This is the first complete Dev Anand film I've watched, and I hope it is not one of his better ones, because it didn't particularly impress me. (I am still looking forward to seeing Jewel Thief and Guide.) He is obviously a good looking guy with a jaunty style, a recognized giant in the industry, but he just doesn't do it for me. The story is not great, nor did Dev's direction impress, including his direction of himself. However, the local color provided by the Nepalese location was interesting, and there is kitschy pleasure in the depiction of the evil dreg hippies. The fight scenes are unintentionally funny -- I can't imagine Dev kicking anyone's ass: he hits like a girl! We do, however, have to thank him for bringing the lovely Zeenat Aman into films. And the music is not bad.
Review of Haré Rama Haré Krishna
