HAR DIL JO PYAR KAREGA Cast: Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta Director: Raj Kanwar Music: Anu Malik Rating: * * |
Raj Kanwar's Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega is heavily influenced by the Hollywood film While You Were Sleeping and the South Indian movie Chandralekha. Raj (Salman Khan) comes from Goa to Mumbai to become a successful singer. In Mumbai he stays with his buddy Abdul (Neeraj Vora). Raj is not successful in fulfilling his dreams and decides to go back to Goa. But luck changes course; on the way back, he sees Pooja (Rani Mukherjee) who has fled from her home (to marry Romi) has met with an car accident. Raj takes Pooja to the hospital. Pooja has slipped into coma (but her eyes are open). Raj is mistaken by Pooja's family as her husband. Raj also hides his identity and also sees a chance to become a big singer with the help of Pooja's rich family. Then enters Jhanvi (Preity Zinta), Pooja's best friend who comes from America. Raj falls in love with Jhanvi and Jhanvi also starts loving Raj when she comes to know that he is not Pooja's husband. Then the twist in the film when Pooja comes out of the coma and expresses her love towards Raj. Raj is now in a dilemma whom to choose. Jhanvi decides to be out of Raj and Pooja's life. Some twists and turns and the predictable end. Performance-wise Salman Khan has given a good performance except in a few comic scenes he has gone overboard. However Salman should consider dress designers and give them a chance to design something for him. Rani is in coma in the first half of the film but in the second half has given an impressive performance. Preity Zinta looks cute with her deep dimples and acts well. The best part of the film is when both Rani and Preity comes together. The chemistry between them is excellent. Shakti Kapoor is good in parts. Rest of the cast does their roles ably. The first half is lengthy and the second half is better than half. Some more of editing would have helped the film. Screenplay should have been tighter. Anu Malik has given a couple of good tunes especially Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega.. and Piya Piya... which has been excellently picturised. This is a movie good for Salman's die-hard fans.
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