Good idea gone awry. That’s the apt way to describe Dil Diya Hain.The problem with DDH clearly lies in its scripting. Despite impressive names on and off screen, the film has precious little to impress an avid cinegoer.
Sahil (Hashmi) is a travel agent, who plans the London trip of an Indian family. The bimbette daughter Neha (Geeta Basra) is prone to stupid behaviour, and between one thing and another, she is left behind as her family goes to Scotland.
Sahil is forced to drive her there. On the way, she falls ill, is looked after by a strange Indian couple in the wilderness ? Ronny (Mithun Chakraborty) and his wife (Kitu Gidwani).blah blah
Loosely inspired by Korean film Bad Guy DDH has its share of moment thrills, chills. Unfortunately the drawback lies in the fact that the narrative focuses on the tried-and-tested stuff that has been witnessed umpteen times in bollywoods earlier films.
Though the story is indeed different excecution is archiac and outdated.
Director Aditya Dutt does succeed in keeping the audience interest alive, in parts though. The sequence before the interval and soon after the interval keeps you on the edge.
But the screenplay is mediocre, with the writer leaving several questions unanswered till the end. Like –
Why does Ashmit kill his father Ranjeet?
Another area where the film suffers is its music [Himesh]. Barring ’Afsana’ , which is the best number of the film, and to an extent ’yaad’, the remaining tracks are strictly average.
The background score is effective.Cinematography is appropriate. Editing is loose. The film needs to be trimmed by at least five minutes minutes for a stronger impact.
Ashmit Patel is ordinary, although he tends to get loud and theatrical at times. Geeta Barsa gets some scope to perform towards the finale. Mithun is alright. Emraan is fair.
On the whole, Dil Diya Hain disappoints. With no hype or hoopla surrounding the film, it will face an uphill task at the box-office.