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Director:
Writers:
Rajeev Kaul (screenplay)
Rajeev Kaul (story)
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Release Date:
28 November 1997 (India) more
Tagline:
Romancing with music
Plot:
Harbans Rai and Ranjit Rai are two wealthy businessmen who absolutely *loathe* poverty and poor people ... more | add synopsis
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A movie for the entire family more (7 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Aamir Khan ... Raja
Ajay Devgan ... Ajay Rai
Juhi Chawla ... Madhu
Kajol ... Kajal
Dalip Tahil ... Harbans Lal
Johnny Lever ... Ranjit's brother-in-law (as Johny Lever)
Mohan Joshi ... Kajol's Uncle
Deven Verma ... Behram
Tiku Talsania ... Gaitonde
Deepak Shirke ... Damliya
Shweta Menon ... Dancer
Sadashiv Amrapurkar ... Ranjit Rai
Sunil Dhawan
Kamaldeep ... Doctor Sarjan (as Kamal Deep)
Anant Mahadevan ... Brijesh
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Also Known As:
Romance (India: English title) (literal title)
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India:161 min
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Trivia:
Kajol and Ajay Devgan, who are now married with one daughter Nysa, met on the set of this movie. more
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References The Exorcist (1973) more
Soundtrack:
Mr Lova Lova more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
A movie for the entire family, 25 July 2006
10/10
Author: Pgoel from United States

I have watched this movie to the point where I have memorized it and am still enjoying it, which is surprising given how I feel about comedies. This is a Romance film, comedy film, a film about true friendship and family. In this one case, trust friends over family. Trust love and heart over bonds of birth.

Ishq is the story of 2 sets of friends Ajay (Ajay Devgan) and Raja (Aamir Khan) as well as Kajal (Kajol) and Madhu (Juhi Chawla). Ajay and Madhu are rich, whereas Kajal and Raja are poor. To complicate matters Ajay and Madhu's fathers hate poor people. They play dirty tricks to break the couples up and get Ajay and Madhu married.

The acting is heartwarming, it is rare to see a film with so many big names in it where egos do not come into play. Aamir and Juhi provide most of the comedy, with Ajay showing that he does have comic talent. Kajol, however, keeps the movie from devolving and the plot on track.

Great watch!

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