The movie had an idea and tried to build a suspense story around it. I have never disliked Raj Babbar's acting before but he is so bad his pained expression is like he is having dyspepsia. The lady playing his mother looks younger than him and he no way looks like a mid-20s guy, they needed a younger actor for his role and an older actress for his mother. Sumeet Saigal and the other Heroine have no specific reason to be present except stretch the plot. Shafi Inamdar plays a psychiatrist who makes wild statements and claims, his license should be revoked. Has absolutely no empathy with his patient, offers no cure and wants to keep straining himself. And the worst part a skeleton is found hanging but no one including police want to take it off and try to identify who it is and give a burial, remains hanging till the end. The only saving grace is Sadashiv Amrapukar and Farha and couple of good songs. Watch for the wierd plot of you are really bored.
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Ibuk17 December 2017Revenge movies have been the norm in Bollywood for many decades, it is pretty unusual to find one that sticks out. In the case of Janam Se Pehle it stands out for the wrong reasons.
Janam Se Pehle sticks out because it deals with the main character getting revenge on the men who molested his mother which he has recollections of whilst he was still in her womb (yes her womb!).
The movie begins with the man (Raj Babbar) killing three of the men and the police arresting him. Lawyer (Farah Naz) is intrigued by the case and seeks to help him.
A moderately enjoyable climax, which takes place in a courtroom is ruined completely by an atrocious, rushed final scene which ruins what little tension the finale had.
Reading the synopsis beforehand I knew this was not a movie to be taken seriously, the first half is a hard to sit through because of a campy B-movie feel to it. The second half is slightly more interesting as it transpired that there was another unidentified individual involved in the assault.
This was a movie that was unreleased for years for an unknown reason and that shows, it is that unmistakable late 80's feel to it and the main leads look significantly younger.
Overall this is a pretty disappointing movie and a waste of the talent involved.