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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
(2001)
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Nandini is the daughter of Pandit Darbar, a renowned exponent of classical music, living in a joint family household in the Rann of Kutch. Into the family comes Sameer, a boy of Indo-Italian parentage, born and brought up abroad who wishes to grasp the essence of Hindustan Music. During his year-long stay in this household, Sameer and Nandini fall in love with each other. When their love is finally discovered, Sameer is banished from the household. Nandini pines for him but her parents arrange to get her married to Vanraj, a well settled lawyer. She is not interested in her husband and when he discovers about her alliance with Sameer, he ignores scorn and ridicule by others and takes her to Italy, in search of Sameer. In Italy, Vanraj devotes himself to uniting the two lovers but Nandini realizes her husband's true love and adoration for her and after a last meeting with her ex-lover, runs back to her husband in a joyful reuinion. |
Radio Times
Following his impressive 1996 debut, Khamoshi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali confirmed his potential with this sprawling romantic musical comedy. Aishwarya Rai stars as the headstrong daughter of palace singer Vikram Gokhale, who is married off to lawyer Ajay Devgan despite her love for hedonistic musician Salman Khan. However, when her husband discovers the truth, he heads for Italy to deliver his bride to his rival. Packed with colourful ceremonials and shuttling between Europe and Rajasthan, this escapist masala is greatly enhanced by Anil Mehta's glossy photography and Mehboob and Ismail Darbar's lively songs. But the pacing is suspect and Bhansali overdoes the clichés.
