I did not really want to watch this one. It seemed to be an old Raj Kanwar movie which tired me even before I started watching it because I don't consider him even close to being mediocre as a filmmaker. The only reason I took this one is obviously the Shahrukh Khan appearance in the film. I had not even known what the film was all about because I was sure it would be just an ordinary fairy tale. So I just imagined a love story between Shahrukh Khan and Divya Bharti with a substantial supporting role by Rishi Kapoor who I thought would be playing her father or uncle. And to my complete surprise, Rishi Kapoor is actually the hero of the film, who romances the young Divya! It was slightly disappointing that Shahrukh had a small part of no substance and that too, only in the second part of this really poor film.
Just let me repeat the question: why would a 17 year-old lovely Divya have fallen for a 40-plus Rishi Kapoor? The producers must have been really sleepwalking through the process, as the only thing they did is having Kapoor ridicule himself. He romanced a girl who could logically be younger than his own daughter and to make things worse -- acts like a teenager at his forties. On top of that, just to make himself even less credible, he plays a pop-star. More than anything, the story is playing as though this pairing couldn't be more natural and as if the age gap didn't exist to begin with, which really comes to show the poor production and casting values of this film.
Personally, I have no problems with actors romancing ladies half their age as long as they make a convincing couple. In fact, leading actors have always been cast opposite young girls (Amitabh Bachchan-Sridevi, Mithun Chakraborty-Madhuri Dixit, Shahrukh Khan-Deepika, Salman Khan-Sneha Ullal) and made the pairing pretty well. Also, I have nothing against Rishi Kapoor, I think he is a good actor, and his act in Bobby is still incredibly memorable, but he really looks like Divya's father.
That was such a disappointment. Oh, and as for the reason most people would actually watch this film today, Khan made a good debut. He excelled in the very little his part allowed him to do. The late Divya Bharti made a promising debut as well. If you want to watch this film, go for the second half only. Personally, I would not do even that.
