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Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991)
Doesn't measure up to Chori Chori
This movie is a poor adaptation of the 1956 Raj-Nargis "Chori Chori" which itself was adapted from the 1934 Clark Gable-Claudette Colbert film "It Happened One Night" directed by Frank Capra. Chori Chori beats DHKMN hands down in all categories: direction, acting, charm, chemistry and songs. There is not one song that comes close to being as memorable as any one of "Panchi banoon", "Aaja Sanam", "Rasik Balma", "Jahan Main Jaati Hoon", "Manbhavan ke ghar jaaye gori". There is absolutely no chemistry between Pooja and Aamir (I like them individually); Raj and Nargis were like Gregory Peck & Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Chori Chori was a sweet romance with a charming ending. DHKMN deteriorates into a typical 80s zeitgeist with moronic fights and idiotic comedy.
Taqdeer (1967)
Remake of Nirmon (Konkani film)
This movie is a remake of the Konkani film Nirmon which also means fate starring the same actress Shalini Mardolkar. Konkani is a language spoken in the Konkan, a coastal strip on the western coast of India starting in Maharashtra (near Bombay) and extending through Goa to Karnataka (near Mangalore). It is probably the only language (other than Hindi) that is spoken in three states.
There were very few Konkani language films made and this was one of the best. The print is probably lost. But I remember seeing them both and Taqdeer is a good facsimile of the original, made especially so by the appearance of the same actress in both the movies. I love the song "Jab Jab Bahar Aaye" - a Mohammad Rafi classic which is also sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Watch them both on YouTube. It is difficult to remain dry-eyed by Lata's version sung by a very young Farida Jalal.