Mohabbatein
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| Directed by | Aditya Chopra |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Aditya Chopra |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Shahrukh Khan Aishwariya Rai Uday Chopra Jugal Hansraj Jimmy Shergill Shamita Shetty Kim Sharma Preeti Jhangiani |
| Music by | Jatin-Lalit |
| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Editing by | V.V. Karnik Singh Taranjeet |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | 27 October 2000 |
| Running time | 216 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  18.1 crore (US$3.98 million)[1] |
| Box office | 74.11 crore (US$16.3 million)[2] |
Mohabbatein (Hindi: मोहब्बतें,translation: Love Stories), is a 2000 Indian Bollywood film 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, England 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 was thus declared a superhit,[3] additionally it won two Filmfare Awards, given to both Bachchan and Khan for their respective roles.[4]
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[edit] Plot
At a station, three boys meet. They are travelling to Gurukal, a university which is run by a stern headmaster Narayan Shankar (Amitabh Bachchan). Narayan has always run Gurukal with three pillars: tradition, discipline and honour. Furthermore, he has an anti-romance policy and anybody who falls in love will be expelled. The three boys have their hearts set on three different girls. Vikram 'Vicky' (Uday Chopra) is in love with a stubborn girl named Ishika (Shamita Shetty) who attends the girl's college nearby. Sameer (Jugal Hansraj) is in love with his childhood friend Sanjana (Kim Sharma). Karan (Jimmy Shergill) is in love with a girl he spots at the platform of the railway station named Kiran (Preeti Jhangiani). Sameer and Vicky intend to get their love interests until Karan informs them that Narayan Shankar had once expelled a boy from Gurukal (without even meeting him) because the boy fell in love with Narayan's daughter and eventually his daughter committed suicide - this incident made Narayan harsher and if he expelled a boy once for being in love, the three boys know he will happilly do it again. All three of them think their loves stories will reach no happy ending.
Hope arrives in the form of Raj Aryan (Shahrukh Khan) a music teacher. Raj teaches Sameer, Karan and Vicky to follow their hearts and confess their love for the women they love. However, all three of them have problems in their love stories. Sameer is heartbroken when he discovers that Sanjana has a boyfriend. Vicky constantly flirts with Ishika but she gets increasingly irritated by him and eventually hates him. Karan finds that Kiran is married - Kiran's husband is a pilot who has not returned from the border for some time so is more than likely dead, Kiran still acts as though he is alive to please her father-in-law Major Khanna (Amrish Puri). Raj tells the three boys to not be disappointed as he believes that they are lucky because they love somebody that they can see - the girl Raj fell in love with is dead. It is eventually revealed that Raj is the one who was expelled by Narayan Shankar many years ago because he fell in love with Megha (Aishwarya Rai) the daughter of Narayan. Raj promises Narayan that he will bring love back to Gurukal. Narayan has a rule that the boys could never leave the College premises but Raj encourages Sameer, Vicky and Karan to break this rule so they can have their happy endings, unlike Raj. Sameer gets a temporary job in a cafe where Sanjana and her boyfriend frequently visit, Karan teaches Kiran's nephew the piano and Vicky enters a dance competition as Ishika's partner. Thanks to Raj, the love stories end up winning against Narayan Shankar at least for the moment. Sanjana falls for Sameer after realising that he is better than her boyfriend. Ishika finally falls for Vicky's annoying yet loving personality. Kiran's father-in-law finally accepts that his son is dead so allows her to love Karan.
However, things go too far when the actions of the three boys lead to the other boys in Gurukal breaking the rules. Narayan decides that enough is enough and that the three boys must be expelled. Raj has a talk with Narayan and tells him that the reason he came back was to ensure that what happened between them never happened again. He says that Narayan lost something both times he expelled boys for being in love - love itself, firstly his daughter and now Raj. This makes Narayan realise that what he has been doing for many years is not right. He steps down as headmaster and allows Raj to take over, requesting that Raj teaches all the students to fall in love. In the end, we see Raj, Narayan and Megha (who is in their imaginations) walking happilly towards the gates of Gurukal.
[edit] Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Narayan Shankar
- Shahrukh Khan as Raj Aryan Malhotra
- Aishwarya Rai as Megha
- Uday Chopra as Vikram Kapoor/Oberoi
- Jugal Hansraj as Sameer Sharma
- Jimmy Shergill as Karan Choudhry
- Shamita Shetty as Ishika Dhanrajgir
- Kim Sharma as Sanjana
- Preeti Jhangiani as Kiran
- Amrish Puri as Maj. Gen. Khanna, Kiran's father in law
- Shefali Shah as Nandini, Kiran's sister in law
- Saurabh Shukla as Sanjana's father
- Anupam Kher as Kake
- Archana Puran Singh as Preeto
- Helen as Miss Monica
[edit] Production
Before the production of the film, Amitabh Bachchan was attempting a revival of his career but it was of little success. Also, he was in financial trouble with the bankruptcy of his production company, ABCL, which was hurting his image. These troubles left him almost penniless, and it was at this time that he contacted his friend and director/producer Yash Chopra, who told him of an upcoming production that he could be in.[5] With this film, he was finally able to shed his "hero" image, and be able to play older, more mature roles.[5] This was also the first film in which Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan appeared together, and this created a strong buzz for the film as it brought two huge stars of different generations together.
Filming took place in India and in England,[6] where fictitious Gurukul University was located at Longleat. It was rumored that Sridevi was approached to be a love interest to Narayan Shankar, but she turned down the role.[7] Midway through the filming of the song "Aankhein Khuli", Jugal Hansraj fractured his foot, which required him to wear a cast for the rest of the filming of the song. Aishwarya Rai was slated to only make a guest appearance, but her presence in the film generated so much interest that her role was promoted to that of a regular character.[8]
[edit] Music
| Mohabbatein | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Jatin-Lalit | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 49:48 | |||
| Label | YRF Music | |||
| Producer | Yash Chopra | |||
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The music of Mohabbatein was composed by Jatin Lalit while lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. The album was very well received by the audience. It was the best selling Bollywood soundtrack of the 2000s.[10]
Music was used extensively throughout the film, and features leitmotifs that relate to each of the main characters (each couple having their own unique theme music).
Avinash Ramchandani of Planet Bollywood gave the album 9.5 stars stating, "Mohabbatein is an outstanding album with several new singers making a splendid debut, as well as a commendable job by Jatin-Lalit, and brilliant lyrics by Anand Bakshi".[9]
The songs included on the official soundtrack:
| # | Song | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "Humko Humise Chura Lo" | Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan | 07:52 |
| 2 | "Chalte Chalte" | Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty & Ishaan | 07:38 |
| 3 | "Pairon Mein Bandhan Hai" | Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty & Ishaan | 07:01 |
| 4 | "Aankhein Khuli" | Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty, Shahrukh Khan & Ishaan |
07:02 |
| 5 | "Soni Soni" | Udit Narayan, Jaspinder Narula, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty & Ishaan |
09:07 |
| 6 | "Chalte Chalte 2" | Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty | 02:49 |
| 7 | "Zinda Rehti Hain Mohabbatein" | Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan | 02:03 |
| 8 | "Mohabbatein Love Themes" | Instrumental | 02:20 |
| 9 | "Rhythms of Mohabbatein" | Instrumental | 03:56 |
[edit] Awards
- Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Shahrukh Khan)
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (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)
[edit] References
- ^ "Mohabbatein". http://www.filme.ro.im/film.php?id=50. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide". Boxofficeindia.com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ "Box Office 2000". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA==. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Filmfare Winners 2000". IndiaTimes.Com. http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368708.cms. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ a b "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Lead Article". Tribuneindia.com. 2001-03-04. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010304/spectrum/main1.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- ^ May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19). "Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan". Atimes.com. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HE19Df01.html. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Bollywoood Bhelpuri". Tribuneindia.com. 2000-03-12. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000312/spectrum/bolly.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- ^ "Transcript of the Jugal Hansraj Chat". rediff.com. 2000-11-29. http://www.rediff.com/chat/trans/1129juga.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
- ^ a b "Mohabbatein Music Review". http://planetbollywood.com/Music/mohabbatein.html. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2009-01-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20090122120910/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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