Mohabbatein (2000)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Aditya Chopra

Writer:

Aditya Chopra (writer)

Release Date:

27 October 2000 (India)

Genre:

Musical | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Some love stories live forever

Plot:

In India, open romance is forbidden, as is showing affection in public. A college principal named Narayan is a strong believer in this...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Student | Music Teacher | Suicide | Principal

Awards:

7 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan	...	Narayan Shankar
Shahrukh Khan	...	Raj Aryan Malhotra
Uday Chopra	...	Vikram Kapoor / Oberoi
Jugal Hansraj	...	Sameer Sharma
Jimmy Shergill	...	Karan Choudhry
Shamita Shetty	...	Ishika Dhanrajgir
Kim Sharma	...	Sanjana
Preeti Jhangiani	...	Kiran
Aishwarya Rai	...	Megha
Anupam Kher	...	Kake
Archana Puran Singh	...	Preeto
Amrish Puri	...	Maj. Gen. Khanna (special appearance)
Shefali Shetty	...	Kiran's sister in law Nandini (special appearance) (as Shefali Chhaya)
Helen	...	Miss Monica (special appearance)
Saurabh Shukla

Also Known As:

Love Stories (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

216 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | India:U | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Yash Raj Films

Trivia:

Shahrukh Khan's name in the movie is Raj Aryan. Aryan is the name of Shahrukh Khan's son.

Quotes:

Narayan Shankar: I don't like changes.

Movie Connections:

Version of Dead Poets Society (1989)

Soundtrack:

Ankhein Khuli Ho

Legendary Team brings a Future Legendary Movie

Legend (Amitabh Bachchan) vs. Future Legend (Shahrukh Khan) for the first time in Indian cinema history directed by the legendary director's (Yash Chopra) son, Aditya Chopra who made the legendary Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Do they create a legendary movie for the future. They sure do. It is sad, but very powerful movie. It certainly ranks as one of the best movies of the decade. And living up to expectations is no easy task but Aditya Chopra knows movies. His dialogues are amazing.

The storyline is fairly simple but very subtle. The three love stories within the film are not meant to be path breaking stories, there are just to get us through the film and they keep us entertained as well as flowing well throughout the movie. The character Narayan Shankar was the way he was for unknown reasons. But if you think about it, his wife was dead and his daughter committed suicide over being separated with her loved one. I thought there were plenty of reasons.

Shahrukh Khan gives us which in my opinion is his career defining role. Each and every scene of his has a glimpse of great acting, what more can you expect. Standing up to Amitabh Bachchan was no easy task, and Shahrukh fulfills that completely. Amitabh Bachchan was also brilliant. He was so expressive and he is the reason why you sympathize Narayan Shankar. Aishwarya Rai is excellent as well. Her role should have been longer, but she was so expressive.

The newcomers are not as bad as people say. Uday Chopra was good. He was really confident. Shamita Shetty was also good. Her role is mainly required for sex appeal, and she provides that. Jugal Hasraj is boring, as his role is restraint to crying, but still manages to keep us entertained. Kim Sharma was terrible. Let's just say that it is good that she is mostly there to dance.Jimmy Shergill is quite good, but he is still an amateur. Preeti Jhangiani is also good, but certainly last to go a long way before being considered a real actress.

The songs are excellent with no song feeling out of place despite their length. Humko Humise Chura Lo (Take Me Away From Myself) is one of the best love songs and Shahrukh-Aishwarya make an irresistible pair making it even more special. Chalte Chalte (As I Go) is a catchy love song for the youngsters and one will enjoy it on screen. Rhythms of Mohabbatein and Pairon Mein Bandhan Hai were certainly the best choreographed songs of the year. While the youngsters may not have been great actors, their dancing is amazing. Aankhen Khuli was a good song however the dance to Helen's tribute dance certainly stays in your memory for a longer period of time. Soni Soni is also nicely choreographed and adds new dimensions to a Holi song.

This movie was the best movie of 2000 and possibly of 2000's. Aditya Chopra needs to stop producing but direct movies. This was the last good love story I have seen. Even Veer-Zaara paled in comparison. If you have not seen this movie, I would recommend you to watch it. You will be amazed.