Albela film (2001-movie) : Hindi Film

Albela film is a Hindi film released on 20 April 2001. It was directer by Deepak Sareen and stars Govinda and Aishwarya Rai as the lead protagonists.

Albela film

Directer : Deepak Sareen

Producer : Kumar S. Taurani,Ramesh S. Taurani

Writter : Honey Irani,Javed Siddiqui

Starring : Govinda,Aishwarya Rai,Jackie Shroff,Namrata Shirodkar,Sanjai Mishra,Saeed Jaffrey

Music : Jatin-Lalit

Cinematography : Manmohan Singh

Edited : Keshav Naidu,Pramod Naidu

Productioncompany : Tips Films Pvt. Ltd

Release date : 20 April 2001

Country : India

Language : Hindi

Review

"The poor direction and a poorer script will mar its prospects after the initial craze declines," wrote Taran Adarsh from IndiaFM in his review, which received a score of 1 out of 5. Its demise is unavoidable. "Albela brings Govinda and Aishwarya together for the first time," wrote Ziys Us Salam of The Hindu. Aishwarya strives to show that she can hold her own in front of the maestro of comedy while Govinda seeks to transcend the ribald street comedian with his depiction of the dapper English-speaking guide.

Jackie and Namrata do admirably in their modest roles, but the soundtrack of the movie doesn't quite make you want to start humming as you walk down the hall. Although it may not bring the producers the spring's bounty, the proposal is not too bad for this summer's comparatively paltry takings. The Rediff's Ronjita Das stated, "The picture is very entertaining. This movie is a family-friendly comedy, which is probably all Deepak Sareen (of Aaina fame) had in mind when he was making it. As usual, Aishwarya is stunning to look at. She uses the movie as merely another platform to flaunt her priceless luxury wardrobe.

If only she had given her acting more thought. Govinda has a terrible tendency to overeat and to mouth his lines as though everyone in the audience had gone deaf. However, Jackie Shroff steals the show because he doesn't have any noticeable bags under his eyes and he looks good. Namrata Shirodkar doesn't appear very often in the movie. She only cries when she's upset. It is therefore difficult to determine whether she can act or not. The soundtrack, though, is the movie's saving grace.