Mere Mehboob (1963) :
Brief Review -
The power of Mohabbat amidst rational and dignity issues. You might remember the scene when two guys fall in love with the same woman and challenge each other about whose girl is more beautiful. It is later revealed that they are both in love with the same girl. One guy has to cry out loud about his fate. Mere Mehboob has the same scene, but with a gender swipe. We see two beautiful girls talking about their Mehboob (lover), and it looks much cuter than two boys doing it. This is just one shade of the story, while we have another love story, a pure but biased one. The man is rich and belongs to a respected family, so he cannot marry his girlfriend, who happens to be a courtesan. Interestingly, the rich man's sister falls in love with the brother of the courtesan, making it an engrossing affair. Then we have the love triangle coming in to save four love birds from the mess of social, rational, and dignity issues. The script seemed very nice, but it's the overuse of songs and lengthy runtime that spoil the fun. "Mere Mehboob" in the beginning sounded great, but reusing the same song again and again literally bored me to death. The rest of the songs didn't work for me. Rajendra Kumar as Anwar, the shayaar, was nice, and his hold over the language was good. Sadhna looked gorgeous, and Ameeta walked away with one of the most memorable roles of her career. Ashok Kumar's and Nimmi's chemistry was something else. It was actually good to see such romance without intimacy, where love is expressed through words and emotions instead of physical contact or lust. That dialogue, "Mohabaat ibaadat hai, bechi ya kharidi nahi ja sakti, nibhayi jaati hai," stands out despite so many beautiful and ornamental shayaris. H. S. Rawail's biggest hit may not be great, but it has a few royal moments of its own.
RATING - 6.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
