Mohabbat (1997 film)

Mohabbat
Directed byReema Rakesh Nath
Written byReema Rakesh Nath
Produced byRakesh Nath
Starring
CinematographyRajan Kinagi
Edited byWaman Bhonsle
Music by
Release date
  • 19 September 1997 (1997-09-19)[1]
Running time
180 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Mohabbat (translation: Love/Romance) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Reema Nath starring Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna. The film was released on 19 September 1997.[2]

Plot[edit]

The wealthy Kapoor family consists of Madanlal, his wife Geeta, daughter Roshni, and son Gaurav. One day while Gaurav is returning home from a bank, he is attacked by a group of men led by Shiva, but a young man named Rohit Malhotra comes to his rescue. Gaurav hires Rohit in his firm, and both become fast and inseparable friends. Both unknowingly fall in love with the same woman, Shweta Sharma, but Gaurav finds out and decides to step away.

Shweta and Rohit are in love and want to get married. Then Shiva attacks Rohit and throws him off a cliff. Believing him to be dead, a shocked and devastated Shweta loses her voice. The Kapoors find out that Gaurav loves Shweta and they approach her brother, Shekhar, and arrange their marriage. They get engaged but Gaurav finds that he’s a brain tumour and he wants to bring back the long-lost happiness of Shweta. He finds a lookalike of Rohit who is Tony Braganza.

What Gaurav doesn't know is whether or not Tony is Rohit. Thus begins a merry-go-round of love, emotions, and sacrifice, all of which is 'Mohabbat'. In last scene, it is being revealed that Rohit has planned his murder after knowing the fact that the secret admirer of Shweta is none other than Gaurav and he’s in love with her. So, he decided to sacrifice his love for friendship. However, Gaurav finally gets to know that Tony is actually Rohit and Gaurav asks him to go back to Shweta. Lastly Gaurav dies due to his tumour and Shweta gets her voice back due to shock

Cast[edit]

Music[edit]

The music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan, penned by Sameer and Reema Rakesh Nath (only the song Pyar Kiya Hai). According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 2,000,000 units sold the soundtrack became the eleventh highest-grossing album of the year.

Title Singer Lyricist Length (mm:ss)
1 "Aaina Bataa Kaise" Vinod Rathod & Sonu Nigam Sameer 06:08
2 "Pyar Kiya Hai (Duet)" Kavita Krishnamurthy & Vinod Rathod Reema Rakesh Nath 08:54
3 "Chori Chori Chup Chup" Kavita Krishnamurthy Sameer 05:23
4 "Mumbai Chi Pori" Kavita Krishnamurthy Sameer 04:47
5 "Baby Don't Break My Heart" Kavita Krishnamurthy & Abhijeet Sameer 06:00
6 "Main Hoon Akela" Kavita Krishnamurthy & Abhijeet Sameer 04:16
7 "Pyar Kiya Hai (Sad)" Vinod Rathod Reema Rakesh Nath 02:26
8 "Dil Ki Dhadkan" Kavita Krishnamurthy & Udit Narayan Sameer 05:24

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bollywood Hungama. "Madhuri Dixit". bollywoodhungama.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ "MOHABBAT (1997)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020.

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