Bombaywallah

After having watching the film, you get the feeling that this could have been a very good film if it had been better directed. Waheeda Rehman's dancing act isn't convincing. Nobody in India, and certainly nobody in Europe goes to watch Bollywood dreamworld dances. Apparently they do in the film. In the film Rosie becomes a famous dancer, but what we see of her talent is not impressively choreographed Hindi film kitsch. I've seen the same thing in worse films, so I can't see why the director couldn't think of anything more original for this film, which obviously sets its sights higher than the average Hindi film.

This could have been a very good film with better direction, and with a slightly improved script.

For a number of reasons this films stands out among the myriad mass produced Hindi films which the industry turns out. This isn't your average Hindi film for the very simple reason that it deals with a controversial theme - an extra-marital relationship. The script, barring a few flaws, is exceptionally good. The same can be said of the acting. Amitabh is simply brilliant. You cannot see any other actor taking his place. In the beginning of the film he plays the clown. The transformation of his persona in the face of getting married to a woman he does not love, is something only an actor of Amitabh's calibre could have pulled off. His role is central to the film, and it is quite exceptionally played. Then he is once again at his clowning best when he sings Rang Barse in his own voice.

I would have given this film 10 out of 10, if it were not for the ending. You get the impression that the film makers were in a hurry to end the film.