Once again, I was home sick on a rainy day and turned to Bollywood. Shammi really ought to have been my choice -- he always has been before -- but I was kind of in a Dharmendra mood, and Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? seemed like it might do the trick.
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When the title of your movie is "When? Why? and Where?" you ought to expect a murder mystery (although these are also the lyrics to a love song in this movie).
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The real question it boils down to in this case, however, is not when, why, or where, but "Which murder are we talking about?"
The film starts with a man driving down the road and being gunned down by two men. His car careens off a cliff and is engulfed in flames. We soon find out that the victim was the father of Asha Prasad (Babita), that the murderer was her uncle, Daljeet Prasad (Pran), and that poor Asha is in for a big shock.
Asha has been touring abroad and has not heard the news, but has cut her trip short and decided to head home because she misses her father. Thanks to a mistake with the shipping company, she has been bunked together with a flirtatious CID inspector named Anand (Dharmendra), who chases her ceaselessly and not very decently.
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Asha resists for a long time, but once he fights a buck-skinned goon for her, she gives over.
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Asha and Anand continue to meet after they arrive home in India, in spite of her grief and of her uncle's disapproval of Anand. When Uncle Daljeet takes Asha to Kashmir "for her health," she convinces Anand to tag along.
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This ends up being fortuitous, because an action hero boyfriend is always good to keep handy, especially when you have a homicidal uncle.
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Asha manages to make it back to Bombay in one piece, but what about Uncle's continual advances on Asha's friend, Lata (Ashoo)? Can anything stop Uncle Daljeet from trying to kill Asha and get her money? What if Asha gets driven to do something rash? Can Anand save her then?
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I was hoping for more love story and less murder mystery, but I have to say that the murder mystery was really well done. The love story wasn't bad, either, in spite of Anand's wolf-ish behavior at the beginning. If you like suspense and a good story, give it a shot.
When the title of your movie is "When? Why? and Where?" you ought to expect a murder mystery (although these are also the lyrics to a love song in this movie).
The real question it boils down to in this case, however, is not when, why, or where, but "Which murder are we talking about?"
The film starts with a man driving down the road and being gunned down by two men. His car careens off a cliff and is engulfed in flames. We soon find out that the victim was the father of Asha Prasad (Babita), that the murderer was her uncle, Daljeet Prasad (Pran), and that poor Asha is in for a big shock.
Asha has been touring abroad and has not heard the news, but has cut her trip short and decided to head home because she misses her father. Thanks to a mistake with the shipping company, she has been bunked together with a flirtatious CID inspector named Anand (Dharmendra), who chases her ceaselessly and not very decently.
Asha resists for a long time, but once he fights a buck-skinned goon for her, she gives over.
Asha and Anand continue to meet after they arrive home in India, in spite of her grief and of her uncle's disapproval of Anand. When Uncle Daljeet takes Asha to Kashmir "for her health," she convinces Anand to tag along.
This ends up being fortuitous, because an action hero boyfriend is always good to keep handy, especially when you have a homicidal uncle.
Asha manages to make it back to Bombay in one piece, but what about Uncle's continual advances on Asha's friend, Lata (Ashoo)? Can anything stop Uncle Daljeet from trying to kill Asha and get her money? What if Asha gets driven to do something rash? Can Anand save her then?
I was hoping for more love story and less murder mystery, but I have to say that the murder mystery was really well done. The love story wasn't bad, either, in spite of Anand's wolf-ish behavior at the beginning. If you like suspense and a good story, give it a shot.
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