Dil

Dil review :

A zingy romantic comedy with great music and fantastic performances; Dil was a hit from the word go...

Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit were the college kiddos who play pranks on each other to get even only till it gets too far when Madhuri falsely accuses Aamir of rape. In an intense scene, Aamir abducts Madhuri and threatens her - "Ab main tumhe batata hoon rape kya hota hai!!". Of course, he is no Ranjeet to actually commit the crime and finally, love blossoms between the two. "Mujhe neend naa aaye. Mujhe chain naa aaye" follows...

Enter the two Pappas - Aamir's dad Anupam Kher as the miserly Hazari Prasad who fools the rich businessman and Madhuri ke wealthy Pitaji Mehra Saahab (Saeed Jaffrey) to think he is equally rich only to get his bubble burst on their engagement day. Oops!!. Aamir and Madhuri elope and the film then becomes a routine love story. Pyaar, sacrifice, misunderstanding, etc etc.

Indra Kumar's direction was super competent especially in the first half and he really utilized the best of Aamir and Madhuri. They looked so good together and with Anand Milind's outstanding music to compliment, Dil was a sure shot hit. The pair became so hot all of a sudden that their delayed venture Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin (1990) which was lying in the cans due to lack of distributors, found an easy release a few months later. All thanks to Dil!!

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

Dil is really a fun film to revisit for its youthful energy and romantic feel. The film has a very strong first half, which fucuses on the tension between the two leads - Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit. They really work well together and do a wonderful job with the love-hate relationship. The scenes of romantic realisation are absolutely charming. The film's second half is far less intriguing, as it takes a sharp dramatic turn and makes the overall product seem to consist of two different films.

Aamir Khan, in one of his early films, does what he did pretty much in each one of his films in those years, playing the innocent young romantic fool, and he does it well. It is Madhuri who charges the film with her graceful presence and extraordinary beauty, and hers is actually a truly good performance. Her transformation during the course of the film from an impetuous brat to a caring, mature housewife, is very credible.

Without taking anything from these two young charmers, the film actually belongs to the two fathers, Anupam Kher and Saeed Jaffrey, who steal the show with their impeccable comic timing. Kher is great as the pathetic, eccentric and greedy Hazari Prasad, but it is Saeed Jaffrey who made me laugh out loud with his officious antics. Just see the scene in which he finds out about Kher's identity - totally hilarious.

Mind you, Dil is a mainstream Hindi romantic film and should be viewed in the right context. Those who will try to take it too seriously are bound to be disappointed. It is to be enjoyed for its soul and young spirit. The film's music is beautiful. "Mujhe Neend Na Aaye" is a classic, but so are the other numbers. Dil is overall a charming romance with many great moments and even though it gets a little more serious like most films of its sort, it remains a watchable and entertaining Hindi.

The movie is very sweet and emotional.Direction is not bad.Script is great.Story is nice.It tells about Raja who meets Madhu.At first sight they fight.Then they discover love,Engagement is planned,But it is broken soon.They want to be together,But they marry.But they broke off.This was Inder Kumars debut who gave us entertainers like Beta,Raja,Ishq,Mann,Dhammal.Aamir gives a terrific performance he should have received best actor rather than the Pathetic Sunny Deol in Ghayal that year.Madhuri also gives another terrific performance.Deven and Anupham also give great performances.The first half has comedy that keeps you very entertained.Second half has lots of Drama and Romance that also keeps you entertained.Chemistry is wonderful.Dancing is great.Comedy is great and funny to.The music by Anand Miland is perfect.Songs like"Humne Ghar Choda Hai","Hum Pyar Karne Wala" are very emotional and are quite melodious tracks.The movie is a watch Rating-7/10

A horrible movie in my opinion. Absolutely male-chauvinistic. The lead pair was at its peak at that time and the music was catchy, which probably made it a hit with the masses.

But the music Directors Anand-Milind are notorious for copying tunes note-by-note from the maestro Ilayaraja. (an unparalleled genius who has composed for over 720 movies and has the credit of composing a symphony in 28 days flat- (a feat honored by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

The duo of Anand and Milind has made its career out of rehashing the songs of Ilayaraja and this film's success and the lack of any copyright laws only encouraged them to copy his tunes for all their future films... until of course A R Rahman stormed into the music industry and scared the living-daylights out of these fellows...

Dil was an absolutely overrated 'masala' film which hardly entertained.

"Dil" is my favorite Hindi film. Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit are both SENSATIONAL actors, and I really wish they had done more films together. Since both Aamir and Madhuri are talented actors, together, they make an excellent pair. Plus, they are both good-looking. I love this movie - it is filled with drama, romance, and comedy. I find many Hindi films to be slow and boring, but not this one.

Films such as Dilwale Dulhanie Le Jayenge, Taal, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and Dil To Pagal Hai turned out to be hits. To be quite honest, I found these films to be so slow and boring, I nearly fell asleep halfway through. Dil is not a boring film. It is a great, entertaining, emotional film, a must-see. So romantic. Raja and Madhu are deeply in love.

Dil is the best Hindi film ever!!