We all know the star power and karizma of Salman Khan. The larger-than-life films with superhuman action, over-the-top drama, slapstick comedy—everything staple in a Salman Khan film is loved by the masses and loathed by critics.
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But before all that started, Salman started as a lovely boy next door whom older women wanted as a son. He was the naughty younger son of every household, loved by everyone. In those days too, Salman was known for lighthearted roles and rarely ventured out for the more performance-oriented parts. Within all those lighthearted films comes a gem, Love (1991), directed by Suresh Krissna, who earlier made the same movie “Prema” in Telugu with Venkatesh and Revathi.
In Hindi, Suresh casts Salman as a slightly nervous, underconfident, shy, introverted boy with a violent past. In the role, he brings a lot of depth, with a rawness that comes with being a performer who wants to prove something to the world. Opposite her were Revathi, the ravishing and bold Maggie, a quintisential girl next door who is confidante, quircky, and has peculiar habits of eating medicines by watching them in TV commercials.. She brings to the character a playfulness, joy, and happiness that are infectious to the core.
On the surface, it looks like an ordinary love story of “poor boy meets rich girl” and family objects, which was the template of that time. Even Revathi and Slaman’s characters had different religious backgrounds, but surprisingly, it was not a thing of conflict; the conflict lies in his dark and violent past.
Than comes the melting point, the quirky habit of Maggie popping the pills recommended in TV commercials and ads that, too, without the doctor’s consent, soon became her obsession and a disorder. Her life, its decisions, and even her fantasies were driven by those ads.
Salman longs for simple joys, evident from his introduction under a tree, smiling while watching kids play cricket in the street, but his past always comes to haunt him, making him bitter and angry. Revathy, on the other hand, had a controlling mother, dictating every tiny aspect of her life to the extent of suffocation. But the rebel that she is, took control in the only way she could by popping pills and, in the process, poisoning herself.
Salman is unhappy, and you can see it in his demeanour. Revathi is appearing happy and healthy because she has hidden all her unhappiness in one little spot. Together, they found solace in each other, even though Salamn feels unworthy of a relationship but eventually falls for each other.
One of the other standout parts of the movie was the music by Ilaiyaraaja and Anand Milind, which included the classic S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chitra number “Saathiya, Tune Kya Kiya (Eenade Yedho in Telugu),” which has become the love anthem of all time.
Despite its failure at the box office, the film achieved cult status over time because of its message, treatment, and performances, as well as the music
The subtle ways the movie makes you cheer for unlikely lovers are exemplary. The film also showcased two very important things: how much disorder abuse can cause in the lives of their children and how the media influence people by telling them that what they are doing is “good,” even if those closest to them say it is unhealthy, like Revathy is embracing the lessons she has been told by the TV ads.
