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Staring: Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Producer: Rakesh Roshan
Music: Rajesh Roshan
Running time: 177 minutes
Format: NTSC
Video: 2.55:1, 16X9 enhanced anamorphic widescreen, Extras: 4:3
full screen
Sound: Hindi Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Spanish and Arabic
Year: 1999 (cinema), 2000 (DVD)
DVD: Main feature: Single sided dual layered, Extras: Single sided
single layered
DVD Author: Digital Entertainment Inc
DVD Release by: Digital Entertainment Inc
Synopsis
If there ever was a single Indian movie that can be used as a show piece
for other people its has to be Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. With
the Roshan brothers (Rakesh and Rajesh) at work on a film that begins
with a letter 'K' there wasn't ever a doubt that the film would
become a mega blockbuster - all previous works they've worked on was successful
which included Khoon Bhari Mang (1988 - Rekha and Kabir
Bedi), Kishan Kanhaiya (1990 - Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit),
Karan Arjun (1995 - Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan) and
other 'K' titles (too many to mention all!).
Although the story to Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai is nothing
original; the film execution is, which makes it unique and an inescapable
movie. With self-belief style and absorbing drama and thrills, Kaho
Naa... Pyaar Hai is a wonderful entertainer that also serves as
a showcase for new comers Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel (Hritik especially
becoming an overnight phenomenon). Filmed on exotic locations, which included
New Zealand and The Fiji Islands, the movie has some of the most breathtaking
set pieces that are marvellously filmed. But the movie doesn't stop just
at the visuals; it also incorporates one of the most blissful sound tracks
coming from an Indian film - with the music by Rajesh Roshan, which includes
two songs preformed by Lucky Ali.
This is the second DVD of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, marked
as the Collectors Edition. The first DVD was also released by DEI and
presented the movie and extras on a single DVD disc. This collector's
edition contains the full movie feature on the first disc while all the
extras have been moved to the second, dedicated, extras disc (which are
mostly the same as the first edition DVD). The main feature also includes
the previous deleted song 'Jaaneman Jaaneman'.
Video
The video on the main feature is very good - it's in its original aspect
ratio of 2.55:1 in an anamorphic wide screen transfer. The first noticeable
delight on the DVD is the rich and vibrant colours that sparkle on this
DVD. The image is very stable and shows no sign of shimmering, probably
the contributing factor being the high bit rate on the DVD, which is slightly
higher then the previous release. While the colours are rendered smoothly
without any problems of colour bleeding the contrast levels seems to high
losing some detail in very white scenes. Shadow detail is also somewhat
lacking in certain dark scenes - these are few minor flaws that should
have been rectified in this second release. In fact comparing it to the
original DVD release you'll be very hard pressed to find any noteworthy
differences in the picture with the naked eye. It seems this is the same
video of previous release with a higher bit - but not significantly different
to make the video distinct. But that's not all together a bad thing -
the first video release was above par for Indian DVD anyway so this offers
the same only with added extra song. And a note about the added song -
its unprofessionally slotted in - you can visually see where the new song
'Jaaneman Jaaneman' starts as the colour and picture resolution change
from red hue to a blue hue and it somehow does not fit in with rest of
the surrounding scenes. Again this could have been better handled.
Video rating: 8/10
Audio
With hit music from Rajesh Roshan the DVD sound track is wonderful to
hear. Its presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and all speakers are used to
good effect. The low frequency effects are also alive adding that extra
dimension to the sound. The speech dialogue is clear and free of any distortion.
The two Lucky Ali songs are my personal favourites and are very dynamic
- truly a wonder to listen to. The only improvement that could have been
made was to include a DTS soundtrack - after all it is a collector's edition!
Audio rating: 9/10
Extras
- Theatrical trailer
- Various TV promos
- Filmfare awards including live performances of two songs from the movie.
- Kaho Naa... Hit Hai!
- Making of feature
- Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai film and lyrics booklet
All the extra are presented on the extra disc are substantially better
quality than on the first edition DVD.
Web links
Internet Movie
Database entry for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Michel Hafner's
technical DVD review of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (both
editions)
IDN review of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai first
edition and collector's
edition
Official Kaho
Naa... Pyaar Hai web site
Hrithik's Angels
- best Hrithik Roshan fan site, updated daily!
Summary
I think DEI might find themselves in a awkward situation - people cried
when the extra song was cut from the Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
and now that's is back in not many people want to see it - including me!
Oh well you can't please everyone. If you haven't seen Kaho Naa...
Pyaar Hai on DVD before this would be the one to get. But owners
of the original will be seriously disappointed with this version - its
shows signs of a shoddy rehash of the first DVD with the extra song that
has been hastily added to main feature (not to mention the tacky text
addition to the song menu!). Only fanatically DVD collectors will buy
this collectors edition having owned the first one. As for me, the reviews
done and I want my £20 back!
Overall 'zulmi' rating:
8/10
Screen grabs:
DVD main menu
DVD chapter/scene access menu
DVD song menu
'nice model - trust me their talking about cars!'
'loves me not nonsense'
'Jaaneman Jaaneman, Amisha's missing number - back to haunt us!'
'ship wrecked - but this isn't no titanic'
'Lucky Ali's Ek Pal to the moves of Hrithik'
'Hrithik does Tarzan shocker!'
'Extras DVD menu'
'live performance of Ek Pal form the Filmfare extras'
'director Rakesh Roshan gives an insight into the making
of KNPH'
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