Dil Ka Rishta

Dil Ka Rishta's script is like it came from my childhood romantic imagination. I love romantic movies, I love musicals, I love beautiful people. This movie has it all. It was my very first real Bollywood movie. As I watched it, I could not believe my eyes. An extremely beautiful leading man falling for an extremely beautiful leading lady, songs galore, drama, comedy, music, dance, etc. Does a movie need anything more? I know that the script is a little hard to take for the western world but, let it slide, and embark on this wonderful ride that is Bollywood. Aishwarya carries the weight on the movie on her able shoulders especially when it comes to the dancing. She is a wonder to behold! In all of the songs, she is a revelation but more so in Saajan Saajan.

I think that the first time I saw it, it will be good because the cast are Arjun and Aishwarya and their both were famous, but my opinion was absolutely wrong, the movie was bad and they were acting very bad until I can not feel any emotion from this movie.

The story is not so bad if they can make it better for the ending. I really feel dismiss by this movie and don't know what to say anymore. Even Aishwarya can not save this movie from run down from the box office. Beside there is nothing important moment that I can think that it was good enough to watched.

Aishwarya was so thin in this movie, looks like she doesn't eat enough food in this movie (thank God she's fatter in Bride And Prajudice).

Dil Ka Rishta is really not a bad movie, but it does falter in a bit. The story-line is way too predictable. Boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl but girl is in love with another man. Then boy gets depressed and girl marries the other man until tragic happens. Yup. That sums it up in 2 hours of a movie. I like romantic movies but this one i can just pass and call it a day. Performance wise: Aishwarya Rai was good but she really needs to stop crying at everything. Arjun Rampal was okay. I honestly wished someone else can fill in for Priyanshu Chaterjee, but then again who would wanna be wasted? Paresh Rawal and Rakhee Gulzar were amazing. I wish i could see more Rakhee in newer films.

The saving grace of the movie was the music. I don't know why you guys hate the music? The music was excellent. All the songs were great. Nadeem-Shravan never disappoints with music, though i wish they could make more. Nowadays, Bollywood music sucks. I wish the old days were back. And that's why i rated the movie with 7, mostly because of the music

Much contrary to its poor ratings, this movie is a delight to watch. The script however not very novel still has a freshness and the good performances by Rakhee, Priyanshu Chaterjee, Arjun Rampal, Isha Kopikar and in parts Aishwarya Rai lends it the emotional depth which such stories demand. The script is convincing as Billionaires son Jai Mehta( Arjun Rampal) sees Tia( Aishwarya) and falls for her. Arjun's charms lend the initial scenes such raw appeal. He is heartbroken when he learns that Tia loves an orphan Raj( Priyanshu) but is given hope by his father Paresh Rawal and best friend Isha Kopikar to pursue her. Arjun has surprisingly nailed the expressions of hope and despair in love and looks irresistibly handsome. He pursues her till he realises that she and Raj are happy together but never stops pining for her even after she is married and has a baby.

Everything changes when in inebriated state, Jai's car hits Tia and Raj's car in which Anita and Raj die on the spot and Tia loses her memory.

Guilt and grief striken Jai accept his fault to Rakhee and pleads for punishment and asks for the responsibility of their family. Rakhee hates him but agrees to go with him to South Africa as doctors have warned them not to make Tia remember anything as this may prove fatal to her health.

Jai gets the companionship of Tia, whom he always yearned for but his guilt conscience makes him stay away from her. His conflicted emotions are portrayed very well and his pain looks realistic.

He craved for Tia's affection all his life and it was breaking him all the more when he was pushing her away which give some beautiful emotional scenes in the second half.

In the end everyone accepts Tia but Jai and all ends well when he reveals the truth to her and is forgiven. Paresh Rawal also reveals about Jai's love for Tia from the beginning which she doesn't remember and nobody else knows.

Aishwarya has looked very gorgeous but her acting is sub standard. Her way of acting, her over expressions were always annoying in the initial years of her career. She gave some career best performance later like Hum Dil De..., Devdas etc but this film shows her mettle only in parts.

She gets the most meaty role but doesn't shines even as a daughter, mother or lover. I preferred Arjun performance so much more, it was nuanced and emotional and in a short role Isha Kopikkar shines. Priyanshu initially is annoying but later holds well and Rakhee are a stern mother is convincing. Paresh Rawal is as usual good.

All in all it was a nice film which I watch whenever it comes infront of me.

Dil ka rishta is a worth see for fans of aishwarya but for others it doesn't delivers too much. The pre-release hype rose expectations of viewers but apart from good performances by aishwarya (as tia) and arjun rampal (sa jai) the film fails to deliver much. The movie is about this guy jai who loves tia so much that even after around four years of their last meeting he drinks to fight with the memories of his first (and last) love. And finally when he decides to give up the alcohol thing he crashes into tia's car. Tia loses her husband and guess what her memory (..phew). Any how first half keeps you interesting but the fate of the movie depends on the second half which is penned unimaginably. Predictably now tia is after jai and he cant reciprocate knowing the truth (and the presence of tia's mother). Somehow he describes the whole thing to tia (though Dr claimed it could cause her death..:() Anyhow arjun rampal has come up with a great performance while aishwarya has done her bit looking amazing sometimes and disappointing othertimes (esp in the song daiya daiya..). A lot of effort wasted i guess with a loose ending. The writer and the director should have culminated the story in a much more intriguing and efficient manner.