| Cast: |
Akansha,
Rahul Bhatt, Danny Denzongppa, Nasir Khan |
| Director: |
Umesh
Mehra |
| Producer: |
Prem Kishen, Sunil Mehta, Umesh Mehra |
Through
the ages, there has always been an element of love
in each and 
every
story ever told by man. ‘Love’ is the only
element, which makes our story worth telling! This
love finds and spreads its wings in God’s own
paradise, Gulnagar.
Shaheen
(Akansha Malhotra), is the only daughter of Aman Khan
(Danny Danzonpa), a respected and powerful businessman.
Chand (Rahul Bhatt), is the pride and joy of Bashir
Khan (Parikshit Sahani), Aman Khan’s gentle and
honest business manager.
Some
lovers play truant while in love... Others face problems
with their respective parents. But our lovers, don
cricket gear and Chand leads his amateur team consisting
of Chacha (Rakesh Bedi), his dear friends, Aaloo,
Akram, Mazhar and Sachin against Aman Khan! Throughout
these games, Chand hilariously tries to win his future
father-in-law’s heart, by allowing himself to
be beaten in the match, much to the delight of Shaheen.
Amidst all this fun and frolic, Chand gets a fax which
informs him that his team has been selected to participate
in an amateur cricket competition to be held in Mumbai!
He is ecstatic and thrilled with the idea of traveling
there with his friends!
But
his joy is short-lived. Unknown to him, evil lurks
nearby! Shaukat (Mohnish Bhal), Aman Khan’s nephew,
is the proverbial thorn in the bush. He is in cohorts
with a dreaded militant, Abdul Jamil (Arbaaz Khan)
and helps him in transporting explosives via Aman
Khan’s consignments of dry fruits and apples,
to his mercenaries in different parts of the country!
These two villains hatch an evil and vicious plan
that alters the course of the young lovers' lives
and propels them into a future of tears and separation!
Chand is mislead into carrying a seemingly harmless
parcel of cricket bats with him and leaves on a journey,
unaware of the road that lies ahead of him!!
Chand
and his friends, reach Mumbai and contact Rohini (Mohini
Sharma), an aspiring dancer - actress and also Shaheen’s
best friend since college. Rohini is thrilled to meet
her best friend’s love! Chand and his friends
encounter
the various aspects of Mumbai as they meet Baggad
Singh (Shakti Kapoor), a special effects expert, Jo
(Dolly Bindra), a make-up specialist, Gullu (Gulshan
Grover), a don- turned- film producer, who is head
over heels in love with Rohini and controls her career
and life!
As
our players get ready to practice for their matches,
disaster strikes! The parcel of bats which they had
harmlessly carried with them, turns out to be RDX!
When Abdul Jamil’s men come to take delivery
of the RDX, the police are tipped off and headed by
Insp. Sawant (Sadashiv Amrapurkar), raid the premises!
All hell breaks loose as Abdul’s men open fire
on the police and one by one, Chand’s friends
are caught in the cross-fire! Chand goes mad with
grief and rage as he witnesses his friends gunned
down in front of his very eyes! Consumed by blind
fury, he attacks the police and incriminates himself!
The RDX blows the place to smithereens as Chand shuts
his eyes and his world goes black!
Framed
and believed to be a terrorist, Chand realizes that
all the evidence is against him! An uproar takes place
in Gulnagar as the news of the death of their children
and loved ones reach their ears. Aman Khan, taken
in by the sight of the dead bodies also sees Chand
as the perpetrator of this horror! However, it's only
Shaheen and her love for Chand, who refuses to believe
that he could kill the very people he cherished more
than his life. Unable to control her grief, Shaheen
flings herself off the terrace, the very place where
she used to throw herself into Chand’s arms!
But the only thing that remains wounded, is her heart!
Time
passes and a year later, Chand manages to escape from
jail and encounters Raj (Nasir Khan), a happy-go-lucky
hotel owner in Delhi and Jaggi (Johnny Lever), his
wacky and wild assistant. Raj and Jaggi have become
heroes after capturing an ‘escaped terrorist’.
Raj realizes that Chand is not a killer, but a mere
victim of circumstance! He promises to contact Shaheen,
inform her that her love is still alive and that she
yet resides in his every heartbeat!
But
the path of love is never easy! Gafoor Khan (Avtaar
Gill), has asked for the hand of Shaheen for his son.
The two families have shared a long relationship.
In fact, the economy of Gulnagar is dependant on the
dealings with Gafoor Khan. Yielding to her father’s
pleas, Shaheen agrees to be the sacrificial lamb!
As the ceremony is concluded and Shaheen weeps in
her room, the phone rings! It is Raj who informs her
about Chand being alive!
Now
the true strength, passion and determination of love
takes over. Shaheen under the pretext of shopping
for her trousseau, leaves Gulnagar with her Chacha,
for Mumbai! She recruits her friend Rohini and her
team consisting of dancers, make-up specialists and
explosives, hatch a plan to spring her
love out of jail! All these characters emotionally
bond with her and refuse to take any money for the
mission saying, "Everything is free in Love and
War!"
The
stage is set. Shaheen and her team perform in the
prison and manage to plant Chand’s dummy in his
cell and blow it up, after rescuing him! The lovers
are finally reunited! But yet another twist puts them
into a fix! When Shaheen calls her father Aman Khan,
he tells her that the wedding has been preponed and
that she should get back immediately!
Meanwhile,
Insp. Sawant, who had caught Chand initially, realizes
that the body in the cell is a dummy! He realizes
that Chand has escaped!
Shaukat
hatches another plot with Abdul Jamil to smuggle more
explosives in Shaheen’s ‘Baaraat’.
As
Chand and his team travel back to Gulnagar, they are
aware that if they're discovered, it would mean instant
death!!
Chand
finally comes face to face with Shaukat. But before
they can apprehend Abdul Jamil, the only proof of
Chand’s innocence, Chand is forced to kill Abdul
Jamil.
A
furious Aman Khan is so angry that he decides to kill
his own daughter for betraying his trust and collaborating
with a ‘traitor’ - Chand ! But at the last
minute the ‘Baaraat’ arrives!
The
film races to its climax as Chand is sentenced to
death and Shaheen has no option but to wed! Even Raj,
Rohini and the ‘team’ are sent back to Mumbai!
Even
though the fate of the lovers seem hopeless, this
love story ends in never ending joy and bliss! Like
the climax of all true love stories should be ...
Shot
in the unique locations of Khiva, Bysun, Tashkent
(Uzbekistan), the film is the coming together of two
media giants, Cinevista and Eagle Films. It boasts
of a fresh, young appeal with some of brilliant music
by the winning combination of Anand Raaj Anand and
Dev Kholi.
Yeh
Mohabbat Hai, is directed by Umesh Mehra.
