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Director Anil Devgan is off the mark this time. Frankly, his RAJU CHACHA and BLACKMAIL appear as classics when compared to this one. Music is the only saving grace. Every track has been filmed on a panoramic locale and acts as an eye candy. Cinematography [Rajeev Ravi] is efficient.
Nakuul Mehta may subconsciously be inspired by SRK, but you don't mind it. In all fairness, he's very confident, a bundle of energy and knows his job well. His expressions are perfect at all times. Adhyayan Suman definitely deserved a better launch. What's he doing in this film? He has the talent, which, unfortunately, hasn't been channelized at all in this misadventure.
Amita Pathak is a fine actor, no two opinions on that. But there's a problem. She looks too plump and her makeup makes her look mature. Very frankly, she looks much better in real life than on screen.
On the whole, HAAL-E-DIL is a complete dil-breaker. This one's gonna sink at the box-office!
Amita Pathak exudes a raw appeal but her cold character barely permits her to smile wherein she loses on a charming screen presence. Also she appears elder to her male costars who are flawed with amateurish performances. Adhyayan Suman (thankfully) has pretty less to do. Nakul Mehtta goes overboard with his animated act and you get immune to his antics by the end.
Haal-e-Dil chews your brains to the extent that you wish it were named as ‘Khaa-le-Dimag’
Hindustan Times
Train means pain. In a gender reversal, Girl (Amita Pathak) is a bit mentally troubled on a slow chhook chhook gaadi. Boy (Nakuul Mehta) is the buk buk machine. And somewhere in Kalka (which is inhabited by Swiss folk!), there’s a guy (Adhyayan Suman) who’s doing his own number. Can’t tell you what that is because you’ll gag. Misery.
Two scenes stick out. One: Buk Buk steals moolis and turnips from a farm to suggest that this movie could well have been a more digestible product titled Ek Phool Do Mooli. Two: a Veerappan wannabe (Moustache Mishra) hangs upside down from a tree and goes, “Foodum writum me not happyum.” That needed subtitles desperately. What theyum sayingum?
More newcomers here but hello.. the best thing that can be said of Nakuul Mehta, is that he’s pleasant and has potential. Adhyayan Suman needs a re-launch pronto. Amita Pathak? No, no, no, comments at all.
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