So...I was just 14 when it released. When the songs were first aired on TV, I liked them sure but I noticed the handsome newcomer in them, and something made me sure it was going to be a hit. It's gonna do well, I thought.
Little did I know the movie would give birth to an overnight sensation.
The movie is great time-pass and the songs are absolutely lovely, but what I noticed more than anything else is that the movie worked because of this young man, who was playing a double role. Not just any double role, but playing 2 characters completely opposite to each other. The innocent and heartbreaking sincerity of Rohit, and then the charming and suave Raj -- both nailed by a polished HR.
This is one of those rare occasions when a movie works completely because of the main star, who just shoulders the entire film with panache.
Sweet movie indeed, but I think most people remember it as Hrithik's debut more than anything else.
22 years on, I still remember the mass hysteria and everyone talking about him in our class VIII-A.
I was like : this is unusual, both boys and girls are crushing on him. And I told myself: We are witnessing a rare phenomenon.
I still can't get over that. Something in me will always be glad I was old enough to witness the birth of a star would continue to entertain us for years on end.
And today, the feeling hasn't left.
Anupamaa
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