I had seen this movie earlier on the cable TV when it released, loved it then. I was young, cinema was different. Watched it again in 2025 at the age of 43 and the movie still holds pretty solid.

Character writing, plot points, the third act, everything is written to the clinical precision as every scene lands well.

The first 10 minutes could've been better, Hrishita Bhatt and the love angle could've been avoided but thats it. Every other thing is simply spot on.

I think the bad reviews and why the movie didnt work in the cinemas is because of the misguiding marketing. They hid the core subject and promoted the love story of a vegabond Abhishek Bachchan which the movie was not about.

Its a great family entertainer and a bollywood movie lover must not miss this gem. Most of the times its bollywood that lets us down but in this case, we have let down a gem. 8/10 2 points cut down for ocassionally bad direction, the love story and cinematography.

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