A very pretty film to look at but very melodramatic and stereotypical in its portrayal of the suffering heroine. It is exactly the same kind of problems that Kapoor's previous venture, Prem Rog, faced. Then also the caricature villains take the credibility of the story down. It is further ruined by embarrassingly absurd action scenes, which make one lament that someone of the stature of Raj Kapoor succumbed to the cheap dishum dishum of the times. In terms of writing the film has a stronger first half - great romantic portions and all you'd expect, but the execution, the dialogue and the acting by the smaller actors is very bad. Raj Kapoor keeps his obsession with the female body and with showing nudity to a most conservative censor board, and does it as aesthetically as he always did, with some highly suggestive transparent clothing, shots of full breastfeeding. The cinematography is perfect, and the setting is very impressive, creating a rather extravagant film. Ram Teri Ganga Maili is overwhelming in its beauty, in how well it captures the extraordinary picturesque views of the Himalayas, the stormy rivers of the waterfalls, and what not. What's new, I don't think anyone doubts Raj Kapoor's phenomenal talent in terms of filmmaking.
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