Sunny Deol started his career with the 1983 blockbuster Betaab but success eluded him till his next blockbuster Arjun from 1985 which established him as an action hero. What followed after this were a bunch of hits like Dacait and Yateem supported by super hit Tridev and hit Chaalbaaz. Whereas, other Sunny Deol releases from this time like Manzil Manzil, Zabardast, Soni Mahiwal, Samundar, Sultanat, Savery Vali Gadi were average runners while Sunny was a flop and Vardi was a disaster. It may seem like Sunny Deol didn't have a good 1980s period but those few super hits and blockbusters were enough to establish him as a star.
Yateem is one of his better films from the late 80s period, this is the time when Sunny Deol wasn't at his best as the turning point(Ghayal) released in 1990. However, he still managed to get a good amount of hits. Yateem is a simple story of how an orphan gets adopted by a police inspector. However, a rift is created between that police officer and the orphan. The orphan is arrested and lodged in a cell, it is then Sunny escapes prison, runs away with his love and tries to unravel the truth in front of his fathers eyes. How he does this and how he stops the villains forms the crux of the story.
The movie is actually good but being a simple and original story of an orphan. Being an orphan's story, he isn't always pushed around and he knows how to fight for his rights which is well shown in the film. However, there is no actual verbal abuse done to him therefore, that part doesn't apply much to the film. The film has been well written and there is a flow. However, as most films the movie slows down and tends to drag and bore in typical style. This means all that crying and that sobbing could have been a bit less used in the film which is what got irritating. But then again, what's a hind movie without typical ingredients like crying? Absolutely nothing is the write answer.
Direction by JP Dutta is fab, he handles many scenes properly, he could've dealt with the drag but for the most part, he does a brilliant job. Dutta's films were always original which were the best things about them, there wasn't any copied story with Bollywood nonsense thrown in.
Action is good, not many action scenes are in the film which isn't a bad thing as too much mindless action is what mediocre Bollywood movies contain. However, the end where Sunny deol drops picks up the gun and shoots in time to kill Amrish Puri is hilarious and unrealistic.
Sunny Deol does a good job as the orphan, he makes everything look real and he doesn't overreact. Farha Naaz looks simple and does a good job as the actress, she is natural. Sujata Mehta simply annoys especially when she pretends to be molested by Sunny Deol(to frame him). Kulbhushan Kharbandra is good, he doesn't overact surprisingly. Amrish Puri and Danny are the villains, they do what is required.
On the whole, Yateem isn't a bad film and it works well for the most part. This is one film of Sunny Deol's worth watching from the 80s as it not only contains good performances but good direction.
Yateem is one of his better films from the late 80s period, this is the time when Sunny Deol wasn't at his best as the turning point(Ghayal) released in 1990. However, he still managed to get a good amount of hits. Yateem is a simple story of how an orphan gets adopted by a police inspector. However, a rift is created between that police officer and the orphan. The orphan is arrested and lodged in a cell, it is then Sunny escapes prison, runs away with his love and tries to unravel the truth in front of his fathers eyes. How he does this and how he stops the villains forms the crux of the story.
The movie is actually good but being a simple and original story of an orphan. Being an orphan's story, he isn't always pushed around and he knows how to fight for his rights which is well shown in the film. However, there is no actual verbal abuse done to him therefore, that part doesn't apply much to the film. The film has been well written and there is a flow. However, as most films the movie slows down and tends to drag and bore in typical style. This means all that crying and that sobbing could have been a bit less used in the film which is what got irritating. But then again, what's a hind movie without typical ingredients like crying? Absolutely nothing is the write answer.
Direction by JP Dutta is fab, he handles many scenes properly, he could've dealt with the drag but for the most part, he does a brilliant job. Dutta's films were always original which were the best things about them, there wasn't any copied story with Bollywood nonsense thrown in.
Action is good, not many action scenes are in the film which isn't a bad thing as too much mindless action is what mediocre Bollywood movies contain. However, the end where Sunny deol drops picks up the gun and shoots in time to kill Amrish Puri is hilarious and unrealistic.
Sunny Deol does a good job as the orphan, he makes everything look real and he doesn't overreact. Farha Naaz looks simple and does a good job as the actress, she is natural. Sujata Mehta simply annoys especially when she pretends to be molested by Sunny Deol(to frame him). Kulbhushan Kharbandra is good, he doesn't overact surprisingly. Amrish Puri and Danny are the villains, they do what is required.
On the whole, Yateem isn't a bad film and it works well for the most part. This is one film of Sunny Deol's worth watching from the 80s as it not only contains good performances but good direction.
