Smiling at a total stranger at a traffic signal seems so 2000 in the time of left and right swipes, no?
They first meet at a traffic signal and instantly develop liking for each other. Rohit's good looks might have played their charm, but hey it was not the only thing for which Sonia falls for him. A rich girl falls in love with a poor guy was what made the Bollywood love stories back then. No matter how unrealistic it may seem today, most of us dreamt of a love story like theirs when we first saw the film. In Hrithik's Rohit and Ameesha Patel's Sonia we saw ourselves. It started with a regular love story of a girl and a boy. Let's concentrate on Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai today. Shah Rukh Khan's fans have a list of films ready. While many would argue that before Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, Bollywood had a plethora of films that gave us lessons in love and romance. It was not just a regular love story, but also an exciting thriller which kept us hooked till the very end. On Throwback Thursday this week, let us take you back to the time when we didn't shy away from confessing our love for everything romantic and embraced this beauty directed by Rakesh Roshan with all our hearts. Yes, it's been 21 years since the release of the film which gave Bollywood its very own Greek God in human form, Hrithik Roshan. Years before John Green's Okay? Okay! was popularised by the 2014 film The Fault in Our Stars, Bollywood found its own version of a brief romantic conversation, which didn't need many words to explain the feelings of the people in love, when Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai was released in 2000. No matter how cheesy it may sound, but everyone would agree that at some point in our lives we quite liked it.
#SONGS OF KAHONA PYAR HAI MOVIE#
Rakesh Roshan has taken a typical Bollywood movie and made it with a kind of sincerety that seems like respect for the audience, not just a successful launch for his son.Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai is the debut film of Ameesha Patel and Hrithik Roshan. The action scenes are well shot, the cinematography is great (specially with the ship) the dialogues are contemporary, witty and well-written. Specially her hysterical scenes are brilliantly done. Ameesha, although occasionally stiff while dancing, and hams a couple of times- but few enough for her first film has done a great job overall. Even when singing about HER the song "Kyun Chalti Hai Hawa" is more about HIM SINGING about her, than about her- if you know what I mean- he doesnt really get into her (eg: Shahrukh and Kajol in "Kuchch Kuchch Hota Hai" Salman and Aishwarya in "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam") except in one scene when she is tying a bandage on his arm and he is looking at her: Brilliant! The songs are infinitely hum-able.
Hrithik never really conveys that attraction and passion for his leading lady. My only criticism is the lack of chemistry between the two lead actors.
Notice when Raj asks his father for advice about his unrequited love for Sonia, how he uses his shoulders and hands to convey a feeling of frustration and helplessness without the typical histrionics. I loved the second half of the movie even more. He completely changes his persona from shy and unassuming to a charmer who can walk the walk and talk the talk. Besides his great looks and The Bod, he is completely comfortable and un-selfconscious on screen, moves like a gazelle, could probably dance rings around Ricky Martin and HEY- he is a good actor too! He has a double role and plays both convincingly. But amusingly enough, this is probably the closest I have been to that "ardent fan" title, having seen the movie more than an acceptable number of times, and being a Pakistani- I think we should forget the arms race- India has already conquered us with Hrithik!!!:) Hrithik is an absolute pleasure to watch. I never went through the ardent teeny bopper fan phase even in my teens.