Description
Mohabbatein (transl. Love Stories ) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film that was written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai, and newcomers Uday Chopra, Shamita Shetty, Jugal Hansraj, Kim Sharma, Jimmy Sheirgill, and Preeti Jhangiani. It narrates the story of Narayan, the strict principal of Gurukul college whose daughter Megha, commits suicide after he opposes her relationship with Raj, a music teacher at the college. The story follows Raj aiding with three Gurukul students and their love interests to rebel against Narayan's intolerance of love.
The film was originally planned to be Aditya Chopra's directorial debut, but it was his second film after Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). Its themes were inspired by those from the 1989 American coming-of-age drama Dead Poets Society. Produced on a budget of more than ₹100 million (US$2.23 million), the principal photography of Mohabbatein , which was filmed in the United Kingdom, was handled by Manmohan Singh between October 1999 and July 2000. Sharmishta Roy and Karan Johar built the sets and designed the costumes, respectively. The duo Jatin–Lalit composed its music while Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics.
Mohabbatein released on 27 October 2000 and received widespread critical acclaim, with Bachchan and Khan's performances garnering the most praise. With a total gross of ₹900.1 million (US$20.03 million), the film was declared as a major commercial success and became the highest-grossing Indian film of the year.
At the 46th Filmfare Awards, the film received a leading 12 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Aditya), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Supporting Actress (Rai) and won 4 awards, including Best Actor (Critics) (Khan) and Best Supporting Actor (Bachchan). It also received three Bollywood Movie Awards, four International Indian Film Academy Awards, one Screen Award, and two Zee Cine Awards.
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