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Synopsis: On a sight-seeing road trip of India, U.K. based Manav Mehta meets Mansi, the daughter of a singer, Tarababu. He is attracted to her, and makes his attraction known. She also is attracted to him eventually. Her dad approves of Manav, and both go to Bombay to meet his family. On their arrival itself, they are shunned and treated as second class citizens, and this lasts throughout the day, with the treatment getting worst at every point. Both decide to leave. Mansi decides to improve her career, leaving the past behind, and meets with Vikrant Kapoor, who helps her get started. Both see each other regularly, and soon decide to get married. In the meantime, Manav has not given up hope to marry Mansi, despite opposition from his and her families. Manav relentlessly purses his dream of marrying Mansi, even on the day of her marriage to Vikrant.
Genre: Musical, Romance
Director(s): Subhash Ghai
Production: Nirvana Films
  15 wins.
 
IMDB:
6.8
NOT RATED
Year:
1999
179 min
451 Views


Sure, think it over. You may

reject our accept our company offer.

Thinking like this won't help.

You are a girl of the 21st century.

Simpering away at home won't help.

You've seen what language

the men of today use.

Think with your head.

What will you achieve

by returning to Chamba?

The burden of marrying 2 sisters?

A heavy with debt school of your Dad?

How will you yourself live?

How? How???

I have no idea of your past.

But it's very essential for you to

experience pain, sorrow for success.

You also seem to have

suffered quite a bit.

I have suffered like the

hero of Hindi films...

...whose father left his

mother when he was a child.

My mother sewed and

got me an education.

Taught me music.

And then she died.

The same sad story.

This is my mother.

She left behind some

principles of the 20th century.

Principles of the 20th century.

Sacrifice is supreme.

Do good and forget about it.

Do your duty, don't expect rewards.

After completing BA, I worked

on these I deals for 5 years.

What was the outcome? I

starved, had no food to eat.

I used to play this rattle.

And Banerjee would take photographs.

Then our life took a new turn.

We met a man called Jaidev uncle.

He gave us these 7 tenets

of the 21st century.

He said Kapu,

change these old tenets.

Change into a modern man.

The first rule is love remains

healthy with give and take.

First do good to yourself.

All efforts are useless unless

backed with expectation of reward.

What is the profit?

What is desire? What's the result?

Shop dressing is more

important than honesty.

Envy is essential to

win in any competition.

Jealousy!

Greed is necessary to become rich.

Cut the others down to

size in order to be one up.

I followed them for 7years and...

...turned into Vikrant

Kapur from Kapu.

You mean you really

turned out to be practical.

This is Bombay.

Everything is a show.

It's called showmanship.

The decoration is publicity and

the dressing is marketing.

Now you will see

where we take Mansi.

Only if she clears the test.

Tell her the company

contract rules.

You have to give

a video test and sing.

- What's the other condition?

- The other condition is...

You can't get married

during this period.

- Pardon...? - No marriage, no

friendship, nor love or romance.

We sell pain not buy it.

Manav, at least listen to

what Deepmohan is saying.

He may say anything but

the staff told me everything.

Shaku Aunt is at fault.

And at issue is the

honour of the family.

I see. So you will teach

us civilised behaviour!

Absolutely. How should a wealthy

man behave with a poor man...

You have to learn that.

The Tarababu who was

treated as a king in Chamba...

He was made to sit with the dogs.

The one they said was

Saraswati incarnate...

was called a slave of Laxmi?

father and daughter sat in the sun.

Somebody who was humiliated

in this manner...

What would he do if not

boil over with anger?

What is your point?

In 2 days Daddy will

return from London.

You will have to clearly tell Dad

of the way you behaved with them.

What do we tell brother?

Somebody slaps him and

he should quietly bear it!

If breaking a glass or raising

your voice proves the truth...

Then I have broken 7 glasses.

That implies my truth is 7

times stronger than yours.

I'll explain the real truth.

When a 21 year old boy

gets blinded by love...

this is just the way he behaves.

Then he wants to change not just

his but the fate of the family.

We won't let you change

the fate of the entire family.

Fate has changed.

Your Manav now belongs to another.

Take a look if you'd like.

This is Manav's Mansi.

She will be the

daughter-in-law of this family.

And someday all of you'll be taking

a family photograph around her.

That's my promise to you.

To you.

You and you.

Grandma, may I leave?

Oh beloved...

I understand it now...

I understand the feeling

You were confused earlier;

your predicament is now solved

She's got something. She's good.

Yes, sign the contract.

Hey man! Man, I'm talking to you.

You are in front of my heroine.

Please move away. You...

Slightly loose nut.

Mister, we're working.

Please stand behind the public.

Look, I must meet Mansi.

Do you know her?

Yes, very closely.

How is she related to you?

Beloved.

Pardon?

Just a minute.

Do you see that boy? He says he wants

to meet you. You're his beloved.

No sir. Neither am I anyone's

beloved nor do I want to see him.

- Shall I tell him that?

- Yes sir.

Brother, she says she

neither wants to meet you...

Nor does she know you

nor is she your beloved.

I have to meet her.

Meet her after the shooting.

I'm acting like a gentleman.

You too act like one.

Please go there.

Let us work. Please.

Mansi, stop.

I can guess your sorrow.

I have made a mistake.

I respect you even more

after finding out the truth.

Do you know why?

Because a girl who holds the honour

of her parents higher than her love...

Sacrifices her love

for their honour...

Only that girl can be

the wealth of a family.

She can be a good wife to a man.

I've come to apologise to you.

Your father should

apologise to my father!

Because he slapped him?

No, that was wrong.

Absolutely wrong.

I respect my father

just as you respect yours.

The job is done!

Vikrant says the contract

will be signed today.

Today is an auspicious day. I've

read the contract. Just sign it.

You are Vikrant's heroine

for three years from today.

Sign here.

You threw these in my house.

I'll string them into

a necklace once again.

And you will have to wear it.

If God resides in me,

I am honest...

You yourself will come

running into my arms someday.

You...

On your own.

- So, met her?

- Yes.

Decision taken?

- Yes.

- What?

She signed you on and resigned me.

She turned you down?

Yes, she turned me down.

Look friend, I don't know your

story but I do know this...

The girls and boys who enter the

world of stardom hang in the sky.

They never come down to earth.

You probably don't know the girl.

She will come and to me alone.

And you will send her to me.

- Me...?

- Yes, you.

You will send her

as a businessman.

One thing is sure,

I love your self-confidence.

Is what you said to Deep true?

Absolutely true.

These people humiliated

Tarababu and Mansi.

That was wrong. That is

why he humiliated you.

That too was wrong.

But... it is also true...

Yes, carry on.

I love Mansi.

I've promised to marry her.

What will you do now?

Will you leave home?

Call us names?

No. No... that will never happen.

Something that sullies

your family or your name...

I will never do that.

No scenes, no pettiness.

I will neither leave you

nor elope and marry Mansi.

That is my promise to you.

If I refuse to let you

marry Mansi...?

You won't do that.

The love of Mansi and me

bloomed under your web.

It grew.

The only difference is that you

loved Tarababu like a businessman...

And I loved Mansi like a man.

Like a human being.

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Sachin Bhowmick

Sachin Bhowmick (Bengali: শচীন ভৌমিক; 17 July 1930 – 12 April 2011) was an Indian Hindi film writer and director. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films. He is best remembered for directing the light romantic black comedy classic Raja Rani (1973). He was also a regular contributor to Ultorath, a Bengali magazine on cinema. Due to the Bengali pronunciation of his surname Bhaumick we will find his surname spelled as Bhowmick in numerous sites. more…

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