Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)

A young girl meets the doppelganger of her deceased boyfriend and now has a chance to find the people who have murdered him.

Director:

Rakesh Roshan

Writers:

Rakesh Roshan (story), Sagar Sarhadi (dialogue)

Stars:

Hrithik Roshan, Ameesha Patel, Anupam Kher

36 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hrithik Roshan	...	Rohit / Raj Chopra
Ameesha Patel	...	Sonia Saxena (as Amisha Patel)
Anupam Kher	...	Saxena
Dalip Tahil	...	Shakti Malik
Mohnish Bahl	...	Insp. Kadam (as Mohnish Behl)
Ashish Vidyarthi	...	Insp. Shinde
Satish Shah	...	Rohit's landlord
Farida Jalal	...	Lily (Rohit's landlady)
Tanaaz Currim Irani	...	Neeta (as Tanaaz Currim)
Payal Malhotra
Rajesh Tandon	...	Atul Malik (as Rajesh Tondon)
Vrajesh Hirjee	...	Tony
Ram Mohan	...	Police Commissioner
Shama Deshpande
Kamal Singh

Storyline

A poor singer, Rohit, and the daughter of a very rich man, Sonia, fall in love. While on a cruise ship, they get separated from the rest of their party and end up on a deserted island. They live happily here for a few days until they are rescued. Sonia's friends help Rohit to make a name for himself so that they can get married. But before he reaches this goal, he meets an untimely death. Sonia's father sends her to live with her cousins in New Zealand to get over her heartbreak. In New Zealand she meets Raj Chopra who looks exactly like Rohit.

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Plot Keywords:

love | new zealand | singer | cruise ship | murder | 

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Taglines:

Say this is love

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Genres:

Action | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

14 January 2000 (India)

Also Known As:

KNPH

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 140,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$356,000, 31 December 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Kraft

Technical Specs

Runtime:

172 min 177 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A Pakistani American boy named Kashif performed the song "Ek Pal Ka Jeena" for the famous American TV Show "America's Got Talent".

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Goofs

When Rohit falls into the river stream and people are looking underwater for his body. The underwater scene is clearly not the river stream as there are reefs around and salt water fishes.

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Quotes

Sonia Saxena: What are you doing?
Rohit: Can't you see? I am hoisting a flag.
Sonia Saxena: A flag? For what?
Rohit: When they come to search for us, they might see this flag and understand that maybe we are around. And maybe they will save us. Understood?
Sonia Saxena: But I don't want anyone to come and disturb us. I don't want to go back.
Rohit: What do you mean?
Sonia Saxena: I am happy here! So happy! Look, we can build a tree house on that hilltop. We will stay there. You will go to work in the morning, I will wait for you. And in the evening when you return home ...
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Alternate Versions

Additional scene in DVD release that was deleted from the first release of the movie (but added after a couple of weeks when it was clear that the film was the hit of the year): A song sequence entitled 'Janeeman Janeeman' performed by Amisha Patel (Sonia) on the ship after Hrithik Roshan (Rohit) performed magic tricks.

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Connections

References Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)

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Soundtracks

Janeman Janeman
Written by Saawan Kumar Tak
Composed by Rajesh Roshan
Performed by Asha Bhosle and chorus
Courtesy of Saregama HMV

User Reviews

good but not among the best

good movie .... great songs .. all in all a good movie to watch out for... .. thanks to the gr8 music that makes this movie more special débutant's did well.... but did he deserve BEST ACTOR AWARD .shahrukh khan the same yr did superb in Mohabatein

Kaho Na Pyaar hai is a launch pad for his son Hritik Roshan and he attempts a different feel in this film. One expected the usual love story but the film has many surprises.

Rohit is a poor orphan, living with his younger borther and making a living selling cars in a showroom. He is also an aspiring singer. His path crosses that of Sonia, a rich and pampered girl and before we know it, love has blossomed. However, Sonia's father will not accept Rohit and Rohit promises to make it big and then return for Sonia. However, there is a sub-plot to the film, and it is when Rohit witnesses the murder of a policeman that the film begins takes a different turn. To reveal any more would be giving the story away.

Sadly, the film suffers from an implausible storyline. In an effort to move away from the usual love story, Roshan has chosen a subject, which is too far-fetched. However, it does make for engrossing viewing even though one is left with a feeling at the end of the film that just does not quite gel.