This movie was one of those multi-starrer films with many action heroes and gorgeous heroines. The main theme of the movie is how love overcomes hatred passed down for generations. The story could have been told in a much better way without the unnecessary drama, over acting and by reducing the number of illogical twists to the plot.
The story centers around a famous temple of Kali Mata in Rajasthan where the ruling clans of two kingdoms Surjangarh and Mirtagarh fight for the right to sacrifice a buffalo in order to propitiate the goddess and get rain for their respective kingdoms. In between there is the corrupt Minister of Mirtagarh who along with his son wants to take control of the treasury and enjoy the wealth. The villainous minister and his son plot to kill the crown prince of Surjangarh during one of the sacrificial events but is unsuccessful.
The rulers of both the nations played by Dharmendra and Sunil Dutt don't see eye to eye and are always at war. Now comes a twist, the nephew of Dharmendra, crown price of Surjangarh falls in love with Sunil Dutt's daughter, the princess of Mirtagarh. Despite families ordering them not to meet each other they get together clandestinely and are caught by the elders of Mirtagarh. When the prince tries to escape he is murdered by the conniving minister and his son. In retaliation, Dharmendra Kills Sunil Dutt. This leads to a bloody battle between families and Sunil Dutt's brother Vinod Khanna kills several members of Dharmendra's family.
The result is quite predictable the family members hate each other. In order to keep their children away from all the politics both families send their children to London to study. There the children played by Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, and Raveena Tandon oblivious of their family rivalry become very close friends. Raveena and Sunny even fall in love with each other.
They return to India only to face the wrath of their respective parents, who are bent on separating the lovers. There are numerous dramatic outbursts, twists, conspiracy, sub-plots to the movie which sometimes is quite confusing. All in all it is three hours of entertainment, Indian style.
I am not surprised that the movie didn't do all that well in the box office when it was released. I am sure the sales of DVDs are not bursting any charts either. If you have time and the movie is free go ahead and watch, otherwise it is completely passable.
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