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Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar (Romance Movie ,2002)  Starring
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Synopsis
Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar is the story of a successful Indian-American businessman Ranchodlal Patel (Paresh Rawal) and his
bubbly daughter Dr. Ritu Patel (Kim Sharma).
Ranchodlal Patel is a shrewd hotel owner who migrated from Gujarat to Edison, New Jersey. He has changed a lot with times, adopted the
language and mannerisms of the West and now fondly calls himself Roger Patel.
Patel is a doting and possessive father who wants his two beautiful daughters (Kim Sharma and Toral Mehta) to marry an ideal man who,
he deems, must have 3Ps – 'a Professional Patel owning a Property'.
Patel’s elder daughter Ritu is a resident of New York Hospital. She has great regard for her father and cannot do anything that goes
against his wishes.
Then comes along Sunder, an enterprising young man who runs a mobile restaurant in New York. Sunder falls head over heels in love with
Ritu at the first sight. But Ritu doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, as he is a man of small dreams, contrary to the man that her
father wants his son-in-law to be.
It doesn’t take Sunder much long to win over Ritu. Although Ritu too begins to love Sunder she remains wary of introducing him to her
stubborn father. Her worst fears come true when her father meets Sunder and outrightly dismisses him, finding him totally opposite to
what he wanted. Sunder is a cook, a Punjabi and without any property.
To mellow down her adamant father, Ritu plays the trump card and invites Sunder for a seven-day stay over at their luxurious mansion
in New Jersey. Now Sunder has this singular opportunity to impress upon Patel. Will he succeed or not?
Review
Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar is an ambitious venture by director Rahul Dholakia who seems to have borrowed lot of inspiration from
the Hollywood flick ‘Meet The Parents’ starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller.
Dholakia toes the ‘tried and tested’ line by keeping the story of the film a bit stereotyped. Two lovers meeting parental opposition
is one subject that has been explored too much on the silver screen. The only point where Dholakia could have scored is the style of
presentation. But, sadly he has faltered.
The film’s narrative drags in the first half which focuses on the mushy sequences between Sunder and Ritu. The second half, however,
is peppered with some hilarious moments that show Sunder trying vainly to impress Ritu’s stubborn father (Paresh Rawal).
Jimmy Shergill delivers a mediocre performance in a role that doesn’t seem to demand much of him. Particularly in the second half when
Jimmy is pitted opposite the multi-talented Paresh Rawal, his histrionics turn pale in front of the ace comedian.
Kim Sharma on the other hand plays her part with ease without resorting to any hamming.
The best performance comes from Paresh Rawal who keeps the audience glued to their seats with his commendable comic timing and screen
presence.
The film does have some emotional moments that are likely to pull a few strings at heart.