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Mohabbatein 
Directed by Aditya Chopra Produced by Yash Chopra Written by Aditya Chopra Starring Amitabh Bachchan
Shahrukh Khan
Aishwariya Rai
Uday Chopra
Jugal Hansraj
Jimmy Shergill
Shamita Shetty
Kim Sharma
Preeti JhangianiMusic by Jatin-Lalit Cinematography Manmohan Singh Editing by V.V. Karnik
Singh TaranjeetDistributed by Yash Raj Films Release date(s) 27 October 2000 Running time 216 mins Country India Language Hindi Budget 
18.1 crore (US$3.67 million)[1]Box office 74.11 crore (US$15.03 million)[2]Mohabbatein (Hindi: मोहब्बतें, Urdu: محبتیں , translation: Love Stories), is a 2000 Indian Bollywood film directed by Aditya Chopra. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan in pivotal roles, along with six young debutantes. Aishwarya Rai appeared in flashbacks as Khan's lover. The movie was filmed at Oxford, England and Longleat. This is Aditya Chopra's second directorial venture after Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995). The film went on to do well both critically and commercially. It became the second highest grossing film of the year and was thus declared a superhit,[3] additionally it won two Filmfare Awards, given to both Bachchan and Khan for their respective roles.[4]
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Plot
Three young men arrive at a train station one night and strike an instant friendship. They are all going to join a prestigious Indian private school, Gurukul.
Gurukul is run by Narayan Shankar (Amitabh Bachchan). He is a strict disciplinarian who believes his institute runs because of his principles and rules. Apparently the students are picked from universities all over the country to study at Gurukul and the headmaster has high expectations of them. Moreover, Narayan Shankar has instituted a strict anti-romance policy – any student who becomes romantically involved will be expelled.
The three friends all have their hearts set on different girls. Sameer (Jugal Hansraj) works in a cafe and is in love with his childhood friend Sanjana (Kim Sharma). Unfortunately for Sameer, she already has a boyfriend. Vikram (Uday Chopra) catches Ishika (Shamita Shetty) stealing apples from the Gurukul gardens, and falls in love at first sight. Karan (Jimmy Shergill) becomes attracted to Kiran (Preeti Jhangiani) when he sees her waiting for a train. Kiran is married to an Army officer who never returned from war, and she behaves as if her husband were still alive because of her father-in-law, General Khanna (Amrish Puri), who holds out hope that his son is alive. However, Sameer, Vikram, and Karan all elect not to take their respective romances to the next level, for fear of Narayan Shankar and his stern ways.
The pupils soon meet Raj Aryan Malhotra (Shahrukh Khan). With flowers and a violin in his hand, Raj wants to join Gurukul as a music teacher. After some reluctance, Narayan Shankar allows Raj to join the institute. Raj spreads the message of love amongst the three young men and encourages them to follow their hearts. He tells them that he loved a woman named Megha (Aishwariya Rai), who is no longer alive. Nevertheless, Raj continues to love her. The audience gets a glimpse of Megha, who now lives only in Raj's imagination and speaks to him when he is alone.
As the boys fall in love, the relationship between the headmaster and the music teacher begins to become strained. Much to the chagrin of the headmaster, Raj begins to implement many changes. He begins hosting parties (inviting girls from the nearby girls' hostel), celebrating festivals, and encouraging students to break Gurukul's strict rules.
It is revealed that Raj was once also a student of Gurukul, and Megha was none other than Narayan Shankar's daughter. When Narayan discovered their romance, he forbade them from seeing each other, expelled Raj from the institution without ever meeting him, and distanced himself from his daughter. Megha became distraught, as she could not forget Raj, and ultimately committed suicide by jumping from her bedroom window. Raj expected this tragic incident to finally transform Narayan, who instead became more stern and strict. So, Raj made it his mission to spread love throughout Gurukul, and to one day reach out to Narayan Shankar and show him the magic of love and affection.
When Narayan Shankar comes to know that Raj is R.A. Malhotra, who was in love with his daughter, he takes all the necessary steps to remove him from the institution. Raj continues to help the three boys meet their lovers against school rules and the story turns into a war between Raj and Narayan Shankar.
Sameer gets his love Sanjana,when he saves her after her boyfriend pushes her into a pool of water,Ishika realises she's in love with Vikram and they begin their realtionship from there,and Kiran's father-in-law finally accepts that his son is dead,and lets Kiran live her life with Karan.
Eventually, Narayan Shankar comes to realize that love and change are indeed important parts of life and softens. He steps down and appoints Raj as the headmaster and, in this way, Gurukul is transformed forever into a singing, dancing, and loving school.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Narayan Shankar
- Shahrukh Khan as Raj Aryan Malhotra
- Aishwarya Rai as Megha
- Uday Chopra as Vikram Kapoor/Oberoi
- Jugal Hansraj as Sameer Sharma
- Jimmy Shergill as Karan Choudhry
- Shamita Shetty as Ishika Dhanrajgir
- Kim Sharma as Sanjana
- Preeti Jhangiani as Kiran
- Amrish Puri as Maj. Gen. Khanna, Kiran's father in law
- Shefali Shah as Nandini, Kiran's sister in law
- Saurabh Shukla as Sanjana's father
- Anupam Kher as Kake
- Archana Puran Singh as Preeto
- Helen as Miss Monica
Music
Mohabbatein Soundtrack album by Jatin-Lalit Released 2000 Genre Feature film soundtrack Label YRF Music Producer Yash Chopra Jatin-Lalit chronology Dhai Akshar Prem Ke
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(2000)Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
(2000)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Planet Bollywood 
[5]The music of Mohabbatein was composed by Jatin Lalit while lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. The album was very well received by the audience.
Music was used extensively throughout the film, and features leitmotifs that relate to each of the main characters (each couple having their own unique theme music).
Avinash Ramchandani of Planet Bollywood gave the album 9.5 stars stating, "Mohabbatein is an outstanding album with several new singers making a splendid debut, as well as a commendable job by Jatin-Lalit, and brilliant lyrics by Anand Bakshi". [5]
The songs included on the official soundtrack:
# Song Singer(s) Length 1 "Humko Humise Chura Lo" Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan 07:52 2 "Chalte Chalte" Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty & Ishaan 07:38 3 "Pairon Mein Bandhan Hai" Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty & Ishaan 07:01 4 "Aankhein Khuli" Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav,
Manohar Shetty, Shahrukh Khan & Ishaan
07:02 5 "Soni Soni" Udit Narayan, Jaspinder Narula, Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav,
Manohar Shetty & Ishaan
09:07 6 "Chalte Chalte 2" Shweta Pandit, Sonali Bhatawdekar, Pritha Mazumdar, Udhbav, Manohar Shetty 02:49 7 "Zinda Rehti Hain Mohabbatein" Lata Mangeshkar & Udit Narayan 02:03 8 "Mohabbatein Love Themes" Instrumental 02:20 9 "Rhythms of Mohabbatein" Instrumental 03:56 Awards
- Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Shahrukh Khan)
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (Amitabh Bachchan)
- IIFA Awards - Best Costume Design (Karan Johar)
- IIFA Awards - Best Story (Aditya Chopra)
- Screen Award - Best Lyrics (Anand Bakshi)
- Sansui Viewer Choice Movie Awards - Best Actor (Shahrukh Khan)
References
- ^ "Mohabbatein". http://www.filme.ro.im/film.php?id=50. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide". Boxofficeindia.com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ "Box Office 2000". BoxOfficeIndia.Com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA==. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Filmfare Winners 2000". IndiaTimes.Com. http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368708.cms. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ a b "Mohabbatein Music Review". http://planetbollywood.com/Music/mohabbatein.html. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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