Personally, not a huge fan of Banjaran but it has such a cult following. Reports online on the success of the movie are decidedly mixed; I have magazines from the early 90s that called the movie a flop, but have an inkling the movie more than recuperated as the voluminous songs and dances were such a rage, the film has such a massive following till date and there's a certain strata of society that loved the reincarnation theme, costumes, the high-pitch melodrama...
The costumes of an Indian Gypsy (ie Banjaran) were a bit of a hodgepodge mess. Just everything thrown at the wall and see what sticks, but then you see the credits and realise, a motley crew of people worked in the film including Leena Daru, Neeta Lulla.... and it doesn't look like it was done in a cohesive manner so nothing matched and worked well together. The hair, accessories, colours, cuts are all over the place... And the movie has a dated 80s feel to it. A few good songs but a few blaring... I don't know. And yet have seen it a few times just to see Sridevi. Again. And again.
We have a massive archive of images and info on the film here.
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