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"Love only listens to the heart"

1990 2h 52m HI

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 37

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Raja lives a poor lifestyle along with his dad, Hazariprasad and mom. He attends college where he has several run-ins with wealthy fellow-collegian, Madhu Mehra. Matters escalate to such an extent that she accuses him of sexually molesting her. When his dad comes to know, he decides to seize this chance to get rich quickly, masquerades as a wealthy businessman, approaches Mr. Mehra, and arranges for their children to get married. Murphy's law prevails at the time of the engagement - changing everyone's lives forever.

“Love only listens to the heart”

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Cast

Aamir Khan
Raja Prasad
Madhuri Dixit
Madhu Mehra
Saeed Jaffrey
Mr. Mehra
Anupam Kher
Hazari Prasad
Padmarani
Savitri Prasad
Shammi
Malini Mehra
Deven Verma
Inspector Ghalib
Adi Irani
Shakti

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Indra Kumar
Writers: Rajeev Kaul
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 172 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Indra Kumar, shot by Baba Azmi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit and Saeed Jaffrey carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love only listens to the heart".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Indra Kumar directs. Baba Azmi behind the camera. Milind Chitragupth scores. Hussain A. Burmawala cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 172 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Indra Kumar, shot by Baba Azmi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Milind Chitragupth. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hussain A. Burmawala shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit and Saeed Jaffrey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Love only listens to the heart".
9IMDB entry: tt0099429 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.