Dil Vil Pyar Vyar  
Producer: Metalight Productions and Insight Productions
Director: Anant Madhavan
Starring: R. Madhavan, Namrata Shirodkar, Sanjay Suri, Sonali Kulkarni, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Jimmy Shergill, Bhavna Pani
Music: Bablu Chakraborty
Lyrics: Majrooh, Anand Bakshi, Rajinder Krishan, Gulzar
Reviewed by: Rakesh


Scheduled for Release on: October 18, 2002

The New Sound of Music

Fresh, Innovative, Melodious! That is a dash at Dil Vil Pyar Vyar. New director Anant Mahadevan and Metalight Productions have decided to re-create a legend in the form of their upcoming Dil Vil Pyar Vyar. And to ensure that everything is kept right they have ensembled a fresh innovative star cast to go with the new sound. Comprising of: R. Madhavan, Namrata Shirodkar, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Sanjay Suri, Sonali Kulkarni, Jimmy Shergill, and Rakesh Bapat, the film is a re-creation of the legend known as R.D. Burman. The film also introduces Bhavna Pani who plays Rakesh Bapatīs love interest.

The film which has music by Bablu Chakraborty, has re-created fourteen of R.D. Burmanīs biggest hits into one film. Bablu Chakraborty has redone the tunes which are interspersed in the film into three differently unique love stories. The music is the storyline of the film, however, all of the love stories are ultimately different. In the end, each story has the same climax bringing together love stories which all resonate the sound of music, but more importantly, not the sound of regular music, the sound of Rahul Dev Burmanīs.

The "retro-based musical" has composed each couple with strictly different moods. Namrata Shirodkar and Madhavan are the "blue mood" couple. You will see most of their sets in blue and their couple has the most dramatic occurrences. Sanjay Suri and Sonali Kulkharini have the sensitive relationship where every emotion is handed with the utmost ease. Finally, Jimmy Shergill and Hrishitaa Bhatt are the upbeat couple. The one where the sun always shine upon.

Dil Vil Pyar Vyar is clearly an innovatively scripted film. The film already has a big task of taking charge of master maestro R.D. Burmanīs tunes, and even that withstanding, is facing a good start. The film has been invited for a feature at the Jerusalem Film Festival, before its release. While the directors have not decided whether they will do it, in fear of a number of things, including piracy, the fact is clear that Dil Vil Pyar Vyar is undoubtedly an intriguing film to await.