People are voting emotionally.

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Bit of a cult movie this which gained more popularity overseas as the idea of a man trying to suppress feelings for the identikit daughter of his first love did not go down well with conservative Indian audiences. So fair play to Yash Chopra for tackling one of many taboo Indian issues (still no lip kissing though - even in the 90s) and obviously with Sridevi's passing, this becomes more of a poignant watch and an appreciation of her beauty, energy, comedy, dance talent and strong delivery dialogue that she maintained throughout her career. The surprises are Anupam Kher who is given over-the-top free rein as Anil Kapoor's best mate and 50s-60s icon Waheeda Rehman. They come to the fore in the classic song medley designed to cheer Anil Kapoor up as he mulls indeterminately over his first lost love - who didn't love him anyway. Look out especially for the clever Guide and Pyaasa nods. And that's the main problem with this movie - Anil Kapoor is wasted in his dour and wooden lead role - especially when you see the powerful moments when he does release emotions. Even then he is more charasmatic than Sridevi (mark one)'s husband - who even dressed up as an air force pilot fails to generate any screen presence. So many typical Bollywood features - lavish sets, lots of unbelievability (daughter looks exactly like her mum, how is Anil Kapoor so rich, who exactly is Waheeda Rehman and would you allow your best mate to live freely in palatial mansions, driving Mercs, jetting back and forth from India to England), great songs and overlong duration - the picnic scene could go straight out for example. Strangely enjoyable still.

Reviews like that of akbarnali's really do no favors for society. It isn't non conformist. This movie promotes huge age gaps in society which ARE wrong especially when someone is below the age of 30 especially. This worshipping of medieval style relationships just shows how media educated and politically correct people are becoming. After the big science boom people realised why it was wrong for huge age gaps to be in the lives of young people. The mind and even body is still developing. In reality, after the science boom, huge age gap relationships became nearly extinct in the forward thinking world. It continued to happen in countries where young girls were exchanged for power and wealth. Older men like V in REALITY do not go for children like pooja out of love. This is NOT sridevi's best film. Nor was laadla which promoted sexist views. Critics, Yash and other supporters of this film need to be examined properly because all they are doing is promoting pedophilia, a term which is outdated and should expand to protect growing children who are under the age of 21. Men like V promote ageism against women in society. He claimed to have loved pallavi yet at the end he immediately claims to have never loved her and only to have loved pooja. He is 25 years her senior. In reality we ALL know deep down what a man like that would want in a CHILD. We do choose who we love. We choose to put the time into getting to know someone. Men like lack intellect and maturity and that is why they deem it acceptable to go far too young. Sridevi should have told Yash that his idea was wrong. Real love is based on loving someone of your generation and growing old together. That IS how nature intended it to be. You are not a traditionalist if you seem to think this way. You are someone who sees with clear eyes. He loved her mother and then deemed it acceptable to marry her daughter. This was also after she BLACKMAILED him in many ways and used mental torture. It seems MANY Indian films (especially older ones) deemed it acceptable to show this because it is how society used to be and still is. In this politically correct and media educated society we live in now, it is accepted as 'love' when it is no such thing. Under 21 and 2 year gap max. 21+ 5 to 8 yrs and after 30, 13 years. development matters. Once past your mid 40s a few more years is fine as both have lived their life and know more. They are NOT naive and have a better perception about life. They come to MANY realisations. Pooja had psychological issues like many girls like her. Some girls (like myself) have been groomed my men like viren. Trust me it is NOT love. Many girls wake up one day and realise the truth while others continue to live a facade and become very defensive over their awful relationship. Age is not just a number when it comes to love. This movie was not ahead of its time. Its beliefs stem from medieval times when girls were ENCOURAGED to be with older men. Even if that man had been married to their elder sister or aunt. I am an Asian woman and understand how the culture works. This film was loved by the elite, where huge age gaps are more prevalent because of mentalities, and hated by those who had morals and were of a more working class. Many realised what a joke this film was. Imagine it happened in reality. Imagine you had been pallavi, you died and a man 25 years older than your growing child has "fallen in love" with her. Many do realise later on in life. I implore people to pick up books which talk about the mind, body and nature. Science has taught us so much yet it seems movies like lamhe are making our society worse by promoting medieval concepts. If a "westerner" sees this movie for what it is, it isn't a bad thing. In asia these relationships include no love and are based on exchange only. Psychological conditions such as Stockholm syndrome do exist as do a whole host of other issues. Instead of encouraging girls like pooja, guardians should be protecting young girls. We really need to educate children and young people about REALITY, not the blatant conditioning of Hollywood, bollywood and other industries which are ageist against women. I give this film 2 stars only because of the music and sridevi. And kudos to her for talking against the storyline. In reality, decent parents and well raised children, do not accept this. Nor does a well functioning society. That society strives to protect children and young people by equipping them with the right education. this movie was not non conformist but it was a blatant idea which tried to condition the masses. It flopped because the majority were not as media educated. Sadly the world we live in now lacks decent parenting and the media (after the 80s) began a hardcore promotion of this. Always men older too. Movies do well when they are realistic. When they take into account psychology, biology, history and life! This was NEVER love and people without rose tinted glasses can see that. This and laadla are two very bad films for what they promote. Yash was very disappointing and so were the critics. It seems both held very creepy views in the backs of their minds. I would recommend something like liberal arts which recommends the right sort of relationship. You might not feel older, but you are. You should find someone to grow old with. Not someone who will be in their prime when you are old. This film deserved to flop. Yash tended to be awful.

"Lamhe" portrays an unconventional love story of an undeniable love of a girl with a man almost twice her age; and this unconventional story makes the film special. The film raises complexity in its theme which has been resolved very beautifully by the end. Like most of the Yash Chopra films, this one too has a nice look with good songs, pictuarization, and a winning performance from Sri Devi. Perhaps, it's a wonder why this film didn't click at the time it released; and by now the film has received a cult status.The only thing that annoyed was its over 3 hr length and a slow pace at times.Rating: 2 stars out of 4

When I first began watching this movie, I thought hey, Anil Kapoor doesn't have a mustache in it! I thought that this movie was going to be different. However, I soon discovered that this tale was pretty twisted. Anil Kapoor's character, Viren loved Sridevi's character, Pallavi but unfortunately for him, she did not reciprocate his feelings. In fact, she would later get married. Sadly, a very pregnant Sridevi and her husband are involved in an accident with the sole survivor being the baby. That's right, Sridevi dies. I was quite shocked here! Obviously, since this an older Hindi movie, you just know that Sridevi is going to take on a double role and play Pallavi's daughter. But, what really got to me was the fact that Pallavi's daughter Pooja is now in love with Anil Kapoor. Right...and how did that even happen? It was already creepy enough that Anil Kapoor loved her mother from afar ( it was really from afar, he barely even knew her) but now this? This is beyond disgusting. It's like going from the mom to the daughter. In fact, it makes Anil Kapoor look like a real loser. And Pooja? Why would this young woman be interested in an old man, especially after learning that he loved her own mother! Yash Chopra was grasping at straws by the way he was trying to make us think that this is normal! Not a love story.On a side note, I just wanted to talk about Anil Kapoor's best friend, who is played by Anupam Kher ( who are you kidding man, you looked like an uncle even back then!). There is a scene in this movie where Anupam Kher is just out right obnoxious and honestly, as the audience, you cheer when Anil Kapoor slaps him at the mall. His pouting was not cute and in general, his character was over the top. I seriously questioned his mental state.In Indian culture, the reality is that Pooja would consider Viren like an uncle. This movie did not make any sense and I can see why it was not accepted by the general Indian Public. Good for them.I was going to rate it a 1 but gave an extra point for the non intended comedy scenes. ( Anupam getting slapped at the mall and Sridevi's dance moves)