Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan, Amrita Arora, Boman Irani, Satish Sha, Kirron Kher, Suniel Shetty 'Main Hoon Na' r...
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Zayed Khan, Amrita Arora, Boman Irani, Satish Sha, Kirron Kher, Suniel Shetty
'Main Hoon Na' released on the 30th of April, 2004, turns 20 this year. An all-time favourite for many cine-goers, Main Hoon Na is highly entertaining with something new to appreciate about the film every time you watch it.
An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general’s daughter from a radical militant, and to find his estranged half-brother.
Anu Malik’s music was great, of course heavily inspired by RD Burman, the dialogues are funny with references to all the Indian
classics like Sholay, and the performances are excellent with Shah Rukh Khan being
the highlight. All the actors did a fantastic job portraying every emotion
perfectly which just adds to the fun of watching the film.
Farah Khan’s directorial debut was praiseworthy and it’s pretty evident that she beat the Matrix bullet effect to death in all her films. Her tributes to Hrishida’s 'Golmaal' ala Ram Prasad (SRK) and Lakshman Prasad (Zayed) and Ramesh Sippy’s 'Sholay' by naming the cycle rickshaw Dhanno are nuggets that add gravitas to the film.
The choreography both for the songs and action sequences was impressive. Though the film does get a little too silly for its own good at times, one can overlook it thanks to the fun factor involved.
Main Hoon Na defines an era of Indian cinema that we’ll never get back, and that’s the reason why people still flock to the cinema if a film from this era gets re-released (like DDLJ, or Kuch Kuch Hota Hai). Main Hoon Na is a near-perfect film with the right amount of comedy, action, and sentimentality, and songs that’ll never get old.
Twenty years later, Main Hoon Na is still a refreshing film to watch when surrounded by mediocre films.
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