Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
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Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (Say This Is Love in English) (2000) is an Indian (Bollywood) blockbuster movie directed by Rakesh Roshan. It focuses on the strange coincidence of two strangers looking physically alike. One of them is shot dead owing to conspiracy hatched by corrupt police in India and the other flies in to India from New Zealand.
The movie stars Hrithik Roshan in a dual role, and Amisha Patel and Anupam Kher. This movie was Hrithik Roshan's debut and the movie which made him an instant star in Bollywood. Not only did this movie launch Hrithik's career, but it also launched the careers of the actress Amisha Patel and the singer Lucky Ali. The film was a fan favorite, with crowd-pleasing song and dance numbers like "Ek Pal Ka Jeena," a BMW Z3 cruising through scenic locations of New Zealand, and star-power of Lucky Ali.
Synopsis
Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) is an aspiring singer who meets Sonia Saxena (Amisha Patel). They end up going on a cruise together and eventually get stranded on a deserted island. They eventually fall in love but her father (Anupam Kher) is bitterly opposed to their relationship. Unfortunately for Rohit he is killed by two corrupt policemen. Sonia goes into depression so her father sends her to New Zealand to her cousin.
When she reaches there she sees someone who looks like Rohit, but is known as Raj (also Hrithik Roshan). Sonia and Raj soon meet and he has fallen in love with her. They go to India together but as soon as they leave the airport, Raj is shot. Soon the two begin to question whether Rohit's death was an accident or was he murdered...
Cast
- Hrithik Roshan ... Rohit/Raj Chopra
- Amisha Patel ... Sonia Saxena
- Anupam Kher ... Saxena
- Mohnish Behl ... Insp. Kadam (as Mohnish Behl)
- Ashish Vidhyarthi ... Insp. Shinde
- Satish Shah ... Rohit's landlord
- Farida Jalal ... Lily (Rohit's landlady)
- Chinky Pande
2000 Filmfare Awards
The film was nominated for eleven Filmfare Awards. Ultimately it won nine awards:
Won
- Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
- Best Debut - Hrithik Roshan
- Best Movie - Rakesh Roshan
- Best Director - Rakesh Roshan
- Best Choreography - Farah Khan for "Ek Pal Ka Jeena"
- Best Editing - Sanjay Verma
- Best Music Director - Rajesh Roshan
- Best Male Playback - Lucky Ali for "Na Tum Jaano"
- Best Screenplay - Ravi Kapoor and Honey Irani
Nominated
- Best Lyricist - Ibrahim Ashq for "Na Tum Jaano"
- Best Male Playback - Lucky Ali for "Ek Pal Ka Jeena".
Trivia
- Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai was supposed to be Kareena Kapoor's debut but she dropped out of the film. Her role was then given to Amisha Patel.
- The actress that plays Raj's mother is Amisha Patel's real life mother, Asha Patel.
Also from the same director
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