I was really young when it came out, thought it was boring then...one of "those" movies. Watched it after a few years and loved it. The performances are great and so are the songs. Albeli is a great song. Karishma has always been able to portray bubbly extremely well. Rekha classed it up considerably. Manoj looked every bit the part and his mannerisms were on point.
What really stayed with me though was the story. It was so intriguing and so enchanting, Zubeida's journey from being a widow to a second wife, debatably a mistress, so beautiful and still unsatisfied. I felt then for the first time how somebody could have everything- money, looks, respect (of some sort) and they'd still want something more (Victor's undivided attention/ respect he had for Rekha's opinion). And the end was so tragic, I was rooting for Zuby quite a lot actually. So, all in all I loved it. Karishma's best work acc to me.