Mann

Mann has many of the necessary ingrediants orsuccessful combination of what needed for a hit film, with the bollywood industry largely themed at love and romance its the very few movies that become hits amongst a stacked competition year after year..

Manisha and Aamir are easily amongst the top ten actors of bollywood has ever seen and always enhance every movie they star in, unlike some actors who may be very good but have some major flaws.

The film story is reasonably interesting, hit songs and good actors, well written script, good direction and shot well.

*Note to IMBD (Title Error) Mann does not translate to Mind. Mann is dificult to translate but relates to heart and soul or feelings from the heart or soul. It has nothing to do with the mind. For example in Hindi the translation for the word soul is Ant Mann or Aatma. A more accurate translation for the word Mann is "Heart of the Soul" or "Passion of the Soul" or "Feeling of the Heart" or "Passion of the Heart" ETC.

A ship journey, a love story, a tragedy, finally a typical Bollywood one with too many coincidences. An adaption of the movie 'An Affair to Remember 1957'.

Full of good songs. A movie, in which all songs are very good.

A womanizer playboy encounters a woman on a ship journey. They both fall in love with each other with their caring behaviors. Whereas the woman was already engaged. Thus when the journey ends, they make a commitment to each other to meet in a place after 6 months. This is how they split. But fate has its own choice. Fate decides they will meet or not, or any tragedy or happy ending.

Manisha and Aamir Khan did very well. Anil Kapoor did very well but wasted. The direction, the script are not much promising, thus it gets lower ratings. Otherwise recommended only for the music. Udit Narayan at his best.

Mann is in my honest opinion one of the best films of 1999. It is at first a very nice, light romance which later turns into a sad and emotional drama. The story is very beautiful and is reminiscent of the 1965 classic 'Arzoo', the music is fantastic, and the acting is very effective. Among the songs, "Khushiyan Aur Gham" is one of my most favourite songs ever. Aamir Khan delivers an excellent performance. Although he is not very convincing as a womaniser, he is very good as a suffering lover. I think the best thing about his acting at that point of time was his simplicity and restraint, and that he never tried to do more than required (as I said, at least until that point of time). Manisha Koirala gives an amazing performance. She is intense, compelling and moving as always and does not at any point try to victimise her character. The film's big tragic twist is a tough moment to see, a moment which makes you realise how unexpected life can be and how important it is to cherish every moment of it. This is a wonderful and touching picture. I highly recommend.

The best movie in the last 2 decades. Aamir Khan outdid himself in every scene. Manisha Koirala was very beautiful and her pain is evident throughout the movie. Definitely the best movie she has acted in. Sharmila Tagore as Dev's grandmother was heart wrenching. Anil Kapoor as usual was good. Above all the Director and his treatment of the movie was mesmerizing. The songs are melodious and meaningful. I have seen this movie at least 6 times and every time I enjoyed it even more than before. I would suggest to the viewers they must see this movie at least a couple times to really appreciate the movie. In all I would say it is a poetry in motion.

Strange how the same story is received vastly different over time. In 1957 when "Affair to Remember" was released it was considered amongst the most romantic films of all time. Mann's story was made from that movie. Reading other reviews, people don't seem to be too impressed with the movie. My advise to future viewers, "Mann se dekho" to fully appreciate this movie. Songs are beautiful, dialogues heart rendering. Aamir Khan played his part to the hilt as no other actor could. Manisha Koirala was very pretty and she made you feel her pain. Anil Kapoor and Neeraj Vora were integral part of the story and they did justice to their respective roles. This is a movie to watch and remember as very few movies are made for the ages.