He pulls off a difficult part, with complete conviction. He's funny when needed & absolutely heartbroken which required. Ranbir is wonderfully restrained in a role that demands an actor of his caliber.

Performance-Wise: Ranbir Kapoor & Anushka Sharma are up for vie top honors. Anil Mehta's Cinematography captures the stunning foreign locales, with flourish. Its only, as mentioned before, the final act that doesn't work. The characters work, the dialogue (by Niranjan Iyengar) are spot-on & the even sub-plots aren't bad. He's made an engaging & affecting film on heartbreak & one-sided love. Johar's Screenplay is well-done, no doubt. How I wish the final act was more intense, than saddening. Johar settles for a safer end & that acts a minus point. Although the final act isn't tear-jerky nor is it overtly sad, it certainly isn't the best end. Just when you think Johar has sided away from melodrama, he puts in exactly that & it fails to engage. Having said that, the final act falls apart. Johar nicely builds up the first-hour with first their friendship & later Ayan's change of pace & keeps the second-hour dramatic. What I liked about the both of the characters was the intensity between them & by the difference of their love to each other. Alizeh also is an interesting leading-lady, although one might consider this character as partly selfish.

You feel for the guy throughout, as he is a likable & good protagonist, who, sadly, never gets the person, whom he truly lives for. We watch Ayan break into pieces after the love of his life friend-zones him. Karan Johar has made films celebrating love with happy endings in the past, but with 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', he depicts love as painful, unreasonable & also, unattainable. To add to his misery, Alizeh gets married & Ayan is left Heartbroken, Ayan's one-sided love never ends, although a new women enters his life (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan). 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' Synopsis: Ayan (Ranbir Kapoor) falls in love with Alizeh (Anushka Sharma), but she considers him as her best friend. Made with skill & executed with heart, this romantic-drama isn't without its flaws, but for the most, its engaging & affecting. Karan Johar returns to fine form with 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'. Reviewed by namashi_1 7 / 10 A Well-Made Film with Top-Notch Performances!

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