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Do Aur Do Paanch (1980)
Best comedy movie of Amitabh-Shashi combination
Do Aur Do Paanch is the story of two con men Vijay/Ram (Amitabh) and Sunil/Laxman (Shashi Kapoor) (also bitter enemies) who want to abduct Bittoo, son of a rich man (Shree Ram Lagoo) from a high security boarding school. The difference is that Vijay is doing it on his own and, Sunil for Uncle (Kader Khan) an enemy of Bittoo's father. To help their own cause, Ram and Laxman lure two teachers Anju (Parveen Babi) and Shalu (Hema Malini), respectively in their web of love. What ensues from here is a hilarious comedy of one-up-man-ship, Ram and Laxman trying to outwit each other.
What makes Do Aur Do Paanch different from other comedy movies is that unlike other comedies where there is usually one or two main supporting comedian, there is no comedian in it (unless you want to rank Amitabh and Shashi along comedians). The element of comic is in the story telling, script, dialogs and acting. Moreover, the comedy is spontaneous and is not forced upon the audience.
Amitabh and Shashi who have proved their chemistry in earlier movies excel in this movie with their first rate acting and dialog delivery timing. Hema Malini and Parveen Babi as love interests of Shashi and Amitabh have supported ably with their acting skills. Kader Khan has little screen presence but leaves a lasting impression as villain "Uncle" (a different flavor of villain). There is menace in his role but at the same time his acting, dialog delivery and timing evokes laughter. Not to forget is Bittoo the child artist who has acted very well and is the heart of the movie. The list of supporting cast is huge but all of them have acted well. It is necessary to mention that in this huge cast and spectra of talented actors Amitabh stands tall through his superior acting skills.
Rajesh Roshan's music composition is first rate. So are the words of lyricist Anjaan. All the songs are melodious and play-it-again kind. In songs "Mere Zindagi Ne Mujhpe Ehsaan Kyaa Kiya Hai", "Do Aur Do Paanch", "Chhoti Hai Raat", and a small portion of "Prem Se Humko Zine Do" Kishore is simply at his best. The song "Yeh Zulfon Ki Bhikri Ghatta Kya Kahti Hai (Kya Kahti Hai)" rendered by Asha Bhonsle is soothing and pleasing to ear. In "Prem Se Humho Zine Do" Lata shows her versatility. The surprise package is Mehmood's magical rendering of part two of the "Prem Se Humko Zine Do", and Rajesh Roshan rendering part two of "Do Aur Do Paanch". Furthermore, the background score is noticeable and pleasant.
Rakesh Kumar's direction is good. His direction and the script makes sure the characters of the supporting cast is memorable. For instance, Goga Kapoor has only like six scenes but he will be remembered for the beating he (Lion) gets from two donkeys in "Prem Se Humko Zine Do". Also, memorable are the cameo appearances of Om Prakash and Jagdeep. Credit also goes to the writing department (story, script, and dialogs) for giving us such a hilarious movie. Do Aur Do Paanch story has some not so apparent flaws but fast paced, linear and to the point (even when the heroes are with their heroines) story telling keeps the audience attention engaged till the end of movie and, away from the flaws.
Do Aur Do Paanch is a collectible movie. To say it again, one never gets enough of it even after several viewings.
Kabhie Kabhie (1976)
"Kabhie Kabhie" Dekho Abhie Hi
After directing action movies Joshila and Deewaar, Yash Chopra made Kabhie Kabhie with a theme that he is good at i.e. Love. The movie starts with the song "Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shaayar Hoon" and, ends with the song "Main Har Ek Pal Ka Shaayar Hoon". What lies between the two songs of the poet is a well told love story spanning two generations that shows the transformation of the poet from "Pal Do Pal Ka Shaayar" to "Har Ek Pal Ka Shaayar".
I have watched Kabhie Kabhie several times and, yet I have not got tired of this movie. The main reason for this is that as an audience I can associate to Kabhi Kabhie in different ways, to the characters, to the story, to the music or simply to the musings of the poet.
There are seven main characters and, all of these characters are natural and realistic that audience can feel each of the characters emotion and associate to them. Amitabh, Rakhee, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Naseem, all of them have acted very well; but it is Amitabh who steals the show. Parikshit Sahni and Simi Grewal have supported well as the foster parents of Neetu Singh and, Deven Verma provides the comical relief (given a few scenes he leaves a good impression).
Yash Chopra has handled the theme of the movie very well and, has directed superbly. He keeps the story telling simple and linear, develops each character very well, and never goes far from the crux of the story even when touching issues like premarital relationship. Though brief, he also captures the capital Delhi nicely. I regard Kabhie Kabhie as Yash Chopra's best movie until now. He did break the grounds with "Lamhe" in terms of story but he is yet to surpass Kabhie Kabhie as director.
Music and songs have always been the strong point of Yash Chopra's movie. Kabhie Kabhie is among the top ones in that list. The credit goes to both Khayyam and Sahir. One may have to watch Kabhie Kabhie second time just to enjoy the music and songs. The songs melodiously rendered by Mukesh, Lata, Kishore and Pamela to date are chart busters. At the time when Kishore's voice was getting associated with Amitabh, Khayyam broke the trend by using Mukesh's voice to capture the soul and the depth in the poet's (or Sahir's) lyrics (note that in Trishul he did it again using Yesudas's voice for Amitabh).
Khayyam not only composed delightful music for beautiful songs written by Sahir, but also scored one of the best background music in Hindi cinema. The background music is very rich, consistent, pleasant and captures the mood of the characters so as to relate them to the audience. Khayyam has done it mainly by efficiently fiddling with two instruments, such as, two guitars (when Sweety introduces Vicky to Preeti and, when Amit, Anjali, Vicky, Sweety and Preeti are eating dinner), guitar and sitar (Amit and Anjali discussing in the bedroom while they are thinking about two different things and, the change when they talk about themselves; Preeti and Vicky arguing in the garden after Preeti comes to know about her mother), banjo and violin (when Anjali finds out about Preeti and Vicky's love) to describe a few.
It isn't that there are no weak moments in the movie. The story line does has some weakness; but the different strengths of the movie does not lets the audience feel or see them, or lets the audience to ignore them.
As a whole Kabhie Kabhie is one of the best movie that has graced the screens of Hindi cinema.
Dillagi (1978)
Basuda directed must see hilarious movie of Dharmendra and Hema Malini
Dillagi is one of the best comedies directed by Basu Chatterjee. Unlike his other movies such as Piya Ka Ghar, Choti Si Baat, Rajnigandha, Baton Baton Mein, Dillagi has a lighter and funny theme. Right from the very first scene to the last scene the movie is hilarious.
Dharmendra is a new Sanskrit lecturer of a "all girls" college who on the very first day at college falls for uptight fellow Chemistry lecturer Phool Renu (Hema Malini). For Phool Renu, the whole world is all about her mother and brother (Asrani); she does not have the time to think about herself. The rest of the story is about how Dharmendra through his sustained efforts ignites the flame of love in the heart of Hema Malini and, how they get united.
Definitely, Dillagi is one of the best movie of Dharmendra and Hema Malini combination. Both have acted very well. Dharmendra who in general is known for his muscle power in the movies dons the role of the Sanskrit lecturer effortlessly. Throughout the movie Dharmendra wears a funny big eye glass which makes you laugh. I believe this was primarily needed to cover the aging face of Dharmendra. Hema Malini has given a restrained and controlled performance. There are not any usual "um ah uh" scenes from her. Through out the movie she wears normal Sarees and has no special hair styles, but still she looks so beautiful that it looks natural when Dharmendra falls for her on the very first day at the college.
The supporting cast of Mithu Mukherjee, Asrani, Deven Verma have extended their support very well. Especially, Deven Verma despite having a very small screen presence leaves a memorable impression as a Bengali lecturer vying to marry Hema Malini. Shatrughan Sinha does well in cameo appearances as Dharmendra's friend and Mithu Mukherjee's lover.
The biggest credit goes to Basuda who has told this story in a very funny and hilarious way that one would like to watch this movie again and again. The main plus points of the movie are
(a) The story is plain and simple. What ever is shown in the movie, one could or must have seen or experienced it in their own day-todays life. Moreover, at no point in the movie the comedy is forced upon the viewers.
(b) The characters portrayed by Dharmendra, Hema Malini, and supporting cast are so natural and believable (there is nothing out of the world stuff) that the viewers can attach themselves to the characters till the end of the movie.
(c) The direction is impeccable.
Script, dialogues and the use of pure Hindi has always been the strength of Basuda's movies. This time Basuda ups it with quite some usage of Sanskrit words, their meanings and interpretations. A lots of Hindi movies story often revolve around college but seldom there is a good scene about the subject that is being taught by the teachers. In this movie, Basuda makes sure that the audience get the taste of the subjects taught by the main characters without digressing from the theme of the movie.
Rajesh Roshan has composed the music. There are four nice songs in the movie which at the first listening may not make an impact. Thus, to enjoy the songs you may have to listen them again. The first song "Oh Rang" is a mix of several tempos set in the back drop of Holi. The second song a duet "Prem Hai, Prem Hai" has been sung well by Nitin Mukhesh and Lata. The third song is the best, "Main Koun Sa Geet Sunaoon, Kya Gaoon, Jab Piyaa Bas Jaaye, Tere Tan Man Mein" beautifully penned by Yogesh and sung superbly by Lata. In the movie, Asrani's fiancée is shown singing this song on the banks of river and Hema Malini dreaming about Dharmendra, good editing work and voice of Lata makes sure that you hear and see the differences when the scenes change (Some times I have my doubts that this song has been sung by two female playback singers). The last one is the melodious "Baadal To Aaye, Lahara Ke Chhaaye, O Aane Vaale Par, Tum To Na Aaye" sung by Lata.
Dillagi is a collectible movie, i.e., it is worth to have it in the personal collection. Please note that in the DVD version, the video has been extracted from a badly worn out source.
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
A racy thriller with lots of style and violence; but with little depth in the story
Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu ("hunt and play", more approriate to say "hunting game") is Gautham Menon's second venture into a cops life. This time a widowed DCP Raghavan (Kamal Hassan) hunts for "a" serial killer who has murdered his mentor Arkoiaraj's (Prakashraj) daughter first (in India) and, then later him and his wife (in US).
The story has all the qualities for a good thriller and to a certain extent engages the attention of the audience till the end. The movie contains a fair amount of violence, blood and gory scenes. So, if you do not like it, just stay away. After the first half, the story develops in a predictable style. So the key is that watch Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu, experience the thrill and, then forget about it (like any other thriller book).
As expected, Kamal Hassan gives a first rate acting performance which glues the audience attention to the screen. I like Kamal's acting but on a second thought, I feel that the character Raghavan did not really needed Kamal Hassan. In other words, it could have been played by another decent actor, for instance Surya and, same effects could have been produced. Balaji does a good job as the serial killer Amudhan. At the end of the movie, you will come to hate as well as fear him. Jyotika has done well with in the given amount of screen time. I also feel that the movie could have been done without Jyotika's character. Kamalinee Mukherjee and Prakash Raj have a short screen presence but leave a good impression.
Gautham's direction is crispy and good. With in a short space of time in the beginning, he creates the tough cop character Ragahavan. The script is good. Harris Jayaraj's music is OK. Songs are hummable and foot tapping. There is not much to say about the back ground score.
The movie has its share of "flaws". For instance,
(a) When Raghavan and his US cop partner zero onto a "suspect" Amudhan's companion, the first alert should have gone to all the ports to contain them inside US. Instead the cops go and knock on the doors of the "suspect" (psycho) without even having a backup plan.
(b) In the era of fast digital communication, it is little bit difficult to digest that the news about the serial killers reach the Indian port authorities late (inspite of some US citizens being killed). Also, given that the travel time between New York to Mumbai can easily cross 15 hrs and, the existence of numerous channels through which the information could be sent and criminal being apprehended.
(c) The serial killers kill US citizens including some police authorities. US does not even sends an investigating team to India.
(d) Amuthan keeps claiming he is a university rank holder (a brilliant and intelligent guy) but some of the events does not fit into the character. For instance, when they come to know about the police surveillance they should have vacated their usual residence.
The primary reason for these flaws is that the first half of the story is shown through the eyes of an investigating police officer and, the second half is shown through the eyes of serial killer.
Eventually what happened in the second half of the movie is that the director ended up spending time creating the fearsome serial killers character (also resulting in some more violent and gory scenes) and, Kamal spending rest of the movie running around the trees with Jyotika and ending up as the usual villain bashing hero cop. Thus, second half becomes very predictable.
Instead the character of the serial killers could have been developed through the investigation of cop, thus, keeping the audience more on the edge of seat and guessing. This would have meant that Raghavan doing some really good investigative cop work.
Nevertheless, "Vettiyadu Villaiyadu" is worth watching once at least for Kamal.
Anamika (1973)
A movie with a good plot, very good songs and superb acting!
Devendra (Sanjeev Kumar) is a writer who's women characters are moral-less, character-less, untruthful, betraying, etc, reflecting his opinion about women (after he being betrayed by a woman in real life). Incidentally, he comes across a nameless woman (Anamika played by Jaya Bahaduri) who has lost her memory and believes that Devendra is her husband. The entrance of Anamika into Devendra's life slowly changes his hatred for woman and gets attracted towards Anamika. Just when Devendra falls in love again, he discovers different things about Anamika's past; Anamika being a prostitute Kanchan, being wife Archana of another person, being daughter of a social worker.
Superb acting of Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bahaduri makes the movie watchable multiple times. The chemistry between them really works. Just watch the part when Devendra confronts Anamika for the first time in his bedroom. Their acting compliments each other as Devendra and Anamika go through different phases of emotion. A. K. Hangal, Helen, Asrani, Iftekhar, and Rajesh Behel have provided good support. Asrani's character Hanuman Singh is merely there to provide humor nothing else.
R. D. Burman has composed nice music for songs. "Meri Bheegi Bheegi Si" well sung by Kishore; "Bahaon Mein Chale Aa" by Lata;"Logon Na Maro Ise" and "Aaj Ki Raat" both sung by Asha Bhonsle are evergreen songs. The background music is not very impressive; at times RD shows his brilliance such as when Devendra discovers for the first time that Anamika is married to another person.
Ragunath Jhallani's good direction makes sure that there is no usual Bollywood clichés. He has handled the plot well, does not rushes through scenes and gives sufficient time for each character to develop. Interesting to see that the hero is not villain bashing, he is as human as the villain and overcomes the villain through his wit. The story at no point diverges from the main plot. Thus, the run time length of the movie is 2hr2mins (well below average length of Bollywood movies).
Now, is Anamika like the women characters of Devendra's novels? Will Devendra get betrayed again by a woman? What is the true identity and past of Anamika? To find answers to all these questions watch the wonderful movie Anamika.
Thakshak (1999)
a poor commercial attempt of Govind Nihalani!
Thakshak tells how Ishaan (Ajay Devgan) an underworld guy comes out of the underworld to join common people through the inspiration of his love Suman (Tabu). The story subject is no new. It has been beaten to death by several directors in Indian cinema.
What makes Thakshak watchable is Govind Nihalani's treatment of the subject and, good acting by Ajay Devgan, Rahul Bose and Tabu. Instead of having too many gun shots and killings, Govind Nihalani through one family killing brings five view points together; the view of common people (Tabu); the view of the guy who understands the underworld he is in and who is trying to understand the common people through his love (Ishaan); the arrogance of power (Sunny, Rahul Bose); the view of the government elected-by common people; and, the view of law protecting the common people. Note that the later two are also part of the power play. Govind Nihalani churns a nice tale around these view points and gives an entertaining movie.
However, Thakshak falls short of the standard set by Govind Nihalani himself. From the very first scene of the movie, he shows that Ishaan sees the world through the eyes of his love Suman and she is his salvation. Also, from the first killing itself Nihalani shows the arrogance of power (listen to the dialogues of Sunny and the retired teacher) . If only Nihalani had kept Thakshak tightly around these premise with strong dialogues and screen play (thark/vithark) instead of putting onus on acting skills (of Ajay Devgan, Rahul Bose and Tabu) and songs, Thakshak would have been another master piece. Especially, the presence of songs make the movie slow and lengthy and at times loses the attention of the audience (the songs only give Tabu more screen presence). The acting of the three main characters is first rate but if there was strong interaction between these characters in-terms of strong screen play and dialogue (in most of the scenes between Tabu and Ajay Devgan, Ajay Devgan keeps quite with a sad face; this is true with other scenes of Ajay Devgan too), Ishaan and Suman would have also left lasting impression like Sunny. I think Nihalani realized it and avoided these mistakes while making is next commercial movie Dev, which is a real master piece.
Nevertheless, Thakshak is much better and entertaining than the standard bollywood movies.
Blackmail (1973)
A well told simple story with beautiful music and good acting
Black Mail is watchable more than once because of brilliant direction, story telling, acting, and music.
The good thing is that the story mainly revolves around three characters Asha (Rakhee), Kailash (Dharmendra) and Jeevan (Shatrughan Sinha). All the three have done proper justice to their character. Rakhee stands out among them and the villainous Shatrughan Sinha shines. Dharmendra proves his mettle again in this female centered movie. I cannot imagine at that time if any one would have played the character of Kailash (containing a range of emotions) so effectively other than Dharmendra. Though, both Kailash and Jeevan love Asha, but in the end the director leaves to the judgment of the audience, Jeevan's love for Asha. Madan Puri as the scientist and Ifthekar as father of Rakhee have supported well.
One of the major attraction of the movie is the music of Kalyanji and Anandji. There are five songs (Mein Doob, Pal Pal dil Ke Paas, Asha o Asha, Naina mere and Mile do badan), all of them are very good (also quite famous), spaced appropriately and blend very well with the character and mood in the movie. All of them have been beautifully sung by Lata and Kishore. The songs also display the versatility of Lata and Kishore. Kishore's Pal do Pal is simply great. In Asha o Asha, Lata sings in two scales to capture the dilemma of Asha's mind. Lata beautifully changes the style of singing in the beginning of the song "Naina bhare rang bhare" to bring in the hesitant and excitement mood (for her acting part Rakhee does it well). The background music is very good, consistent, enjoyable and stands out. The title music pretty much covers the full spectrum of the background music. In the climax of the movie, the music directors have taken the liberty of using "Mission Impossible" theme.
The main strength of Black Mail is Vijay Anand's direction. The story is simple, novel, straight-forward and does not have subplots. If not for Vijay Anand's crisp, and no-nonsense direction and, story telling ability Black Mail would have been "yet another Bollywood movie". Vijay Anand gives enough time for the three main character's to develop and, for the audiences to associate with them. He has very effectively used the songs to move the story forward (thus saving meaningless love scenes and dialogues) and keep the story right on the track. All the songs have importance. Seldom in Hindi movies one can see that. "Mein Doob" depicts the love between Asha and Jeevan. "Pal Pal Dil ke Paas" tells how much Kailash loves Asha. When Jeevan leaves Asha, the song "Asha o Asha" covers the sorrowness, and dilemma of Asha; and eventually her heart accepting Kailash. "Naina mere rang bhare" is the most effective song of the all and covers a range of emotions. The first two stanzas of the song is all about how Asha eagerly awaits thinking that her husband Kailash will accept her and the third stanza depicts the turmoil in Asha when Kailash hesitates to accept her. Finally, how can a Hindi movie end without a duet between the main hero and heroine. The song "Mile Mile do Badan" in the climax of the movie compensates that appropriately.
Kudos to lyricist Rajendra Kishan for writing such beautiful songs.
The only weak point in the movie is climax which does not grabs the same attention as the rest of the movie. It could have been shortened.
Now for the story. Asha and Jeevan are in love. Jeevan's friend Kailash also loves Asha. Why Jeevan leaves Asha? How Asha changes her mind to marry Kailash? Why Kailash is not able to accept Asha after the marriage? How is it beneficial to Jeevan? How Kailash and Asha finally unite? For answer to all these questions, watch the movie. You would not be disappointed.
Overall, Black Mail is one of the better movies of the 70s. I would not mind to recommend it for personal collection.
Arjun (1985)
A hard hitting movie
Arjun (played by Sunny Deol) is a hard hitting movie about how a jobless youth (who fights against oppression by hoodlums) is exploited by the politicians to achieve their own mean and throw him like a waste and, how Arjun realizes it and brings them to justice.
Rahul Rawail's no nonsense and crisp direction; well written screenplay and dialogues of Javed Akhtar and, first rate acting of Sunny Deol, Anupam Kher and Prem Chopra leaves a lasting impression and, makes the movie watchable more than once.
In a way, Arjun is Sunny Deol's first movie as full fledged action hero and, it is also one of his best films. Though the character Arjun does not have many emotions and expressions to display, but still the level of Sunny Deol's acting is on par with or even above his later movies Ghayal and Damini (for which he has received Filmfare awards). Dimple Kapadia as love interest of Sunny Deol does not has much to do.
A. K. Hangal, Shashikala and Supriya Pathak, as father, stepmother and sister of Arjun, respectively have done a good job, especially, Shashikala with mouthful of venomous words makes sure you hate her. Raj Kiran's acting as upright police officer is OK.
Apart from Arjun, the other two main characters of the movie are the corrupted rival politicians Trivedi (played by Prem Chopra) and Chowgule (played by Anupam Kher) of the same party. Both Prem Chopra's and Anupam Kher's acting performance is highly commendable. Especially, Anupam Kher playing the role of Chowgule, a shrewd politician hiding himself as idealogical social worker steals the show. For instance, watch the change in his expressions when Arjun gives him the document that can be used as an evidence against Trivedi. Other noticeable performances are given by Raja Bundela (jobless youth and friend of Arjun), Annu Kapoor (secreatary of Chowgule) and Paresh Rawal (as henchman of Trivedi).
R. D. Burman's music is not up to the mark. Out of the four songs "Duniya Maane Bura to" and "Bhuri Bhuri Aankhon" are the most noticeable ones. The background music barely leaves any impression, at places one gets traces of the background music of Sholay (For instance, when Arjun and his friends beat the hoodlums for the first time).
Javed Akthar's dialogue and screenplay is good, audible and provides humour (at right places), but it is not up to the level of his previous work (Sholay, Deewar etc).
Arjun is the best directorial work of Rahul Rawail until now. His crisp direction keeps the audience attention throughout the movie and succeeds in delivering the "real" intended message of the movie. One of the memorable piece of direction is Chowgule and Trivedi bargaining at an elliptical shaped table. Watch them arguing while walking from one edge of the table to the center of the table and then reconciling as they walk to the other end of table.
Overall, Arjun is a "must" watch movie of Hindi cinema. It is much better than loads of movies that bollywood churns out about corrupt politician and underworld.
PS: Arjun was remade as "Satya" in Tamil language where the character of Arjun was played by Kamal Hasan. Given a choice between Hindi and Tamil version, I would strongly recommend the Hindi version.
Pukar (2000)
Pukar: A call from the nation and love
Pukar aka "The Call" is a movie about how a soldier (Jaidev played by Anil Kapoor) raises to the occasion whenever his nation calls irrespective of his personal issues. What makes Pukar interesting is that, inside the story there is also a different kind of pukar, the call from a dear one (Anjali played by Madhuri Dixit) who truly loves him but he does not feel or see or responds to her love. Rajkumar Santhoshi blends these two "pukar"s very nicely with right amount of emotion, beautiful visuals, stunts and, entertains us for about 3hrs.
Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit have given first rate commendable performances. The chemistry between them is not like their earlier youthful movies (Tezaab, Ram Lakhan etc.), it is more restrained, mature and appealing. Definitely it is one of the best of Anil-Madhuri combination. It could have been little better if Anil Kapoor looked a bit younger. Though, Om Puri as Colonel Hussein and Rohini Hatangadi as Mrs. Mallappa have little screen presence, they have played their role very well. Rest of the acting crew has supported well. I felt Girish Karnad, an actor of high calibre has been wasted in this movie.
A. R. Rahman's music is OK. The songs are hummable especially "Kay Sera Sera" and "Sunta Hai Mera Khuda", but the background score does not leave any lasting impression. The choreography of the song "Kay Sera Sera.." is commendable. The visuals and locations are beautiful. Rajkumar Santhoshi's direction is crisp and good, but it is not in the league of his previous best movies Ghayal and Damini. The story remains on its track all the time, there are no subplots and, unlike usual bollywood movies does not digresses into unnecessary petty comedies, emotions, and remarks about any particular country or organization.
The main weak point of the movie is that the story is not air tight: 1. The way the commando operation is carried out to save the minister shows that the army already knew Abhrush's hide out and so, they could have done it well before. 2. Anjali as daughter of an army personnel should have known the meaning or consequence of leaking confidential information. 3. Army intelligence work is downplayed. Logically, when Om Puri is killed in such a "big" terrorist attack, there should have been an inquiry and, that would have lead to the cancellation of the independence day function due to security risk.
Inspite of these flaws, Santhoshi's direction and dialogues keep the attention of the viewer till the end. The first half of the movie is fast paced but the pace weakens in the second half. If you want to watch a quality commercial movie with good acting, visuals, and dialogues then I would recommend it.
Abhimaan (1973)
a musical love story!!
Abhimaan is a tale of how "music" brings two singers (amitabh and jaya) together; how it creates disharmony in their marital life and drives them apart; and finally how the same music reunites them.
Excellent performances by Amitabh and Jaya. Asrani, A. K. Hangal, Durga Khote and Bindu as supporting casts have acted very well.
S. D. Burman's music direction is excellent, both background score and songs (all time hits). Very rarely one gets to see a Hindi movie like Abhimaan with background score at appropriate places.
Hrishikesh Mukerjee has directed the movie very well. An example is how he takes the story forward through direction of just one song (Ab tho hai tumse, kudos to S.D. Burman too). He also brings in social issues such as tax evasion, commercialization of music etc. without diverging from the main story line.