Filmi baatein

Director: Honey Irani

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Gracy Singh, Randhir Kapoor

Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Lyrics: Javed Akhtar

Story: Akash (Anil Kapoor) is a doctor like his dad, Dr Sinha (Amitabh Bachchan) and he is in love with Neha (Gracy Singh), his colleague. Dr Sinha's dream is to expand his hospital, but does not have the funds.

Akash meets Sonia (Preity Zinta), the eccentric daughter of a business tycoon (Randhir Kapoor).

Sonia falls for Akash and asks her father to fund the hospital on the condition that Akash marries her. When Dr Sinha suffers a heart-attack, Akash agrees marry Sonia, to realise his father's dream.

Praveen Mhatre
Resident of Liberty Garden

I think Priety Zinta's hair looks really weird. Amitabh Bachchan's floppy wig looks like Vivek Oberoi's hair in white. But both of them have acted really well.

Preity's character veers between being a lovable brat and a suicidal heroine, which is quite interesting. But I feel with those cute dimples she cant be a vamp.

I loved the songs, especially Mere Dil Ka Hai Yehi Kehna

Shailja Makhija
Resident of Evershine Nagar

I thought the film had shades of Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraya, starring Meena Kumari and Rajkumar. That was a doctor-nurse romance whereas this is a doctor-anaesthetist romance.

The one forgettable figure in the film was Randhir Kapoor. His comeback of sorts goes totally unnoticed.

I was rather disappointed with the film. I expected much more from the writer of Lamhe. The film was enjoyable but not extraordinary.

Himanshu Pathak
Resident of New Link Road

I watched Armaan only for Preity Zinta. Also, I think Gracy Singh looks quite graceful in this film.

I fail to understand what a vivacious character like Preity's would see in Anil Kapoor. He does not look like a guy who deserves such adulation.

malad@mid-day.com