A village girl agrees to a marriage to a king she has never met after he sends her a photograph of himself. But the man in the photograph is not the king but his most loyal slave, the handso... Read allA village girl agrees to a marriage to a king she has never met after he sends her a photograph of himself. But the man in the photograph is not the king but his most loyal slave, the handsome but mute Shankar.A village girl agrees to a marriage to a king she has never met after he sends her a photograph of himself. But the man in the photograph is not the king but his most loyal slave, the handsome but mute Shankar.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Ranjeet Bedi
- Dilawar
- (as Ranjeet)
Deepshikha Nagpal
- Bindya
- (as Deepshikha)
Rammohan Sharma
- Oldman
- (as Ram Mohan)
Kunika Sadanand
- Raseli
- (as Kunika)
Pradeep Singh Rawat
- Police Commissioner
- (as Pradip Singh)
Dev Malhotra
- Miner murdered by Raja Saab
- (as Deo Mehrotra)
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I feel that this film, while it had potential, failed to live up to expectations. While the first was entertaining, containing romance, drama, and several good songs, the second half dragged considerably. I would warn potential viewers that this film is graphically, and often unnecessarily violent, especially against women. The performances.... Madhuri was good as ever, although she was not given nearly enough to do in the second half, seeming to fulfill a decorative function only. Amrish Puri plays a typical bolly villain with his usual booming voice. Shahrukh plays the cute, mute hero well, however his transition to angry, avenging young man seems too far fetched. on the whole, i would not rate this film as a wonderful or warm movie.
Hey People,
I am not usually into Indian movies due to the fact that English is my first language and Bengali is my second. If I ever do watch Indian movies it would be when there are subtitles in them. However a close friend of mines sat down with me and literally translated the movie for me. And boy it was an experience. I was so engrossed in the film. It has its comedy moments and its dramas. I'd really suggest everybody to watch the movie. It may be ultra violent in places but I think the violence is justified as it makes ur more emotionally involved with the characters. Enjoy and e:mail me with what you think.
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saiful
I am not usually into Indian movies due to the fact that English is my first language and Bengali is my second. If I ever do watch Indian movies it would be when there are subtitles in them. However a close friend of mines sat down with me and literally translated the movie for me. And boy it was an experience. I was so engrossed in the film. It has its comedy moments and its dramas. I'd really suggest everybody to watch the movie. It may be ultra violent in places but I think the violence is justified as it makes ur more emotionally involved with the characters. Enjoy and e:mail me with what you think.
l8rz
saiful
I had high hopes from this film but this turned out to be surprisingly bad. The storyline is very weak and full of clichés. Shahrukh is silent in the first half and changes his voice in the second. Despite these gimmicks, there is little worth mentioning. Amrish Puri is decent but very over the top as the villain. The other villains are rather sadistic and the nastiness leaves a foul taste. The violence should have been toned down. The action scenes are middling and overblown. Madhuri Dixit has a thankless part. Luckily, she has some watchable dance numbers with Shahrukh. Very disappointing.
Overall 2/10
Overall 2/10
I was forced to see this movie by my college professor. I didn't like the idea of seeing a foreign file with english subtitles and thought it would be boring. I, along with my classmates, was completely wrong. The movie was wonderful. It was truly a heartbreaker and so non-American (if you know what I mean). It's a wonderful movie, see it if you have the chance-you won't regret it.
I've just been watching this movie after a long time of hesitation because I was afraid to regret it yet the result wasn't bad after all.
I liked the general idea of the movie, the actor's playing wasn't bad at all even if there was some non sense in it (like a dumb deaf person who's singing some songs). Any way it's maybe normal in Indian movies so I can't criticize it.
So I advice to watch this movie at least one time because you won't regret the great credible lovers couple Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.
I give 7/10 and believe this movie could be better if they payed attention to some important details.
I liked the general idea of the movie, the actor's playing wasn't bad at all even if there was some non sense in it (like a dumb deaf person who's singing some songs). Any way it's maybe normal in Indian movies so I can't criticize it.
So I advice to watch this movie at least one time because you won't regret the great credible lovers couple Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit.
I give 7/10 and believe this movie could be better if they payed attention to some important details.
Did you know
- TriviaSunny Deol was the first choice for the lead role. But once he realized he was not going to get his market price for the film, he started to avoid Raakesh Roshan and not give him a firm no to the film.
- GoofsWhen Shankar dodges the pickaxe thrown by Raja, the pickaxe is clearly shown to be a 3D computer-generated object.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Road (2002)
- SoundtracksConquest of Paradise
Music written by Vangelis
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $37,795
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $37,795
- Jan 26, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $37,795
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