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SAMUNDAR

We all know Rahul Rawail is a fantastic storyteller and knows how to show his story in the best possible way. The 80's was his golden period after giving a string of hits ,Samundar was Rahul Rawail and Sunny Deol's third film after blockbusters Betaab and Arjun. Sadly, this film ended their hit streak as Samundar happens to be one of his least successful during his golden period.

Rahul Rawail loves to tell story's that involve emotions, Romance and action which is the same case here where a young Ajit (Sunny Deol) is given a contact killing to kill off the person Rajeshwar or Girja Shankar (Anupam Kher) who allegedly killed his father(Navin Nishchol)and who lives in the Maldives on a Private Island.

There is obviously an inevitable but charming love story in all this involving the hero and the innocent man's lovely sister in-law (Poonam)

Whom he uses to reach Girja Shankar. The romantic sequences are actually the film's best executed and they overtake everything else in it, even though it is a mixed genre film which could be also called an action flick or a thriller.

The movie is set in modern-day India and takes place around the Maldives on the coastline of the Indian ocean where the main characters reside. Although the story itself is not particularly impressive, the film is beautifully shot and the locations, particularly the many exotic views of the ocean, are simply breathtaking. The film is also quite modern in its presentation of the characters and their lifestyle, which is more urban and affluent. Everything, from the costumes to the sets, contributes to this depiction. Samundar without a doubt has its entertaining and exciting moments of comedy, romance and suspense.

Sunny Deol stars as the leading man and he does very well. Something in his persona in this movie reminds me of his debut role in Betaab, which was actually directed by Rahul Rawail himself. Poonam Dhillon looked a million bucks here and her acting was quite natural. Sunny and Poonam have a wonderful chemistry, which is in my view even better than in Sohni Mahiwal. Anupam Kher and Amrish Puri do their contradicting roles well, and the little girl playing Kher's little daughter is also okay for a child actor and she is very cute and likable.Roshni also appears in the film as Nisha, and she's smashing hot!

Baby Guddu has a major role to play as also her per dolphin.

The plus points lie in its direction aided by Baba Azmi's effective cinematography that makes it so visually stunning, but one of the movie's biggest pluses is of course R.D. Burman's exceptional music, which gives the film an enchanting feel and puts this picture in a class of its own. One song that is easily one of my favourite of those times is of course the marvelous "Aye Sagar Ki Lehron", which is also perfectly pictured on-screen, bringing out some of the film's most magic romantic moments. Yeh Kori Karari Kanwari Nazar is fun.

The film is shot wonderfully around the Maldives.

Samundar is generally fun to watch, and I've actually watched it several times and enjoyed it each time.