▁like ▁a ▁wed ding ▁dress ▁stored ▁for ▁dec ades ▁in ▁an ▁att ic ▁tr unk . ▁Not ▁surprising , ▁since ▁the ▁plot ▁is ▁v int age ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁from ▁A ain a , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁award ▁winning ▁Mar ath i ▁film ▁Dog hi " ▁( made ▁by ▁Sum it ra ▁B have ▁with ▁U tt ara ▁Ba ok ar , ▁Sad ash iv ▁Am rap ur kar , ▁Son ali ▁K ul kar ni ▁and ▁R enu ka ▁D aft ard ar ). ▁An up ama ▁Ch op ra ▁found ▁the ▁film ▁" a ▁ca uld ron ▁of ▁wonderful ▁cin ematic ▁talent , ▁und one ▁by ▁half - b aked ▁writing ". ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁more ▁mixed . ▁Frank ▁Love ce ▁of ▁Film ▁Journal ▁International ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁put ▁" gl oss y ▁Bol lywood ▁con fection " ▁in ▁a ▁historical ▁context , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" good ▁old - f ashion ed , ▁Douglas ▁Sir k - style ▁women ' s ▁we ep ie ▁... ▁so ▁universal ▁you ▁could ▁substitute ▁Joan ▁C raw ford ▁for ▁R ani ▁M uk her ji ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁for ▁M umb ai ". ▁M ait land ▁Mc Don agh ▁of ▁TV ▁Guide ▁found ▁the ▁film ▁" break s ▁no ▁new ▁ground ▁but ▁is ▁solid ly ▁entertain ing " ▁while ▁David ▁Ch ute ▁of ▁L . A . ▁Week ly ▁said , ▁" The ▁movie ▁works ▁so ▁hard