O Heart, It Is Difficult

Karan Johar is very kitsch. Yet his films are perfectly polished and executed, and that also works for him with the broadest of classes. His characters aren't just flat, they're not just heroes and heroines who go from point a to point b exactly as planned. Nowadays, even Karan Johar can make fun of himself and especially of genre Bollywood films. He has the darling Ranbir Kapoor, an absolute idol of the last decade, and the lovely Anushka Sharma as his sidekick, both critics' and audience favorites and regular Filmfare nominees. Finally, in a supporting but not insignificant role, we have the goddess Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, as a divorced poet living in Vienna. Is there anything else you're missing? Yes, the scene of Ranbir and Aish meeting SRK is an absolute highlight. It really only takes one scene for him to win over the crowds, and I can still feel the butterflies in my stomach now. What charisma! The west should learn from this work with a star :) So, yes, in the beginning, there was a flamboyant youth lost in European capitals, after London came Paris and Vienna, and the Tyrol mountains were there as well. It's nice to see the development, by the way, 20 years ago Indian filmmakers didn't care if they were in Italy and pretended to be in Hungary, today they are better at Europe. For seasoned viewers, O Heart, It Is Difficult is an obvious choice, while newcomers have a chance to see a fairly representative star-studded experience. Fans of Aish are of course in seventh heaven and enjoy the video for Bulley's song in particular. (03/31/2019)

In the film, Shahrukh Khan may appear for a few seconds, the beautiful Aishwarya Rai Bachchan might play the main role, but in the end, it's just an incredibly long romance that, while featuring stunning costumes and excellent dance and song numbers, ultimately only aims to draw out your tears. (03/27/2017)