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राम जाने (1995)

Last night, I decided I needed SRK to wash away the Hum Saath-Saath Hain fiasco, so I watched Ram Jaane. It was only $2.99 on Amazon digital, and was a 2 hour length. Looking it up later online, I saw the movie length was originally 2 hours 40 minutes, so I'm really curious what may have been cut in the version I watched (maybe more childhood scenes?). The print was atrocious, and it did feel choppy at times with some very rough cuts. But there WERE subtitles even for the songs. Yay!

I LOVED it. All of its pulpy excess. SRK as a naughty boy gangster? All the yes. The movie starts with infant Ram Jaane being literally dumped in a dumpster. When as a child he asks someone what his name is, he is told, "God knows" or Ram Jaane. He takes that as his name -- and personal motto.

He saves his best buddy and fellow orphan Murli when they get into a scrape together as children. They are lifelong friends, and Ram Jaane loves their friend Bela from the time they are teasing children. Fast forward to their adulthood, Murli is running an orphanage, and Ram Jaane is a gangster who spends 4 years in prison. Murli takes him in when he gets out, and steps back from Bela's love as he knows his friend Ram Jaane loves her, too. There is much melodrama in the love triangle, and SRK has swaggers around as a tough guy always smoking cigarillos. At one point Murli tries to reform Ram Jaane by telling Bela to be with him, even though she loves Murli, as she may be the only person who can save him.

My favorite line by far is the one when Juhi is on her date with him and SRK is in a tux. "I even put on a shirt for the first time for you."

Yes, there's some troublesome plot points -- like Murli basically prostituting poor Bela out to "reform" RamJaane, but hey. It has shirtless SRK for 2 hours! The songs were absolutely great, and it's just a fun movie to watch.

I can't believe this was released the same year as DDLJ. What a different kind of movie. This one almost feels 80's or something. Love Juhi and SRK. SRK looked like he was having a ball chewing up the scenery in this one. It's like a combo of Darr/Baazigar and Don all rolled up into one. The swagger of Don, but with the tragic backstory, quivering lip, teary eyes, and hurt inside of Darr and Baazigar.

Loved the fantasy song sequence when they're in a movie theater. Felt like something from Om Shanti Om or Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte in Rab ne Bana di Jodi. And the title song sequence -- wow. It's the whole crazy movie in one song.