POSSIBLY THE MOST SELF-INDULGENT FILM BY AN INDIAN DIRECTOR. PATHETIC STORY, FULL OF HOWLERS AND GIGANTIC LEAPS OF IMAGINATION (NOT TO MENTION GEOGRAPHICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES). ATROCIOUS HAMMING BY KHAN AND THE USUAL WILTING-FLOWER PERFORMANCE BY KOIRALA. RAHMAN'S SCORE IS REPETITIVE. BUT MOST OF ALL, IT'S THE DIRECTING THAT FAILS THE FILM. SOMEBODY PLEASE TAKE MANI RATNAM TO A SHOWING OF "ROJA" SO HE CAN RECOLLECT HOW TO MAKE GOOD MOVIES.