Director: Subhash Saigal
*ing: Sunny Deol, Mahima Chaudhary & Apoorva Agnihotri
Music: Jatin - Lalit

Released in : July 1999

Reviewed by: Anjali Abrol
dilwaliji@indolink.com

out of 

After the longest time, Sunny Deol returns to the big screen (finally!), along with the hidden away pardesi Apoorva and the sometimes in-hiding Mahima. If they avoided movies in hope of Pyar Koi Khel Nahin picking up their careers from a long dull period, they'd better start signing movies left right and center before they inherit the B-wood Jinx.

The age-old 3-way Bollywood prem kahani involves two saabs and one memsaab. Now what could that mean? Well, since the two heroes are brothers, the bhai-behen and terrible terrible aashiq story is ruled out. Both bhais are also kuware, so there goes the much older bhaiya blessing the two sweet lovebirds. So what's left? Two bhais, both devoted to their families and the elder, Sunny, is Mr. Acha Sacha Imaandaar Role Model Bhai Noble and Great Hero himself, and the younger, Apoorva.

The movie goes as such: Sunny (Anand) is a perfect son, grandson, bhai, and whatever else he is...I suppose he would also make a wonderful husband, great and devoted father, etc etc etc. He is dedicated to the betterment of his family and puts all others before him, particularly his family, e.g. chota bhai Apoorva (the imaandaar part). He also has taken the family business of soft drinks (no, not Sunny Delight with a twist) upon himself at a very young age and spun gold out of it (dedication part is applicable). He also has a younger bhai, Apoorva (Sunil), who is just there (no fancy adjectives for him).

After events here and there, etc etc etc (think of double dates with a twist--enter Friend A with Date B and Friend C with Date D, and A leaves with C and, well, B and D , well, who cares!), enter Mahima (Nisha). In one day, yes, just one whole long eventful 24 long hours, they fall in love *sigh*--how sweeeeet. (Yeck!) With a relationship as solid as theirs, who can see anything in the future but marriage? (Think of: mai tumhare bina *sob sob sob* mar jaungiiiiiii! *song song and another song*) Meanwhile, it's time for Sunny to get hitched, and after much prodding, he agrees (pushover). Who's the lucky girl? Well, hmm, since there's only ONE heroine (in a single role), just guess.

Conflict: Apoorva loves Mahima, Sunny loves Mahima. Sunny is rejected by Mahima because of some mysterious loverboy, and Apoorva rejects Mahima because he decides to sacrifice his day-old love for his 20+ year long love for his bade bhaiya.

Despite all of this love flowing, Sunny gets Apoorva and Mahima married, baby is coming along, and meanwhile, tragedy knocks on their door and Apoorva mysteriously dies (meaning, without the laash--think of Aarzoo all over again). As the dutiful bhai (and much to his secret delight, I bet), Sunny marries Mahima.   Oh right, don't forget that this is a Dushum Dushum Sunny movie, so villians prance in, do their stuff, and create conflict. The rest, well, you are just going to have to watch the movie for the much (needed) suspense.

Sunny can fight, Sunny can act, but Sunny, weepy and emotional? Nope. Mahima can prance, he can...can....can....but act? Dance? Nope. Apoorva can look good, he can... can...but act? Dance? Nope. Oh wait, Sunny and dance don't go either. (Didn't want you all to get your hopes up).  Mahima had class in Pardes, she looked nice and she looked, well, cultured and desi (a rarity in Hindi flicks nowadays). She ditched a bit of that in Daag, and did so in this flick as well, for the most part. (Yeck!) It's no wonder why this is Apoorva's second release after the long-gone Pardes--you would have thought that he would have used that time wisely and learned to, well, ACT (and helped his going-to-be-saali-one-day (?) Mahima along with a few helpful tips).

Clothes were okay, dances weren't anything spectacular, and songs were average.
Verdict? Good timepass film.