Kareeb (1998)
10/10
Excellent
30 December 2015
Neha fits into the character exceedingly well. Her no make-up look, her innocent voice only adds to the character. Bobby is good too but I wont say he was the best suited for this role. Johny Lever was a bit repitative and Shaurabh Shukla does add to the humor in the story with his acting skills. This movie is only for those who like innocent romantic cinema. Watch it for one of the most innocent looking actress of 90's in both Bollywood and Hollywood.But what must be truly appreciated is the cinemategraphy and music of the movie. If the romance comes out so beautifully in this movie all the credit must go to the above two departments. Specially the scene at lake with all those burning lamps is one of the finest shots ever taken in a Hindi movie. All the songs inspite of being very situtional are pleasant to ears.Some well known philosopher has said the most difficult thing in this world is to keep things simple and yet effecitve. And this is what Kareeb nearly achieves excepts for some blips towrads the end. Still at heart Kareeb is carrying a very simple tale of love which is held under siege not by some ugly and frieghtening villain but by situation arised out of lies. its beauty lies in the simplicity of the story-telling and the pureness of its characters which one can see through Neha's eyes. Birju played by Bobby may be a liar but at heart he is a nice man who wants his love at any cost even if he has to tell lies or steal money.
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