
The film grabs us because it ultimately touches us at a very visceral point: we look at the woman through the man’s eyes, and as he desires her, we fall in love too. In fact, the real chemistry here is between Hrithik and the audience, and as he makes love to Aishwarya, he actually is making love to us.
Dare I even say it — it is how a minority ruler wins over a majority praja?
The writer is author of ‘Darlingji: The True Love Story Of Nargis and Sunil Dutt’