Product Description

Aditya (Shahid Kapur), a defeated industrialist, is even more broken as the girl he loves is getting married. Unable to muster up the courage to return home, he drifts out of the gathering and aimlessly boards a train, bounding away into the night. As destiny would have it, on the train he meets Geet (Kareena Kapoor) a beautiful but annoyingly talkative girl who is leaving Mumbai to go her hometown Bhatinda (Punjab). Later, she has plans of eloping with her boyfriend. Geet irritates Aditya to the point of getting him to leave the train. As she tries to get him back on the train, she ends up missing it and the two find themselves stranded on a desolate station with no luggage or money. Begins the idyllic journey through the exuberant North Indian heartland in which this odd couple will make their way through buses and taxis and camel-carts, crossing Highways and deserts and lakes, meeting all kinds of people, to reach her house in Punjab. On arrival, Geet's family mistakes the two for lovers. Before this misconception can be cleared, Geet escapes to her boyfriend in Manali. Aditya leaves with her, confirming the suspicion that they are lovers. In Manali, Aditya feels empowered to return to Mumbai and resurrect his ailing business. Life takes a positive turn and Aditya begins to do well. One day Geet's family who think that she is with him confronts Aditya. He is shocked to learn that Geet has not returned home. He takes it upon himself to find her. He finally tracks her down in a Himalayan town and begins another journey to reach Bhatinda and flow into the colors and conceptions of a loud and happy North Indian family!How their separate journeys become one, forms the destination of JAB WE MET, a beautiful and captivating saga of made-for-each-other love.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16254 in DVD
• Published on: 2007
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Formats: NTSC, Color, Subtitled
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, Arabic
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 142 minutes

Features

• Subtitles in English, Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese

Customer Reviews

A Jem in Bollywood
"Jab We Met" was a delightful bollywood, heartfelt and entertaining. As a viewer only recently discovering the joys of bollywood films, I am learning the differences each film has to offer. In this film, as with most, music plays a key role; however, in "Jab We Met" the music is more of a background player, with less choreographed dance numbers. This allows the acting, story line, and especially the character development to shine through.
Kareena Kapoor does a fabulous job as Geet, an outspoken, independent, and spontaneous girl. The journey her character takes, and the breadth of her acting through was the highlight of the film in my eyes.
This film is a shining example of what a romantic comedy should be, and demonstrates what American Rom-Coms are lacking.

Jab (When) We Met I Fell In Love With It!!
You can sum up Jab We Met with one word... ADORABLE!!!!! I thought the plot was very cute and entertaining and both Shahid and Kareena did an amazing job!!! I mean this movie would be worth buying just to gaze upon Shahid Kapoor for 3 hours, can you say HOT!!! I'd recommend this to anyone who thinks Comedy+Romance=GREAT!!! Also, a perfect date movie!! The ending makes you just want to say Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Maybe, sometimes, it's all right to miss your train...
JAB WE MET became one of the biggest hits in Bollywood cinema in 2007, and it's quite easy to see why. This is a very watchable romantic comedy and the two leads, Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, dazzle in this, their best acting performances yet. After having seen this one just now, and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (2DISC SET) recently, I am this close to buying a train ticket to wherever. There've been other cinematic romances on the rails, yeah, but surely they couldn't have been more fun than the time spent on and off the tracks by Aditya and Geet in JAB WE MET.

Aditya (Shahid Kapoor) hasn't had a good time of it of late. His father had passed away a year ago, leaving him the reins to his corporate empire. But now business is on the skids. Too, the girl he loves has just gotten married. Despondent beyond belief, Aditya just simply wanders away. He somehow ends up on a train, and this is where he runs into Geet (Kareena Kapoor), who will change his life. Geet is a cute Punjabi girl who just will not stop talking. She exudes this vitality and exuberance which at first grates on Aditya's nerves; he actually implores her to leave him alone. But she keeps talking.

So it sucks for Aditya that, when he dispiritedly disembarks from the train, the girl follows him (to tell him the train is leaving) and is herself stranded. Aditya is left with no choice but to do the right thing, which is to escort Geet to her Punjabi home, from where, she cheerfully tells him, she plans to promptly run away and elope with her boyfriend (some guy named Anshuman). Aditya's irritation at Geet gradually turns to affection and then to something more. But, after a travelogue of adventures with her, he finds himself parting ways near Anshuman's doorstep as she goes to meet her lover. And yet the plans of mice and men and Geets don't always pan out. Because, nine months later...

JAB WE MET is a marvelous feel good movie, although you can't tell it by the opening scenes, which are depressing (the world falls apart for Aditya) but will intrigue you enough that you'll keep tuned in. Things perk up once Geet makes her appearance, and then get even better as Kareena and Shahid meet and instantly spark up the screen. JAB WE MET is the fourth teaming of these two (after Fida (2004), Chup Chup ke, and 36 China Town, with 2008's MILENGE MILENGE being the fifth), and they've obviously managed to perfect that chemistry thing. There might be something to be said for these two having dated for several years in the past in real life (although they've since broken up).

In fact, this is the best I've seen of Shahid and of Kareena, whether together or in separate films. It's weird, because Aditya and Geet do end up in some pretty off-the-wall scenarios, but, although you know there are plenty of manipulative moments here, they never feel that contrived. The film unfolds in a graceful, natural way. All credit again to Shahid and Kareena (and, I guess, to the writing and directing). Shahid's Aditya, suffering from heartbreak and from pressures at the job. Kareena's Geet, feisty, carefree, and a constant chatterbox. Both actors put in beautiful, nuanced performances, never quite going over the top, to that point where credibility is lost. Kareena goes away from her vacuous "beauty princess" roles, and this is a good thing. Geet is so vibrant for most of the picture that it's a semi-shock to see her metamorphose into a sad, dejected girl in the film's second half. Your heart will go out to her. Kareena, for this role, won for Best Actress in various 2007 Bollywood award shows. She's so engaging in this picture that even her character's mile-a-minute prattle never gets annoying.

Meanwhile, Shahid has the tougher role. His part calls for a lack of showboating. Note that he doesn't scream or yell out or overdramatize his anguish to the world. Shahid is so good here, in the little things that he does - whether it's a look or a certain posture or maybe a quiet delivery of a line - that his pain is clearly conveyed. He makes a perfect foil for Kareena's flighty, optimistic character. Like Kareena, he's never been better.

JAB WE MET is set against a backdrop of eye-catching landscapes (from Mumbai to Bhatinda to Manali), and, this picturesque flavor enhances the film, trust me. The musical interludes are lively and colorful and catchy (especially the very upbeat "Mauja Hi Mauja" and "Nagada Nagada Nagada Baja"). JAB WE MET is a warmhearted romantic romp. And it's funny. Some of the film's plot complications involve the usual screwball suspects: misunderstandings, mistaken identities, false pretenses... But it's all executed with such charm and good timing. JAB WE MET deserves to be seen, and seen by a lot of people. So, if you haven't yet, do give this one a try. Much as Geet did for Aditya, let Kareena and Shahid put color in your drab world.

I am serious about getting that train ticket...