Review of Pardes

Pardes (1997)
8/10
Full of stereotype & loopholes but entertaining for locals!
5 August 2018
Two people a real son and a foster son to a wealthy businessman are separated by their values as heaven and hell. One smoke's has had a lot of girlfriends and has every other bad habit. The other one stands as an ideal for every activity assigned to him. Both are NRI's and this is how stereotypical differences arise.

The movie tries to glorify the local (Indian) culture. This is where it gets entertaining for locals.

There are other loopholes as well. There is an incidence where female lead along with her fiancé spots a cobra. What happens then is utter foolishness. If Rajiv smokes there are tons of Indians have habit like eating Gutka.

Tone, Script & Story: The story is how a successful business NRI gets his son engaged to an Indian girl. How she gets to know about his (fiancé's) true nature. How the story changes and movie ends. The movie is definitely entertaining especially for people living in India.

Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography: Despite the loopholes and stereotype shown the filming locations and screenplay great. Music: I would say it to be 'very good'. 'Yeh dil deewana' is my favorite track. Acting: Every actor associated has done justice to their role. What a treat!

Final Verdict: I enjoyed the movie and if you respect our culture you will love it too, despite of the drawbacks.
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