I grew up watching (and loving) this movie in the 90's. As an adult now, I got to see it with a whole new perspective and it still holds up.
I must say, Aamir Khan may have become the bigger sensation in the immediate aftermath of this movie, but Juhi Chawla to me is undoubtedly the superior performer here. Not only is she the noticeably more assured actor at this point, but her radiant face simply dominates the screen every time the camera is on her. For my money she stole almost every scene she's in (along with Dalip Tahil). And she rocked the F out of those traditional outfits too. Juhi had a long career, but from a purely physical standpoint she never looked better than this.
I personally found Aamir Khan a little too boyish looking for the role, even though majority would cite that as a positive for the movie. But he just didn't come off particularly....masculine, to be perfectly honest. I wasn't buying Juhi being so into him right off the bat. This wouldn't have been an issue if Aamir was a few years older and had grown into his looks (and acting). Oh well....
The supporting cast is just GOLD. Alok Nath (Aamir's uncle), Dalip Tahil (Aamir's Dad) and Goga Kapoor (Juhi's Dad) all knock it out of the park. The sheer hatred between the 2 families and the heavy burden they carry because of what happened and IS happening is basically the backbone of the movie. And all credit to director Mansoor Khan for depicting it as well as he did.
I must say, Aamir Khan may have become the bigger sensation in the immediate aftermath of this movie, but Juhi Chawla to me is undoubtedly the superior performer here. Not only is she the noticeably more assured actor at this point, but her radiant face simply dominates the screen every time the camera is on her. For my money she stole almost every scene she's in (along with Dalip Tahil). And she rocked the F out of those traditional outfits too. Juhi had a long career, but from a purely physical standpoint she never looked better than this.
I personally found Aamir Khan a little too boyish looking for the role, even though majority would cite that as a positive for the movie. But he just didn't come off particularly....masculine, to be perfectly honest. I wasn't buying Juhi being so into him right off the bat. This wouldn't have been an issue if Aamir was a few years older and had grown into his looks (and acting). Oh well....
The supporting cast is just GOLD. Alok Nath (Aamir's uncle), Dalip Tahil (Aamir's Dad) and Goga Kapoor (Juhi's Dad) all knock it out of the park. The sheer hatred between the 2 families and the heavy burden they carry because of what happened and IS happening is basically the backbone of the movie. And all credit to director Mansoor Khan for depicting it as well as he did.