Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Kaho Naa. . . Pyaar Hai

Kaho Na Pyaar Hai
(translates as "say you're in love")
2000
4/5 stars

In this romantic thriller, working class Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) and wealthy Sonia (Ameesha Patel) fall in love.  When Rohit is killed, everyone supposes it to be an accident.  Sonia goes to New Zealand where she meets Raj (also played by Roshan) who bears an uncanny resemblance to Rohit.  Returning to India, they discover that Rohit was murdered, and they try to uncover the killers.

The first half of the film is a cute romance with typical resistance from Sonia's father (Anupam Kher) and the couple's determination to find a way.  The second half of the film is a rather exciting drama while the two try to stay alive and unmask the bad guys.  Roshan and Patel both made their film debuts in this movie, and both showed a surprising maturity and poise in their acting.  Neither the music nor the choreography were special--just average Bollywood fare.  Despite that, this is a well-acted, quite enjoyable film.

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