Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya

About the film

Aur Pyar Ho Gaya (transl. And Love Happened) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Rahul Rawail. A remake of Prosenjit Chatterjee and Juhi Chawla starrer Bengali film Amar Prem (1989), it stars Bobby Deol and Aishwarya Rai as the main leads, supported by Shammi Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Beena and Shammi This film marked Rai's debut in the Hindi film industry. The film's music was composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who also makes a cameo appearance in the film. He died only a day after the film's release.

Plot

Ashi is a free-spirited young woman who was born and raised in India. Her parents set her up for an arranged marriage with Rohit Malhotra, the son of a friend of Ashi’s parents, and someone who Ashi has never met. To help the two get to know one another before getting married, Ashi leaves India for Switzerland where Rohit is.

While she is there, she learns that Rohit is away on an emergency business meeting and nobody can say exactly when he is to return. and in the meanwhile she meets a man called Bobby, who is smitten by her beauty and strikes a friendship with her. He soon finds out from her that she is frustrated in her failed attempt to meet Rohit. After a week, Bobby cannot help himself as his heart pines for her. So he disguises himself and meets her as the Rohit she has been waiting for all these months.

Ashi is happy that at last, she gets a chance to meet Rohit before marriage and after a few more weeks, Ashi begins to like this new character. But she then finds out from Rohit's accomplices that Rohit is still on his trip and therefore, Bobby's real identity. This doesn't bother her as she is already in love with Bobby and is ready to move on from Rohit.

Music and soundtrack

The music for the songs of the movie was composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and the lyrics were penned by Javed Akhtar. The background score of the film was done by Amar Haldipur.

Reception

According to Box Office India the film earned ₹ 13.85 crore worldwide and was labelled a "box office flop". India Today wrote that "the film, sold for a record ₹ 2 crore, is a heavily losing proposition - distributors stand to lose upward of ₹ 50 lakh."

India Today wrote, "Aur Pyar Ho Gaya is like a Chopra film having a bad day. Missing are the deft storytelling skills and lovely music. Rawail's film, despite the heavyweight brand names (music: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) is a laboured love story."

Won - Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Female - Aishwarya Rai

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