Simply Perfect

It is a performances centric movie

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

What really sets 'Ek Duuje Ke Liye' apart from other love stories, is its disturbing ending. Otherwise the film itself is no different than other love stories regarding star-crossed lovers that have been made several. Some of the songs are nice (but not great) and mostly forgettable. The use of the language barrier between the two characters was something different and new. Also there are some nice sequences that prevent it from being just another romantic film. The director deserves credit for executing them. Performances are quite decent. Rati Agnihotri does well for a newcomer. Madhavi is very good. Kamal Hassan is quite alright in a few scenes and very bad in some. He seems to just not get the right expressions particularly in the crying scenes (which are unintentionally funny). However, the guy can surely dance! Shobha Khote is extremely annoying and almost want to press the mute button. 'Ek Duuje Ke Liye' is certainly one of the better films of the 80s. A different love story it is and I'd recommend it to viewers who enjoy romantic films but beware of its disturbing conclusion.

The scene is a small town in India before liberalisation and globalisation. In fact, I don't think America or any foreign country is mentioned in the script or any picturisation done there. contrast this with Bollywood of 2000s where the only Indian part is language and actors.The people are simple and the life of young ones are sans complications. If today's Indian youth were not panting after career, America etc., then they would fall in love exactly like this.The story is well executed on screen. There are no contemporary obsessions like morality, or Indian versus American values or saas-bahu conspiracies. Even the numerous plots by girl's mother (Shubha Khote) to separate the lover duo are almost poetic and are received by the lovers as tests of the path of love.The songs and the ending are the highpoint of the film. Rakesh Bedi adds comic relief. This is one of the few films where no villain / negative characters is trying to marry either lover.

A movie in which love knows no color, status or origin. The director does a fantastic job retaining the nuances of both Tamil and Hindi and the movie comes out so well. The locales and the beaches are simply amazing. Set in the coastal town of Visakhapatnam, this remake of a Telugu film with almost the same cast has an unconventional ending leaves the viewers in shock. The songs are gr8 and acting superb. This is definitely a movie that transcends time and the problems that are faced by the protagonists are the same faced by many couples in love today. Watching this movie in 2006, I feel that the screenplay could have been better, the scenes change abruptly and the color combinations are not always correct. But, all said and done, its an wonderful movie all should watch.

I saw it in PAK circa 1982, probably 5 or 6 times, the songs are top notch...the heroine is as fine as all outdoors , the hero is a likable tool. It is nice story with a non-mundane ending, which is usually typical of "Bollywood" nonsense...Just watch it, you will like it - I think. If you don't dig the story, you will not deny the songs =) I was a youngster in 82, but I still liked it then, not even knowing what it meant to be in that state. Now, I know what its all about and will preach it to anyone that listens, hahaha...don't hate on love , that is all I have to say about that, ala Forest Gump - And why do I need 10 lines to be approved for commenting, I was done after 5 lines, the last few lines are plain jibberish!