Mohabbatein
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| Directed by | Aditya Chopra |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Aditya Chopra |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Shahrukh Khan Uday Chopra Jugal Hansraj Jimmy Shergill Shamita Shetty Kim Sharma Preeti Jhangiani Aishwariya Rai |
| Music by | Jatin-Lalit |
| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Editing by | V.V. Karnik Singh Taranjeet |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | October 27, 2000 |
| Running time | 216 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Mohabbatein (Devanagari: मोहब्बतें, Nastaliq: موہبتیں , translation:"Love Stories"), is an Indian Bollywood movie directed by Aditya Chopra. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan in pivotal roles, along with six young debutantes. Aishwarya Rai appeared in flashbacks as Khan's lover. The movie was filmed at Oxford and Longleat. This is Aditya Chopra's second directorial venture after Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995). The film went on to do well both critically and commercially. It became the second highest grossing film of the year and won two Filmfare Awards, given to both Bachchan and Khan for their respective roles.
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[edit] Plot
Three young men arrive at a train station during a night, they are all joining a famous and prestigious private school in India, 'Gurukul', they strike an instant friendship.
Gurukul is run by a stern headmaster named Narayan Shankar, played by Amitabh Bachchan. He is very strict disciplinarian who believes his institute runs because of his principles, rules and disciplines. Apparently the students are picked from universities all over the country to study further in Gurukul and the headmaster had high expectations of them. The headmaster has instituted a strict anti-romance policy. Students are there to learn, he says, not to party and flirt. Students who become romantically involved will be expelled.
The three of them all have their hearts set on different girls. Sameer (Jugal Hansraj) works in a cafe and is in love with his childhood friend Sanjana (Kim Sharma). Unfortunately for Sameer, she has a boyfriend. Vikram (Uday Chopra) accidentally bumps into Ishika (Shamita Shetty) when he catches her stealing apples from the Gurukul gardens, and falls in love at first sight. Karan (Jimmy Shergill) sees Kiran (Preeti Jhangiani) on a hill when he is waiting for a train. Kiran is married to an Army Officer who never returned from war, yet she holds hope that he is alive.
But they all give up hope of taking their romance to the next level, for the fear of Narayan Shankar and his stern ways. They do not want to get expelled.
Enters Raj Aryan (Shahrukh Khan), with flowers and violin in his hand, who wants to join Gurukul as a music teacher, after some reluctance, Narayan Shankar allows Raj to join the institute. Raj Aryan teaches music, spreads the message of love amongst the 3 men, and encourages them to follow their hearts and fall in love.
Raj Aryan tells the 3 students that he loved a woman named Megha (Aishwariya Rai) who was forbidden to love him due to her father,Narayan Shankar and due to this she commited suicide by jumpng of her bedroom balcony, but he continues to love her. We also get a glimse of Megha,who in Raj's imagination still comes alive and speaks to him when he is alone.
The three boys fall in love and the relationship between the headmaster and the music teacher begins to become strained. Much to the chagrin of the headmaster, Raj begins to implement many changes. Hosting parties, inviting girls from the nearby girls hostel, celebrating festivals and encouraging students to break the strict rules.
Kake played by (Anupam Kher) runs a cafe in the city and is seen trying to impress the local garment shop owner Preeto played by (Archana Puransingh) throughout the movie, providing some light moments. General Khanna (Amrish Puri), Aayush (Parvez Dastur) and Bhabhi (Shefali Chhaya) also co-star, playing Kiran's family. Helen appears in a guest role, as Miss Monica - the girls hostel's head mistress.
In the second part of the film it is revealed the Raj was once also a student in Gurukul, and the girl he fell in love with was none other than the headmasters daughter, Megha. When Narayan found out he banned them from seeing each other, expelled the boy without seeing him, and distanced himself from his daughter. She became upset and ultimately committed suicide by throwing herself out the window.
This tragic experience inspired Raj to spread love throughout Gurukul, and one day reach out to Narayan Shankar and show him to magic of love and affection.
When Narayan Shankar realises that Raj is the same boy who was in love with his daughter, he pulls all stops to remove him from the institute and destroy his plans. Raj continues to help the 3 boys and their lovers to meet against school rules and the story turns into war between Raj Aryan and Narayan Shankar.
After many events and songs, eventually, Narayan Shankar realises that love and change are indeed important parts of life and softens.
Gurukul is transformed forever into a singing, dancing and loving school. .
[edit] Music
The music of Mohabbatein was composed by Jatin Lalit and lyrics were provided by Anand Bakshi.
The list of songs is listed here:
| Song | Singer(s) |
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| Humko Humise Chura Lo | Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan |
| Chalte Chalte | Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty & Ishaan |
| Pairon Mein Bandhan Hai | Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty & Ishaan |
| Aankhein Khuli | Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty, Shahrukh Khan & Ishaan |
| Soni Soni | Udit Narayan, Jaspinder Narula, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty & Ishaan |
| Zinda Rehti Hai Mohabbatein | Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan |
[edit] Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Narayan Shankar
- Shahrukh Khan ... Raj Aryan Malhotra
- Aishwarya Rai ... Megha
- Uday Chopra ... Vikram Kapoor/Oberoi
- Jugal Hansraj ... Sameer Sharma
- Jimmy Shergill ... Karan Choudhry
- Shamita Shetty ... Ishika Dhanrajgir
- Kim Sharma ... Sanjana
- Preeti Jhangiani ... Kiran
- Raman Lamba ... Deepak (Sanjana's boyfriend)
- Helen ... Miss Monica
[edit] Awards
- Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance (Shahrukh Khan)
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Amitabh Bachchan)
- IIFA Awards - Best Costume Design (Karan Johar)
- IIFA Awards - Best Story (Aditya Chopra)
- Screen Award - Best Lyrics (Anand Bakshi)
- Sansui Viewer Choice Movie Awards - Best Actor (Shahrukh Khan)
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