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Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
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Directed by	Rakesh Roshan
Produced by	Rakesh Roshan
Written by	Story: Rakesh Roshan Screenplay: Honey Irani Ravi Kapoor
Starring	Hrithik Roshan Amisha Patel
Music by	Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography	Kabir Lal
Editing by	Sanjay Verma
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	14 January 2000
Running time	173 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (Hindi: कहो ना प्यार है - translation: Say This Is Love) is a 2000 Bollywood movie directed by Rakesh Roshan.

The movie stars Amisha Patel, Anupam Kher, and Hrithik Roshan in a dual role. This movie was Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel's debut and made Hrithik into an overnight superstar in Bollywood. Not only did this movie launch Hrithik's career, but it also launched the careers of the actress Amisha Patel and the singer Lucky Ali. The film was a fan favourite, with crowd-pleasing song and dance numbers like "Na Tum Jano Na Hum," a BMW Z3 cruising through scenic locations of New Zealand, and star-power of Lucky Ali.

[edit] Synopsis

Rohit (Hritik Roshan) is working in as a salesperson in an automobile showroom owned by rich entrepreneur Mr. Malik. He is an aspiring singer who lives with his aged aunt and uncle and his younger brother Amit. One day he meets rich Sonia Saxena (Amisha Patel) when he goes to deliver a car to her home as her Birthday present. They see each other later that night when Sonia and her friends are having a party on the beach, after Rohit sings for her (Chand Sitare) She invites him on a cruise to perform, where Sonia finds herself getting jealous over Rohit's popularity with her female friends. Sonia goes to sulk and drink in a lifeboat and Rohit follows. After they passout on the life boat it detaches from the ship. When they awake they find themselves floating adrift in the ocean. After landing on a nearby island many distractions cause them to forget about the boat and it drifts away. When they realize they are stuck at first they argue, but when Sonia jumps into the ocean and pretends to drown, Rohit jumps in after her to save her. However,it is Rohit who needs saving, since he can't swim. When she asks why he jumped in after her, he confesses his love for her. After enjoying time together on the island, they are saved by Mr. Saxena. (Anupam Kher) He is bitterly opposed to their relationship. He asks Rohit's boss, Malik (Dalip Tahil) to fire him. However, later he softens up a bit and challenges Rohit to do something big so that he can win back his love. Determined to prove himself, Rohit and his friends attempt to procure a record deal for him. Rohit eventually becomes famous, and prepares to put on a huge concert.

On the evening of the show, Rohit goes to pick-up his younger brother Amit from school to take him up to show. He witnesses two corrupt policemen shooting down their senior officer. He also sees that the two policeman actually work for Malik, for whom he was working few days back. The policemen discover Rohit's presence and shoot at him. Rohit is chased by the policemen and falls into the ocean. Sonia arrives on the scene and frantically shouts that Rohit doesn't know how to swim. A search party is sent down, but they don't find Rohit's body.

Sonia goes into depression so her father sends her to New Zealand to her cousin to get over Rohit. When she reaches there she meets Raj Chopra (also Hrithik Roshan) in a club, who looks exactly like Rohit and is also a good singer. It turns out that Raj is a good friend of Sonia's cousin, and they end up meeting often. Raj soon meet and he falls in love with her, but she doesn't return his love because he reminds her too much of Rohit. When Raj doesn't understand, Sonia shows him pictures, and he is amazed at the likeness. Sonia goes back to India and Raj follows. On landing, however, he is shot by one of Rohit's killers, who have mistook him for Rohit. He and Sonia manage to save themselves and hide in Rohit's old hideout. Here Sonia and Raj bond. Initially, Raj can't understand why he was attacked but he later becomes suspicious that whoever attacked him has mistaken him from Rohit.

Soon after, Raj and Sonia figure out Rohit was murdered. He also finds out that Rohit's brother Amit is also a witness of Rohit's murder. They go to meet Rohit's old friend, who scolds "Rohit" for acting as if he were dead, and his family, and many emotional moments follow as they are told the truth. When he meets Amit, Amit is convinced that Rohit has come back to him, and Raj does not have the heart to tell him the truth, and adopts Amit as his own brother. Together, Sonia, Raj, and their friends make a plan to find Rohit's killers. They go to the concert which Rohit was to perform the night he was murdered with Raj replacing Rohit. But it backfires and the murderers kidnap Sonia, but Raj rescues her. Then and there, he figures out who Rohit's killers are and it turns out that the mastermind behind the drug conspiracy and Rohit's murder is Sonia's father, Mr. Saxena. Sonia is heartbroken by this betrayal, but says finally admits her love for Raj. In the end, Mr. Saxena is held by police and Raj and Sonia get engaged.

[edit] Locale

Some of the most picturesque shots in this movie were filmed at James Bond Island.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Rajesh Roshan.

[edit] Awards

[edit] 2000 Filmfare Awards

The film was nominated for many Filmfare Awards. Ibrahim Ashq for "Na Tum Jaano" was nominated for "Best Lyricist," Amisha Patel was nominated for "Best Female Debut" and Lucky Ali was nominated for "Best Male Playback" for Ek Pal Ka Jeena but they all lost. Ultimately it won eight awards:

• Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
• Best Debut - Hrithik Roshan
• Best Movie - Rakesh Roshan
• Best Director - Rakesh Roshan
• Best Choreography - Farah Khan for "Kaho Naa... Pyar Hai"
• Best Music Director - Rajesh Roshan
• Best Male Playback - Lucky Ali for "Na Tum Jaano"
• Best Screenplay - Ravi Kapoor and Honey Irani

[edit] External links

• Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai at the Internet Movie Database

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