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Lamhe (translation: Moments) is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama film directed and produced by Yash Chopra and written by Honey Irani and Rahi Masoom Raza. The film stars Sridevi (in a dual role as both mother and daughter) and Anil Kapoor in titular roles along with Waheeda Rehman, Anupam Kher, Deepak Malhotra and Dippy Sagoo in pivotal supporting roles. The film marks the second and final collaboration between Sridevi and Chopra after Chandni (1989).
Over the years, Lamhe has become a cult classic.[12][13] Critic Rachel Dwyer wrote in her biography of the filmmaker "Yash Chopra's own favorite film, Lamhe (Moments (1991)), divided the audience on a class basis: it was hugely popular with the metropolitan elites and the overseas market, which allowed it to break even, but it had a poor box-office response (especially the repeat audience), because of its supposed incest theme."[14] The Hindu reported that "With shades of incest, Lamhe caused more than a flutter and remained the talk of the town",[15] while Sridevi herself admitted in an interview with Rajeev Masand that she found the subject "too bold".[16] Rediff described its failure as "one of those bizarre, unexplained moments of cinema."[6] Many film analysts, including Vikram Bhatt, felt that Lamhe was ahead of its time, and if released at a later period, would have been a success.[17]
Born in 1932 in Lahore, then in India but now in Pakistan, Chopra was favoured by leading Indian actors, who saw his films as a sure-fire way to become loved by the fans. Hits like Waqt (1965), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Silsila (1981), Lamhe (1991) and Veer-Zaara (2004) underlined his approach to film-making, with their dashing heroes and exquisitely groomed heroines. His trademark was song-and-dance routines in spectacular settings, such as the Swiss Alps, or even the Lake District.
IS the American campaign only against Osama bin Laden and the hardline Taliban? Or is it against international terrorism? Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee's letter to President Bush following the October 1 car bombing near the state legislature building in Jammu and Kashmir, and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's public warning that Israel should not be treated as Czechoslovakia of 1938 deserve special attention. They indicate that American coalition building with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is aimed at accommodating the interests and agendas of the two states which have supported key elements in the terrorist network that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York.America, Pakistan and India have serious dilemmas. America needs Pakistan now because Islamabad offers diplomatic and other support in the fight against the Taliban, it carries American messages to Kabul and Kandahar. Pakistan is also important for logistical support and air passage for military strikes against Afghanistan. In return, the USA is paying Pakistan's asking price. Sanctions have been dropped quickly, although this was in the works before September 11. Talks are going on about economic and military aid and debt restructuring, and the USA is looking the other way regarding Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir. This is a weakness in the anti-terrorism campaign though justified for safeguarding American interests. Pakistan has also convinced America not to accept the Indian offer of port facilities for its warships or the offer of basing facilities for its aircraft. It does not hurt to be a rogue state as long as it is a useful one. Strategic necessity, not a democratic value system, is the basis of coalition building.Pakistan's dilemma is of a different kind. Its military brass has two powerful Taliban supporters in former ISI chief Lieut-Gen Mahmood Ahmed and Lahore's 4 Corps Commander Lieut-Gen Mohammad Aziz. The latter was General Musharraf's Chief of Staff and the architect of the Kargil conflict. The ISI has a vested interest in the ongoing insurgency in the region. As its operations remain stalled in Afghanistan, Kashmir is the only available arena for the ISI. Save for Kashmir insurgency, the ISI has nothing to show for itself. Afghanistan has failed to go in accordance with the scheme of the ISI only in the sense that the US-led coalition will now destroy the Taliban and Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network which have spread fundamentalism in Central Asia and fuelled the fighting in Chechenya. However, one must not forget that the USA in the past was interested in an accommodation with the Taliban for the safety of its oil pipeline through the area, and it was the Taliban which refused to cooperate. So, the USA and Pakistan (through the ISI) can still be in business in a post-Taliban Afghanistan, and one cannot rule out the possibility that American forces may stay longer in Central Asia after the crisis is over, just as they did in the Gulf region after Operation Desert Storm (1991). In the post-Taliban environment, convergence between the US and Pakistan governments will be in the context of American military and economic interests in Central Asia. So, this may be the strategy for the ISI's future role in post-Taliban Afghanistan. In any case, it makes sense for the ISI to intensify its campaign in Kashmir and to keep the fires burning and its constituency intact within the Pakistani government and society. The ISI is not like a business corporation which is prepared to lay off employees in the face of a market downturn. The ISI is a state within a state, and it has supporters in the upper reaches of the military as well as in its ranks. The military too has a strong incentive in promoting ISI-led Kashmir insurgency as a safety valve to let off fundamentalist steam in view of Pakistan having changed itself from being a Taliban-supporter to an anti-Taliban US supporter.India's dilemma is that the USA may not be able to force General Musharraf to curb Kashmir insurgency (assuming that it wants to, and the BJP coalition is under intense pressure from the Congress party, the Leftists and some of its own constituents to curtail its pro-US tilt). Under the present circumstances, it appears that Jammu and Kashmir may not figure prominently in any Indo-US dialogue. The burden will be on the political and military leadership to make an independent assessment of the renewed insurgency in Kashmir in the context of America's actions and interests in relation to Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is the basis for coalition building, and one must be mindful that American international coalitions like the one in World War II with the UK, Stalinist Russia and the allies against Hitler are usually temporary and issue-driven. Such coalitions are rarely based on principles although they may be presented as principled ones.After the disappointing Tony Blair visit to the subcontinent the importance of adequate diplomatic preparations by India cannot be overemphasised. The Government of India must take the public into confidence regarding the feasible policy options and strategies to ensure that Pakistan's influence in post-Taliban Afghanistan is kept in the balance, given the nature of Islamabad's involvement since the mid-eighties. India must insist on a complete elimination of the Taliban to enable a moderate Afghanistan to return to the family of nations. India must retain several strategic options to destroy the ISI-Taliban nexus .India appears to have made a far-reaching commitment without finding out whether the USA and the UK will be prepared to bear the cost for the eradication of terrorism in Kashmir. At a time when the USA and the UK are publicising the activities of terrorist networks in the mass media, it is urgently necessary for Indian diplomacy to see things in both historical and comparative contexts. The Ministry of External Affairs must provide an authoritative data base about the strength, organisational support and sources of expenditure of the terrorist networks in the subcontinent. Simplistic and at times contradictory polemics about the terrorist problem will not help. Appeasement will only make it more difficult to shape a strategically beneficial relationship with the USA. Vague and ad hoc diplomatic efforts can be dangerous without sorting out our priorities. Does India have the political leadership needed to seize the opportunity?M.L. Sondhi is Co-Chairperson, Centre for the Study of National Security, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Ashok Kapur is Chairman, Department of Political Science, Waterloo University, Canada.