Deedar (1992) User Reviews

Birth of a superstar

[nadkarnisumeet · 5/10 · 9 July 2022]

Deedar review :

Deedar will always be remembered as the first film signed by Akshay Kumar but Saugandh (1991) released earlier. Incidentally, veteran producer director Pramod Chakraborty met Akshay in Bangkok and decided to give him his big Bollywood break. Deedar wasnt Chakraborty's best work and it didnt succeed at the box office but Bollywood got its future superstar in Akshay Kumar. Akshay and Chakraborty teamed up again in 1998 for Barood which also turned out to be an average fare at the ticket counters.

Coming to Deedar, the plot and execution was like '70s romantic dramas where the hero falls in love with the heroine at first sight, then pursues her relentlessly till she gives in...and then a family feud emerges to play a villain in their love story. The helicopter song picturised on Kumar reminded viewers of Shammi Kapoor's "Aasman se aaya farishta" from An Evening in Paris (1967). Anand Milind's compositions were the film's only positive factor which gave it some footfalls in the theatres.

If we go by the gossip mags, Karisma Kapoor was regretful after signing the film as she felt Akshay Kumar was a B grade actor. Her mother Babita was responsible for influencing her thoughts and Deedar got delayed to some extent due to this issue. Later, when Akshay Kumar became a big star, the same Babita encouraged both Karisma and her younger sis Kareena to work with him. That's Bollywood!!

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

Could've been better

[superindrajit · 7/10 · 1 September 2014]

Pramod Chakravorty's Deedar was supposed to be Akshay Kumar's first release but Saugandh released first and turned out to be a flop. This film was expected to do great business because the promos rocked and the songs were hits but surprisingly, Deedar(1992) failed to make a mark at the box office. Akshay's hope was shattered and he was labelled as a flop actor. Moreover, he couldn't follow up the super success of Khiladi(1992) which released right before Deedar(1992). Furthermore, Akshay Kumar didn't get a hit till Waqt Hamara Hai(1993). In between, there were some okay films like Kayda Kanoon(1993) but they flopped sadly.

Deedar is a typical romantic comedy with action thrown in randomly at places. The film follows on the footsteps of Maine Pyaar Kiya(1989) but it succumbs to mediocrity in parts. The film starts of well and for once Akshay Kumar plays a rich guy who isn't facing too many hardships due to poverty. The love vs. hate relationship between Akshay and Karishma is good at first but it becomes repetitive and boring eventually. Karishma finally falls for Akshay and then the film is boring till the twist in the plot which shocks the audience. The following action scenes and the reason why Karishma couldn't marry Akshay and Akshay's fathers humiliation is all solved at the end. The end is typical but good. However, the film falls flat in front of MPK which was far better.

Direction by Pramod is good in parts and he does give Akshay a big break but I think that Akshay deserves better. He should've deserved a better film instead of this. Saugandh was equally bad but it had good action scenes and Akshay's introduction is very good in that film so it is better than this.

Akshay Kumar is the life of this otherwise boring film. He takes every average scene and lifts it due to his energy. The action scenes are very good. Despite being too raw, Akshay impresses. Karishma Kapoor is good but her shrieking is annoying. The supporting cast do a good job and the acting overall saves a film which would've fallen flat if the acting was bad.

Music is good and the title song was a big hit. It was literally Akshay's first hit song. The rest of the song like Tera Mera Mera Tera Sapna Hai are good too. Action is brilliant because it's realistic and raw like most movies from the 1990s when action wasn't as cheesy as the 80s and the South Remakes of Today.