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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Chaahat<br />
| image = Chaahat (1996).jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]<br />
| producer = [[Robin Bhatt]]<br />Viral Lakhia<br />
| writer = [[Robin Bhatt]]<br />[[Akash Khurana]]<br />[[Javed Siddiqui]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br />[[Pooja Bhatt]]<br />[[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br />[[Anupam Kher]]<br />[[Ramya Krishnan]]<br />
| music = [[Anu Malik]]<br />
| cinematography = Ashok Behl<br />
| editing = Bharat Singh<br />
| distributor = Bhatt Productions<br />
| released = 21 June 1996<br />
| runtime = 146 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = {{INR|52.5 million|link=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chaahat#.VbG3scFVikr|title=Chaahat Budget|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707015449/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chaahat#.VbG3scFVikr|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INR|124.85 million}}<ref name="Chaahat Box office">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chaahat#.VbG3scFVikr|title=Chaahat Box office|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707015449/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chaahat#.VbG3scFVikr|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Chaahat''''' ({{Translation|Desire}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1996|1996]] Indian [[Hindi language|Hindi]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[musical film|musical]] film by director [[Mahesh Bhatt]]. The cast of this film is [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Pooja Bhatt]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Ramya Krishnan]] and [[Anupam Kher]]. Shah Rukh Khan acquired the rights of this film from [[Mahesh Bhatt]] in October 2013 under the banner, [[Red Chillies Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Shah Rukh Khan acquires rights of his film 'Chahat' from Mahesh Bhatt|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-acquires-rights-of-his-film-chahat-from-mahesh-bhatt/1180368/|date=9 October 2013|newspaper= The Indian Express|accessdate= 23 November 2013}}</ref> The film was remade in Odia as ''Prem Rogi'' in 2009.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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Roop Singh Rathore ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]) is a singer in Rajasthan just like his father ([[Anupam Kher]]), who is now sick and needs immediate medical care in Bombay. One day, while he is singing at Ajay Narang's ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]) hotel, Ajay's sister Reshma ([[Ramya Krishnan]]) falls in love with Roop. Reshma is a spoiled girl and Ajay sees through all of her wishes. Unfortunately, Roop is in love with a nurse named Pooja ([[Pooja Bhatt]]). Meanwhile, Reshma is obsessed with Roop, and asks her brother to call him again to sing in their hotel. But when she sees that all the girls are flattered over Roop, she gets very angry and asks him to sing only for her now onwards. However, Roop prefers to work for the rival, Patel ([[Shri Vallabh Vyas]]) than take this offer. Ajay's obsession with keeping his sister happy at all costs comes into play and Patel is brutally beaten by him until he agrees to throw Roop out of his hotel. Desperately in need of money for his father's operation, Roop has no option but to agree with Reshma. Roop breaks up with Pooja.<br />
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The operation of his father is successful, but his father is saddened by his situation and decides to leave Bombay. Roop later tries to leave Bombay himself, along with his father and Pooja, but his plans are interrupted when Reshma tries to commit suicide. Nevertheless, Pooja and Roop get married. Frustrated with such a turn of events, Reshma and her brother Ajay devise many plans to make their lives miserable. he puts Roop's father on a gallows with Roop on his feet, leaves with Pooja and asks Roop to save Pooja or his father. Roop's father kicks Roop, sacrificing himself so that he could save Pooja. Roop crashes into Ajay's party where Pooja is also held strapped. While in the fight, Reshma brings Pooja and threatens to kill Pooja if Roop won't stop fighting with her brother. Ajay tries to shoot Roop, but Pooja, who just sees him, pushes Roop and Reshma gets shot, getting killed. Narang is left in a shocked and [[catatonic state]], while Roop and Pooja escape.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Roop Singh Rathore<br />
*[[Pooja Bhatt]] as Pooja<br />
*[[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Ajay Narang <br />
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Shambunath Singh Rathore<br />
*[[Ramya Krishna]] as Reshma Narang <br />
*[[Avtar Gill]] as Pooja's uncle (friendly appearance)<br />
*[[Pankaj Berry]] as Raja<br />
*[[Omkar Kapoor]] as Vicky<br />
*[[Razak Khan]] as Cameo<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music of the album was composed by [[Anu Malik]]. Songs like "''Chaahat Na Hoti''" and "''Nahi Lagta''" became famous.{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Dil Ki Tanhai Ko<br />
| extra1 = [[Kumar Sanu]]<br />
| length1 = 07:27<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Nida Fazli]]<br />
|<br />
| title2 = Chaahat Na Hoti<br />
| extra2 = [[Vinod Rathod]], [[Alka Yagnik]]<br />
| length2 = 08:04<br />
| lyrics2 = Nida Fazli<br />
|<br />
| title3 = Daddy Cool<br />
| extra3 = [[Sudesh Bhonsle]], [[Devang Patel]]<br />
| length3 = 08:22<br />
| lyrics3 = Maya Govind<br />
|<br />
| title4 = Kabhi Dil Se Kam Mohabbat<br />
| extra4 = [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]<br />
| length4 = 05:23<br />
| lyrics4 = Nida Fazli<br />
| <br />
| title5 = Nahi Lagta<br />
| extra5 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]<br />
| length5 = 06:57<br />
| lyrics5 = Nida Fazli<br />
|<br />
| title6 = Tumne Dikhaye Aise Sapne<br />
| extra6 = [[Vinod Rathod]]<br />
| length6 = 06:40<br />
| lyrics6 = [[Gopaldas Neeraj|Neeraj]]<br />
| <br />
| title7 = Nahin Jeena Yaar Bina<br />
| extra7 = [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Udit Narayan]]<br />
| length7 = 05:54<br />
| lyrics7 = Dev Kohli<br />
| <br />
| total_length = 48:47<br />
}}<br />
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== Box office ==<br />
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''Chaahat'' grossed {{INRConvert|11.61|c}} in India and $250,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}87.50 [[lakh]]) in other countries, for a worldwide total of {{INRConvert|12.48|c}}, against its {{INRConvert|5.25|c}} budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of {{INRConvert|2.99|c}}, and grossed {{INRConvert|5.16|c}} in its first week.<ref name="Chaahat Box office"/> It is the [[Bollywood films of 1996|14th-highest-grossing film of 1996]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1996#.VbtY09xViko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 1996|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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===India===<br />
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It opened on Friday, 21 June 1996, across 190 screens, and earned {{INRConvert|61|l}} nett on its opening day. It grossed {{INRConvert|1.77|c}} nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of {{INRConvert|3.05|c}} nett. The film earned a total of {{INRConvert|6.87|c}} nett, and was declared "Below Average" by ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref name="Chaahat Box office"/> It is the [[Bollywood films of 1996|15th-highest-grossing film of 1996]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/1996#.VbtY09xViko|title=Top India Total Nett Gross 1996|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Overseas===<br />
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It grossed $250,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}87.50 [[lakh]]) outside India.<ref name="Chaahat Box office"/> Overseas, It is the [[Bollywood films of 1996|4th-highest-grossing film of 1996]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/1996#.VbtY09xViko|title=Top Overseas Gross 1996|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=22 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:centre; width:45%; text-align:center;"<br />
|+ ''''Chaahat'''' worldwide collections breakdown<br />
|-<br />
! Territory<br />
! Territory wise Collections break-up<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="3" | India<br />
| ''Nett Gross'':<br />{{INRConvert|6.87|c}}<br />
|-<br />
| ''Distributor share'':<br />{{INRConvert|3.46|c}}<br />
|-<br />
| ''Total Gross'':<br />{{INRConvert|11.61|c}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" | International<br /> <small>''(Outside India)''</small><br />
| $250,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}87.50 [[lakh]])<br />
|-<br />
||'''Worldwide'''<br />
| {{INRConvert|12.48|c}}<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0172234}}<br />
{{Mahesh Bhatt}}<br />
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[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt]]<br />
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