Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Rakesh Roshan

Writers:

Rakesh Roshan (story)
Sagar Sarhadi (dialogue) ...

Release Date:

14 January 2000 (India)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

Say this is love

Plot:

Rich girl loves poor singer and vice versa. But fate has two surprises in store.

Plot Keywords:

Love | New Zealand | Singer | Cruise Ship | Murder

Awards:

30 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Hrithik Roshan	...	Rohit / Raj Chopra
Ameesha Patel	...	Sonia Saxena (as Amisha Patel)
Anupam Kher	...	Saxena
Dalip Tahil	...	Shakti Malik
Mohnish Bahl	...	Insp. Kadam (as Mohnish Behl)
Ashish Vidyarthi	...	Insp. Shinde
Satish Shah	...	Rohit's landlord
Farida Jalal	...	Lily (Rohit's landlady)
Tanaaz Currim Irani	...	Neeta (as Tanaaz Currim)
Payal Malhotra
Rajesh Tandon		(as Rajesh Tondon)
Vrajesh Hirjee	...	Tony
Ram Mohan
Shama Deshpande
Kamal Singh

Also Known As:

KNPH (India: Hindi title) (informal short title)
Say This Is Love (International: English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

172 min | India:177 min (extended version)

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Mexico:B | Malaysia:U | Germany:12 | India:UA | UK:15

Filming Locations:

India

Company:

Film Kraft

Trivia:

It was Hrithik's idea to give eyeglass for Raj's character with a clean shaved persona. But Rakesh Roshan was against that, he wanted Raj and Rohit appearance to be exactly the same.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Raj meets Rohit's little brother the first time the brother has tears dropping down his cheeks, but only in the profile shots. The frontal shots show no tears.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Big Bang Theory: The Bad Fish Paradigm (#2.1)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Chand Sitare

Hrithik Roshan: Bollywood's new Elvis

After reading about Hrithik Roshan, Bollywood's hottest movie star in GQ magazine, I was truly amazed at his popularity in his native India. I later watched the dvd release of KNPH, Hrithik Roshan's first hit movie. Directed by his father, this spirited romp is actually a made-to-order showcase for his handsome and talented son. Suffice to say that this film would have been very average, save for Hrithik Roshan who carries the entire production on his able shoulders. His charm and intense style are certainly enough to catch the interest of most any movie-goer.

Much of the movie is devoted to loving shots of Hrithik in various poses, and I'm certain that the female audiences in Mumbai were swooning in the crowded aisles each time he sang and danced. Much of what occurs on screen looks like a Hindi pop music video made for even pre-teenage audiences. A good comparison would be to the old movies of Elvis Presley! This may have had a bit more realism and action than those, but the entire proceedings focus on Hrithik's singing, dancing, and posing in a way that glamorizes him to that extent. It's obvious that multi-talented Hrithik Roshan could make it big in the U.S. if he so desires. That's the one thing that I will certainly remember out of this somewhat shallow, but lighthearted and colorful movie.