Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (transl. Say It... You're In Love) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic thriller film written, directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It marks the debuts of his son Hrithik Roshan (in a double role) and actress Ameesha Patel. Upon its release on 14 January 2000, the film along with Roshan's debut act and the soundtrack album became an instant sensational Blockbuster Success. It earned over ₹800 million (US$17.8 million) worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2000.
| Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai | |
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Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Written by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Screenplay by | Ravi Kapoor Honey Irani |
| Story by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Produced by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kabir Lal |
| Edited by | Sanjay Verma |
| Music by | Rajesh Roshan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹10 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹80 crore[1] |
It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with particular praise directed towards Hrithik's performance, his dancing skills and looks, and the film's soundtrack. Hrithik became an overnight superstar;[2][3] his debut was termed 'Hrithik Mania' by the media,[4][5] and he has been known as the "Millennial Superstar" ever since.[6][7][8]
Kaho Naa.. Pyaar Hai went on to be inducted into the Guinness World Records (2002) for being a feature film with the most awards won a total of 92 awards received in numerous ceremonies and categories.[9] Likewise, the film would be added to the Limca Book of Records (2003) for the greatest number of awards won by a Bollywood film.[10] As director and producer, Rakesh Roshan collected his first ever Filmfare Award, while his son became the only actor ever to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Debut for the same film. The core concept of the movie was inspired by the 1986 Kannada movie Ratha Sapthami.[11][12][13]
Following the success of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, the father-son duo have gone on to collaborate in many more films, including Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006), Kites (2010), Krrish 3 (2013), and Kaabil (2017).
Plot edit
Rohit is an orphan, who lives with his aunt, uncle and younger brother Amit. He is an aspiring singer, but works at an automobile showroom to make ends meet. Through his job, he ends up meeting Sonia, daughter of a rich businessman, Saxena, who is friends with his boss, Malik. Rohit and Sonia meet at her birthday party, then again on a cruise ship. Sonia gets jealous of the female attention Rohit gets on the cruise. They get drunk and argue, eventually falling into a lifeboat and passing out. The boat detaches from the ship in the night, leading them to float to a deserted island and they continue arguing. At one point, Rohit gets mad at Sonia for using the flag that had her skirt on to catch fish when it was meant to signal the search party and have them rescued from the island, starting another argument. At one point, Rohit accidentally pushes Sonia causing her to fall into the lake and he tries to rescue her but nearly drowns and Sonia, in turn, rescues him and Rohit confesses his love for her, whereas she does the same.
They are rescued by Saxena, but their relationship is rejected, as he does not want his daughter marrying below her (financial) status, causing Rohit to be fired from his job. However, Rohit, to make himself worthy of Sonia, cuts a music record that makes him famous. He becomes a rising star, and is soon signed up to perform at his first concert. On the eve of the show, Rohit goes to pick up Amit from school, but witnesses the murder of the police commissioner, by two corrupt policemen and Malik, after the commissioner confronts them about their illegal drug dealings. Rohit flees but is chased down by the policemen. Saxena, who is the real leader of this drug cartel, orders Rohit's death as he is now witness to their crime. On his orders, the policemen knock Rohit's motorcycle off the bridge. Rohit, not knowing how to swim, falls into the river and drowns. A search party is sent into the sea but they are unable to recover his body.
Amit and Sonia are shocked at the news and they enter depression, with the former being rendered mute after the incident. Meanwhile, Saxena sends Sonia to New Zealand to spend time with her cousin, Neeta. While there, Sonia runs into a likeness of Rohit by the name of Raj. She meets Raj at a club, and seeing that he is a good singer as well, initially believes it to be Rohit himself. When Sonia goes to meet Raj's parents, his mother confirms that he has never visited India. Raj falls in love with Sonia, but she constantly runs away because she is scared of looking at someone similar to Rohit.
After some time, Sonia returns to India with Raj, who is there on a personal tour. They bid goodbye at the airport, when suddenly, someone shoots Raj in the arm. Raj and Sonia run away and go into hiding. They realize that someone mistook Raj for Rohit, and summarize that his death may not have been an accident. They visit Rohit's family and friends, who are shocked to see Raj as well. Amit suddenly speaks up on seeing Raj, and reveals that he witnessed Rohit being chased down by his eventual murderers.
Raj and Sonia decide to revive Rohit's concert, announcing that Rohit has returned as a way to draw out his murderers. Raj, wearing a bullet-proof jacket knowing that the policemen are going to be present, performs at the concert, but the plan backfires, as the policemen are tipped off about his identity and do not reveal themselves. Instead, they kidnap Sonia and draw Raj out to a secret location to rescue her. Raj rescues Sonia by killing the two policemen, while Saxena saves them both by killing Malik, as the latter is about to reveal the former's association with the gang. Raj picks up Malik's cellphone, and seeing the name 'Sirjee' on it, decides to call the number. It rings to Saxena's phone, revealing him to be the leader of Malik's gang. Raj also confirms that Saxena was the one who ordered Rohit's death. Saxena confesses to his crimes and is arrested. Raj decides to return to New Zealand with Rohit's brother, Amit. Sonia confesses her love to Raj, saying that she doesn't want to lose her love again, and she goes with him as well, and the two end up getting engaged.
Cast edit
- Hrithik Roshan in double roles as
- Rohit: an aspiring singer from a lower-middle-class background in India; Sonia's love interest who dies in an accident
- Raj Chopra: an NRI billionaire businessman and singer residing in New Zealand, later Sonia's love interest
- Ameesha Patel as Sonia Saxena: Mr. Saxena's daughter and Rohit's and Raj's love interest
- Anupam Kher as Mr. Saxena: Sonia's father, who orders Rohit's death
- Dalip Tahil as Shakti Malik: Atul's father, Mr. Saxena's friend
- Mohnish Behl as Inspector Dilip Kadam: a corrupt officer in Mr. Saxena's payroll, and one of Rohit's murderers
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Inspector Satish Shinde: a corrupt officer in Mr. Saxena's payroll, and one of Rohit's murderers
- Satish Shah as Anthony Rodriques: Rohit and Amit's landlord; Lily's husband
- Farida Jalal as Lily Rodriques/Aunty: Rohit and Amit's landlady; Anthony's wife
- Rajesh Tandon as Atul Malik: Shakti's son and Sonia's best friend
- Asha Patel as Neha Chopra: Raj's mother
- Tannaz Irani as Neeta Saxena: Sonia's cousin and Raj's best friend
- Vrajesh Hirjee as Tony Bahl: Rohit's best friend
- Abhishek Sharma as Amit: Rohit's younger brother
- Johnny Lever as Inspector Parab Sharma
- Ram Mohan as Police Commissioner Verma
- Payal Malhotra as Shobha Malvade
- Dimple Inamdar as Dancer
- Jasveer Kaur as Dancer
Production edit
The film was launched in 1998 with Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles. However, the latter walked out a few days after the launch, following a "misunderstanding" between the director Rakesh Roshan and Kareena's mother Babita.[14] Rakesh, who had known Ameesha Patel's family for a long time, cast her in the role within 3 days.[15]
The ship scenes were filmed aboard the Star Flyer.[16] The island scenes were filmed in Krabi, Thailand, in the area near Khao Phing Kan (popularly known as James Bond Island).[17]
Reception edit
Critical reception edit
Kaho Naa.. Pyaar Hai received highly positive reviews from critics upon release, with particular praise directed towards Hrithik's performance and the film's soundtrack.[failed verification][18] However, most critics also criticized the film's "clichéd" storyline.
Planet Bollywood's Alok Kumar said "I'm telling you all to go see KNPH, a movie with which I had low expectations. The film ended up being very entertaining."[19] Ajay Chaturvedi of Apunkachoice.com said "The film suffers from a bad script." But he praised the performance and dancing of Hrithik saying, "The highlight ... is Hrithik Roshan who has good screen presence, He has acted quite well considering that this is his debut film and he is a brilliant dancer." He praised the music saying "it is a big plus with "Na Tum Jaano Na Hum" and "Ek Pal Ka Jeena" being the pick of the lot."[20]
The reviewer for Filmfare rated it 3.5 out of 5, and wrote, "Rakesh Roshan has come up with a winner. A racy script, excellent product values and taut editing result in a storyline that keeps the audience hooked throughout. The music is also good, especially the title song and numbers such as "Ek Pal Ka Jeena" and "Chand Sitaare". Hrithik is very good in the action and dance sequences, and proves his acting calibre in his very first film. Patel too performs well."[21]
Sabiha Kalolwala of The Indian Express wrote, "Rakesh Roshan has been smart enough to make a film which encompasses all the facets of acting — drama, action, romance, thrill, comedy and tragedy, all of them enacted pretty well by Hrithik Roshan." Of the soundtrack, he wrote, "There is not even one song which is not enjoyable."[22] Anupama Chopra, reviewing the film for India Today wrote, "... Rakesh has taken the routine love-story, added a thriller twist and narrated it with style. KNPH isn't about path-breaking craft, it's about blockbuster presentation. Rakesh's sweat and money are apparent in every frame." She concluded writing, "What doesn't work is the tired villain track. Kher, one of Bollywood's finest, hams from frame 1. Perhaps the idea of playing disgruntled papa yet again was too tedious. His post-climax repenting is almost comical. The rest of the gang isn't much better. The plot is as stale as the performances."[23] Kanchana Suggu of Rediff.com called the film a "great entertainer" and wrote, "One must say Rakesh Roshan knew what he was doing when he cast Hrithik as the lead. The boy is good. The ease and style with which he dances, emotes, fights, makes one forget this is his debut film. He's had to essay two different characters, and he's done justice to both." Also commending the performances of other actors, she wrote praises of other departments in that the "music is good, the songs are catchy, the cinematography is appealing, the direction is unobtrusive and the story is actually 'different'."[24]
The interval twist of the movie - where the hero supposedly dies in an accident - and the second half of the film - where the heroine is sent out of her hometown to her uncle's place in order to overcome her depression, but is shell-shocked to find a lookalike in a vehicle nearby, and later catches a glimpse of him again in a discotheque dancing merrily - was reported to be based on the 1986 Kannada movie Ratha Sapthami.[25][26]
Box-office edit
In India, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2000.[27] When adjusted for inflation, it was the 11th highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time as of 2011,[28] and the sixth highest-grossing film of the 2000s.[29]
Soundtrack edit
| Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1 December 1999[30] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Language | Hindustani | |||
| Label | Saregama | |||
| Director | Rakesh Roshan | |||
| Producer | Rakesh Roshan | |||
| Rajesh Roshan chronology | ||||
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The film's music was composed by Rajesh Roshan with lyrics by Ibrahim Ashk, Saawan Kumar Tak and Vijay Akela. Most of the songs were sung by Lucky Ali, Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik. The dancing sequences were choreographed by Farah Khan. The songs "Chand Sitare" and most notably, "Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" are inspired by the song Voices (Vangelis album) by Vangelis. The latter song has that tune playing throughout most of the song.[31]
The film's soundtrack album sold about 8.5 to 10 million units becoming one of its decades best selling Bollywood soundtrack of all time.[32] The soundtrack was #70 on the list of "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks of All Time", as compiled by Planet Bollywood.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" | Ibrahim Ashk | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 7:03 |
| 2. | "Na Tum Jano Na Hum" | Ibrahim Ashk | Lucky Ali | 6:18 |
| 3. | "Pyaar Ki Kashti Mein" | Sawan Kumar Tak | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 5:54 |
| 4. | "Janeman Janeman" | Sawan Kumar Tak | Asha Bhosle | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Chand Sitaare" | Sawan Kumar Tak | Kumar Sanu | 6:33 |
| 6. | "Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" | Ibrahim Ashk | Babul Supriyo[33] | 7:56 |
| 7. | "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (Sad Version)" | Ibrahim Ashk | Udit Narayan | 1:06 |
| 8. | "Ek Pal Ka Jeena" | Vijay Akela | Lucky Ali | 6:36 |
| 9. | "Believe in Love (Theme Music)" (instrumental) | 3:58 |
Accolades edit
In popular culture edit
The Hindi-language musical romantic film, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002) also starring Hrithik alongside Esha Deol and Saif Ali Khan, is named after a song from this film.
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
- ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
- ^ Tied with Abhishek Bachchan for Refugee
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External links edit
- Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai at IMDb
- Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai at Rotten Tomatoes
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