 This film, released on the same day as  _Phool Aur Kaante (1991)_ (qv), was expected to break records.  Unfortunately, the relationship between Prem and Pallavi/Pooja was  considered incestuous by purists and the moralists, and it was  completely rejected by the Indian audience. Its failure demoralized  Yash Chopra and to this day he laments its rejection by the Indian  audience. However, it was not a total loss; it became one of the  biggest hits ever in the Indian overseas market.