Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Karan Arjun- 1995 Director: Rakesh Roshan The performances are top! Music is good! Emotions are high and the direction is superb!If you are bored of boy meets girl stories, political stories or typical murder thrillers, then watch Karan Arjun! You will see Salman Khan in a mind blowing character, done superbly well! SRK does his role with confidence as well! Amrish Puri is of course outstanding as a villain! And last but not the least, Rakhee Gulzar leaves a great mark as a mother!I wish they would remake this movie with better effects and the camera quality being higher! Thumbs up!

I still remember the first time I watched this movie back in 1995. I was almost hypnotized during the movie. Dialogues like "Mamta Ka Karz" and "Inteqam Ki Aag" may sound cheesy in today's time, but these were pretty common those days and who better than Shahrukh and Salman to mouth those lines. Salman did his tough guy role with élan. Shahrukh though physically unsuitable to play that kind of role didn't do bad either. Kajol may be remembered as an actress of substance today but this movie showed her and Mamta Kulkarni, both as mere showpieces, a trait of 90s. Amrish Puri did another of those evil Thakur kind of roles, that he could even played in his sleep. However the soul of the movie is Rakhi Gulzar, every time she mouthed that unforgettable "Mere Bete Aayenge, Mere Karan Arjun Aayenge" line, I used to find myself almost in tears. Music was average, but "Jaati Hun Main, Jaldi Hai Kya" became a chart-buster and was like Kajol's own "Dhak Dhak".Not to forget "Mujhko Ranaji Maaf Karna", which was one of the most talked about songs after "Choli Ke Peeche". Bravura performances, hit songs, high emotional melodrama and above all Rakhi's spirited performance made this movie a cult. Not to miss if you have been bored of NRI characters roaming in Mercedes and dancing in exotic locales and want to see some real Bollywood extravaganza.

Dear reader, please appreciate my efforts on your behalf. I stay away from writing comments on films I disliked, but just for you I saw Karan Arjun again so I could write a factual review.A loving mother Durga (Rakhee) and her two super loving sons (the Khan duo of SRK and Salman) live an idyllic life that seems to consist of lots of running to grab mother's feet, sleeping with their heads in her lap. Did I mention GROWN loving sons? Cut to the mystery of their heritage, they are the grandsons of a rich Zamindar who is in the clutches of an evil relative, Durjan Singh (a particularly bug eyed Amrish Puri). The Zamindar wants to make the twins his heir, but the evil Durjan Singh has other plans. BTW, can any one with the name Durjan be good? Did his parents plan his future when they gave him that name? Durjan pursues and kills Karan (Salman) and Arjun (SRK) and the heroes are gone just like that. But the mother prays to the Goddess Kali and asks that her children be reborn - and they are, as Ajay and Vijay, in two separate families. Ajay romances the buxom Sonia (Kajol) while Vijay is pursued by the equally buxom Bindiya (Mamta Kulkarni). Durjan's son wants to marry Sonia, tries to kill Ajay, eventually Sonia is spirited away to Malakheda - where Durjan Singh lives. All this while Ajay and Vijay have flashbacks of their past life and eventually meet, discover their past and go to Malakheda to try and rescue Sonia and help their "mother".What is good about this film? Well, let me think, HM, some cool horseback riding, Johny Lever maybe? You know one has scraped the bottom of the barrel when Johny becomes a plus.The negatives: SRK, Salman, Kajol are completely wasted in this silly movie. There are songs that are so horrible and have some of the worst choreography in memory - Bhangra Pale, Yeh Bandhan to, Jaati Hoon Main are all quite atrocious. But the crown jewel is the Jai Kali Maa song. It has to be seen to be believed. If you have avoided KA up to this point then go view this song just to see how stars do not a film make. You might also appreciate the director's efforts to balance the buxom factor in the two leading ladies!!Something needs to be said about the acting. Salman is sort of less beady eyed than I have ever seen him, but maybe because he is not acting either. Shahrukh is pretty bad too, in a role that has no scope for any kind of acting. Kajol is awful and is probably very glad that she spent most of her time in a locked room in the film. One hear rumors that Ajay Devgan was to do the role of Arjun but things didn't work out and SRK got the role - this caused a rift between the two. If I were Ajay, I would be SRK's lifelong friend for his help in escaping from acting in this movie. There is a bad guy who keeps saying "What a joke", Amrish Puri is so bug eyed you wonder why the eyes didn't just roll out of their sockets at some point. There are fight scenes that could have been planned and written by either Laurel and Hardy or students in second grade.The movie was a huge blockbuster. But after the recent success of Dhoom 2, mine not to question why, mine not to seek reply, mine just to avoid or die.

I saw this movie by chance one day on tv, luckily for me there were subtitles. ;) I thought it was great but most of this feeling could be put down to the fact that I've always been a sucker for this type of movie. (Ummm ... I'd say what type but this is the first time I'm commenting and am not sure if it'd count as a spoiler or not. :P)I thought Salman Khan did an excellent job as the brooding Karan and Shah Rukh Khan (Arjun) was his usual energetic self. Salman and Shah Rukh click very well on screen together and have almost what I would call 'on-screen chemistry' - in a brotherly way of course.I dont remember much of the music so I guess it wasnt particularly good, but the first song "Yeh Bandan" (I think that's what it was called) was *excellent*. The picturisation of this song was *very* sweet, very touching. Major criticisms would be ... the female leads wardrobes! (lol) And some rather fake looking special effects, lightning bolts and the like.Karan Arjun is not flashy or overdone, not over-glammed, just sincere. Its goes down as one of my all-time favourites. Over-all, a great movie.