Saajan

Serious poet Aman (Sanjay Dutt) and irresponsible playboy Akash (Salman Khan) have been best friends since they were children, and were raised as brothers. When both fall in love with the same girl (Madhuri Dixit), sacrifices must be made, hearts broken, and friendship tested.

Both Dutt and Khan are excellent in their roles; the emotions they display later in the film are convincing. Dixit is a delight as always, both playful and serious. There are many musical numbers, with some lovely songs, but very little in the way of choreography. The plot, while familiar, is still engaging and moving. All in all, it's typical Bollywood--but that is a plus.

If you want to see the best triangular love story of all time in Hindi cinema then please do watch Saajan.This is a must watch movie for every person who enjoys watching meaningful romantic movies .I have watched countless triangular love stories like Raj Kapoor's Sangam,Subhash Ghai's Taal,Ramgopal Varma's Rangeela,Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil de chuke Sanam and so on but Saajan is easily the best among all these romantic films.Saajan is meaningful Bollywood romantic cinema at it's best.The songs are very melodious.The performances by Sanjay Dutt,Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan are excellent.The story is hundred per cent original unlike other Bollywood movies of today.The background music of this movie is simply superb.Madhuri Dixit is looking stunning here.Saajan is a movie where you will fall in love with each of the characters played by Salman,Sanjay and Madhuri.You do not have to watch any other bollywood love story after you see Saajan.You are missing something as a movie fan if you have not seen Saajan from beginning till the very end scene.

I am far from an expert on Indian cinema. While I've seen a few hundred Indian films, each year they bring out more films than Hollywood...times three! And, there are many in India who have seen thousands of these movies. But with my experience, I can say that the style and production values of Indian films from the early 1990s and before are VERY different from newer Indian pictures. In recent decades, Indian films have improved considerably when it comes to techniques and production values. And, as a result, often their films are the equal or better to many American movies.

I say all this because if you aren't familiar with Indian films, you might be surprised by how cheap "Saajan" looks compared to later Indian movies. I am NOT saying it's a bad film but so much of it looks cheap because Indian cinema still had some catching up to do at this point. The singing, compared to later films, sounds cheap and canned. Also, edits and acting are not quite as well done as you'd see today. The same can be said for the opening and closing credits...they look far cheaper than newer Indian films. BUT, this is NOT to say "Saajan" is a bad film...just made in an older style.

The story begins at a Catholic orphanage. Aman is a sad boy because other kids are adopted but because he has a very bad limp, he assumes he'll never be. But when he meets Akash and is befriended by him, soon they become best of friends. And, when Akash's parents meet Aman, they grow to love him as well and adopt the boy. This portion of the film is my favorite, as it's very sweet and heartwarming.

Years pass and now the two brothers are adults. Aman is bookish and serious and spends much of his time writing poetry. Akash is very different and is rarely serious and spends his time chasing women...lots and lots of women!

One day Akash meets a different sort of woman...one who isn't immediately impressed by his smile and playboy lifestyle. So, in desperation, he asks his brother to help him win the lady's heart through his poems...poems to which Akash signs his name!

If this sounds familiar, it's basically the plot to "Cyrano de Bergerac"...the French tale. However, will it end in tragedy like the life of Cyrano or will it have a happier ending?

If you look past the cheaper look to the film, you will see a lot to like. Sanjay Dutt is wonderful as Akash...actually outshining the arguably more famous Salman Khan as Akash. The story also has some wonderful moments. As for the music, I personally could not enjoy the tunes as much as in later films because of the cheap tinny sound...which took me out of the moment. The choreography during some of these songs also was occasionally bizarre and not as glossy as later films. In particular, the lady hanging off the hood of Akash's car as she writhed and sang...that was pretty weird. Overall, a very good film...worth seeing.

Aman(Sanjay dutt) an orphan and handicap befriends akash(salman khan). Akash's parents kader khan and reema lagoo adopts amar as their son. After growing up aman starts writing poems under the pen name sagar. While visiting ooty for a company work, he meets pooja(madhuri dixit). Pooja is a huge admirer of sagar and aman falls in love with pooja. But he sacrifices his love thinking of not being a burden for her. Akash who grows up into a playboy falls in love with pooja. Knowing this aman makes akash into sagar and introduce him to pooja. Both are in love and are about to get married. But what will akash and pooja do when they come to know the truth.

The main highlight of saajan is its innocence which today's urban romcoms in Bollywood is missing. Sanjay dutt who is famous for his macho roles was refreshing in a soft role like aman. Madhuri is beautiful and always brilliant in acting. Salman was very sweet and cute as akash despite playing the role of a Casanova. Nadeem-shravan's songs are all iconic.

On the whole saajan is a very sweet and innocent feel good love story. Its innocence helps you ignore any flaws it has.

Saajan-the superhit movie till date. Saajan brought us the romantic love triangle.. It was extremely a terrific performance by the leading stars though Salman Khan was in a supporting role he gave his best. Story,Screenplays & dialogues was critically acclaiming. Music,Lyrics & Choreography was a hit. Salman-Sanjay & Madhuri pairing was really amazing. Kader Khan brought us his comedic dialogue style again. Background Scores,Views & locations were well selected.Direction by Lawrence D'souza proved a successful one.Sanjay Dutt handicapped anonymous emotional character was excellent.. Hats Off to Sanjay Dutt. Great Performance by the three stars.... Overall its a mixed romantic drama script covered the Saajan theory completely. The Climax sequence was totally fresh & cool.Despite the film over length it was characterized perfectly. I personally rate this film 8.6/10 citing the above statement with an excellent credited casting....!!