Controversial Favourite Deepa Mehta collaborates for the very first time with the sensational musician A R Rahman for her first among her trilogical films( Earth, Fire and Water) in 1999 when the musician was completely loaded with his southern assignments. Deepa who generally leans towards the "Art" genre of filmmaking, tries to stuff in some commercial aspects by roping in the multitalented Aamir Khan in the lead role. Nandita Das and Rahul Khanna joins him in this supposed-to-be a triangular love story set alongside the communal riots of 1947 backdrop. Though the plot seems to be exciting, however the result of the film didnt ring any bells at the box office. However, the main USP and thankfully though, lies in the Music by the ace musician. The music album sales should be more than enough to cover the small budget of the movie...(though i dont know whether it happened in reality!)
