Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Review By Kamal K

Yaadon Ki Baarat is a head-to-toe Bollywood package that entertains the audience to the core. The powerpacked actions, the flowery costumes and the hard hitting dialogues directly impact the viewers.

Dharmendra as the vengeful elder brother delivers one of his best performances in the movie. He aptly fits into the character of the street guy. Vinay as the simple and the romantic hero to Zeenat Aman steals the heart of a million. His flirtatious eyes and naughty dialogues are delivered convincingly. Tariq as the pop star gets the least screen timing, but he delivers it beautifully. Neethu Singh is the glamour element in the movie.

The aspect of the movie that cannot be failed to mention or even forget is the melodious music by R D Burman. Songs like Chura Liya Hain Tumne and Lekar Hum Deewana Dil are still hot favourites of people. The voices of Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Rafi and Asha Bhosle perfectky fit into the songs of the movie.

For any person who loves the melodramatic and power packed action sequences with melodious music, Yaadon Ki Baaraat is not to be missed.

All I can say is that I recommend everyone buys the soundtrack. It's a 70's classic.

Cant say much for the film though - lets say it's an acquired taste!

"Yaadon ki Barrat is an evergreen movie that even after nearly 50 years after its release,it has withstood the passage of time,especially where its music is concerned and still very much enjoyable as it once was.Considering that the movie was released 48 years ago the direction and acting was quite good for that period in time. One of my all time favorites 8/10

Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973) : Brief Review -

A rich mix of mass masala meets super hit music. Nasir Hussain has been merging multiple genres together since the late 50s, so we can say that he must have been through all theories by the 70s. Yaadon Ki Baaraat still picks a lot of elements from his own previous works, but the emerging duo of Salim-Javed adds a modern touch to it. A similar lost and found formula of three brothers later inspired a huge hit like Amar Akbar Anthony, which was made on a larger scale and bigger cast. Yet, people remember YKB for the simplicity and originality it shows in pieces despite being a formulaic masala film. It's a rich mix of multiple genres, such as romance, drama, action, crime, thriller, and a bit of comedy. To take it a notch higher, RD Burman delivers a music album to be remembered. "Yaadon Ki Baaraat," "Chura Liya Hai," "Meri Soni," and "Lekar Hum Deewana Dil" are super hits and are still remembered even after 5 decades and will be remembered even after 5 decades from here. The way Nasir Hussain uses music to unfold secrets or as a form of reunion is one beautiful thing to watch. Here, Yaadon Ki Baaraat title song plays that role, whereas in Hum Kisise Kum Nahi, he used "Kya Hua Tera Wada" for the same reason. Two younger brothers are singing the song, and Dharmendra is crying in the corner-what a frame it was! Songs fit so well with the context then, and we rarely see that happening in regular masala films nowadays, unlike in the 1960s and 1970s, when songs actually used to play an important role in taking the narrative or the scenes forward. The film has a good ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Vijay Arora, Tariq Khan, Zeenat Aman, and Ajit, and they all have performed well. Overall, it's a nice film with a good repeat value, and the music definitely makes it even better.

RATING - 7/10*

By - #samthebestest.

Dodgy fashions, wacky sets and simply one of the greatest Hindi film soundtracks ever. The film is an acquired taste for some. This isn't your average happy family love flick with everyone dancing around huge larger than life sets. This is more of a gritty dark painful film full of anger and betrayal. This original lost and found formula features some of RD burmans finest work ever as a music director. from the title track to "churalia hai tumnein" and the fiery "lekhar hum diwana dil". all the tracks work brilliantly with the story. The villain in story is just the biggest baddest larger than life villain you just can wait get. Dharmedra plays the role of vengeful man brilliantly. the other two lesser know hero's do a rather fantastic job. Vijay Aurora the dashing young man after sizzling Zeenat Amaan's heart and Tariq the bad ass nightclub singer with the massive 70's shades and shiny flares. Neetu Singh though brilliant in the song "lekhar hum diwana dil" does not have much of a role in the film. the heroines in this film are just the hero's love interests and don't do much else. All in all this film is very entertaining and the scene where the brothers re-unite at the night club is enough to bring anyone to tears. The dialogues are fantastic and witty something which is quite lacking in todays films. A fantastic entertainer for everyone to watch.