Patthar Ke Phool (1991)

Patthar Ke Phool: Directed by Anant Balani. With Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Kiran Kumar, Manohar Singh. A young police officer and the daughter of a gangster fall in love at first sight.

“Balaniu0026#39;s u0026#39;Patthar ke Phoolu0026#39; is sort of a mixed baggage. The good thing is that itu0026#39;s not as predictable as most movies of its time when young love stories were the trend in Hindi cinema. The premise is quite interesting but the story does tread on the path of clichés and the execution is poor. It may have been a more enjoyable watch had a more skilled director been behind its making. u0026#39;Patthar Ke Phoolu0026#39; marks one of Vinod Mehrau0026#39;s final performances and even though itu0026#39;s a small role, he is quite outstanding. Reema Lagoo is very good too. Salman Khan is passable and Raveena Tandon is very impressive in her debut film. She has great screen presence and her performance is natural and spontaneous. The movie has too many songs and I would have liked them more if someone other than S.P. Balasubramaniam sang them. He should never sing a song with English lyrics. That said, I really enjoyed the track u0026#39;Kabhi Tu Chaliya Lagta Haiu0026#39; both in terms of its visualization and lyrics. It pays tribute to some of Bollywoods popular classics and both Salman and Raveena perform well in this track. Overall, u0026#39;Patthar ke Phoolu0026#39; is far from being a great movie but it has its moments.”