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

Yuvvraaj (2008)

Ahh Yuvvraaj, one of last year's eagerly anticipated films which got slaughtered upon its release, the movie flopped and the huge star cast, fabulous songs and breathtaking locations couldn't save it. So what is Yuvvraaj about and why did it flop

Deven (Salman Khan) is in love with Anushka (Katrina Kaif) with whom he's in the same orchestra, Anushka brings him much happiness as he has been rejected by his wealthy father, they plan to marry but Anushka's father does not like Deven


When his father dies, Deven returns home hoping to get his share of his father's property, he makes a pact with Anushka's father (Boman Irani) to give her away if he does not return from London a billionaire


When he returns home Deven alongside his two brothers Danny (Zayed Khan) a spoilt rich brat and Gyanesh (Anil Kapoor) who is autistic. Their father leaves all his fortunes to Gyanesh and leaves Deven & Danny with 5 Crores each

Danny the playboy

smiley carefree Gyanesh
Deven and Danny are angry and full of envy, they both come up with a plan to swindle the money off Gyanesh. Danny suggests a harsh plan for them to kill Gyanesh off but Deven calms him down telling him they must win him over with love

Thus Deven starts displaying loving acts towards Gyanesh, he even takes him back with him to Austria

Also on the lines are wicked family members who want to kill Gyanesh to inherit his wealth

Will Deven & Danny succeed in killing Gyanesh? Will Deven be able to become a billionaire just in time to win Anushka's fathers approval?

Yuvvraaj wasn't an all out bad film, i found it quite tolerable, i think it failed to connect with audiences due to its moralistic Soap opera style storyline and melodrama, another thing that really dragged the film down were the foreign extras, some of them seemed to be laughing or at least looked like they were trying to stop themselves from cracking up, maybe if the film had been set in India it might have been a little different

Salman Khan who i actually like looks really tired and gives a lacklustre performance, he looked like he needed some rest

Zayed Khan was perfect as the spoilt rich boy, most times i felt like knocking him on the head, which i guess means he played his role as the spoilt rich brat well

Katrina is really beautiful in this, although she doesn't have so much to do, she does what's required of her really well. After hearing so much of her beauty and failing to see it, i saw it for the first time in this movie

Anil Kapoor steals the show and outshines everyone else with his believable performance as the autistic brother


The real saving grace of the movie however are the songs and the picturizations, a lot of production clearly went into them as they looked very much like broadway productions, if you like musicals , you'll love the picturizations in Yuvvraaj

the cat like dancers in mastam mastam very much like the broadway musical cats

big sets and wonderful costumes


Great Lighting and opulent mansions

very interesting art work behind the orchestra

A.R. Rahman's music is what i really cherish about this movie, from the upbeat foot tapping 'Shano Shano' to the happy cheerful 'Mastam Mastam' the reflective 'Tu meri dost hai' and the wonderful ballad Tu Muskura



Total Score: 6/10 just because of A.R. Rahman's music

I liked the ending bit where all the characters and all those who had contributed to the film were shown

The music mogul Himself

Gulzar the maestro Lyricist