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E28: YJHD is broken. It's two films. Theme makes it one movie.
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Why does Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani still work 13 years later? In this episode, we break down the screenplay, Hero's Journey, character arcs, rom-com tropes, theme, dialogue, subtext and scene construction behind Ayan Mukerji's 2013 coming-of-age film.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is one of those films that looks deceptively simple. Four friends, a trek, a wedding, a love story, a few years apart. But underneath all the Udaipur weddings, mountain shots and suspiciously energetic young people, there is a lot going on structurally.
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