Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge

About the film

Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (transl. I won’t be able to forget you) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film directed by Pankaj Parashar. The film stars Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, and Dia Mirza. The film was released on 22 February 2002.

Plot

Veer Thakur is an eligible bachelor living in a small community with his parents: Thakur Punya Pratap Singh and Thakurain Geeta. He is in love with Muskaan, his friend and daughter of another Thakur. Their parents give their blessing to their union, but Veer suddenly starts getting visions of events that he can't remember ever happening to him and finds that he is an expert in fighting techniques even though he is not a wrestler, including his father, has ever seen before. Nobody has any explanation for these facts. Veer is a good fast bowler too and has the ability to swing the ball in both directions.

One day, as the Chief Minister, is giving a speech at a certain function in his village, Veer suddenly spots a sniper trying to aim at the CM. Veer lunges to save the CM, only to find that the sniper and the building are both missing. Veer grows restless, but nobody notices that the CM has grown restless on seeing Veer. Some days later, at Veer's wedding, some goons attack the party and try to kill Veer, but Veer kills them singlehandedly. Convinced that everyone is hiding something important from him, he demands answers. The Thakur relents and tells him that he is neither Veer nor their son.

The real Veer was an officer in the Indian Army who was killed in action in Kargil War. After immersing in his ashes, he found the bullet-ridden body of an unknown man. When he realized that this man had no memories of his past, he told him that he is Veer and concoct a past for him, because they feel the need to have a son. Veer decides to go on a quest to find his real identity. He goes to Mumbai to find that both the police and goons are baying for his blood. He meets a teenager named Ahsan, aka Munna, who calls him Ali Bhaijaan (brother), but Munna dies while trying to save Ali from an assassin. The hero does not see the face of the assassin but assumes that his name is Ali. He gets visions of a girl whom he has never seen.

Reception

Sukanya Verma of Rediff wrote, "Tumko Na Bhool Payenge is not a performance-oriented film, so there's not much to go by. Salman Khan's transition from a timid, happy-go-lucky fellow to a tough-as-nails, man-on-a-mission is far from convincing".

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