Tumko Na Bhool Payenge (2002)

I had long being curious about this movie for some reason, which i blame on the name, i find films with long names appealing for some reason

Our story begins with Veer (Salman Khan) who lives a happy life with his "parents" Thakur Kunal Singh (Sharat Saxena) and Geeta (Nishiganda Wad)


He meets Sapna (Diya Mirza) and as usual the two fall in love ('ahhhh')

Plans are made for their marriage, soon after Veer starts getting weird visions and apparitions, leading everyone to panic and worry about him

Following an attack by gang memebers on the day of the wedding, Veer surprisingly manages to fight them all


again he starts getting weird flashbacks and he notices bullet wounds on his body prompting him to ask his parents to help him remember who he is

Thakur Kunal reveals to him that they're not his real parents, and that they had picked him up when they had gone to distribute their dead son's ashes by the river

Veer is eager to find out who he is and heads off to Mumbai. Following an encounter with a pickpocket and other events in Mumbai he soon finds out his real name is Ali

He then remebers his girlfriend Mehek (Sushmita Sen)

and his younger brothers Inder and Azad

He remembers how a staged false shooting of a politician had gone wrong with the said politician being shot dead

As a result Veer was blamed for the killing and has been on the run ever since then

What will be his fate? Will he be able to explain his actions? How would Veer now Ali resolve his love relationship with Muskaan whom he had left behind at the village and Mahek his girlfriend in Bombay? Who shot him and how did he end up by the river? Watch Tumko Na Bhool Payenge (I can't forget you)

Of course some of you might have noticed that this film has some shades of Bourne Identity and The long Kiss Goodnight to it, as i haven't seen both movies in ages i don't know much or to what extent it rips them off

Tumko Na Bhool Payenge is enjoyable though, it could have been edited better and Salman's acting is laughable in some scenes

Someone please tell my why is that when Salman is crying or attempts to cry i can't help but start laughing

'Ha ha ha ha ha ha'

Incoherencies also abound, like how the hell did Veer get shot five times and even fall into a river without dying, anyway this film is still enjoyable and is nothing but 21st century masala for the masses, the story or the main plot takes a full hour or more than to set but i guess the director wanted to give audiences their full taste of Romance/action/naach gaana

Lots of shirtless Salman Moments abound, so if you're after eyecandy you'll get your money's worth


I loved the way the flashbacks were filmed in a sepia like tone giving it a tarantionesque feel


I was also impressed by Inder Kumar this is my first film with him in, he was impressive


Also added to the mix was Hot Cop Mukesh Rishi


Although not having much to do Diya and Sushmita were sweet and sufficient in their roles


Sushmita really should belong in my sunglass post

Fab music too by Daboo Malik/Sajid Wajid i don't know how they worked it out amongst themselves but i liked them all, there's the fun wedding song 'Mehndi Hai Lagi' the mellow rhythms of the title track 'yeh bekhudi deewangi' a Eid celebratory song 'Mubarak eid Mubarak' the groovy rhythms of 'Kyon khanke teri choodi' and the earworm worthy 'bindiya chamkegi'



Total Score: 6/10 (Enjoyable Action Thriller Masala)

Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge is available on Youtube with English Subtitles in 18 Parts