There isn't much of a story in this little-known romantic comedy of the 1980s. The film stars Govinda in the lead, and he is so young and different in terms of appearance from how he looked in most films that shot him to fame a few years later. The female lead is the beautiful Mandakini, that rising starlet who was discovered by no less than Raj Kapoor and then got mostly typecast in bimbo roles in several action films opposite such stars as Mithun Chakraborty. She gets a more substantial part here, which is even a little comic, that of a young girl who appears on the male lead's doorstep all of a sudden and is bent on doing anything to win his heart. She's quite fun, and man, those gorgeous eyes!
And speaking of Mithun, this film is exactly the type of films he did, the same hero archetype of an aspiring singer/dancer, the same mood, and the same music. Yes, Bappi Lahiri it is. Such a talented musician and singer (even if sometimes quite derivative and unoriginal). The songs in the film are great fun. The legendary Asha Bhosle performs the best number in the film, "Tumhari Bim Hum Adhure", to perfection. Kishore Kumar's voice is terrific in "Tumne Mujhe Pyar Diya Hai", a song so strikingly similar to the numbers in Mithun's dance films. The film is nothing special, but then we have Govinda, whose star quality is good as it gets, while his dancing skills are undeniably phenomenal.
And speaking of Mithun, this film is exactly the type of films he did, the same hero archetype of an aspiring singer/dancer, the same mood, and the same music. Yes, Bappi Lahiri it is. Such a talented musician and singer (even if sometimes quite derivative and unoriginal). The songs in the film are great fun. The legendary Asha Bhosle performs the best number in the film, "Tumhari Bim Hum Adhure", to perfection. Kishore Kumar's voice is terrific in "Tumne Mujhe Pyar Diya Hai", a song so strikingly similar to the numbers in Mithun's dance films. The film is nothing special, but then we have Govinda, whose star quality is good as it gets, while his dancing skills are undeniably phenomenal.
