Jaanwar

Jaanwar is not an extraordinary film, but I think that in terms of the film that was made almost twenty years ago when I wrote this review, Jaanwar is a pretty good film.

Raising the lives of poor people, Jaanwar tells the story of a man who is trapped in a life of crime after being orphaned. In his life journey, he experienced a series of events that changed his life. After meeting a child who survived a train accident, she is determined to leave the criminal world and live an honest life for the sake of her son's bright future.

This film depicts the life of the poor quite well. The characters in this film have a pessimistic outlook on life, but they still continue to have their hopes in God. The depiction of the lives of the characters is also well written. Maybe what's a bit odd is Karishma Kapoor's make-up. She looks very pretty for the role of a poor girl. Her make-up should have been made simpler to match her appearance with the role she was playing.

The plot is neatly written, but there are a lot of clichés from 90s Bollywood masala films. I love the dialogues in this film, which are written dramatically. Reading subtitles already feels like reading a novel LOL. But I like it haha. The dialogue at the opening of the film is the best.

For comedy scenes, I think the comedy in this film feels a bit "forced". I don't think there would be anything missing if the comedic scene was removed from the film. But I appreciate Johnny Lever with his comedic roles. He did pretty well.

I won't comment much on the acting of the players, because I'm not good at commenting on this part. But I don't like Shilpa Shetty crying too much here. What I remember most about Shilpa Shetty's presence in this film is her tears that kept coming out. I guess, to describe her grief over the loss of the son she loved, it was enough to tell her to continue to act gloomy and listless rather than telling her to continue crying. What is rather unfortunate is that Karishma Kapoor's role is not felt in the development of the story. In the second half of the film, I even forgot that he also took part in this film.

One of the aspects that I like about this film is the soundtrack. Songs from this movie are always on my on repeat playlist. The presence of the soundtrack is indeed quite entertaining, so this film, which has too many cliché scenes, doesn't feel so boring.

Well, this assessment is a bit biased because I wrote more about my feelings towards this film. But I hope this review can help those of you who might want to try watching this film but are a little hesitant.

This film was dedicated by akshay to his father whom he had lost recently

Okay, an action film with Akshay Kumar, which is not bad at all. Right, it's not a great film but it is slightly watchable and, well, personally, most Akshay Kumar films even the very bad ones are at least not unwatchable, even if in parts, due to his effective presence. I may well be biased as I might be a bit of a fan of his screen persona of that time, but that's the way it is anyway. Jaanwar gives Kumar an opportunity to do what he had longed to do for years - a seemingly different role. Sadly, it is a melodramatic fare which doesn't really ring true, so not much could have been done here.

Kumar's role is that of a past goon who collects and adopts a kid from the street. His role goes somewhat along the lines of Mamohan Krishna's unforgettable role in Yash Chopra's social classic Dhool Ka Phool (1959). Now please don't get me wrong, this one is nowhere close to being the quality of Chopra's gem, but there's a fair attempt on the part of the director and particularly Kumar himself, who was already making some improvements in his career with Sangharsh, as well as other films that would be released later, including Hera Pheri.

Sadly, it is not enough - the film is really badly written. In one scene, Shilpa Shetty gives Kumar's little boy (who is actually her lost son, how predictable) a gift toy, and Kumar gives it back to her. This scene is one of the most embarrassing I can imagine as Kumar breaks into a monologue that is so cliché and exaggerated it's almost funny. Kumar is good in the first half, and quite weird in the latter (the hairstyle change is ridiculous). Shilpa Shetty and Karisma Kapoor are stagy and so is the boy. The ending is really badly overblown, but the film is not one of Kumar's ultimate worst.

because it is an Akshay Kumar film we expect it to be a fighting film. But this film is more than that. It covers almost every aspect of our interests, ie. romance, tragedy, action and of course Johny Lever's comedy. A wonderful storyline and performance by Akshay, karishma and shipla Sheety. A defintly must see film. The songs are one of a kind.

Why would someone watch this movie. Coz this movie lets you dwell deep into the river of emotions. Even if your heart is rock solid, you will feel for the characters in the film. That is called awesome direction and scripting. This is a one unique type of film in 90s and ran in the theater for long enough to become Blockbuster movie of the year. For the First time Akshay looked so promising as actor, before this he was just a "Khiladi" of Bollywood. So powerful was the acting in the movie, every moment of this film lets u feel, that you are watching a real story, and real people on the screen. The story is one of a kind and the execution is phenomenal. The best scene of the film was when Babu Lohar was put in the cage and his kid was left for dogs. Every 90s film, would have shown some heroic flicks which might seem unbelievable, but the effort of the Babu Lohar to bend the Cage instead of breaking it. Justifies a top notch Directional skills. Loved the movie and Watched is many times.