Yeh Dillagi (1994)

A poor girl is rebuked by a rich boy. She leaves town to return successful and rich. He falls for her but his brother is already in love with the girl.

Director:

Naresh Malhotra

Writers:

Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay), Sachin Bhowmick (story)

Stars:

Kajol, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kajol	...	Sapna
Akshay Kumar	...	Vijay Saigal
Saif Ali Khan	...	Vikram 'Vicky' Saigal
Saeed Jaffrey	...	Bhanupratap Saigal
Reema Lagoo	...	Shanti Saigal (as Reema)
Achyut Potdar	...	Dharampal (as Achyut Poddar)
Neena Softa	...	Sujata
Deven Verma	...	Gurdas Bannerjee
Lalit Tiwari	...	Mr. Gokhale
Rajesh Bhatija
Shanker Iyer
Bhupinder Sharma
Goldie
Vijay Sharma
Vinod Raut

Storyline

Sapna (Kajol) was a frequent visitor to the Saigal mansion as her father was the most trusted driver of the family. She envied the rich, and wanted to be like them. When she is reminded of her social status by the super rich brat Vicky Saigal (Saif Ali Khan), she leaves town to make something of herself. Now she is back as a successful and wealthy model and Vicky sees her in a different light and falls for her. The problem is that his elder brother Vijay (Akshay Kumar) is already in Love with the same girl.

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Plot Keywords:

chauffeur | heir | remake of american film | brother brother relationship | playboy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film had a theatrical release in Canada.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Girl on the road: What is your name?
Vikram 'Vicky' Saigal: Love's hunger!
Girl on the road: Where do you stay?
Vikram 'Vicky' Saigal: In your heart!
Girl on the road: What is your job?
Vikram 'Vicky' Saigal: I love you!

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Connections

Remake of Sabrina (1954)

User Reviews

Mostly Fun Movie

Sapna (Kajol), the chauffeur's daughter, goes to Mumbai to become a model so that she can earn money and be on equal footing with her father's rich employers. She matures and gains confidence, and as a result turns the heads of both of the sons of the house: Vicky, unprincipled playboy (Saif Ali Khan) and hardworking businessman Vijay (Akshay Kumar) Their mother (Reema Lagoo) is a stickler for social position, and refuses to allow either son to consider an alliance with the daughter of a servant. They woo Sapna in their own way, and when one wins her love, he faces the difficulty of brotherly conflict and parental disapproval.

On the face of it, this romantic comedy (loosely based on Hollywood's Sabrina), is a love triangle that pits brotherly love against romantic love. The story goes deeper than that, though, and becomes an evaluation of social snobbery.

It is a mostly fun film, but to my surprise contained two somewhat steamy scenes that didn't seem typical of a 1990's Bollywood movie, and detracted from the experience. I also had a difficult time enjoying Lagoo's performance. She's my favorite Bollywood mummy, and I'm not used to seeing her in an unsympathetic role. The acting of the three main characters was good, and they had fine chemistry together. The music was average, but there were some entertaining dance scenes. Were it not for the two detractors mentioned above, this would be a 4 star movie, but as a result, I could only find it average.

Details

Official Sites:

Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. (english) [India]

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

6 May 1994 (India)

Also Known As:

This Light Hearted Jest

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aditya Films, Yash Raj Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

155 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color