Reviews
Dil Se.. (1998)
H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E!
POSSIBLY THE MOST SELF-INDULGENT FILM BY AN INDIAN DIRECTOR. PATHETIC STORY, FULL OF HOWLERS AND GIGANTIC LEAPS OF IMAGINATION (NOT TO MENTION GEOGRAPHICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES). ATROCIOUS HAMMING BY KHAN AND THE USUAL WILTING-FLOWER PERFORMANCE BY KOIRALA. RAHMAN'S SCORE IS REPETITIVE. BUT MOST OF ALL, IT'S THE DIRECTING THAT FAILS THE FILM. SOMEBODY PLEASE TAKE MANI RATNAM TO A SHOWING OF "ROJA" SO HE CAN RECOLLECT HOW TO MAKE GOOD MOVIES.
Hero No. 1 (1997)
A Riot!
Ranks, with "Raja Babu," as the best Hindi film of the 1990s. Underscores Govinda's unmatched ability to play camp, over-the-top humour. Jim Carrey has nothing on this guy.
Raja Babu (1994)
Move over Eric Clapton -- Govinda is God
Camp with a capital C. Think of Mask and the Ace Ventura movies -- then multiply by 100. This laugh-a-minute entertainer takes schlock to the level of high art. David Dhawan is a genius and Govinda is beyond description. See it over and over again. I insist.