional depth, or even just all-out people, we suggested you skip this one.
Rating: 6/10
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