| Ishq | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Indra Kumar |
| Produced by | Gordhan Tanwani |
| Written by | Tanveer Khan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Praful Parikh Rajiv Kaul |
| Story by | Praful Parikh Rajiv Kaul |
| Starring | Aamir Khan Ajay Devgan Juhi Chawla Kajol |
| Music by | Songs: Anu Malik Background Score: Surinder Sodhi |
| Cinematography | Baba Azmi |
| Edited by | Hussain A. Burmawala |
Production company | Baba Films |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹104 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹505 million[1] |
Ishq (English: Love) is an Indian 1997 Hindi-language romantic action comedy-drama film directed by Indra Kumar. It stars Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn, Juhi Chawla and Kajol. Dalip Tahil, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Johnny Lever and Mohan Joshi appear in supporting roles. The film was the third highest-grossing Hindi film of 1997, behind Dil To Pagal Hai and Border, with a worldwide gross of ₹505 million. It is the last film to feature Khan and Chawla together onscreen. The Nepali remake of the film, Dhadkan , was released in 2004 and the Kannada remake of the film, Snehana Preethina, was released in 2007.
Plot
Two wealthy business magnates Ranjit Rai and Harbans Lal Saxena who despise the poor decide their children will marry wealthy spouses. Ranjit's son Ajay is the best friend of Raja, a poor mechanic.
Ajay's marriage is fixed to Harbans's daughter Madhu. Instead, he falls in love with the poor Kajal while Raja and Madhu begin dating. Ranjit and Harbans try to break down their relationship.
The four lovers refuse to back down. Ranjit and Harbans pretend to have changed and ready for them to marry the person they wish to. On Raja-Madhu's engagement ceremony, the fathers have Kajal kidnapped.
Raja saves her from being raped and comforts her. Without their knowledge, photos are taken of them. The fathers then show the photos at the party. Taken out of context, the photos seem like Raja and Kajal are being intimate. The two are willing to prove the truth.
To make matters worse, Kajal's uncle who was paid to lie falsely testifies to the fabricated illicit affair. Raja is willing to prove that he is not in the wrong but Madhu and Ajay both enraged and disgusted, refuse to listen to him and force him and Kajal to leave, breaking up with them.
The fathers's plan succeeds. Ajay and Madhu think that Kajal is pregnant with Raja's child, and decide to marry. Raja attacks Ajay and Madhu while they are in a car. He pretends to be about to rape Madhu but Ajay saves and comforts her.
The police beat Raja. Kajal pleads the fathers to release him. They agree, but on the condition that Kajal and Raja leave the country for good. She agrees and Raja is freed. The wedding is about to start when Ajay's uncle shows them pictures of he comforting Madhu after he seemingly saved Madhu from Raja's supposed attack taken out of context.
This proves that Raja attacked them to recreate the situation he and Kajal had been in. The two are proved innocent and that the fathers were behind the attack on Kajal. Kajal's uncle also confesses that he lied out of bribery.
Angry and heartbroken, Ajay almost chokes his father to death but his conscience stops him. He then tries to kill himself but Madhu stops him. They rush to the shipyard and succeed to stop Raja and Kajal from leaving the country.
Ajay and Madhu ask for forgiveness and the lovers get back together. The fathers arrive, having realized their grave mistake, and also apologize for their deeds. The lovers forgive them and they sing and dance to a song.
Cast
Main cast
- Aamir Khan as Raja Ahlawat— Ajay's childhood best friend; Kajal's namesake brother; Madhu's lover
- Ajay Devgan as Ajay Rai— Ranjit's son; Lambodar's maternal nephew; Raja's childhood best friend; Madhu's ex-fiancé; Kajal's lover
- Juhi Chawla as Madhu Saxena— Harbans's daughter; Brijesh's paternal niece; Kajal's friend; Ajay's ex-fiancée; Raja's lover
- Kajol as Kajal Jindal— Krishabh's paternal niece; Raja's namesake sister; Madhu's friend; Ajay's lover
Supporting cast
- Johnny Lever as Lambodar Mehra— Ajay's maternal uncle; Ranjit's brother-in-law
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Ranjit Rai— Ajay's evil and arrogant father; Harbans's friend; Lambodar's brother-in-law
- Dalip Tahil as Harbans Lal Saxena— Brijesh's brother; Ranjit's friend; Madhu's antagonistic evil father
- Mohan Joshi as Krishabh Jindal— Kajal's paternal uncle
- Razzak Khan as Nawaab naadin Dhinna Changezi
- Shwetha Menon (dancer in song "Humko Tumse Pyar Hai")
- Ghanashyam Nayak as ACP Ghanshyam Gulati— Harbans's partner
- Achyut Potdar as Barrister Chandranath Gokhale
- Deepak Shirke as Damliya
- Tiku Talsania as Bank manager Gaitonde
- Deven Verma as Behram
- Anant Mahadevan as Brijesh Lal Saxena— Harbans's brother; Madhu's paternal uncle
- Veeru Krishnan
Production
Development
Director Indra Kumar had initially planned to make Ishq in 1991 with Aamir Khan and Pooja Bhatt as two of the four leads, but due to their personal problems at the time, they opted out of the film. Later, Boney Kapoor asked Kumar to make the film with Sanjay Kapoor and Vivek Mushran playing the roles of Ajay and Raja, respectively. However, Kumar had no happiness to cast the two, and he then made the film Raja with Sanjay Kapoor, which released in 1995. He again came with the idea of making Ishq in 1996 and selected Ajay Devgn, Aamir Khan, Kajol and Juhi Chawla to play the leads.
Casting
Karisma Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit were offered the roles of Kajol and Juhi Chawla, respectively, but the former declined to work opposite Devgan and the latter had date issues. Along with this, Amitabh Bachchan was signed to play the role of a man who after completing an intermission tries to unite the four lovers, but due to some problems with Kumar, he left the film, and Kumar later removed that character from the film. Ishq was Kumar's first movie to not star Madhuri Dixit as a female lead and second movie with Aamir Khan after 1990's Dil. The film also marked the first collaboration between Kumar and Devgn.
Filming
During the shooting of the film, Aamir Khan threw a prank on Juhi Chawla, after which she got irritated.
Box office
The movie was a blockbuster. It earned ₹53.2 crore, against a budget of ₹10 crore. Its gross is equivalent to ₹368 crore adjusted for inflation in 2019.[1] It was Super HIt & third highest-grossing Hindi film of 1997, behind Dil To Pagal Hai and Border.[2]
Music
The music was composed by Anu Malik. The Ishq soundtrack album sold 3 million units, making it the year's sixth best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album.[3] The tune of the hit track '"Neend Churai Meri" was copied from the Linear song "Sending All My Love". It was subsequently remade as Maine Tujhko Dekha by Malik's nephew Amaal Malik for the 2017 film Golmaal Again.[4][5]
| Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Neend Churai Meri" | Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik & Kavita Krishnamurthy | Rahat Indori | 05:47 |
| "Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai" | Abhijeet, Anu Malik | Anu Malik | 05:08 |
| "Dekho Dekho Jaanam" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Rahat Indori | 05:14 |
| "Ishq Hua... Kaise Hua" | Udit Narayan, Vibha Sharma | Javed Akhtar | 07:34 |
| "Mr. Lova Lova" (Ankhiyaan Tu Mila Le) | Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Sudesh Bhosle, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Poornima | Dev Kohli | 05:25 |
| "Kaise Kahoon Kaise Ho Tum" | Kumar Sanu, Vibha Sharma | Javed Akhtar | 06:25 |
| "Ishq Hai Ishq Hai" (Jab Nind Na Aaye) | Jayshree Shivram | Dev Kohli | 05:29 |
| "Tu Jhootha" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Abhijeet, Sadhna Sargam | Javed Akhtar | 07:45 |
Awards
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s)/Nominees(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43rd Filmfare Awards | Best Villain | Sadashiv Amrapurkar | Nominated |
| 1st Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor | Aamir Khan | |
| Best Actress | Juhi Chawla |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ishq – Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "Top Hits 1997". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ "Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010.
- ↑ ""It'll Always Be My Tune," Anu Malik Miffed With Amaal For No Credits In 'Neend Churai' Remix". Storypick. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ Gaikwad, Pramod. "Amaal Mallik breaks his silence on ongoing controversy with uncle Anu Malik over Golmaal Again song credits". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 17 September 2018.