Retro Review: Maine Pyar Kiya
This week BollyCurry brings to you a Retro Review of a movie that enlightens the core of every Bolly-fanatic's heart - Maine Pyar Kiya. Read on to know more.
This
week BollyCurry brings to you a Retro Review of a movie that enlightens the core
of every Bolly-fanatic's heart - Maine Pyar
Kiya. The movie explored the journey of two friends of the opposite
gender who eventually fall in love, however much they initially resist
it, and also set the benchmark for future films set around the same
theme.
directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya and produced by Tarachand Barjatya under the Rajshri Productions banner. The star-cast included Salman Khan, Bhagyashree, Alok Nath, Reema Lagoo, Lakshmikant Berde, Mohnish Behl and many more supporting members. The film marked the debut of one of the most popular actors of Bollywood, Salman Khan. It was also the debut of Bhagyashree who sadly did not garner much in the industry despite the successful start.
- The movie was the highest grosser not only of 1989 (the year in which it released) but the biggest hit of the 1980s as well.
- It was declared an 'all-time blockbuster', despite of the hero and the heroine being debutantes.
- Sooraj R. Barjatya's dialogue "ek ladka aur ladki kabhi dost nahi ho sakte" is immensely popular till date.
- The movie was dubbed in English as When Love Calls,in Spanish as Te Amo,in Telugu as Prema Paavuraalu, in Tamil as Kaadhal Oru Kavithai and in Malayalam as Ina Praavukal.