In Yash Chopra's most progressive film -- so progressive it was considered scandalous and flopped miserably despite being one of the director's finest works -- Anil Kapoor shaved off his 'stache.
He also left all the outrageousness at the door -- a staple of that period's cinema -- as he played Viren, a Rajasthani prince, showing masterful restraint and tremendous subtlety as he went from falling in love with Sridevi to trying to absorb her loss to falling in love with her yet again.
The plot was complex and Kapoor -- still called Kunwarjee by several fans -- did the job brilliantly, reining himself in throughout the film and showing his pent up angst completely in only a couple of outbursts.
In the picture: A scene from Lamhe.
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