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Mature and Serious yet (at moments) Dumb, 14 May 2006
6/10
Author: starstruck52 from United States

Normally Drama and Comedy can work in some films (i.e. Biwi No. 1) but at other times its best left drama (i.e. Black). Here at moments you would wish that its fate would end up like Black. Comedy is a very difficult theme and bringing up a serious issue in. This movie adds comedy to light up a couple of scenes, but it doesn't work. Though this is a good movie, the impact could've been larger without the comedy. The story is very nice and makes good use of it. The pace of the movie is perfect (besides the editing), not too slow, not too fast. Aishwarya Rai is amazing. She is here for facial expressions, not speaking, and that is where she excels. Anil Kapoor was also really good. He shares good chemistry with Aish, and the role works for him. Unfortunately the chemistry between Anil-Sonali wasn't great. But Sonali's role was very limited, but makes an impact. She looks beautiful as always, and suits this role well. The songs were either good or average. The title song was a good song, but my favorite was Shukriya Shukriya (Thank You, Thank You). Not only is it catchy and fits the movie well, Aishwarya looks beautiful and dances like an angel. The other catchy song was Kya Maine Aaj Suna (What Did I Hear Today?). But Anil Kapoor has to get over the fact that he is old to be dancing to these kind of songs. This movie will be hated by some, but LOVED by Aishwarya Rai, Sonali Bendre and Anil Kapoor fans.

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stigma on rape victim, 3 April 2001
9/10
Author: Alindalia from Malaysia

The story started with a simple happy family of Avinash (Anil Kapoor) and Preeti (Aishwarya Rai) having a family outing with their two kids. On the next scene, we saw that Preeti was hated by her own father. As the curiosity of the audience started to increase, the story unfolds itself when the film showed flashback for the audience to know the real story of Preeti and Avinash. Both have a dark secret that they tried to hide.

The story coped about the stigma in India on rape victims. It was clearly illustrated in the film that a rape victim will be shunned by her own family and society. She would be doomed to be unmarried for life since her father would be ashamed to consider her as 'perished goods'. An astounding performance by the lead especially Aishwarya Rai as Preeti, the rape victim. I would suggest this story to anyone who wanted to see the taboo breaking on rape victim in India.

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Leave the comedy (?) on the cutting room floor!, 15 September 2003
6/10
Author: Dave Abbott from Tucson, Az

HDAPH could have been a much better film had the so-called comedy scenes been toned down, reduced, or deleted all together. At times, they were so tedious that I was tempted to fast forward the DVD. I was starting to feel that the director, writers, and producers were reluctant to approach a serious topic without infusing it with massive overdoses of nonsensical nonsense. If not, then the only reason for the comedy was to pad the film to make it longer. This is about the 3rd Indian movie that I have seen recently where the comedy sequences brought the primary story line to a screeching halt and seriously eroded the impact of the film on the viewer. I would have changed my vote from a 6 to an 8 had the comedy been deleted and the rest of the story fleshed out in greater detail.

As for the rest of the story, I liked all the performances although Sonali Bendre was a little much at times. I am also constantly amazed over how Anil Kapoor's character in this film and most of his movies is easily able to beat up one or two dozen bad guys without having any idea how he became so skilled. He just does not fit the role of a Sunny Deol.

The songs and locations were good although somewhat out of place but that is OK and significantly more palatable than feeble attempts at comedy.

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A great family film, 18 March 2001
7/10
Author: Anu kapoor (Ana-33) from Cambridgeshire, England

HDAPH is a great family film. Anil Kapoor is great and fantastic as usual and Aishwarya Rai seems to be getting better and better with every performance. In this film Aish seems to have fully proved that she can do any kind of role.

It starts off with Avinash (Anil Kapoor) and Preeti (Aishwarya Rai) and their two kids, Rohan and Pinky. Avinash and Preeti are living happily together and they have their own milk business together. Everything is fine until one day Preeti gets arrested by the police because they say she is a prostitute. Avinash learns that his father has got her arrested. Preeti is then talking to her friend, Bubli (Tanaaz Currim). While she is talking with her friend she goes to a flashback and that's where everything is revealed..........

HDAPH is a great family film. It's a must see. You must go and rent out the video right away! The film deserves a 8/10.

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Good family film, 24 March 2001
7/10
Author: Ana-33 from Cambridgeshire, England

HDAPH is a nice family film. I know I have made a comment before but there's one thing I forgot to mention. It was the comedy. The comedy wasn't needed. The film would have been much better off without the comedy. Just when the film had a turning point and you wanted to see what happens next, the comedy came in. It spoiled the film a little bit. Don't get me wrong, the comedy was quite funny, it just should have been put in the film where people would have appreciated the comedy. It was still funny. Anupam Kher, Himani Shivpuri and others were really good.

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Weird Film!, 3 February 2006
7/10
Author: Sherazade from United States

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Okay, it's bad enough when a person gets raped (oh! and the way that the writer of this uses rape as a punishment for something a woman does is very despicable) but to trivialize it and make the rest of the life of this person as though everything is to be handed down to them like charity or with pity is just very very low! Every plot and twist in the film is icky, weird and just plain disgusting! The idea of this film was applaud-able but the execution of the script is very poor. The good songs are wasted and even the bad songs seem good compared to the script. See this film only if you care for film roles in which Aishwarya Rai was so subservient!

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Severe Indigestion!, 3 May 2001
1/10
Author: masala-1 from uk

The film is severely awful and is demeaning to rape victims. On the surface, it may be a daring film about rape but if you dig beneath the surface, what lies is a not-so-positive message about rape. Aishwarya the rape victim is shown to be a helpless victim who cannot cope all because she is a WOMAN. She needs a MAN to help her. When the society makes jibes about her and throws comments at her, she does not stand up for herself. It is all left to Anil Kapoor to do all the talking while Aishwarya does all the crying.

The director (Satish Kaushik) went down the wrong path by portraying a rape victim as weak and submissive. What would have been more effective is portraying a strong woman who rebels against her enemies in a courageous way. The director is famous for being chauvinistic. His films are usually full of weak women but he tries to hide them in controversial roles. He needs to learn that just because the role is controversial, it does not mean that the character herself is strong.

The most degrading scene in the film is when Aishwarya 'cleans' herself after just being raped. She does it to please her father who thinks that she is now dirty. Though it is commendable that Shah shows the stigma against rape victims in such a stark light, what he does not show us is whether Ash's father was wrong for making his daughter do such a thing. Thus we are left with a confusing message about rape.

The comedy too is not needed in a strong subject film like this. Even more so, the comedy is simply not funny. Ash is wooden in her role while Anil Kapoor does nothing but shout. The music is mediocre except for the title track, which is beautifully picturised (the only bright point of this film). Sonali Bendre's role is disappointing and pointless. Overall, what could have been a great movie to remember ends up being an awful mish-mash that will give some viewers severe indigestion.

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