Aashiqui (Hindi: आशिक़ी, Urdu: عاشقی) is a Bollywood romance film released on 23 July 1990. It was commercially and critically successful particularly because of its music. The film made the careers of singer Kumar Sanu and composers Nadeem-Shravan. The soundtrack album has been rated the 4th best ever by Planet Bollywood on their "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks".[1]
Rahul (Rahul Roy) and Anu Verghese (Anu Agarwal) are held by the police simultaneously on charges of creating a disturbance and running away, respectively. Rahul is angry with his dad for marrying a second time, while his first wife is still alive; Anu ran away from an oppressive girls' hostel run by Arnie Campbell (Tom Alter). They meet again, and love happens. Rahul helps Anu be independent and seek a job. Anu is discovered by a talent agent to be a model, which she accepts. Rahul wants to marry Anu but first must establish himself. He does establish himself as a singer but is under the impression that Anu helped him with his career. His ego is hurt, and he is resentful towards her. Anu then decides to better her career for which she must re-locate to Paris.
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The film was a huge commercial success mainly due to its music with the showings running to full houses. The audiences came to the theatres to enjoy the songs of the film. The album is recognised as the best album of the 1990s and was also one the highest selling soundtracks of the 1990s.
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| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| Planet Bollywood |
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Rakesh Budhu of Planet Bollywood gave the album 9 stars saying, "Aashiqui was a success in its own right. It is truly a beautiful collection of compositions by the melody kings Nadeem-Shravan."[2]
| Track # |
Title |
Singer(s) |
Length |
| 1 |
"Jaane Jigar Jaaneman" |
Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal |
05:15 |
| 2 |
"Main Duniya Bhula Doonga" |
Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal |
05:19 |
| 3 |
"Ek Sanam Chahiye" |
Kumar Sanu |
06:14 |
| 4 |
"Nazar Ke Saamne Jigar Ke" |
Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal |
05:36 |
| 5 |
"Tu Meri Zindagi" |
Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal |
04:46 |
| 6 |
"Dil Ka Aalam" |
Kumar Sanu |
05:01 |
| 7 |
"Ab Tere Bin" |
Kumar Sanu |
05:46 |
| 8 |
"Dheere Dheere Se" |
Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal |
05:31 |
| 9 |
"Mera Dil Tere Liye" |
Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal |
04:36 |
| 10 |
"Ek Sanam Chahiye" |
Anuradha Paudwal |
06:11 |
| 11 |
"Jaane Jigar Jaaneman 1" |
Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal |
03:59 |
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