Yuvraaj is a Complete Write -Off

Right since the day showman Subhash Ghai declared this movie to the day of the release, we have read innumerable news reports about it. Yuvvraaj is outright one of Ghai's worst products. So bad that even Katrina's charm will not be able save it!

Yuvvraaj is a story of three estranged brothers – Gyanesh Yuvvraaj (Anil Kapoor), Deven Yuvvraaj (Salman Khan) and Danny Yuvvraaj (Zayed Khan). The eldest brother Gyanesh is autistic and is the son of the first wife of Yogendra Yuvvraaj Singh (Jawed Sheikh). Deven is thrown out of home because he gets jealous of Gyanesh and asks for his share of property. Danny is brought up as the only heir to the property. But Yogendra's death turns the table around as Gyanesh is nominated as the only heir. Deven needs money so that he can marry his love Anushka (Katrina Kaif) and Danny needs it so that he can pay off his debts and live the way he is used to. There is also evil mama (Anjan Srivastav) who wants his own share.

The story is actually interesting and could have definitely been better with sensible direction and better characterisation. But the screenplay is unexplainable and the dialogues are dated. The cinematography is inconsistent. While the landscapes look awesome, the more-than-regular and extreme close-ups are unpleasant. Ghai should have hired a good editor rather than spending mega bucks on the locations which hardly add anything to the film. Music is probably the only high point of the movie but that too not throughout. Just a couple of songs are good.

Performances in Yuvvraaj, unlike most other Subhash Ghai films, are as weak as the rest of the film. Except of course Anil Kapoor's which lifts the film every time it comes in.