By:
Taran
Adarsh,
IndiaFM
Monday,
February
27,
2006
You
actually
saunter
into
the
screening
of
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
with
zilch
expectations.
With
a
not
too
viable
star
cast
on
one
hand
and
the
long
period
it
took
to
hit
the
screens
on
the
other,
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
lacks
the
magnetic
drive
to
attract
moviegoers,
you
feel.
But,
sometimes,
certain
films
take
you
by
complete
surprise.
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
is
one
of
them.
Also,
thankfully,
the
delay
in
its
making
doesn't
reflect
on
the
final
product.
Let's
face
it,
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
is
no
classic.
Nor
does
it
swim
against
the
tide.
It's
no
foolproof
entertainer
either.
Yet,
the
goings-on
compel
you
to
train
your
eyes
at
the
screen,
especially
towards
the
second
hour.
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
is
a
vintage
love
story.
It
has
that
old-world
charm
that
worked
in
the
1970s
and
1980s.
You
can
guess
what's
in
store
next,
but
the
execution
of
the
material
[Bunty
Soorma,
Vikram
Bhatt]
is
absorbing
most
of
the
times,
with
certain
dramatic
moments
making
you
forget
the
deficiencies.
To
sum
up,
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
isn't
path-breaking
in
any
way,
but
it
delivers
what
you
expect
from
a
love
story.
Only
thing
--
this
is
important
--
the
viewer
of
today
isn't
gung
ho
about
conventional
subjects.
That
could
prove
a
major
deterrent!
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
begins
in
a
village
in
Rajasthan,
where
a
blind
girl
called
Durga
[Amisha
Patel]
lives
with
her
mother
[Suhasini
Mulay].
Despite
Durga
being
blind,
she
makes
beautiful
clay
statues,
a
skill
she
learnt
from
her
late
father.
Durga
meets
Rohit
[Arjun
Rampal],
who
is
impressed
by
Durga's
art
and
beauty
and
they
fall
in
love.
A
village
goon
named
Rana
[Parmeet
Sethi]
takes
advantage
of
Durga's
handicap
and
attempts
to
rape
her.
Luckily,
the
mother
comes
to
her
rescue.
Rana
learns
of
Rohit
and
decides
to
eliminate
him.
But
the
mother
shields
Rohit
and
dies
in
the
process.
Rana
is
arrested.
Rohit
takes
Durga
to
an
eye
hospital,
where
Dr.
R.K.
Prasad
[Kanwaljeet]
operates
upon
her
eyes.
The
operation
proves
a
success,
but
before
the
bandage
is
taken
off
from
Durga's
eyes,
Rana
and
his
cronies
try
to
kill
Rohit
and
in
the
ensuing
fight,
both
Rana
and
Rohit
die.
When
Durga
learns
about
Rohit's
death,
she
tries
to
commit
suicide,
but
is
saved
by
Dr.
Prasad.
Durga
relates
her
story
to
Dr.
Prasad,
who
now
considers
her
to
be
his
daughter.
Dr.
Prasad
and
Durga
move
to
Switzerland
for
a
change.
Durga
meets
Raj
[Bobby
Deol],
a
business
tycoon,
and
in
their
first
meeting
itself,
Raj
falls
in
love
with
Durga.
Raj
tries
to
get
close
to
Durga,
but
she
gets
irritated
by
his
behavior.
Raj
takes
Durga
to
his
house
and
shows
her
Rohit's
photographs.
He
tells
her
that
even
he
is
suffering
the
loss
of
his
best
friend.
Dr.
Prasad
convinces
Durga
that
Raj
is
the
right
guy
for
her
and
that
he
wants
to
see
her
married.
Durga
agrees
to
marry
Raj
and
the
family
[Anang
Desai,
Beena,
Vivek
Shauq]
prepares
for
the
wedding.
During
the
engagement
ceremony,
Raj
gets
a
phone
call
informing
him
that
his
childhood
friend,
Rohit,
is
still
alive.
Raj
brings
Rohit
home
and
introduces
him
to
Durga.
Rohit
is
stunned
to
see
Durga
there,
but
Durga
does
not
recognize
him
as
she
has
never
seen
him.
Been
there,
done
that
--
the
maxim
suits
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
like
a
glove.
The
story
[Bunty
Soorma]
has
an
old-world
charm.
Right
from
Sangam
to
Saajan
to
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai,
Hindi
cinema
has
witnessed
similar
stories
in
the
past
[two
guys
in
love
with
the
same
girl].
If
the
basic
premise
is
a
handicap,
the
development
of
the
story
[screenplay:
Ashok
Roy]
and
direction
are
interesting,
at
times.
The
story
takes
off
in
a
routine
manner:
Boy
meets
girl,
its
love
at
first
sight
for
the
guy,
there
are
obstacles
[villain:
Parmeet
Sethi],
they
overcome
that
as
well,
everything
is
hunky
dory...
and
then
catastrophe
strikes.
If
the
first
hour
of
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
is
strictly
okay,
it's
the
latter
half
that
works
to
the
advantage
of
the
film.
With
Bobby
making
an
entry
at
the
intermission
point,
the
second
hour
is
devoted
to
the
three
characters
facing
a
storm
in
their
lives.
A
number
of
sequences
catch
your
attention.
Amisha's
feelings
for
Bobby
have
been
depicted
convincingly.
The
re-emergence
of
Arjun
during
the
engagement
ceremony
is
a
highpoint.
The
sequence
thereafter,
when
Amisha
hears
Arjun's
voice,
is
again
well
tackled.
But
the
climax
acts
as
a
complete
spoilt
sport.
Just
when
you
were
actually
enjoying
the
ride,
you
realize
that
the
vehicle
just
ran
out
of
gas
at
this
juncture.
One
question
that
comes
to
your
mind
is,
why
this
clichÉd
ending?
Of
course,
you
want
the
lady
to
choose
her
lover,
but
it
could've
been
done
in
a
far
more
refreshing
manner.
Besides,
the
narrative
tends
to
slow
down
a
bit
in
the
latter
reels.
Considering
that
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
started
off
as
someone's
vision
[Bunty
Soorma]
and
has
been
given
the
eventual
shape
by
another
storyteller
[Vikram
Bhatt],
the
film
doesn't
look
patchy
at
all.
Music
[Anand
Raaj
Anand]
is
easy
on
the
ears.
The
title
track,
'Chori
Se
Dil
Ko'
and
'Dhola
Aayo
Re'
are
better
compositions
nevertheless.
Cinematography
[Nirmal
Jani]
is
appealing.
The
Swiss
locales
as
well
as
the
lavish
look
that
the
film
boasts
of
give
the
film
a
visually
striking
look.
Dialogues
[Javed
Siddiqui]
are
mediocre.
Bobby
Deol
is
only
getting
better
as
an
actor.
He
manages
to
register
an
impact
in
a
film
that
belongs
to
Amisha
and
Arjun
primarily.
Arjun
is
awkward
at
places
[initial
portions],
but
gets
into
the
rhythm
subsequently.
The
emotional
sequences
in
the
second
half
clearly
indicate
that
he's
come
a
long
way.
Amisha
ought
to
control
her
voice
when
she
screams
[it
gets
screechy].
However,
her
performance
varies
from
average
to
decent.
Kanwaljeet
is
efficient.
Suhasini
Mulay
and
Parmeet
Sethi
are
adequate.
Achint
Kaur
doesn't
get
any
scope.
Ditto
for
Vivek
Shauq,
Beena
and
Anang
Desai.
On
the
whole,
Humko
Tumse
Pyaar
Hai
is
a
decent
entertainer,
but
there
are
two
major
factors
that
go
against
it:
Lack
of
hype
and
a
not
too
happening
star
cast.
At
the
box-office,
a
strong
word
of
mouth
from
ladies
should
help
to
an
extent.
Business
in
the
Hindi
belt
should
also
be
better.