Director: Dharmesh Dharshan
*ing : Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, Farida Jalal
Music : Nadeem Sharavan
Reviewed by: Avinash Ramchandani
avinash@indolink.com
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Following the trend of the 90's with the biggest hit of the year being a movie with little violence and great music, Raja Hindustani, comes as Aamir Khan's biggest hit of this year and Karisma Kapoor's ride into the most successful actress of the year.
The story follows a typical cycle, and isn't really that great. Poor boy meets rich girl, boy likes girl, girl likes boy, girl's relatives don't want girl to marry boy but it really isn't the father who cares, it is the step mother and her brothers and his son trying to split them apart. Kapoor plays the rich girl, Aarti, Khan plays the poor boy taxi driver, Raja, who takes Aarti around the city. Basically it is Khan and Kapoor that dominate the movie. Johnny Lever has a short yet hilarious role as Raja's friend.
Khan doesn't play his role as well as his previous venture in Akele Hum Akele Tum, but is still superb compared to the English Babu's, Anari's or Khiladi's of today. Karisma surprises the crowd with a splendid performance. She directs her role perfectly, although it seems as though she lost some enthusiasm in parts.
The story lacks enthusiasm, the direction gets boring in parts, but everything else in this movie amounts to be excellent. Including Nadeem Sharavan's music seems to be picking up with this movie. The cinematography, artwork and sets are all done very craftily and beautifully.
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