Movie is good ,satisfying,gives lighter moments,have some stupid but funny scenes.Ii is touchy and a good emotional drama.A good time pass for 186 minutes. It is the movie which shows a father -son relationship with some moral values.A illiterate person can be successful due to his qualities,his moral values and etc etc.. Amitabh is a legend and this movie is a good example of his high class acting.His role as a Hera is simple superb. It is much different from movies which show simple fight scenes, copied stories. Sooryavansham for everyone and not for a particular age-group. In my views this movie is at least one time watch.
27 Reviews
Best Bachchan Movie in Years
Bludhound26 December 1999
Though a flawed film. This movie is the best Bachchan film in years, with the Big B giving a restrained performance. The comedy sequences are out of place, with little relevance to the plot. It's a shame that this movie flopped. Die hard Big B fans will enjoy this film
Satellite blockbuster.
nadkarnisumeet21 May 2022
Sooryavansham review :
A Padmalaya production featuring Amitabh Bachchan in a father- son role; Sooryavansham came in summer of 1999 just a couple of months after Big B's Lal Badshah which managed to make money in the Northen interiors despite the heavy criticism. Sooryavansham wasn't that lucky and it tanked at the box office in no time!!
Surprisingly, the film became a rage when it premiered on Sony Max and must have been screened atleast thousand times on this channel. Today, it has become a cult classic with memes popping up on the poisoned kheer and what not!!
Amitabh Bachchan was terrific in the older avatar of Thakur but seemed out of place as his youngster son. Maybe, a younger star like Ajay Devgn or Akshay Kumar would've worked here but then jaane bhi do yaaro!!
Curiously, Rekha dubbed for the lead heroine Soundarya as well as Jayasudha who played the mother. Her familiar husky voice elevated both the ladies performance to a significant extent. Anupam Kher and Kader Khan provided the comic quotient efficiently. Current heartthrob Ishan Khattar's parents Rajesh and Neelima appear in small roles.
Sooryavansham is also memorable for Bachchan crooning his own number "Chori se chori se"... it was his lean phase when he was trying to gain his ground in his much touted second innings. But as they say, legends never go. They just adapt to the time. That's exactly what Bachchan did after facing failure since his ill fated Mrityudaata (1997). He re-invented himself with Kaun Banega Crorepati and Mohabattein in 2000 and hasn't looked back since!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
A Padmalaya production featuring Amitabh Bachchan in a father- son role; Sooryavansham came in summer of 1999 just a couple of months after Big B's Lal Badshah which managed to make money in the Northen interiors despite the heavy criticism. Sooryavansham wasn't that lucky and it tanked at the box office in no time!!
Surprisingly, the film became a rage when it premiered on Sony Max and must have been screened atleast thousand times on this channel. Today, it has become a cult classic with memes popping up on the poisoned kheer and what not!!
Amitabh Bachchan was terrific in the older avatar of Thakur but seemed out of place as his youngster son. Maybe, a younger star like Ajay Devgn or Akshay Kumar would've worked here but then jaane bhi do yaaro!!
Curiously, Rekha dubbed for the lead heroine Soundarya as well as Jayasudha who played the mother. Her familiar husky voice elevated both the ladies performance to a significant extent. Anupam Kher and Kader Khan provided the comic quotient efficiently. Current heartthrob Ishan Khattar's parents Rajesh and Neelima appear in small roles.
Sooryavansham is also memorable for Bachchan crooning his own number "Chori se chori se"... it was his lean phase when he was trying to gain his ground in his much touted second innings. But as they say, legends never go. They just adapt to the time. That's exactly what Bachchan did after facing failure since his ill fated Mrityudaata (1997). He re-invented himself with Kaun Banega Crorepati and Mohabattein in 2000 and hasn't looked back since!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
A satisfying movie
hypergurlgowri893 August 2004
Warning: Spoilers
I think Sooryavansham is a really satisfying movie. It's one of the few new movies that I can stand to watch.
The acting by Amitabh in his dual role is superb...OUTSTANDING. I heard that he won a national award for this movie, just hope that's true.
The story is about Takhur Bhanu Pratab (Amitabh) and Heera (also Amitabh lol). Takhur Bhanu Pratab is quite cruel to Heera for some reasons that effect his "honor". Here's the background story:
Heera was not very bright in school in his younger days and was friends with Gauri. One day Gauri got hit by her teacher because she didn't do her homework. As a loyal friend, Heera hits the teacher and he and Gauri run away from the school building. All his books fall into the water, and soon his reputation along with Gauri is ruined. Takhur Bhanu Pratab always looks down on his son because of this. Gauri continues her education in another school but Heera never reads again.
Yeah, so that's his childhood life. But seeing Gauri a few times a week as he gets older causes him to fall in love with her. She acts like that too...but when she is notified that her marriage is being arranged with Heera she attempts to commit suicide, but is saved by Heera and Dharmendra (Anupam Kher). Heera doesn't understand, and she hard-heartedly tells him that she doesn't want to marry him because she will be ashamed to tell her friends that her husband is uneducated. Dharmendra is a little shocked too, asking her if she loved Heera. But she says yes...but humans love animals too and that doesn't mean anything.
Hurt enough, instead of making Gauri tell his father this, he does it himself...causing is father to dislike him even more.
So that's a background story. But now, after some years, Radha (Soundariya) starts loving Heera. After some reluctance, he loves her back. But Radha's mother doesn't want Heera to marry Radha. Thakur Bhanu Pratab tells Heera this, and says, "Isse(heera) puchiye, isse Radha chahiye ya baap."
So now Heera is in the dilemma of choosing between his father who degrades him for so long, or Radha who insists that she either wants to marry Heera or hang herself.
So right, I don't want to give away any spoilers. The movie for me was a little addicting, I watched it over and over. It is quite entertaining with some good comedy in the beginning...though I think you should avoid the whole lady conductor thing near the 3/4 point of the movie.
See it for Amitabh's versatility. I liked all of the songs and the background score was very nice. Anupam Kher and Khader Khar both were really funny, and Soundariya and Jay Sudha both did great jobs in their roles. The villain is kind of cheesy and doesn't speak his dialogues well, but who's looking at him?
Great for a new movie. I give it a 9 out of 10.
The acting by Amitabh in his dual role is superb...OUTSTANDING. I heard that he won a national award for this movie, just hope that's true.
The story is about Takhur Bhanu Pratab (Amitabh) and Heera (also Amitabh lol). Takhur Bhanu Pratab is quite cruel to Heera for some reasons that effect his "honor". Here's the background story:
Heera was not very bright in school in his younger days and was friends with Gauri. One day Gauri got hit by her teacher because she didn't do her homework. As a loyal friend, Heera hits the teacher and he and Gauri run away from the school building. All his books fall into the water, and soon his reputation along with Gauri is ruined. Takhur Bhanu Pratab always looks down on his son because of this. Gauri continues her education in another school but Heera never reads again.
Yeah, so that's his childhood life. But seeing Gauri a few times a week as he gets older causes him to fall in love with her. She acts like that too...but when she is notified that her marriage is being arranged with Heera she attempts to commit suicide, but is saved by Heera and Dharmendra (Anupam Kher). Heera doesn't understand, and she hard-heartedly tells him that she doesn't want to marry him because she will be ashamed to tell her friends that her husband is uneducated. Dharmendra is a little shocked too, asking her if she loved Heera. But she says yes...but humans love animals too and that doesn't mean anything.
Hurt enough, instead of making Gauri tell his father this, he does it himself...causing is father to dislike him even more.
So that's a background story. But now, after some years, Radha (Soundariya) starts loving Heera. After some reluctance, he loves her back. But Radha's mother doesn't want Heera to marry Radha. Thakur Bhanu Pratab tells Heera this, and says, "Isse(heera) puchiye, isse Radha chahiye ya baap."
So now Heera is in the dilemma of choosing between his father who degrades him for so long, or Radha who insists that she either wants to marry Heera or hang herself.
So right, I don't want to give away any spoilers. The movie for me was a little addicting, I watched it over and over. It is quite entertaining with some good comedy in the beginning...though I think you should avoid the whole lady conductor thing near the 3/4 point of the movie.
See it for Amitabh's versatility. I liked all of the songs and the background score was very nice. Anupam Kher and Khader Khar both were really funny, and Soundariya and Jay Sudha both did great jobs in their roles. The villain is kind of cheesy and doesn't speak his dialogues well, but who's looking at him?
Great for a new movie. I give it a 9 out of 10.
The music was fantastic
jack_o_hasanov_imdb18 August 2021
In Soviet era Indian movies were so famous.
So according to even my grandparent knew and liked indian movies.
I watched this movie i think when i was 6 or 7 , i guess from VHS.
I think my grandpa showed me this movie. At that time i was so good for me. The music was fantastic and also the story.
When he baceme rich i was so happy, i was kid ;)
So according to even my grandparent knew and liked indian movies.
I watched this movie i think when i was 6 or 7 , i guess from VHS.
I think my grandpa showed me this movie. At that time i was so good for me. The music was fantastic and also the story.
When he baceme rich i was so happy, i was kid ;)
Another good film that could have been better.
abbott323 September 2003
Amitabh is the main reason I am giving this movie a 7. He is quite convincing in the roles of both father and son. Some of the plot lines, though, are not as convincing, especially towards the end. I concur completely with another reviewer who felt that the comedy attempts were unnecessary and want to add that the comedic music cues were grating and distracting. I came very close to fast forwarding during these sequences. The subtitles were also very hard to follow, primarily because they were so small and because of their fancy font.
The acting was good throughout, especially by Amitabh and all the female characters. The music was OK and some of the songs were quite memorable. I still cannot understand, though, why so many Bollywood films do not have subtitles for the songs. The film quality is not what one would expect from some of the more recent Bollywood films, blurry and choppy at times -- at least on my DVD.
Technically, the DVD had other problems -- while the various features went from top to bottom, one had to press the right key to go from top to bottom. Also, two thirds of the way through, the subtitles stopped and I had to return to the chapter and start the subtitles again.
The acting was good throughout, especially by Amitabh and all the female characters. The music was OK and some of the songs were quite memorable. I still cannot understand, though, why so many Bollywood films do not have subtitles for the songs. The film quality is not what one would expect from some of the more recent Bollywood films, blurry and choppy at times -- at least on my DVD.
Technically, the DVD had other problems -- while the various features went from top to bottom, one had to press the right key to go from top to bottom. Also, two thirds of the way through, the subtitles stopped and I had to return to the chapter and start the subtitles again.
It's Not Sooryavansham, it's SooryavanSHAME !
elshikh421 July 2008
Warning: Spoilers
At that time, I thought as a die hard fan of (Amitabh Bachchan) that after years of ordinary movies or flops, moreover the unexpected retirement, that the big B would come back to the old glory. But movie after another made me sick as well as confused!
Why (Mrityudaata - 1997)?, why (Bade Miyan Chote Miyan - 1998)?, and why oh why (Sooryavansham - 1999)?, is it vanity?, the matter of: I'm the big star so any thing I may do will be just magic?, or did the writers and the directors who made the fine days' diamonds gone away?, or did all his counsels become that idiot?
I don't know, but what I do know very much is that those movies don't worth watching, and are very provocative if you're a fan of (Amitabh) or not!
In here, it's the formula that gave success to so many movies in the Indian cinema LONG TIME AGO. It's not about the fact of "time has changed" only, it's also about how - this round - the themes were done weakly. So we were watching repeated everything, done in less quality than its originals, with the star of these very originals, playing in the late 1990s exactly what he used to play in the late 1970s. In short, what a bizarre, rather freaky, spoof that was!
Ok, it's impossible not to call it silly. (Bachchan) was 57 year old, and he was that young lover who rebelled against his father?!, the actress who supposed to play his love was 30 years younger than him (it would have been better if she played his daughter!), the comedy was forced and unnecessary, the last fight was unbelievably bad and exaggerated.
Sorrowfully there were scenes that made me laugh in the wrong place, for instance: (Amitabh) attacking the wedding of his girl by a motorcycle then nobody heard anything upstairs?, his girl talks about him proudly in front of her friends, while he looks ludicrous as if an innocent child!, his son is peeing over the dam into the water!, and of course the last fight where the close-to-dead father turned suddenly into healthy crazy Bruce Lee?!!!
Among a lot of things, I hated the main poster. It's fake, whereas it made you think it was something like a spy movie, or a conflict between a man and a god!, or anything that might distance you from feeling how trite this melodrama was.
In terms of (Bachchan), it's obvious that he lived a bitter turning point back then. In his eyes, according to TV interviews with him, (Bachchan) was too old to play a young son, so why not to play the father. And in the eyes of producers, he was still too young to play the father, so why not to play the son. Eventually, he played the 2 parts. It didn't work as for the son role. That's why (Bachchan) met balance, along with success, finally, in (Mohabbatein - 2000). He needed its role of that over-50 year old headmaster, to be fit and convincing, unlike these desperate, failing, attempts to be another version of the young him!
In any case, the lesson here is: "Don't try to recreate the past as it is". That's why Sooryavansham isn't a classic Indian movie, it's a classic Indian movie's ghost!
Why (Mrityudaata - 1997)?, why (Bade Miyan Chote Miyan - 1998)?, and why oh why (Sooryavansham - 1999)?, is it vanity?, the matter of: I'm the big star so any thing I may do will be just magic?, or did the writers and the directors who made the fine days' diamonds gone away?, or did all his counsels become that idiot?
I don't know, but what I do know very much is that those movies don't worth watching, and are very provocative if you're a fan of (Amitabh) or not!
In here, it's the formula that gave success to so many movies in the Indian cinema LONG TIME AGO. It's not about the fact of "time has changed" only, it's also about how - this round - the themes were done weakly. So we were watching repeated everything, done in less quality than its originals, with the star of these very originals, playing in the late 1990s exactly what he used to play in the late 1970s. In short, what a bizarre, rather freaky, spoof that was!
Ok, it's impossible not to call it silly. (Bachchan) was 57 year old, and he was that young lover who rebelled against his father?!, the actress who supposed to play his love was 30 years younger than him (it would have been better if she played his daughter!), the comedy was forced and unnecessary, the last fight was unbelievably bad and exaggerated.
Sorrowfully there were scenes that made me laugh in the wrong place, for instance: (Amitabh) attacking the wedding of his girl by a motorcycle then nobody heard anything upstairs?, his girl talks about him proudly in front of her friends, while he looks ludicrous as if an innocent child!, his son is peeing over the dam into the water!, and of course the last fight where the close-to-dead father turned suddenly into healthy crazy Bruce Lee?!!!
Among a lot of things, I hated the main poster. It's fake, whereas it made you think it was something like a spy movie, or a conflict between a man and a god!, or anything that might distance you from feeling how trite this melodrama was.
In terms of (Bachchan), it's obvious that he lived a bitter turning point back then. In his eyes, according to TV interviews with him, (Bachchan) was too old to play a young son, so why not to play the father. And in the eyes of producers, he was still too young to play the father, so why not to play the son. Eventually, he played the 2 parts. It didn't work as for the son role. That's why (Bachchan) met balance, along with success, finally, in (Mohabbatein - 2000). He needed its role of that over-50 year old headmaster, to be fit and convincing, unlike these desperate, failing, attempts to be another version of the young him!
In any case, the lesson here is: "Don't try to recreate the past as it is". That's why Sooryavansham isn't a classic Indian movie, it's a classic Indian movie's ghost!
Amitabh's bad days
silvan-desouza18 January 2014
Warning: Spoilers
In 1990s, it was a bad time for Amitabh Bachchan, he quit films for some time post 1992(though Insaniyat a delayed film released in 1994) and was forced to comeback in 1997 with Mrithyudatta and several flops like Major saab, Lal Baadshah.etc Even though Amitabh was in his 50s he still was forced to play young lead and dance around trees though in some films he played his age but there were flops and badly made films. Sooryavansham has him play father-son something he played before with elan in Desh Premee, Mahaan, Aakhree Raasta.etc The film is a remake of tamil film Sooryavansham and it shows throughout that it's a south remake. Be it the stupid comedy, the larger then life songs or the action scenes The film has a good plot though outdated, yet the father-son friction is well handled, the romance too is good except it's hard to digest Amitabh romancing the younger heroines. The marriage escape scene is too outlandish though the drama in second half is better yet several times the director opts for over the top melodrama and stupidity in the name of comedy
Direction is not too great, Music has a south Indian touch, Dil mere and Khore Khore are good songs
Amitabh Bachchan plays both the roles well but his age shows especially in the son role. Jayasudha and Soundarya(voices dubbed by Rekha) are okay, Rachana is okay too Anupam Kher and Kader Khan annoy with their comedy Bindu and Shivaji Satham are typecast and look odd playing older roles to much older Bachchan. Mukesh Rishi is as usual, Rajesh Khattar and rest are adequate
Direction is not too great, Music has a south Indian touch, Dil mere and Khore Khore are good songs
Amitabh Bachchan plays both the roles well but his age shows especially in the son role. Jayasudha and Soundarya(voices dubbed by Rekha) are okay, Rachana is okay too Anupam Kher and Kader Khan annoy with their comedy Bindu and Shivaji Satham are typecast and look odd playing older roles to much older Bachchan. Mukesh Rishi is as usual, Rajesh Khattar and rest are adequate
great story
geo1000saal6 August 2005
Great Movie, specially in both characters of Amitabh, in a father and in a son, really great.
In reality how a father feels for a son, and a son what feels after being taunted by father, both characters are superb in the movie, and songs are also a plus point.
I appreciate the story writer and the directer for bringing this issue up on the screen. and acting of Amitabh, Kay Kenna.
The others also play nice roles, and they didn't bother the story.
A little comedy is essential in the story, so there is.
Amitabh as Heera, suits him. I would like to say all the fathers to see this movie.
In reality how a father feels for a son, and a son what feels after being taunted by father, both characters are superb in the movie, and songs are also a plus point.
I appreciate the story writer and the directer for bringing this issue up on the screen. and acting of Amitabh, Kay Kenna.
The others also play nice roles, and they didn't bother the story.
A little comedy is essential in the story, so there is.
Amitabh as Heera, suits him. I would like to say all the fathers to see this movie.
A different Son would have given better Results
sanjeevdevchowdhury-625247 June 2022
Though Big B as father was top class but as a Son he looked quite tired and old. A fresh different face would have done wonders in the Box Office collections. A typical South Indian Platter with a bit of North Indian Tadka.
One of Bachchan's Best
Li_8510 June 2006
Sooryavansham released at a time when Amitabh Bachchan made a series of Flops. Insaniyaat, mrityudaata, Major Saab, Lal Badshaah, Bade Miyan chote miyan and Kohraam were all duds in the box office. A percentage of the audience were not keen on his next release since all those flops in a row, coming from a Bollywood legend. The trailer of Sooryavansham didn't look too good, mainly because of the setting in a village and unknown actresses. This is the reason the movie did not do well financially. Majority of the people watched this on Video rather then Cinema. The reviews turned out to be Excellent. The film had a great storyline, great acting and nice music. Amitabh in a double role delivers yet another brilliant performance. The supporting cast were quite good especially Kader Khan and Anupom Kher, who gave us the comedy. Sooryavansham is a heart warming family movie, which you can enjoy watching with the family.
Very paternalistic
aditya117 August 2010
Most glaring drawback is failure to acknowledge the real heroes.
In the speech he did not mention Radha even once. Nor did he mention Kadar Khan's character who loaned him money to buy his first bus. He also failed to Anupam Kher's character who had been his best friend and even introduced him to Radha.
There are serious lapses in story. 1. Radha is shown very rude in the first encounter but then becomes
crazy about him. 2. It is unbelievable that she would give up to even appear for IAS since that was her only ambition. 3. It is never disclosed that his father had become sick due eating food
but still whole crowd knew it already.
In the speech he did not mention Radha even once. Nor did he mention Kadar Khan's character who loaned him money to buy his first bus. He also failed to Anupam Kher's character who had been his best friend and even introduced him to Radha.
There are serious lapses in story. 1. Radha is shown very rude in the first encounter but then becomes
crazy about him. 2. It is unbelievable that she would give up to even appear for IAS since that was her only ambition. 3. It is never disclosed that his father had become sick due eating food
but still whole crowd knew it already.
Great movie, Amitabh's performance deserves awards.
hammer_pants19 January 2000
This has to be the best Amitabh Bachchan film since his comeback. Amitabh's acting is superb in this film. The songs are not that great with exception to one (Koray Koray Sapne). These are the kind of films Amitabh should be choosing, the kind where his characters grow. If you have a chance to watch this movie, do it, because it is a great movie, with great dialogue. I give it an 8 out of 10.
Most hated and trolled movie ever
stevemegala23 July 2021
This movie is good and far better than today's movie
satyaa-4088328 January 2022
Amitabh and saundarya played their characters really well..
Rekha has given superb voice over to actress.
Loving it.
And y this haters are here to give it less rating.
Even the memes for this movie and set max is pro these days.
Loving it.
And y this haters are here to give it less rating.
Even the memes for this movie and set max is pro these days.
Amitabh at his heroic best!
ankurkrazyy24 December 2018
As we all know Amitabh had started with a fantastic Zanjeer then progressed to Sholay, evolved to Agneepath and now finally concludes his Hero venture with this wonderful film.
This film has its moments and the very best part of this movie is its music. The rythm sense of this movie is fantastic and it only excells the chemistry between Amitabh and Soundarya who plays the better half very well.
The rest are good and lend good support to the two leads including a brilliant comic timing by Anupam Kher and Kader Khan, the two seasoned stalwarts.
Overall a very enjoyable film! Must for Amitabh fans.
This film has its moments and the very best part of this movie is its music. The rythm sense of this movie is fantastic and it only excells the chemistry between Amitabh and Soundarya who plays the better half very well.
The rest are good and lend good support to the two leads including a brilliant comic timing by Anupam Kher and Kader Khan, the two seasoned stalwarts.
Overall a very enjoyable film! Must for Amitabh fans.
A great one.
sahebaazbanzara28 October 2018
Mind-blowing
dkg-4175320 April 2020
Great movie of Amitabh Bachchan
surajmv-2674031 October 2022
The 1990s were bad for Amitabh who had no of flops like Hum, Insaaniyat, Mrityudaata, Lal Baadshah, Hindustan Ki Kasam & Kohraam. Sooryavansham was also included in the flops list. The only few hits he had in the 1990s were Aaj Ka Arjun, Khuda Gawah, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Major Saab.
I watched Sooryavansham multiple times in the past and re-watched yesterday (30th October 2022) on prime video with English subtitles. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The storyline was great. Amitabh Bachchan played the Sr Thakur with brilliance. His thundering baritone voice was outstanding. The son's role should have played by some other.younger actor as Amitabh in the son's role was aged. That was one of the reasons of the movie flopping at the box office.
The music by Anu Malik was good especially the songs Dil Mere To Deewana Hai & Kore Kore Sapne Mein. These 2 songs created.a special place in my hearts.
Soundarya was a misfit for Bachchan junior as she is 30 years younger to Bachchan. Some other actress could have worked better for Bachchan. The supporting cast was average. Only Kader Khan and Anupam Kher was brilliant in the comedy scenes. The lady conductor in the bus scene should have been removed immediately as it was a silly comedy.
The scenes where Amitabh Jr praises his father at the hospital inauguration was amazing. He should have also complimented his wife Radha for encouraging him, her uncle who financially supported him during his early days of struggle, his best friend Anupam Kher who has morally supported him too. All these were not mentioned in the movie.
I am giving 9 for the above small reasons not mentioned in the movie.
I watched Sooryavansham multiple times in the past and re-watched yesterday (30th October 2022) on prime video with English subtitles. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The storyline was great. Amitabh Bachchan played the Sr Thakur with brilliance. His thundering baritone voice was outstanding. The son's role should have played by some other.younger actor as Amitabh in the son's role was aged. That was one of the reasons of the movie flopping at the box office.
The music by Anu Malik was good especially the songs Dil Mere To Deewana Hai & Kore Kore Sapne Mein. These 2 songs created.a special place in my hearts.
Soundarya was a misfit for Bachchan junior as she is 30 years younger to Bachchan. Some other actress could have worked better for Bachchan. The supporting cast was average. Only Kader Khan and Anupam Kher was brilliant in the comedy scenes. The lady conductor in the bus scene should have been removed immediately as it was a silly comedy.
The scenes where Amitabh Jr praises his father at the hospital inauguration was amazing. He should have also complimented his wife Radha for encouraging him, her uncle who financially supported him during his early days of struggle, his best friend Anupam Kher who has morally supported him too. All these were not mentioned in the movie.
I am giving 9 for the above small reasons not mentioned in the movie.
One of Bachan best movie of Bollywood with Best Story and acting 👌👌
jadqadeer2 January 2023
Sooryavansham released at a time when Amitabh Bachchan made a series of Flops. Insaniyaat, mrityudaata, Major Saab, Lal Badshaah, Bade Miyan chote miyan and Kohraam were all duds in the box office. A percentage of the audience were not keen on his next release since all those flops in a row, coming from a Bollywood legend. The trailer of Sooryavansham didn't look too good, mainly because of the setting in a village and unknown actresses. This is the reason the movie did not do well financially. Majority of the people watched this on Video rather then Cinema. The reviews turned out to be Excellent. The film had a great storyline, great acting and nice music. Amitabh in a double role delivers yet another brilliant performance. The supporting cast were quite good especially Kader Khan and Anupom Kher, who gave us the comedy. Sooryavansham is a heart warming family movie, which you can enjoy watching with the family.
Superb family movie
nitindesner27 July 2019
Touched The Emotional Factor
mkumardash26 September 2020
Why setmax
jimmykang-0290611 February 2022
I just want to know why setmax play this movie every day weekend on their channel lol
Like i want know the reason behind it
Why just this movie why not something else lol
Im tired of seeing him eating kheer n vomiting blood lol.
best
afzalahmad-2898724 October 2016
Warning: Spoilers
I think Sooryavansham is a really satisfying movie. It's one of the few new movies that I can stand to watch.
The acting by Amitabh in his dual role is superb...OUTSTANDING. I heard that he won a national award for this movie, just hope that's true.
The story is about Takhur Bhanu Pratab (Amitabh) and Heera (also Amitabh lol). Takhur Bhanu Pratab is quite cruel to Heera for some reasons that effect his "honor". Here's the background story:
Heera was not very bright in school in his younger days and was friends with Gauri. One day Gauri got hit by her teacher because she didn't do her homework. As a loyal friend, Heera hits the teacher and he and Gauri run away from the school building. All his books fall into the water, and soon his reputation along with Gauri is ruined. Takhur Bhanu Pratab always looks down on his son because of this. Gauri continues her education in another school but Heera never reads again.
Yeah, so that's his childhood life. But seeing Gauri a few times a week as he gets older causes him to fall in love with her. She acts like that too...but when she is notified that her marriage is being arranged with Heera she attempts to commit suicide, but is saved by Heera and Dharmendra (Anupam Kher). Heera doesn't understand, and she hard-heartedly tells him that she doesn't want to marry him because she will be ashamed to tell her friends that her husband is uneducated. Dharmendra is a little shocked too, asking her if she loved Heera. But she says yes...but humans love animals too and that doesn't mean anything.
Hurt enough, instead of making Gauri tell his father this, he does it himself...causing is father to dislike him even more.
So that's a background story. But now, after some years, Radha (Soundariya) starts loving Heera. After some reluctance, he loves her back. But Radha's mother doesn't want Heera to marry Radha. Thakur Bhanu Pratab tells Heera this, and says, "Isse(heera) puchiye, isse Radha chahiye ya baap."
So now Heera is in the dilemma of choosing between his father who degrades him for so long, or Radha who insists that she either wants to marry Heera or hang herself.
So right, I don't want to give away any spoilers. The movie for me was a little addicting, I watched it over and over. It is quite entertaining with some good comedy in the beginning...though I think you should avoid the whole lady conductor thing near the 3/4 point of the movie.
The acting by Amitabh in his dual role is superb...OUTSTANDING. I heard that he won a national award for this movie, just hope that's true.
The story is about Takhur Bhanu Pratab (Amitabh) and Heera (also Amitabh lol). Takhur Bhanu Pratab is quite cruel to Heera for some reasons that effect his "honor". Here's the background story:
Heera was not very bright in school in his younger days and was friends with Gauri. One day Gauri got hit by her teacher because she didn't do her homework. As a loyal friend, Heera hits the teacher and he and Gauri run away from the school building. All his books fall into the water, and soon his reputation along with Gauri is ruined. Takhur Bhanu Pratab always looks down on his son because of this. Gauri continues her education in another school but Heera never reads again.
Yeah, so that's his childhood life. But seeing Gauri a few times a week as he gets older causes him to fall in love with her. She acts like that too...but when she is notified that her marriage is being arranged with Heera she attempts to commit suicide, but is saved by Heera and Dharmendra (Anupam Kher). Heera doesn't understand, and she hard-heartedly tells him that she doesn't want to marry him because she will be ashamed to tell her friends that her husband is uneducated. Dharmendra is a little shocked too, asking her if she loved Heera. But she says yes...but humans love animals too and that doesn't mean anything.
Hurt enough, instead of making Gauri tell his father this, he does it himself...causing is father to dislike him even more.
So that's a background story. But now, after some years, Radha (Soundariya) starts loving Heera. After some reluctance, he loves her back. But Radha's mother doesn't want Heera to marry Radha. Thakur Bhanu Pratab tells Heera this, and says, "Isse(heera) puchiye, isse Radha chahiye ya baap."
So now Heera is in the dilemma of choosing between his father who degrades him for so long, or Radha who insists that she either wants to marry Heera or hang herself.
So right, I don't want to give away any spoilers. The movie for me was a little addicting, I watched it over and over. It is quite entertaining with some good comedy in the beginning...though I think you should avoid the whole lady conductor thing near the 3/4 point of the movie.
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