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Music :
Anand Raj Anand, Raghav Sachar, Vishal Bharadwaj |
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Lyrics :
Sameer |
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Direction : Anil Devgan |
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Producer :
Kumar
Mangat |
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Leading Cast :
Nakuul
Mehta, Tanuja, Sanjay Mishra, Amita Pathak, Adhyayan Suman, |
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Mukesh
Tiwari |
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Now, here’s a love story that could actually maul
many a dil and haul on many a dimaag.
‘Haul-e-Dil’…oops… Haal-e-Dil is supposed to be the
dream launch of producer Kumar Mangat’s doted,
somewhat bloated daughter Amita Pathak . And the
other two debutants – Nukuul Mehta and Adhyayan –
get a free piggyback on this dream launch in which
Mangat seems to have let loose his purse strings for
his daughter’s sake. |
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In a bid to create a magical romantic fable, the
writer, and director ( Anil Devgan ) – instead of
straining their brains – choose to conveniently lift
portions from all the Hindi romantic hits of recent
times. No attempt has been made to be different or
original (how dare we ask them to), even in the
copy-paste endeavour. The result is a collage of
usual romantic clichés that have by now become
potent substitutes for sleeping pills.
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The film tells the story of Sanjana (Amita) who is
in love with her rich classmate Rohit (Adhyayan).
Shekhar (Nakuul), a flirt with a constantly roving eye, has
a crush on Sanjana on a train ride from Mumbai to Shimla.
Like Kajol in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge , Sanjana keeps
glued to her novel while Shekhar (like Shahrukh Khan )
strums and plucks his guitar as the train to Shimla chugs
through what are unmistakably the Alps of Switzerland.
Talk about originality.
Here’s more! Like Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur in Jab We
Met , Sanjana and Shekhar miss their train and decide to
cover together their remaining journey, which, at one point,
inexplicably takes them to the wilderness of a jungle where
they encounter a Veerappan-like creature. |
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As the plot comes out of the woodwork and finds its
way back on the track, Shekhar expresses his love
and goes on a hunger strike for seven days in front
of Sanjana’s house to prove his love. If anything, I
say the guy truly has the making of a social
activist.
But hey! What about Rohit, the rich, dreamy-eyed guy
who is Sanjana’s original love? Expectedly, that’s
where the melodrama comes in. |
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‘Haunt-e-Dil’…oops…‘Haal-e-Dil’ is far, far, far from a
dream launch any enterprising producer could have hoped to
give his daughter. I feel sorry for Amita – whose
performance is comparatively better than her looks – because
she is wrongly cast in the role of a dream girl opposite two
guys who doubtlessly look younger than her. A girl like
Amita would suit character roles, rather than usual heroine
stuff.
While Nakuul has the lead role and plays it confidently,
Adhyayan seems to have got a raw deal. And yes, he needs to
see a good barber, pronto.
And those desperate to catch some sleep need to see this
flick, pronto. |
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Rating: 1/5 |
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