Ramesh Sippy, the incredibly talented director who gave us ‘Sholay’ and ‘Shaan’.'Zamana Diwana’, the latest flick from Sippy with Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Shahrukh Khan, Raveena Tandon and Anupam Kher is an unqualified stroke of genius and one of the most entertaining movies in the recent times.
Suraj (Shatrughan Sinha) and Lala (Jitendra) were good friends before falling prey to the vicious tricks of Sundar (Tinnu Anand), so much so that Lala believes his wife is dead and Suraj is to blame for that.They become greatest of enemies and create chaos in the city by way of gang wars.With crime flourishing out of control, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Prem Chopra) arranges a meeting of senior police officers to discuss this situation.They are apprised that there are two criminal dons involved, namely Madanlal Malhotra, and Suraj Pratap Singh, who are involved in gang rivalry, which is spreading violent crime throughout the city.

At the recommendation of the Chief Minister, a criminal psychologist is sent to assist the ACP, namely Kamdev Singh alias KD(Kher)., who proposes that instead of tackling the two gangs, he will weave a plot to bring Rahul (Khan), the lively and spirited son of Suraj, close to Priya (Tandon), the ever-so graceful and elegant daughter of Lala, hoping to bring the two sides together, thus ending their traditional rivalry.Needless to say that good triumphs over evil, but only after a number of out-and-out entertaining songs and dances, jestful capers, taut-action sequences, endearing romance, tongue-in-cheek dialogues with a generous sprinkle of heart-warming bihari-accented hindi.

Khan has appeared in a movie after a long hiatus, but he is as good as ever, dedicated and effervescent.Tandon is as sensuous and pretty as can be. Kher and Joneja as an excellent supporting pair have zest and chutzpah.Their antics bring out some of the best moments of the movie.Jitendra is okay, but Sinha always steals the scene with his commanding voice and unique style.Overall, the movie is skillfully made, fast-paced and delightfully packaged.The opulant locales, ecumenical attention to detail and spontaneous humor bear the vintage directorial finesse of Sippy.Definitely, a must-see.

Video Source: DVD
Host: Zshare
Chapters: 8

part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
part 8