I think Ashutosh Gowarikar has done an excellent job. As you watch the movie, one can feel the passion of the director for his film. Overall, I liked it better than Lagaan. This is more touching and the sentiments have been shown very well. ITS VERY GOOD!! Of course, SRK was awesome once again!! Kudos to Ashutosh!! Everyone in the film did well, including the cook and the postman. Gayatri Joshi is a fine discovery, although she seemed a little stiff sometimes. The best scene of the movie was when the little kid was trying to sell water for 25 paise, the emotion that Shah Rukh Khan portrayed at that point was excellent, that was fine piece of acting by a great actor. I hope it is appreciated by the general public.