1995 was a year when few movies succeeded at the box-office since Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was a big, big hit. Fortunately, Raja succeeded to make a mark. Madhuri's fans were very excited about this movie and she was cited as the female Amitabh Bachchan of Hindi cinema.
The story revolves around Raja (Sanjay Kapoor) who is the cause of insanity of his older brother Birju (Paresh Rawal). But Birju pampers Raja like a child as he is his only support. Madhu (Madhuri Dixit)happens to be an arrogant rich sister of two wealthy brothers (Dalip Tahil and Mukesh Khanna). Raja and Madhu fall in love much to the chagrin of her brothers. The brothers hatch a plot to separate the two love birds. The plot succeeds and the two lovers are separated. But all's well that ends well as Raja and Madhu are reunited at the end.
The film is clichéd but only Madhuri's acting saves the day. She looked pretty and also performs the comic part diligently. She already grabbed the star screen award for this film and she truly deserved it! Sanjay Kapoor has miles to go if he wants to achieve the heights of his brother Anil Kapoor. He just inherited his brother's looks and nothing else. He was wooden throughout the film and it's a shame that Madhuri overshadowed him in a film that is hero-centric. Dalip Tahil is as usual. Mukesh Khanna is over-the-top. Rita Badhuri is okay. Paresh Rawal is excellent.
One of the highlights of this movie are the songs which are shot wonderfully. 'Aankhiyan milao kabhi', 'Phool mangoo na bahar mangoo', 'Tumne agar pyaar se dekha' and 'Nazrein mili' are the best tracks in the movie and are worth listening to billion times.
Indra Kumar is a director who can add zing to tried and tested formulas. Thanks to him that Raja worked to some extent. Hey, I am not saying that I don't like Raja. I am talking about the critics! IN my opinion, Raja is one of the best movies of 1995.
Check this one out for the ravishing queen of Bollywood Madhuri Dixit! I rate it 8/10.
The story revolves around Raja (Sanjay Kapoor) who is the cause of insanity of his older brother Birju (Paresh Rawal). But Birju pampers Raja like a child as he is his only support. Madhu (Madhuri Dixit)happens to be an arrogant rich sister of two wealthy brothers (Dalip Tahil and Mukesh Khanna). Raja and Madhu fall in love much to the chagrin of her brothers. The brothers hatch a plot to separate the two love birds. The plot succeeds and the two lovers are separated. But all's well that ends well as Raja and Madhu are reunited at the end.
The film is clichéd but only Madhuri's acting saves the day. She looked pretty and also performs the comic part diligently. She already grabbed the star screen award for this film and she truly deserved it! Sanjay Kapoor has miles to go if he wants to achieve the heights of his brother Anil Kapoor. He just inherited his brother's looks and nothing else. He was wooden throughout the film and it's a shame that Madhuri overshadowed him in a film that is hero-centric. Dalip Tahil is as usual. Mukesh Khanna is over-the-top. Rita Badhuri is okay. Paresh Rawal is excellent.
One of the highlights of this movie are the songs which are shot wonderfully. 'Aankhiyan milao kabhi', 'Phool mangoo na bahar mangoo', 'Tumne agar pyaar se dekha' and 'Nazrein mili' are the best tracks in the movie and are worth listening to billion times.
Indra Kumar is a director who can add zing to tried and tested formulas. Thanks to him that Raja worked to some extent. Hey, I am not saying that I don't like Raja. I am talking about the critics! IN my opinion, Raja is one of the best movies of 1995.
Check this one out for the ravishing queen of Bollywood Madhuri Dixit! I rate it 8/10.