Albela

Aishwarya plays the daughter of the Austrian ambassador to India and an Indian journalist from Malaga. Sonia Heinz is a princess who sets out to visit her dead mother's grave for the first time, and along the way meets a very nice guide (Govinda) and later the love of her life, ironically again a journalist, Prem (Jackie Shroff). Albela is a charming romantic fairy tale very comfortably set in Europe and contrastingly on the beaches of Malaga. Aishwarya is youthful and beautiful, and the role of the princess gives her an effortless elegance in every shot. She is beautiful both in her sorrow and in her moments of happiness. Govinda is sweet in his infatuation, but in terms of Jackie I'm glad I don't see him much in contemporary films anymore and he remains for me the face of the distinctive films of the last decade (Devdas, The Shame). However, I would probably not recommend Albela to someone new to Bollywood, but rather to someone who can appreciate the change that has happened in Hindi cinema over the years. My enthusiasm is spoiled by the fact that I had to watch the film with a Polish lecturer, which I wouldn't wish on anyone. (20.01.2013)