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Mohabbatein

  • 2000
  • Not Rated
  • 3h 36m
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7.0/10
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Amitabh Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj, Preeti Jhangiani, Shah Rukh Khan, Kim Sharma, Jimmy Shergill, and Shamita Shetty in Mohabbatein (2000)
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A film about the battle between love and fear, between two stubborn men and their opposing beliefs and the outcome of the love stories of 3 couples.A film about the battle between love and fear, between two stubborn men and their opposing beliefs and the outcome of the love stories of 3 couples.A film about the battle between love and fear, between two stubborn men and their opposing beliefs and the outcome of the love stories of 3 couples.

  • Director
    • Aditya Chopra
  • Writer
    • Aditya Chopra
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Shah Rukh Khan
    • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
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    7.0/10
    35K
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    • Director
      • Aditya Chopra
    • Writer
      • Aditya Chopra
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Shah Rukh Khan
      • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    • 90User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 36 nominations total

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Principal Narayan Shankar
    Shah Rukh Khan
    Shah Rukh Khan
    • Raj Aryan Malhotra
    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    • Megha
    • (as Aishwarya Rai)
    Jimmy Shergill
    Jimmy Shergill
    • Karan
    Uday Chopra
    Uday Chopra
    • Vicky
    Jugal Hansraj
    Jugal Hansraj
    • Sameer
    Preeti Jhangiani
    Preeti Jhangiani
    • Kiran
    Shamita Shetty
    Shamita Shetty
    • Ishika
    Kim Sharma
    Kim Sharma
    • Sanjana
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Kake
    Archana Puran Singh
    Archana Puran Singh
    • Preeto
    Saurabh Shukla
    Saurabh Shukla
    • Sanjana's Father
    Helen
    Helen
    • Miss Monica
    Amrish Puri
    Amrish Puri
    • Maj. Gen. Khanna
    Shefali Shah
    Shefali Shah
    • Nandini
    • (as Shefali)
    Raman Lamba
    Raman Lamba
    • Deepak
    Parzaan Dastur
    Parzaan Dastur
    • Ayush
    Ram Mohan
    • Khan Baba
    • Director
      • Aditya Chopra
    • Writer
      • Aditya Chopra
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    4manoj-ransing

    too much of love, way too much

    The movie was one of the biggest hit in Bollywood and won some awards too. After all, it was a perfect entertainer "paisa wasool" movie. The length come out as as positive part. In India the more length is the movie the more "paisa wasool" it is. Especially movie like this, which is full of romance, drama, music and female body shows.

    I love the music of the movie. It was great. Also the acting by the legends Amitabh and SRK. And as usual of Yashraj films, the filmography and camera work was great too.

    The problem I have is with what exactly message the movie wants to spread? I feel that the movie is trying to say, love first other things later. Other things including discipline, your studies and your career. The "Gurukool" is an ideal school for the college students. The principle expects from them that they should only concentrate on their studies, their career, personal development and their future, at least for the time which they will be spending in this college. (Thats another problem. What kind of school is it? Is it after 10th or after 12th school? And if it is after 12th, why are they wearing uniform?) And to accomplish this he has some strict set of rules. (They are too strict, Agreed.) Now from nowhere a new music teacher comes to college (when the principle does not allow any cultural program in college, why at first place he appointed this music teacher?). Now the music teacher is a real romantic guy, who has done romance with the daughter of the principle, when he himself was in the same college. As this is against the rules of college, principal throws the boy out, and his lover suicides, as her father rejected her love. (This is far too stretched. What? No, it isn't. OK. Not far stretched, and can happen in reality.) And this teacher has now swore that he will fill the entire college with the love. Means he will teach the student the cheap acts of how to write love letter in more effective ways (like using 'Piple ka Panna' as letter), or bung the lecture to meet the girlfriends, and also by bringing neighboring girls to the hostel in absence of principal.(In reality, one of those girls will get pregnant in such situation.)By doing this he think he is doing a great thing for the boys and for the society.

    By now, you must have understood what my problem is. They say at the end that a balance of discipline and love is required, but actually more weight in given to love, and the man with the discipline has negative shades in character. The next part of the movie is clear. These three students fail in their exam, or pass with the low score, and after college has problem in finding job, and very low knowledge for opening their own business. But the movie ends way before this happens.

    It is good to give entertainment to the people, but then one should also pay the attention to what actually you are teaching. The movie which was released at the same time "Mission Kashmir" was having exactly opposite characteristics. The movie was having very less entertainment but gives out gives out good moral to the people. And again it is fact that "Mission Kashmir" flops and Mohobbatein was a great hit. Sometimes, things like these upset me for Bollywood. But fortunately now the Bollywood audience is also giving attention to the spirits of the movie. And hence KANK is super-flop, and Munnabhais are doing great in all parts.
    8sqs4912

    A Modern Classic

    Put a legend, an icon, a star, and six fresh buds waiting to bloom all in the same movie and what do you get? Mohabbatein. Sure, the story is the oft-repeated tale of forbidden love, unappreciated lovers and the traditions that gag and bind us, but the all-star cast, the skilled direction, and lively musical numbers all contribute to make this a movie worth noting.

    The setting of Mohabbatein is the Gurukul School, an elite school housed in a cold, uninviting, castle-like edifice. Narayan Shankar (Amitabh Bachchan) is the stern, disciplinarian and somewhat tyrannical headmaster of Gurukul who rules the school with an iron fist.

    The story begins on a dark and quiet night at the local train stations where three young men, prospective students at the school, meet on the platform and set out on a journey that brings them closer together than they ever could have imagined. Vicky (Uday Chopra) is an athletic, energetic playboy type, seemingly unshaken by the harsh reality of the school. Sameer (Jugal Hansraj) is the timid and shy one with boyish charm and innocent looks. And Karan (Jimmy Shergill) completes the trio as the more mature, intense member of the pack.

    The three lads are struck by cupid's arrow when they meet the three heroines; Vicky loses his heart to a rich and spoiled girl named Ishika (Shamita Shetty) while Sameer is reunited with his childhood buddy, the bubbly Sanjana (Kim Sharma) and Karan falls hard for the bashful widow, Kiran (Preeti Jhangiani).

    As with every true-to-form Bollywood movie, their love stories are met with several obstacles, such as differences in class, no-good boyfriends, and familial obligations, but the most important hurdle in their path is none other than Narayan Shankar who is convinced that love is a pure waste of time. A glimmer of hope comes their way when a maverick music teacher, Raj Aryan (Shah Rukh Khan) sweeps into the picture and helps nurture their young loves. What follows is a battle of good and evil, love and hate, and sheer determination and conviction on both sides at the end of which … (well, let's not get carried away! Just make sure you have a box of tissues handy!).
    0U

    HE IS FIGHTING FOR A LOVE

    Some love stories live forever....And so will this movie...Two great superstars offers superb acting......Seeing two talented actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh work side by side was mind blowing...The story reminds us that love is all powerful and with it we can overcome the most difficult of situations...Gurlz were ok...The soundtrack is amazing...Violin Music was melodious...Locations were mind blowing....skimpy clothes were good...watchable movie
    7vjnambu

    Shahenshah vs Baadshah

    Mohabbatein is the second directorial of aditya chopra after ddlj. Narayan Shankar (Big b) is a strict authoritarian running a school named gurukul with three rules- parampara,prateestha, anushasan. Meaning only focus on studies. Enters into the school raj aryan(srk), as a violin teacher who focuses on everyone to love. This irks narayan shankar and later it is revealed that raj was a former student of gurukul thrown out by shankar for loving his daughter meghna(aishwarya rai) who committed suicide after that. Raj has entered here to take revenge on shankar by turning his disciplinary school with love and romance. The story also focuses on 3 students of gurukul- Vicky (uday chopra), sameer(jugal hansraj) and karan(Jimmy shergill). Vicky falls in love with the neighboring school student ishika(shamita shetty), sameer is in love with his childhood friend sanjana(kim sharma) and karan falls in love with a young widow kiran(preethi jhangiani). Rest of the movie is how raj helps these boys and whether he could defeat narayan shankar or not. Highlight of this film is the faceoff of two big superstars itself. After several failures as a lead actor in 90s, bachchan decided to shed all his superstar image and become into a character actor through this film. Mohabbatein started a new phase for big b as what we see him today. SRK's raj is overly romantic. Both of their combination scenes are handled well. Among the three love stories, my favorite one is karan and kiran's only. Vicky and ishika one is childish and sameer sanjana one is meh. Today, none of the female lead actress could shine in Bollywood and in males only Jimmy is today a successful actor. There is also one side track of anupam kher and archana puran singh as the cliché sardar which is forgettable. Songs look good on screen. Production values of yrf are grand. But the movie is too long and far too unrealistic. On the whole, mohabbatein can be enjoyed if you ignore its unrealistic plot and if you are a big fan of these superstars.
    8MagicCJK

    Love... The greatest inspiration for music

    Mohabbatein is set in the school of Gurukul, where Narayan Shankar runs his school through fear. He teaches his students how to become great and successful men, bringing discipline into their lives. Raj Aryan believes in freedom of expression through music, and love being more powerful than Narayan Shankar's rule through fear.

    Through the lives of three young students, Raj Aryan tries to break Gurukul's traditions, and bring love back to life.

    Maybe the story is unrealistic, maybe the songs are not as original as they could be, but Mohabbatein works. Everyone who loves this film loves it for different reasons, because each story appeals to different people. For me, I felt some of Raj Aryan's dialogue so moving that I've begun thinking about the love in my own life differently. For some people it was Amitabh Bachchan who stole the film, for others it was the love stories between the youngsters.

    I'm fairly sure, if you have ever felt true love and true loss, you will love this movie. It is a simple movie, just like love should be.

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    • Trivia
      Amitabh Bachchan was out of work and with no makers approaching him, he approached Yash Chopra for some work, and was offered a role in the movie.
    • Goofs
      In the movie, the festival of Holi occurs before valentines day. A sequence which is not possible.
    • Quotes

      Raj Aryan: Love is just like life, its not always easy and it does not always bring happiness. But when we do not stop living, why should we stop loving.

    • Connections
      Featured in Billu (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Humko Humise Chura Lo
      Written by Anand Bakshi

      Composed by Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit

      Performed by Udit Narayan and Lata Mangeshkar

      Courtesy of Saregama HMV

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2000 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Yash Raj Films
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Love Stories
    • Filming locations
      • Longleat House, Wiltshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Yash Raj Films
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,070,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $570,000
      • Oct 29, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,279,351
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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