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Tumko Na Bhool Payenge
Director: Pankuj Parasher Music: Sajid-Wajid, Daboo Malik Cast: Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Diya Mirza, Sharat Saxena, Mukesh Rishi, Inder Kumar
The expectations are obviously high as Pankuj Parasher, who has given us Jalwa and Chaalbaaz, directs Tumko Na Bhool Payenge (TNBP). Though he has also given Himalayputra and Rajkumar, one could well hope that he would have been improved a lot. But TNBP fails to live up to the expectations. The film does have an interesting theme but somehow fails to evolve as an absorbing film. TNBP is inspired by Geena Davis starrer, The Long Kiss Goodnight. It tells the story of Vir (Salman Khan), the sweet-natured, pampered son of a rich thakur (Sharat Saxena). The problem that engulfs the family is some visions that keep haunting. He gets different visions - he sees different things like he is war, or he is shooting someone. All this even starts getting him in trouble like a small pup once makes him feel that a huge dog is trying to attack him. Vague visions haunt him at night. He also experiences a series of deja vus. These visions shake Vir like anything. His father finally tells him the truth. A truth that changes Vir's life. The true story is that Vir is not their actual son. They found him brutally wounded and nursed him to health. What he is suffering from is nothing but amnesia. Thaku adapted Vir as he had recently lost his only son (Arbaaz Khan) in the Kargil war. After knowing the truth, Vir decides to leave them and go to Mumbai to discover his past. He also leaves behind his sweetheart Diya Mirza. In Mumbai the truth unfolds. Vir discovers that he is Ali and not Vir and that he is wanted by the cops for gunning down the Chief Minister. Actually Ali didn't commit any crime but his close ally did it. That friend also marries Ali's girlfriend Mahek (Sushmita Sen). How Ali manages to convince the cops of his innocence and the real villain is nailed, form the rest of the story. The first half is filled with the senseless romance between Salman Khan and Diya Mirza. Rachpal yadav and Johnny Lever make things worse by their cliched comedy. The portions pertaining to Salman's 'visions' from the past are the only interesting portions in the first half. The pace picks up in the second half, when Salman lands in Mumbai. Though the idea of amnesia is quite old, the portions that portray the haunting experience are interesting. The flashback sequences and the flashes of memory are well done. However, screenplay fails to enliven the film as it has nothing new or novelty. The music is just about okay. Salman Khan is not at his elements in the first half, but manages to handle the second half, which is loaded with a lot of action. Diya Mirza's looks are excellent and she looks quite sexy. But her acting skills are very immature. Sushmita Sen is almost wasted in a rather insignificant role. The bottomline is that, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge remains a very ordinary film despite an interesting story and talented director.
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Producer: Gordhan Tanwani
