Saawan Kumar's Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa also looks at the sensitive Indo-Pak relations and the conflict amidst a budding romance. Although the film isn't as gripping as Saawan's earlier Muslim social Sanam Bewafa, Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa does have its poignant moments. Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa is a love story between an Indian boy and a Pakistani girl.

An Indian army officer [Ashutosh Rana] is kidnapped by terrorists and taken to Pakistan. The officer's younger brother Sunny [Kapil Jhaveri] crosses the border and lands in Pakistan to rescue him.

Once there, he encounters a Pakistani beauty Rukhsar [Saloni Aswani]. Subsequently, love blossoms between the two. At this juncture, Sunny reveals his identity and motive, which shocks Rukhsar.

Rukhsar's father [Amrish Puri], a man of principles and morals, is a Brigadier in the Pakistani army. The love and affection for his daughter clash with his ideals and the Brigadier has to make a choice.

Saawan Kumar's direction comes to the fore whenever the Indo-Pak issue arises in the film. The characterisations of Amrish Puri, Mukesh Rishi and Prem Chopra [all three are Pakistanis in the film] are believable, which in turn makes the film watchable. Also, as mentioned above, the director has refrained from making the two nations indulge in mud-slinging, which comes as a relief.

After a long time, since Sanam Bewafa, which was incidentally the last major hit by Sawan Kumar, has some movie of his boasting of such pleasant music. Two songs can be easily singled out for their pleasant and easy to eyes choreography - the title song 'Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya' and 'Mubaarakan' (which also appears as a shorter sad version) !! The former, a duet by Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik, is a love song about an Indian guy who has just seen a 'Pakistani chehra' and how he has fallen flat in love with her !! Whereas the later is a solo by Sunidhi Chauhan where the girl is happy to see her hubby back with her and compares it with her 'Id' !! Both the songs boast of good Indian music and decent dance steps - the combination of which is a rarity today !! Whereas Kapil is good, it is Saloni who catches who attracts you instantaneously with her angel like looks. In the times when looking sexy and gorgeous is the need of the day, it is a relief to see a girl making her debut fully clothed and still looking drop-dead beautiful !! She looks confident enough and dances well too !! Now it is to be seen that how good the lead pair look while emoting on the screen than just the dance and song routine !!

Kapil Jhaveri does a confident job. He emotes his part convincingly. Saloni Aswani looks photogenic and radiates confidence. Amrish Puri lends class to his role. Prem Chopra steals the show. His presence elevates the second half of the film considerably. Ashutosh Rana is effective. Mukesh Rishi breathes fire in his role. Raza Murad is perfect. Mushtaq Khan and Navni Parihar are adequate.

On the whole, Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa is a fairly engrossing fare.