Review of movie Saajan

SAAJAN
Though I am not much of a Television hooker anymore, in today’s humidity for some bizarre reason my fingertips pushed ‘ON’ button on my BPL remote. Overworked fingers started their play of scanning channels, but suddenly they sopped when name of Lawrence Dzousa appeared on screen under Directed by title. It took me no more than lighting of match speed to guess Zee Cinema was showing Saajan today.
In this 1991 cine venture, Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri Dixit were clumped in one camera frame. The plot though simple had sent emotional vibes to its viewers. Sanjay Dutt plays a polio struck orphan in a church, who lands up in friendship of Salman. The parents of latter decide to adapt young serious limping chap. Toddlers grow up to realize their friendship is stronger than their brotherly love and become inseparable. SanjayDutt becomes sincere and takes up dad’s business and Salman enjoys flirting as profession. Life is all saccharine filled Rasgulla for them. But, Sanjay hides a secret from his foster family. He has apt for poetic language and writes jingles and poems which get published under a pen name. His publications have attained him lots of fans, but one takes him to wonders. A devotee of his works, a small town chick Madhuri sends letters of praise and curiosity for Sanjay to the publishers. Sanjay decides to reply to her zeal and then embarks a pen friendship. Sanjay accidentally or on writer’s wish lands in her town for business and falls head over heels for her. Then comes twist of film with Salman also visiting that town to meet Madhuri and vies for same ladki. Burden of foster love and guilt of being disabled urges Sanjay to sacrifice his love and introduce Salman as the poet. Then our melodramatic Bollywood gets in film, emotions are toiled. Good locale songs are played, tears are flown and film reels to ends with Sanjay and Madhuri finally meeting for happily ever ending.
Movie though usual flick has a good element and well written screenplay. Amalgamation of 3 good actors works for audience; Lighter moments in this romantic triangle are well blended. Music is very much up to mark and doesn’t render audience dismayed. One can watch easily once or twice and a crackpot like me can watch for 7 th time like I did today.

Rating:**1/2



Rating Chart

* Bhool Hi jaaon
** Theek Hai Chalalenge
*** Accha Hain Achha Hain
**** Kya Baat HainJhakkaas
***** Dimaag aur Dil Hila De