Laadla

Laadla review :

After the colossal failure of his ambitious home production Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993), Anil Kapoor got the much needed hit in form of Laadla. However, the film belonged to Sridevi who walked away with all the accolades for her grey shaded character. Her punchline "You understand. You better understand!!" is still memorable.

Originally planned with Divya Bharti, Laadla was reshot with Sridevi after Divya's untimely death in 1993. Raveena Tandon played second fiddle to Sridevi while Anupam Kher was the comic pappa. Shakti Kapoor had his own catchphrase "Tuna Tuna" even as Prem Chopra- Paresh Rawal - Mohnish Bahl formed the villainous trio.

Anil Kapoor played the dashing mazdoor who ends up marrying his ziddi employer Sridevi and then the drama unfolds..

Anand Milind's compositions - particularly 'Ladki hai kya re baba' and the seductive number 'Dhik Tana na' in which a ravishing Sridevi seduces Anil Kapoor - gained popularity.

Quite massy in approach, Laadla struck the right chord with the audience and emerged a box office hit. In one scene, we see Anil Kapoor and his colleague Ravi Baswani going to watch Khalnayak (1993) at Mumbai's Metro theatre but unable to get in due to massive crowds. Wishful thinking! Unfortunately, Laadla couldnt achieve that kind of success..

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni