Ajooba

Ajooba is actually one of the only good Indian movies ever. My brother and I had watched this movie when we were very little and still enjoy its classic and very adventurous themes. The acting in Ajooba is like that of most 1990's Indian movie (maybe better). An up-side to this classic is that it stars many well known and good Indian actors such as Amitab Bachan. The one thing that attracted me to the movie was an outstanding setting in a desert; making it relate to the old "Arabian" tales such as Aladdin which are recognized world-wide for their adventure, love, and humor. The theme of a betrayed pure good fighting ruthless bad catches my eyes as one of the many beauties of Ajooba. Although it maybe lagging in FX (c'mon, 1991), it is a story, that if understood, catches the hearts and ears of its viewers.

It's one of those movies which u love it or hate it. Remember this movie came in 1991, and was made on limited technical skills India had. For me it's a classic. Smart story, impressive direction and good vision, action drama comedy thrills everything is there. And songs and dance sequences with some memorable numbers. The pairing of actors and their on screen chemistry is amazing to watch. Rishi Kapoor probably is at his best comic sidekick ever. The only thing went against fo me is I wasn't satisfied. If made today it wld become a trilogy. How can u replace Amitabh, rishi Kapoor, dimple, Sonam, Shammi Kapoor, timeless Ariadna( the queen) , Sayed jafree, and villan of all villains, the great Amrish Puri. What a movie. It's right there in my all time top 10s.

Ajooba is a unique blend of fantasy, adventure, and superhero elements, directed by Shashi Kapoor and co-directed by Soviet filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev. Inspired by Arabian folklore, the film attempts to create a grand, larger-than-life world filled with magic, swords, and flying capes.

The Story Set in a mythical kingdom, Ajooba follows the tale of an orphaned prince (Amitabh Bachchan) who grows up to become a masked vigilante known as "Ajooba." His mission is to fight against the evil Vazir (Amrish Puri), who has usurped the throne by imprisoning the benevolent Sultan. Along the way, he is aided by his friend Hassan (Rishi Kapoor) and a mystical blacksmith (Shammi Kapoor).

If there's one word I can associate to this movie, its 'embarrassment'. It must be embarrassing to everyone associated with the movie, to actually watch it in a theatre. Everything - the script, screenplay, dialogues, song lyrics, direction - shoddy, lousy.

Saw this movie when I was a kid. Liked it then, mainly because it was a fantasy, a superhero-movie. Its a not-so-explored genre in Hindi cinema. The attempt deserves credit, but that's all there is to it. Sashi Kapoor seems to have been in a great hurry in making the movie. Can't understand the reason behind casting foreigners as Hindi-speaking characters, who can't even get the sync right (nothing to say about the dubbing). The screenplay is terrible. The editing even more. If one follows the dialogues closely, one can detect grammatically-wrong sentences (which completely alter the intended meaning). Nothing special about the music.

The biggest embarrassment must be for the Censor board. There are a couple of nip-slip scenes in the movie, one of which is absolutely clear (so much so that I can't even think of a metaphor). The director missed them. The editing team missed it. And the censor board missed it too. So much for the no-indecent-exposure-on screen motto. The officials probably fell asleep while watching the movie.

Can't think of why Amitabh went with the role. It might be because he was a good friend of the Kapoors. But the role hardly has anything for him. With wonderful roles in Hum and Agneepath behind him, he couldn't have followed it up with a worse one. There are a couple of heroic scenes, really worthy ones. But otherwise, they're embarrassingly unbelievable (arrow-catching for instance.. it probably could've been better with CGI, but it was '91..).

Dimple and Sonam do not exactly set the screen on fire. Shammi Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor give an inspired performance, but their scope is limited. Amrish Puri is his usual self in the role of a fairy-tale villain (letting out the villainous laugh every now and then).

On the whole, an interesting concept. Could have been a lot more better.

This probably one of the best 90's movies of all time . I don't know why it is so underrated there..