| Aarzoo has an
uncanny resemblance to D’Souza’s earlier movie,
Yeh Dillagi, which was further inspired from Sabrina,
a Hollywood classic, starring Harrison Ford. It is a love
triangle in which two heroes fall for the same girl and
it requires a sacrifice from one of them to give the
movie a happy ending. Here the martyr is Amar (Saif Ali
Khan) who lets his childhood beloved Pooja (Madhuri
Dixit) slip away because she is in love with another man,
Vijay (Akshay Kumar). But this time happy ending does not come
without some twist. Amar, who is a rich businessman,
offers a job to Vijay and one day sends him off for an
assignment in his plane, which incidentally crashes.
Vijay is pronounced dead and Pooja, who is pregnant,
marries Amar and they live happily until Vijay returns
from dead.
The
‘resurrected’ Vijay, now sporting a moustache
and wearing green lenses, teams up with Amar’s
uncle, Kailashnath (Paresh Rawal), against Amar because
he thinks that the plane crash was his plan to get him
killed and win over Pooja. Infact, Kailashnath is after
Amar’s property and was responsible for the death of
his parents. The ending is typically Bollywood style.
Kidnapping, lot of punches, change of heart, and finally,
victory of love over evil.
The direction of the
movie is appreciable. Cinematography is breathtaking.
This is probably because D’Souza started as a
cinematographer and graduated to direction. The story by
Reema Rakeshnath lacks originality, as it seems to be a
blatant reproduction of her earlier script for Saajan.
But still, it will manage to hold the interest of the
people, probably thanks to captivating performances from
Saif and Akshay. The vibes of both the actors work quite
well as they have given two hits together - Yeh
Dillagi and Main Khiladi Tu Anari.
Madhuri Dixit, as
always, has given a very mature and effortless
performance. But if she had spent more time doing serious
business than singing and dancing every now and then, it
would have done some justification to her stature. Music
by Anu Malik is average except for the song – Ab
Tere Dil Mein.
Surprisingly, the love triangle stories have
always scored a home run in Bollywood. From Sangam,
Saajan to Deewana and Pardes.
Apparently, the Indians love to sympathise with the
martyr, who for the sake of friendship, sacrifice their
love. Let us hope Aarzoo also gets lucky.
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