I first saw this in the summer of 1999 in a theatre.
Revisited it recently on a tv channel n felt like writing a review now so that I can remember the sweet summer of 1999.
Bollywood to me started with Sarfarosh.
Before watching Sarfarosh, me n my pals were wannabe "cool fellas" always preferring Hollywood movies.
Always preferring Sterling, New Excelsior n Regal theaters in Mumbai for Hollywood movies.
But Sarfarosh changed everything.
I will never forget the summer of 1999 n i still remember i was wearing a white shirt n camel color cargo pants due to the heat.
Me n my fiancé entered Gaiety theatre in Bandra, midway n that too without realising which movie was playing.
That particular time a beer bar dance sequence from Sarfarosh was going on.
My fiance's reaction was a big wtf n i was kinda embarassed thinking which z grade film did we enter.
We decided at least we wait till one hour for the air conditioning but then we were captivated with the movie.
Once the end credits rolled, we both looked at each other and started discussing the movie and how we regretted missing the beginning part.
During those days vhs rental was cheap (10 rupees) n it used to b available the very same day of its theatrical release.
I saw it again in the summer of 1999 on a vhs to catch up the beginning and loved the movie.
The editing of the movie is brilliant. Aamir's acting is top notch. Mukesh Rishi n Naseer Shah deserved accolades.
Sonali Bendre was a perfect package of cute n sexy in this movie.
The movie dealt with so many relevant issues plaguing my beloved country and the way the director handled everything is top notch.
Sadly the director John Matthew never got his dues. I don't kno why he didn't do more movies aft this.
This movie broke all the norms of a typical Bollywood trash which were produced dime a dozen those days n surprisingly Bollywood trash is still produced these days.
(Inserted this bracketed line aft revisiting it again in 2022 but this time with my teenaged kids. The print n the movie is indeed a bit outdated but now my kids r aware why their dad is a big fan of Aamir).
