Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa Movie Review

Sawan Kumar too never rests and comes up with a new flick at regular intervals. So, after a spate of not-so-remarkable movies, Sawan Kumar presents 'Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya' -a love story of a Hindu boy from India and a Muslim girl from Pakistan !! And how the barriers do not stop them from loving each other !! Introducing Kapil and Saloni in the lead roles, DPHG has music by Usha Khanna (who composes for a A grade project after a long long time) and Sawan Kumar, who along with producing and directing the movie, also writes the lyrics and the story !! To give able support to the debutants is the heavy duty supporting star-cast of Amrish Puri, Prem Chopra and Ashutosh Rana. The publicity has picked up steam off late and the recent applause from the select leaders in the political circuits has also aroused reasonable interest in the project !!

After a long time, since Sanam Bewafa, which was incidentally the last major hit by Sawan Kumar, has some movie of his boasting of such pleasant music. Two songs can be easily singled out for their pleasant and easy to eyes choreography - the title song 'Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya' and 'Mubaarakan' (which also appears as a shorter sad version) !! The former, a duet by Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik, is a love song about an Indian guy who has just seen a 'Pakistani chehra' and how he has fallen flat in love with her !! Whereas the later is a solo by Sunidhi Chauhan where the girl is happy to see her hubby back with her and compares it with her 'Id' !! Both the songs boast of good Indian music and decent dance steps - the combination of which is a rarity today !! Whereas Kapil is good, it is Saloni who catches who attracts you instantaneously with her angel like looks. In the times when looking sexy and gorgeous is the need of the day, it is a relief to see a girl making her debut fully clothed and still looking drop-dead beautiful !! She looks confident enough and dances well too !! Now it is to be seen that how good the lead pair look while emoting on the screen than just the dance and song routine !!

'Tu Kaun Kahan Se Aayi Hai' is a solo by Udit Narayan and needless to say, it is one of the better love songs sung by him in the recent months !! A number about the guy who is amazed about beauty of the girl he loves, it conveys the emotions very well and Sawan Kumar deserves a special mention for writing beautiful lyrics for most of the numbers in DPHG !! 'Main Chamcham Nachoongi' by Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan is one of the best numbers in the entire album and it is nice to see that one after another there are a number of songs that are entertaining !! Saloni has got a pretty, innocent and a charming face and she takes it's full advantage in this track !! A cute number, it should gain popularity if the movie is as good as the songs !! Another track that catches your attention on first listening itself is 'Karachi Nahi Jaawangi' by Sunidhi Chauhan !! Again a number with Indian feel woven around it, it is about a girl who is willing to go to any part of Pakistan, be it Islamabad or Multan, but not Karachi !! Now why, this has to be seen in the movie !!

'Kudrat Ne' is a situational track about two lovers who are unable to comprehend as to why the borders have to come in way of their uniting with each other. A slow track by Sunidhi Chauhan and Udit Narayan, it is not in the lines of other love songs by being entertaining but mainly carries a message !! 'Aaj Humne Aapke Liye' by Sudesh Bhonsle and Priya Bhattacharya is perhaps the only speed breaker in the entire feel good album. A song about a conversation between a father and his daughter on a breakfast table, it is strictly situational and some very average composition too doesn't help it's cause !! An avoidable track !! To compensate for this track comes the patriotic number 'O Shaheedon' by Sonu Nigam which is good in all departments - vocals, lyrics and music. A number about respecting the soldiers from both the sides of the border, it again carries a message and does well in that !!

In the times when actioners are being made that talk of enmity between the two neighbouring countries, it is a commendable attempt by the movie makers to make a movie on peace and love. A thoroughly enjoyable fare, there is no song (except for 'Aaj Humne...' which can be excused due to it's being situational) that can be termed to be a drag or boring. A good 'desi' album that should be liked in 'both the sides of the border' !!