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Response: Well, Shah Rukh Khan’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan, the story of which defies all logic, has scored over its competitor, Son of Sardar, starring Ajay Devgn, and mopped up a whopping Rs 69 crore (against Son of Sardar’s Rs 60 crore) during the first week.

But the makers of the two films have come up with different claims. While the Shah Rukh-starrer producers said that it made Rs 80-crore profit, the latter’s makers claim it grossed over Rs 65 crore during the period.

But if revenues till date are compared, Jab Tak Hai Jaan has surged way ahead of Son of Sardar.

For instance, till the beginning of this week, the former logged almost Rs 100 crore but the latter is stuck around the Rs 80-crore mark.

Film type: Romance.

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.

Director: Yash Chopra.

Time of movie: Three hours.

Story: Jab Tak Hai Jaan is a love triangle and is late Yash Chopra’s last film as a director after eight years (although this return didn’t seem to be a great one in terms of quality).

In Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Shah Rukh plays the role of Samar, who has a dual role - as a musician in London during his late twenties and later plays a shy but composed and a sincere army officer in Kashmir.

He suffers from amnesia after an accident. There are two ladies in the film - Katrina Kaif is Meera, a seductive beauty, and Anushka Sharma Akira, who works with Discovery Channel and is a maker of documentaries.

So, what happens when Samar is cured of his amnesia?

Review: Jab Tak Hai Jaan’s storyline is full of flaws and it really doesn’t achieve the benchmark a Yash Chopra film should ideally have achieved.

Samar is a beggar in London, making a living by singing and suddenly he comes back to India and becomes an army officer.

Also, how can Akira just walk into a high security army camp and gleefully shoot for Discovery with experts making bombs all over?

Moreover, her skimpy attire in Kashmir’s chilly weather makes the story even more hilarious and one wonders what the late acclaimed director had in mind while shooting this scene in Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Although the story remains a jigsaw on many occasions, Shah Rukh’s fans have given him thumbs up in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, responding overwhelmingly and the film can be classified as a super hit.

But there is also buzz that Jab Tak Hai Jaan has taken bits and pieces from Graham Greene’s The End of the Affair.

Shah Rukh is the star attraction in the film but Katrina and Anushka are a letdown.

Despite its flaws, it may be stated that Jab Tak Hai Jaan is a full entertainer. You have to say goodbye to your logic to watch Shah Rukh-starrer Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Rating: 3/5.