It also featured Suchitra Krishnamurthy (in her Hindi film debut) and Naseeruddin Shah.

[3] It was premiered at the Indian Panorama section of the 24th International Film Festival of India.

[1] Shah Rukh Khan has bought the rights to the film under his banner, Red Chillies Entertainment.

[4] The film was remade in Telugu as Swapnalokam (1999), with Jagapathi Babu and Raasi in the cast.

Sunil is a happy-go-lucky scamp who loves music and is not interested in studies, which bothers his father, Vinayak.

Sunil spots the ring but feigns ignorance, even as his younger sister gazes at him with a heavy heart.

The criminals hear the police siren and immediately scamper away as the credits roll.

[8] In a retrospective review, Sampada Sharma of The Indian Express wrote, "SRK played everything from a lost lover to man dealing with mental health issues.

If made traditionally, it could have been a love story of Chris and Anna where Sunil is the villain of their life.