u/Hurdy_Gurdy_Man_84

Take a look at the third paragraph. So much concentrated stupidity.

What were the hit films of Dev Anand and Shammi Kapoor of the 60s? Were they not rom-coms? What are the likes of Paying Guest, Tere Ghar Ke Samne, Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Professor etc?

After the rise of Angry Young Man in the 70s, rom-coms started to get rare. But even then, the blockbuster Satte Pe Satta is primarily a cross between a family comedy and rom-com.

More than this kind of inaccuracy, it's his blatant disregard for rom-coms as a genre itself that angers me. As if people who make and watch rom-coms are somehow inferior/un-Indian. इतनी ही अपनी मर्दानगी दिखाने की चुल मची है तो फौज में भरती हो जा | ऐसी सर से पैदल बकवास मत कर | तेरी माँ-बहन-बीवी के सामने ये सब बोलेगा तो एक हफ्ता खाना नहीं मिलेगा |

Sanjay Chhel was a great dialogue writer. His work on Rangeela, Daud, Yes Boss and Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, among others, is fantastic.

However, when making a film, only relying on your skills as a dialogue writer is not enough. Your screenplay has to make sense and has to have an even flow. Khoobsurat's screenplay comes across as a loosely woven series of skits instead of a smoothly flowing story. Many scenes simply come and go without having any bearing later in the story. Conflicts between characters pop up suddenly and are also resolved in an equally lazy fashion.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Bawarchi told the same story with a lot more conviction and steadiness, with more memorable characters as well as the actors who played them. Khoobsurat has a large and talented supporting cast but most of them don't have particularly memorable lines or scenes.

Sanjay Dutt valiantly tries to inject life into the film with his comedic timing, despite being somewhat miscast in a soft guy role. Urmila, sadly, isn't given much material to showcase her comedic chops, which is a shame because she had shown that she could be funny in Daud.

In summation, what I enjoyed long ago in childhood doesn't have the same appeal to me anymore. The film has not changed, it's I whose sensibilities have changed. Back in the day, I may have been satisfied with a few individual parts that worked but today, I prefer to look at and evaluate the whole project, which falls short of my expectations.

I can recommend this film to people who fall into two categories. (A) fans of Sanjay Dutt and (B) those who are prone to enjoy average family-oriented comedies without any high expectations.

One of the best endings of any film anywhere, EVER, in my opinion. The slow buildup, the hesitation leading to acceptance, accompanied by the divine score by Ravi Shankar.

I dare anyone not to shed a tear or two at the culmination of this scene, especially when you have sat through all three films at a go.