1/12/2006

Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (Say This Is Love), a Bollywood Breakthrough

Title

Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000)

Directed by

Rakesh Roshan

Writing credits

Rakesh Roshan
Sagar Sarhadi
Honey Irani
Ravi Kapoor


Selected Cast

Hrithik Roshan .... Rohit Chopra
Hrithik Roshan .... Raj Chopra
Amisha Patel .... Sonia Saxena
Anupam Kher .... Saxena
Dalip Tahil .... Shakti Malik
Mohnish Bahl .... Insp. Kadam
Ashish Vidyarthi .... Insp. Shinde
Satish Shah .... Rohit's landlord
Farida Jalal .... Lily
Tanaaz Currim .... Neeta
Vrajesh Hirjee .... Tony
Asha Patel .... Mrs. Chopra



Review

Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai is the epic love story of a rich young woman and her true love, a singer from a poor family.

While this film does not have particularly engaging story, it is a breakthrough for Indian film. Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai combines the Indian movie conventions with those of American action films. The idea was to, merge the two types of film to create a new type of film for India’s younger movie audiences.

Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai executes this merge fairly well. The film has many huge musical numbers and fancy costumes that keep with traditional Indian expectations, but the film also has guns, chases, murders, and intrigue to appeal to India’s youth, which is gradually becoming more Americanized in their tastes.

The story of Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai is slow, tedious, and unbelievable, but the film has great music, excellent cinematography, and stunning locations. It also features a strong performance from Hrithik Roshan, who carries this film and deserves his notoriety.

Rating (1-10)

5


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