Yaadien was one of the most anticipated films of 2001 in India, because not only was it a big film, but it was a film directed by showman Subhash Ghai, at the time considered the finest filmmaker in Hindi Cinema, it was also a film with chartbuster music, it was also a movie featuring two talented promising young actors/actresses Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor, and it was a movie also starring veteran actor Jackie Shroff. But this movie bombed critically and commercially BIG TIME, I tell you why.......This movie. I have to say from the film cover, looked pretty promising. I felt this movie will be golden, and it starred Hrithik Roshan, one of the best actors of Hindi Cinema, and my favorite actor, so I watched this movie, and man was I disappointed. Fifteen minutes into this movie, I felt forwarding it, because it was such a slow movie. It was very boring and dull until the song title song Yaadien, but pretty much after that it was downhill.I have to say this is one terrible written movie, its stereotypical, clichéd.......you get the picture, very typical. The direction was LAME, i mean come on, a man who directed Pardes and Taal, directs this bore crap. This film's biggest flaw was its direction. Second acting, unlike the screenplay and direction, acting was better. Hrithik is a talented performer, thats why he was a able to pull of this undeveloped character, but he was unconsistent and offbeat, because of the bland and lame screenplay and direction. Kareena Kapoor, who back then was known to be a very over expressive actress, did a wonderful job, in this movie. Hrithik and Kareena's chemistry set the screen on fire. Jackie did an alright job. And as far of the rest of the cast, they acted well according to their characters. I have to say, the actors tried really hard and it shows, What saves the movie from becoming a total disaster, are the musical numbers. Watch it only if you are a Kareena or Hrithik fan, DO NOT WATCH IT, THINKING ITS A SUBASH GHAI MOVIE, by the way, after this movie, Mr. Subash Ghai entered a career slump, and pretty much his career was over. Thankyou!

1. If you see a crocodile on Tuba Island, and throw your shirt at it, you should next climb a tree and become unconscious - and stay that way throughout your rescue by a gorgeous hunk.2. Your fiancée may be a materialistic egotistical jerk, but when you cast her off in public, she will suddenly become gracious and sweet.3. Blatant product placement is a good insurance policy against the chance of turning out a rotten film - at least you will have made something from Coke and Hero Honda.4. Hrithik, the most gorgeous, sexy, and desirable man on the planet, should not be forced to wear these retarded head bands ever again. Please!5. Hrithik is still the best dancer on earth and even that and the pleasure of watching him dance just one fantastic song (Chamakti Shaam Hai) goes a long way to making me like a film that has practically no other redeeming qualities.6. Any costume designers that worked Hrithik's wardrobe in this film should be banished from the industry, and possibly from the planet. Also hated the pink/black dress that Kareena wore in the aforementioned dance number.

Subhash Ghai has been on a downward spiral of late in my opinion. Pardes was average, Taal was bad but had good songs and now we have the worst of the bunch, Yaadeun. Ghai loyalist Jackie Shroff is the only saving grace in this melodramatic disaster. Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor were bad and the characters actors like Amrish Puri weren't any better.Its the same cliché plot about a rich guy falling in love with a poor girl. The songs were pretty good though, my favourite was either the title song or Kuch sal Pehle. It seems to me Subhash Ghai hasn't been able to keep up with the times. The one time hit director of films like Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan and Saudagar has hit a rough patch. A word of advice to Subhash Ghai next time give us something to remember and not something we would rather like to forget.

Its really an awful movie. How a director like Mr Ghai can ever do this? That too with a star cast of Hrithik & Kareena. And on the top a good actor like Jakie Shroff as well. Although Jackie's performance in the movie was good. But the whole storyline & plot is sickening, does not makes much sense.Two people are in love and there parents are friend as well but they can't marry. They are not sure of there love as well. In a family only one daughter tries to be father's good girl. Rest try to create as much problems. And people expect some senseless values for an Indian bride (questions Jackie asks Hrithik's would be wife). And on the verge is the climax where like any typical movie, everything is taken care of and everyone's happy.How could he get such a bad performance from actors like Kareena and Hrithik? The songs of the movie are still okay. But the movie does not even have moments to enjoy. Starting from the beginning till climax, movie really bores you. On the whole a very slow paced movie which is not worth even watching!!!