As the prince who marries Laila, Danny turns in a sympathetic performance. Rishi Kapoor as Majnu-Kais is effective in serious moments but looks awkward during the song sequences. Ranjeeta makes a convincing Laila, despite being a bit heavy with her dialogue and she manages aided by effective makeup to provide a measure of pathos in her later scenes.
The last duel between Kais and Tabrez (Ranjeet), Laila's brother, borders on a caricature. The violent confrontations which should have been telling omens of the impending doom, are reduced to clowning by Kais's friends (Asrani, Paintal, etc.). If the film fails to capture the intensity of love, it fails equally in projecting the hostility between the respective families of the lovers - the main cause behind the tragedy. Perhaps part of the effectiveness of the scene is due to the fact that it comes close, on the heels of a particularly loud 'qawwali' with Kais making a full throated contribution-although you have earlier seen him wandering in the desert for days without food or water. The lovers' silent meeting at the Dargah captures for a moment the intensity of their love. Next, there is the fantasy sequence, which turns out to be an exercise in matching naive visuals with pedestrian lyrics (written by Sahir Ludhianvi). Later, during his nocturnal visits into Laila's (Ranjeeta) bedroom, he recites verses like one who was doing it without knowing the meaning of the lines. The lovers' first meeting in the market place promises a forceful depiction of the first stirring of love, but, the sequence peters out when you see Kais (Rishi Kapoor) appearing and disappearing as if by magic.
Rawail's film generally strikes incongruous notes. For a tale of intense love and hate, director H. It all makes for an eye-catching pageant, except that the pageant often looks closer to being a comedy than a tragic tale of star-crossed lovers. Review By Kamal K Laila Majnu" offers within its 19 reel, lavish sets, glittering desert exteriors, an elaborate fantasy sequence, and gorgeous costumes.
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