His comic timing was never better and there was still some sincerity in his eyes, a reminder of the fact that he was still an actor, which has since been replaced by the cockiness of a megastar. Sure there are places where he overacts but there are just as many places where he's able to hit all his cues. This was the beginning of the "Shahrukh plays Shahrukh era" and, for what it's worth, he hasn't made a better movie or given a better performance since. Their situations aren't that far-fetched and their Europe storyline is played out quite realistically (of course the piano scene is an exception). Shahrukh doesn't want to kill Kahol - I mean Kajol - and she doesn't really hate him either, she just (like the rest of us) is annoyed by the guy. But in this movie it's slightly different and more plausible. In every other movie the couple first wants to kill each other before falling in love. Sound familiar? Well it wasn't back in '95 (or even if it was it wasn't done as well) and Aditya Chopra's treatment of the story was a big reason for it's success. The story's pretty routine: boy meets girl in Europe, they fall in love, girl is engaged to some other idiot, and the rest writes itself. There are some that are just as good but I can't recall seeing one that's better. This was the top Bollywood film of the 90s and after seeing it I really can't think of one that was better.
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