B FOR BOLLYWOOD #5

REHNAA HAI TERRE DIL MAIN

RELEASE DATE:
19th October,2001

GENRE:
Romance

PLOT:
Have you ever loved someone? Love can melt even the hardest rock...isn't it? Isnt love the best feeling ever? Isnt it a roller coaster ride? Whatever may be your answer, this film takes you through one. Sam (Saif Ali Khan) is an ideal student in an engg. college, while Maddy(R. Madhavan) is a total brat. We get to see the notorious side of Maddy through the constant scuffles between him and Sam. The story takes a brief leap and Maddy spots Reena (Diya Mirza) at the wedding of one of his classmates. He changes for the good and is not the old brat he once was. Destiny has something different in store for him as he sees her again, only to learn that she will soon get married to some Rajeev, though she has never seen him. He plans to enter her life posing Rajeev. Will he be successful in winning her? Who is the real Rajeev? Will Reena know his true identity? Worth watching.....

TEAM AND PERFORMANCE:
The team of Minnale(2001) (the movie of which RHTDM is a remake) wasn't retained with some scenes changed too. The lead pair share nice chemistry with Saif having nothing to do much. This was the time he wasn't doing well in B-Town. Early days for Vrajesh Hirjee too. Still all of them deliver nice performance. Harris Jayaraj has a similar album in store as the original. Overall it scores here.

MUSIC AND PROMOTIONS:
All the songs were chart busters barring a couple of them. Minnale has raised hopes for this hindi installment. A sloppy climax and average publicity let this down. But the music is still alive in everyone's heart with the movie gaining a cult status over the years.

COLLECTIONS:
It had a poor run at the box office and only managed Rs. 2.25 crores at the boxoffice. Week 1 showed better results with Rs. 1.3 crores with the collections drastically falling afterwards with week 2 collections around Rs. 45 lakhs and then subsequently only Rs. 25lakhs in the next couple of weeks.

USP/WHY IT SHOULD HAVE WORKED:
Watch it for the romance. Superb chemistry between Diya and Maddy. Their romance will surely remind you of your love once again.

FLAWS/WHY IT DODNT WORK:
The climax doesn't justify the romantic movie at all. The movie didn't work largely owing to the climax. Some websites claim that the changed scenes didn't work in the hindi version.

WHY SHOULD YOU WATCH IT:
Watch it for the romantic chemistry between the lead pair. Will surely teach you love and remind you of the nostalgic days whether single,committed or married.

RATING:
4.5/5