Vijay

80s tried to devour box-office through face values of the stars, and Yash Chopra was no exception to it with his attempt on multi-starrers including Faasle (wasn't that bad), Vijay and Parampara, which all bombed at the box-office. Until the story is good or logical, the stars aren't able to save a movie, that's what all these flops showed us.

Vijay has an ensemble of top stars, but it still doesn't work. The first reason is the implausibility of the story, which feels illogical at several instances. The second reason is the casting with Anupam Kher miscast as an aged business tycoon, who looks much younger on screen to Rishi Kapoor cast as his grandson or to Rajesh Khanna cast as his son-in-law. (though he won the Filmfare award for the role, how???). The film should have left its impact had the role given to Dilip Kumar or Sunil Dutt (who both appeared in Yash Chopra's earlier films). The third reason is obviously the clichés over Yash Chopra's fabulous direction, which don't work either, may that be the cheaper villains, the songs, or the romantic interludes which all are a misfit in the film. The result is the film fails to grip despite few taut scenes in between and remains one of the forgettable films of Yash Chopra. But that doesn't matter, as he bounced back with "Chandni," "Lamhe,' and "Darr," which returned his essence on the screen.

Rating: 1 star out of 4.

Vijay review :

Yash Chopra remade his own blockbuster Trishul (1978) with Rishi as Shashi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor as Amitabh Bachchan. Anupam Kher played Sanjeev Kumars role. Rajesh Khanna was totally wasted. So was Hema Malini in a grey shaded role which didnt suit her at all. Newbie Sonam was presented in two piece bikini and gave some bold kissing scenes with Rishi Kapoor.

Overall, Vijay belongs to Yashraj's downward phase in mid 80s. It flopped at the box office but Yash Chopra bounced back with super hit Chandni in 1989 and then didnt look back. Released at the Metro cinema, Mumbai.

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni

The film seems to be a remake of TRISHUL (1988) and was later copied into an even worser PARAMPARA (1991)

The film seems to have the same business tenders, a family member so selfish and cruel, the mother of the lead hero dying and the lead hero avenging his mother's death

Most of the film is like TRISHUL so no point wasting time talking. I found so many flaws but still I enjoyed the film

Anil Kapoor is the best with his hard hitting dialogs Rajesh Khanna was OK Anuphem Kher was good Rishi Kapoor was OK Hema Malini played Kher's daughter which was a surprise as she is older than him Sonam tried to impress in her red bikini Meenakshi Shedarshi is elite class Saaed Jaffrey shows potential as a lowly employee with dreams of a hotel

Yash Chopra made some great films with Bachchan mostly the name Vijay was for Bachchan

In this film Anil plays a role Amitabh has done to death The film actually seems a poor rehash of TRISHUL

The film is one of the films having Anil and Rishi together and also Rajesh Khanna and Anil together

The movie is crap and done to death formula

Not even worth a mention The film ends on a clichéd happy end note too

Yash Chopra isn't at his best, He himself calls this one of his worst films

Music is okay

Anil Kapoor looked dark in those days and his perf is good but not great Rishi is okay Rajesh Khanna looks old and he is okay Anupam Kher though younger then Rajesh and similar age to Anil and Rishi plays a character older to them and he is good Hema Malini is typical and so are the rest

Yash Chopra who became famous because Rajesh Khanna the SuperStar acted in his two movies-Itefaq and Daag subsequently switched loyalties and made movies with Amitabh and others directed this movie which could not do well as the focus of the movie was wrong and he chose a wrong actor for the central character and did not develop the characters well. The story of the movie is more meant for a TV serial or soap opera rather than a movie. The characters in the movie could have been made more stronger by deleting some songs. Rajesh Khanna puts in the best performance among other characters. The movie lacks the Yash Chopra touch. The music is just average.