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When the promos of Karobaar hit the small screen, one was shocked due to the stale look of the film, The film was started in 1992 and released in 2000. The film released after the success of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai(2000) which did raise some expectations from Rakesh Roshan. The film is a remake of AN INDECENT PROPOSAL which was itself ahead of it's times when the film started, Another film SAUDA which released in 1995 had a similar topic and failed. Karobaar started when Rishi's career as a romantic hero was fading due to his weight and age, Anil Kapoor was a star while Juhi Chawla too was a young beauty who was getting hits after hits, but when the film released Rishi had stopped signing lead roles, Anil Kapoor was still in demand but not as much as earlier, while Juhi was no longer that hot property The film is dealt maturely by Rakesh Roshan and the characters are handled properly. The initial portions are not too captivating due to the stale look, the romance between Juhi and Rishi looks outdated(It's too odd to see such a puffy Rishi to be shown as a college pass out) but the twist is well handled, Anil's character which has shades of grey is interesting, the twist and turns towards the second half are well dealt, but the ending looks like a compromise. All of a sudden the film ends on such a clichéd note. One thing works in the advantage, the scenes shown in the flashback are the 1992 portions while the recent portions are shot recently which works well.

Direction by Rakesh Roshan is good in parts but the stale look spoils the film Music by Rajesh Roshan sounds melidious but gives it a stale feel.

Anil Kapoor looks straight out of his Laadla days and does a good job in a role that has grey shades. Rishi Kapoor is a complete miscast, though he does a good job in dramatic portions yet he looks out of place as the college student. Juhi Chawla reminds us of her DARR days and does well in emotional scenes Amongst rest Tinnu Anand is typecast rest are as usual