Producer & Director: Jyotin Goel
*ing: Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Dutt, Mohnish Behl, Suresh Oberoi
Music: Shyam-Mohan

Released on : July,1999

Reviewed by: Anjali Abrol
dilwaliji@indolink.com

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Safari....
Take the typical Sanjay Dutt-Juhi Chawla (lack of chemistry), wind it back six years, stick them in a jungle, sing some ridiculous songs, and wish that they would just get lost somewhere in the jungle and the cameraman would be attacked by some monkey, his camera stolen, and we would have to go through the pain and torture no longer...and well, you have Safari !

Anjali (Juhi) is a businesswoman who wishes to set up a factory on the island of Manjiri, a jungle that is untouched by modernization. She meets Captain Kishan (Sanjay Dutt), who is head honcho and protector of the island, and they fall in love. Upon returning to Mumbai, her disinterested and curt, ultra-snobby mother, Tanuja, has set her up to marry a total moron who is also their manager, Shekhar (Mohnish Behl). Her father (Suresh Oberoi, who actually looks like Tanuja's son in the movie rather than husband), has taken a liking in Captain's simplicity yet sincerity and comedic shrewdness. Captain comes to Mumbai to tell Anjali he loves her, and is struck down by Mohnish and her mother. Her father helps re-unite the lovers. Boring.

Quick comments: The story was cheesy, silly, outdated, and boring. The cinematography was okay, some jungle shots were nice, but overall, the plot and shots was lackluster. The fake bear was especially entertaining. The songs were downright stupid (as also indicated in my music review), and the catchiest song, if that, was Kluk Kluk Kluk (sad, huh?).

The acting on everyone's part was strained and even the actors look downight bored. The clothing, makeup, and hairstyles were so old, the entire movie should have been re-shot rather than just picking up from where jailboy Dutt left it. The new shots were blatantly evident and should have been blended in better. Better yet, the movie should have just remained canned, and spared the audience severe trauma and unavoidable bouts of pain. Sum up? Don't watch it, even if you are extremely bored.