I remember watching this film opening day in a crowded Ahmadabad theater when I was 9 years old (the good ole days); at that time I must have seen it a dozen times. I revisited it recently and man... I enjoyed it as much as I did the first time around!! The story is set against the backdrop of Pakistani drugs and arms smuggling to India. Pakistan wants to wage a proxy war and create unrest and fester home grown terrorism in India. But at it's core, it's about one honest cop (Aamir Khan as ACP Ajay Singh Rathod in one of his best performances) and his personal fight to eradicate crime and bring criminals to justice...
The basic story is well thought out/researched, dialogs are superbly written, cinematography is top notch, and acting is excellent by the whole cast (special mention to Mukesh Rishi who plays Salim and the always fantastic Naseeruddin Shah). Of the songs, "Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye" which plays along with opening credits and details the smuggling operation stands out, as does "Hosh Walon Ko", a classic, which has been sung impeccably by the late Jagjit Singh. The pace does slack towards the end and it veers into preachy Patriotism, but these flaws can be overlooked.
This is one of the best Hindi films of the 90s and easily one of Aamir's greatest roles. Watch it, you will not be disappointed (I wasn't... even 14 years later)!!
The basic story is well thought out/researched, dialogs are superbly written, cinematography is top notch, and acting is excellent by the whole cast (special mention to Mukesh Rishi who plays Salim and the always fantastic Naseeruddin Shah). Of the songs, "Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye" which plays along with opening credits and details the smuggling operation stands out, as does "Hosh Walon Ko", a classic, which has been sung impeccably by the late Jagjit Singh. The pace does slack towards the end and it veers into preachy Patriotism, but these flaws can be overlooked.
This is one of the best Hindi films of the 90s and easily one of Aamir's greatest roles. Watch it, you will not be disappointed (I wasn't... even 14 years later)!!