Mohabbatein

"Some Love Stories... Live Forever."

2000 3h 36m HI

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★7.1TMDB · 310★7.1IMDB · 37,926

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At a prestigious all-male university, three friends seek love outside of the school grounds; at the same time, a newly-hired music teacher seeks to befriend and loosen up the militantly strict headmaster.

“Some Love Stories... Live Forever.”

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Cast

Amitabh Bachchan
Narayan Shankar
Shah Rukh Khan
Raj Aryan Malhotra
Uday Chopra
Vicky
Jugal Hansraj
Sameer
Jimmy Shergill
Karan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Megha
Preeti Jhangiani
Kiran
Shamita Shetty
Ishika

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aditya Chopra
Writers: Aditya Chopra, Aditya Chopra
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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At 216 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aditya Chopra, shot by Manmohan Singh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Babloo Chakravorty. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor V.V. Karnik shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan and Uday Chopra carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Aditya Chopra directs. Manmohan Singh behind the camera. Babloo Chakravorty scores. V.V. Karnik cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 216 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
426 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Aditya Chopra, shot by Manmohan Singh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Babloo Chakravorty. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor V.V. Karnik shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan and Uday Chopra carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Some Love Stories... Live Forever.".
10IMDB entry: tt0213890 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "becoming an adult", "tradition", "forbidden love", "musical".

The technical file

Cinematography: Manmohan Singh
Original score: Babloo Chakravorty
Editing: V.V. Karnik
Costume design: Manish Malhotra
Makeup / hair: Michelle Tung
Sound: Rishi Soni
Runtime: 216 min · 3h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Box office: $20,000,000
Return: 500% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Mohabbatein (2000)
IMDB rating: 7.1/10 · 37,926 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

15 wins & 36 nominations total

IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female
IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male
IIFA Award for Best Story
Bollywood Movie Award – Critics Award Male
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
IIFA Award for Best Costume Design
Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design
Filmfare Award for Best Scene of the Year
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Bollywood Movie Award – Best Story

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TheTenth2018-02-21
★ 10/10
Gurukul university is know for its excellency. Her dean Narayan Shankar (Amtabh Bachchan) has very strict rules though : you must commit to your studieswith no distractions, especially love. When new students Karan (Jimmy Shergill), Sameer (Jugal Hansraj) and Vikram "Vicky" (Uday Chopra) enter, they have dreams of great success in life. When out of the school for errands, they meet Kiran (Preeti Jhangiani), Sanjana (Kim Sharma) and Ishika (Shamita Shetty) and start developing feelings for them. But Kiran tells the others of the story of the "sad poet". Once a student in Gurukul, he fell in love with a girl, they got along very well, but she was Narayan's daughter and when he heard about that, he fired the young man without even seeing him, and when fired from Gurukul, you can never find a place in another university. So they have no choice but get on with the studies. One day, a new professor comes, Raj Aryan Malhotra (Shah Rukh Khan), he wants to teach music, and at first Narayan refuses, but gives him his chance to teach music if he finds enough students. But Raj is not here to only bring back love in the students' hearts, he has some unfinished business with Gurukul This is a romantic/drama, but in the Bollywood way, there are lots of funny moments. The story is both the developing love stories of the new students, and the story of Raj (and also Kake - Anupam Kher in a very funny role). It's very impressive how they fit 4 love stories and an opposition of character in the same movie. Acting is astounding by SRK and Bachchan, and strong from the newcomers. The dance numbers and songs are so great too. Very recommended.
badelf2022-10-31
★ 3/10
Cheesy.