Producer: Sohail Maklai
Director: Rahul Rawail
*ing: Bobby Deol, Aishwarya Rai, Anupam Kher, Beena, Shammi
Kapoor, Aasif Sheikh, Priya Tendulkar
Music : The Late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Reviewed by: Chandan Advani
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I thought that Aur Pyar Ho Gaya was going to be an amazing movie, comparable to the recent great releases (ie. PARDES and YES BOSS). However, after watching Pardes and this flick I would have to say that the winner is easily Pardes.
The trailers for this movie are great, mainly because they are generally composed of the songs (which are excellent). Now in most circumstances, when most of the songs are good, the movie is excellent (ie. DDLJ, Hum Apke Hai Kaun, and Raja Hindustani), however this movie is an exception.
The movie sets off in Mumbai, where Aashi’s (Aishwarya Rai) marriage is being arranged with a rich garment chain owner (Rohit Malotra). Rohit's parents claim their son has never forgotten about Aashi after their first encounter as kids. However, just prior to finalizing arrangements, Aashi finds out that one of her friends has committed suicide because her arranged marriage failed. As a result, Aashi goes to Switzerland to spy on her husband-to-be just to ensure that he is everything that she expects.
Aashi’s father (Anupam Kher), a very strong willed man rarely ends up having a say in household matters, since Aashi’s grandfather (Shammi Kapoor) runs the home. Anupam Kher is easily convinced by his father to allow Aashi to visit Switzerland in order to complete her investigation.
Aashi meets Bobby Deol in Switzerland and through a series of events falls in love with him, mainly due to the fact that he claims to be Rohit. Later in this saga of twists and turns everything doesn't turn out to be hunky dory with many fights and complications.
In many cases you will find that a strong script is backed up by great songs-- but as for this movie, the songs are carrying a sagging script. This story can be enhanced by a new innovative ideas embellishing the script and direction.
Considering that this movie is Aishwarya Rai's first, she performs very well. Her beauty enhances her presence on the screen. Bobby Deol seems to have gained a bit more experience since his Barsaat days, whereby he puts out a strong performance especially in his comic scenes throughout the movie. His dancing could use a bit more improvement (as you will agree after watching the scene from Hum Se Rahogay), however, I must say he is much better in this aspect than his brother Sunny.
The best scene of this flick is the sappy scene in the hospital, where Aashi’s grandmother and grandfather (Shammi Kapoor) reminisce on their childhood days therefore convincing Bobby to pursue Aashi. Another memorable scene, although not great at all is the airplane scene at the conclusion of the movie which is a good example of cheap computer graphics.
The only reason I would recommend this movie is for its brilliant songs. The Late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has done a brilliant job with the music and will hopefully never be forgotten for his first and last appearance in a Hindi film. Most of the songs and their lyrics have a catchy tune, which makes the audio tape well worth buying. To make the songs even better, the choreography is done fairly well for dances by Aishwarya Rai such as the “Thodasa Pagla” and “Kaisa Yeh Pyar Hai”. Additionally, the Switzland setting for the movie is excellent, although it has become quite repetitive after the success of DDLJ.
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