मोहब्बतें (2000)

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• Încasări: 13,5 mil. USD
• Buget: 3,3 mil. USD
• A încasat de 4,1× bugetul
• Filmat în: Anglia
• Premii: 11 · Nominalizări: 13. Inclusiv: Bollywood Movie Award – Best Story; Bollywood Movie Award – Critics Award Male; Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor; Filmfare Award for Best Scene of the Year

Mohabbatein (transl. Romances) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Aditya Chopra, and produced by Yash Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, alongside Uday Chopra, Shamita Shetty, Jugal Hansraj, Kim Sharma, Jimmy Sheirgill, and Preeti Jhangiani. It narrates the story of Narayan Shankar, the authoritarian principal of Gurukul, a prestigious all-boys institution, who strictly forbids romantic relationships. His former student, Raj, returns to the institute as a music teacher, and aids three young students to rebel against Narayan's intolerance of love.

Production

Prior to the production of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Aditya Chopra had begun writing Mohabbatein as his intended directorial debut. However, he considered the subject matter of Mohabbatein too mature for a first film and instead made Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge his debut, postponing Mohabbatein to be his second directorial project.

Writing resumed following the release of Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), with Chopra aiming to explore themes beyond conventional romance. According to the Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema, the narrative was inspired by the 1989 American coming-of-age drama Dead Poets Society. Chopra presented the story to his father, producer Yash Chopra, who was impressed and agreed to produce the film under the Yash Raj Films banner.

The film was officially announced in June 1999 on the Yash Raj Films website.

Amitabh Bachchan was cast in Mohabbatein during a period of financial failure. Deeply in debt, he walked to Chopra's house and said, "Look, I don't have a job, nobody is giving me work anymore, my movies aren't working, and I've come to ask you to please give me a film to work in." Chopra immediately offered him a role in Mohabbatein, a role which would reboot Bachchan's career.

To portray the six student characters, Chopra sought out new talent. His brother Uday Chopra was cast in one of the male lead roles marking his acting debut, and a national search was conducted to find five additional newcomers. The final ensemble included Shamita Shetty, Jugal Hansraj, Kim Sharma, Jimmy Sheirgill, and Preeti Jhangiani. Aditya Chopra also wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the film.

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