Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche

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Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche

Credits
Producer/s:	Surinder Kapoor
Director:	Vinay Shukla
Cast:	Jaya Bachchan, Aftab Shivdasani, Esha Deol, Sanjay Kapoor, Rakesh Shrivastav, Ayesha Jalil, Anupam Kher
Music:	Rajesh Roshan
Lyrics:	Suryabhanu Gupt, Ibrahim Ashk and Dev Kohli

Vinay Shukla’s Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche was supposed to be a love story with sudden terrifying twist which the producer and director hoped would make it a somehow different but the final product is nothing more than a typical Bollywood masala film with some exceptions. This film was waited eagerly for two reasons - first being that it is a lauch pad for Esha Deol - the daughter of two of Bollywood's legends - Garam Dharam and the gorgeous Dream Girl Hema Malini and the second reason being that it featurs Sanjay Kapoor for the first time in a negative role. Sadly, nothing worked in favour of the film.

Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche (KMDSP) tells the story Manasi Devi (Jaya Bachchan) and the lovely Aisha (Esha Deol) who share their hopes, their dreams, their laughter and their tears. They also share a terrifying secret.

The movie also features Aman (Aaftab Shivdasani), a student at the same National Institute of Fashion Technology, where Aisha studies. Aman excels in his studies, has no bad habits, has multitudes of friends but no girl has managed to win his heart. That is until he encounters Aisha. The lovely girl simply takes his breath away and he falls head over heels in love with her. But Aisha refuses to look at him, let alone talk to him. She is totally indifferent to him. His attempts at attracting her attention are simply ignored by her. Aman is puzzled and hurt. But all the more determined to win her love.

KMDSP features Dushant (Sanjay Kapoor), who is the surprise package of the film. What surprise does he hold? How does he fit into this story?

Why does Aisha not respond to Aman?

What is the dark and sinister secret hanging over Aisha? Who is casting this threatening shadow over her present and her future?

KMDSP is all about this.

Being hailed by its producers as ‘a film with a terrorizing twist’ 'Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche' is at the core a stereotypical Bollywood flick that is marred by cliches. As such, there is nothing novel about the story and director Vinay Shukla’s sense of cinematic presentation.

As far as the performances go, both Aftab and Esha’s acting is bogged by usual hamming. Esha in particular has a long way to go before she could live upto the credentials of her distinguished lineage. Although she exudes confidence before the camera her demeanor in general gives the impression of arrogance.

On the other hand, Jaya Bachchan delivers a consummate performance and Sanjay Kapoor does leave an impression with his new found status as a bad man.