Yalgaar review :
1992 Diwali was special treat for movie buffs. Three films - Yalgaar, Jigar and Drohi- were vying for their attention in theatres. Obviously, Feroz Khan's Yalgaar was highly anticipated out of the three. It had Khan and Sanjay Dutt teaming together first time with an ensemble cast and Channi Singh's music particularly "Ho jaata hai kaise pyaar" had caught on the popularity charts.
I saw Yalgaar and Jigar on the first day of release. Yalgaar had released at Chitra Cinema while Jigar was running housefull at Plaza Dadar. Yalgaar was a good subject but it paled in comparison to Feroz Khan's Qurbani (1980) and Janbaaz (1986) and of course, Vicky was an extremely poor choice for the hero. I found the sexy Nagma stealing the show from film's main heroine Manisha Koirala who was hamming in most scenes. Nagma's chemistry with Sanjay Dutt was sizzling hot in the song "Aakhir tumhe aana hai.." They literally scorched the screen with this number. Wonder why Bollywood didn't repeat this pair again. As for Sanju Baba, he was super impressive as the anti hero and the screen just erupted whenever he appeared on screen.
Regards,
Sumeet Nadkarni.