A village girl agrees to a marriage to a king she has never met after he sends her a photograph of himself. But the man in the photograph is not the king but his most loyal slave, the handsome but mute Shankar.
Just a perfect viewing experience if you like 1990s Indian movies - and we do. That means this is for the experienced Indian movie viewer. We'd never have liked this seven years ago but now we relished every moment.
This is a villain heavy dramatic thriller with a good dose of Madhuri Dixit's classical dancing, Amrish Puri's over the top villain and, of course, Shah Rukh Khan's inimitable heroic style. You will believe that the hero can be mute (which really bemused us at the beginning of the film).
We really loved the "5 hands" scene which was very skillfully done for genuine laughs. I've never seen Johnny Lever with so few over the top moments, which was interesting. Anyway, it was a hit with us.
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