Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Aziz Mirza

Writers:

Sanjay Chel (dialogue)
Raaj Kumar Dahima (writer)

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (India)

Tagline:

Love, laughter and freedom

Plot:

When a businessman is assassinated on election eve, the assassin, Mohan Joshi is arrested on the spot...

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Haidar Ali	...	Shahrukh's Father
Mona Ambegaonkar	...	Shah Rukh's crush
Suresh Bhagwat
Sheeba Chaddha
Juhi Chawla	...	Ria Bannerjee
Smita Jaykar	...	Ajay's mother
Dilip Joshi
Bharat Kapoor	...	M.K. Sharma
Shakti Kapoor	...	Ramakant Dua
Jasveer Kaur
Shahrukh Khan	...	Ajay Bakshi
Nina Kulkarni	...	Laxmi
Johnny Lever	...	Pappu Junior
Chetan Motiwalla	...	Director - Ria Banerjee's Show
Govind Namdeo	...	Chief Minister Mushran
Vishwajeet Pradhan	...	Police Inspector
Kamya Punjabi	...	Mary
Paresh Rawal	...	Mohan Joshi
Sharat Saxena
Mahavir Shah	...	Maganlal Gupta
Satish Shah	...	Kaka Chowdhry
Dalip Tahil	...	Mr. Chinoy
Chandrakant Thakkar	...	Actor

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Certification:

Malaysia:U

Company:

Dreamz Unlimited

Soundtrack:

Kuch To Bata

Media Spoofs A-plenty & Several Piquant Side-Plots!!

I rented this movie because I remembered the great line from the old hit song, "mera juta hai japani, phir bhi dil hai hindustani." At the beginning, I thought this was another typical Bollywood movie with goofy SRK. However, the movie actually covers a serious issue about what may really happen in real life. It also mocks the media & expresses how cruel humanity can get at one's expense. Howver at the end, the movie will leave you with a smile. Juhi seems like she is getting cuter and cuter as the years pass by. My opinion may be contrary to many, but I LOVED this film as did my whole family. Granted, the sub plot love story may not be very strong, but that is not really what the movie is about. Really good music, too. Worth watching.

This movie is about exposing the corruptness of politicians and how mass media will use innocent people for their own gains. The only annoying parts is Johnny Lever's stupid comedy routines. Paresh Rawal is outstanding - his best performance, in my opinion. Next to Kajol, Juhi is Shah Rukh's best romantic partner. Their comedic timing and chemistry together is good. Rent it - I own it and have already seen it about 5 times and I haven't gotten bored of it yet.