Mohabbatein(2000)
Mohabbatein is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The cast includes Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Uday Chopra, Shamita Shetty, Jugal Hansraj, Kim Sharma, Jimmy Sheirgill, and Preeti Jhangiani. The story follows Narayan Shankar, the authoritarian principal of Gurukul, an all-boys school that forbids romance. His former student Raj returns as a music teacher and encourages three students to rebel against Narayan's intolerance of love. The film was shot primarily in the United Kingdom, with the Longleat estate standing in for the school. It received mixed-to-positive reviews but was a commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 2000 with a worldwide gross of ₹900 million. The soundtrack, composed by Jatin–Lalit, was the best-selling Bollywood album of the year. The film won four Filmfare Awards including Best Supporting Actor for Amitabh Bachchan. It was released on 27 October 2000, coinciding with Diwali.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2000
- Director
- Aditya Chopra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 3h 36m
- Rating
- 6.2/10
Storyline
At Gurukul, a strict all-boys school, principal Narayan Shankar bans love completely. A new music teacher, Raj Aryan, arrives and secretly encourages three students to follow their hearts. But Raj has a hidden past with Narayan's daughter. The battle between love and fear begins.
“A battle between love and fear.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Mohabbatein
Cast reunions in this film: Anupam Kher & Amitabh Bachchan (13 films together), Anupam Kher & Shahrukh Khan (8 films together), Shahrukh Khan & Aditya Chopra (7 films together), Yash Chopra & Aditya Chopra (7 films together), Anupam Kher & Jimmy Shergill (6 films together), and Anupam Kher & Aditya Chopra (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Mohabbatein' was inspired by a line from the 1975 film 'Sholay', where the character Basanti says 'Mohabbat bhi zindagi ki tarah hoti hai'.
- Shah Rukh Khan's character Raj Aryan Malhotra was originally written as a much older man, with actors like Amitabh Bachchan considered before Khan was cast.
- The grand Gurukul school set was built from scratch at Film City, Mumbai, and remained one of Bollywood's largest sets for years after filming.
- Aishwarya Rai wore a real bridal lehenga weighing over 20 kilograms for her wedding scene, which made filming the song sequence physically demanding.
- The film's iconic background score, including the 'Mohabbatein' theme, was composed by Jatin-Lalit but the soundtrack album credits only list them for songs.
- This was the first film where Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan shared significant screen time, leading to widespread media coverage of their 'clash of titans'.
- Director Aditya Chopra made a rare on-screen appearance as an extra, playing a student in the background during one of the college festival scenes.