''Ishq Hai Tumse'' (stylised as ishq tumse) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language

musical romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

starring

Dino Morea Dino Morea (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Early life Dino Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Indian mother. His mother hails from Kalamassery in Kochi. He is the second of three broth ...

and

Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu Singh Grover (born 7 January 1979) is an Indian actress and former model. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and English films. Basu is the recipient of numerous accolades ...

. The film is a remake of the Telugu film '' Sampangi'' (2001).

Plot

The film follows Arjun, a Hindu man played by Morea, and Khushbu, a Muslim woman played by Basu. Their fathers (portrayed by

Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandrak ...

and

Alok Nath Alok Nath (born 10 July 1949) is an Indian film character actor known for his work in Hindi cinema and television. He made his film debut with the 1982 English (and Hindi) film '' Gandhi'', directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, which won an O ...

, respectively) become good friends. During a marriage ceremony, Arjun comes across Khushbu and falls in love with her. However, he decides to hide his feelings from her and his family because of their differences in religion. When Arjun is about to confess his love to Khushbu, Arjun's father has a sudden kidney failure and is admitted to a hospital. Khushbu's parents arrange a marriage for her, and she, unaware of Arjun's love, obeys. This finally prods a desperate Arjun to admit his love for Khushbu. The second time he musters the courage to express his feelings, Khushbu's father has a fake heart attack in order to free her from the man she is supposed to wed. In the hospital, Khushbu's father and Arjuns father approve of their kids undeniable love for each other.

Cast

as Arjun Bhatt *

as Khushbu Anand *

Tiku Talsania Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian actor, who works in the Bollywood industry. Apart from acting in films and television serials, he also performs as a freelance theatre artist, working for Gujarati theatre. Career Television Tiku h ...

as Raj Narain * Beena as Laxmi *

as Pandit Ji *

Dinesh Hingoo Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who plays comic & supporting roles in Hindi films. He had appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to ''Be Careful (2011)'', and is known for his laughter and impersonations inclu ...

as Airport employee *

as Usman * Himani Shivpuri as Kamla *

Resham Tipnis Resham Tipnis is an Indian television actress. She did a small role of Anjali Sinha in Shah Rukh Khan starrer film ''Baazigar'' in 1993. She was a contestant of Bigg Boss Marathi Season 1. She is now seen Sony Entertainment Television's Punyas ...

as Anjali Bhabhi *

Mohan Gokhale Mohan Gokhale (7 November 1953 – 29 April 1999) was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as '' Sparsh'', '' Bhavni Bhavai'' and '' Mirch Masala''. His father was a senior journalist and Editor of the w ...

Neena Kulkarni Neena Kulkarni (''neena'' Joshi) is an Indian actress. She began her acting career in the 1970s on the Marathi professional stage and Hindi experimental stage, along with fashion shows and modelling simultaneously. She met Pt Satyadev Dubey, h ...

Amit Behl Amit Behl is an Indian theatre, television and film actor. Behl began his career in 1994 with a role in India's first daily soap opera '' Shanti''. He later went on to do almost 100 TV serials in Hindi, English, Marathi, Punjabi and Urdu. He ha ...

as Arjun Bhatt's elder brother

Music

Music Composed by Himesh Reshammiya. Lyrics were by

Sameer Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is clo ...

Reception

A critic from '' Rediff.com'' wrote that "Why was Ishq Hai Tumse made?" A critic from ''

Deccan Herald ''Deccan Herald'' is an Indian English language daily newspaper published from the Indian state of Karnataka. It was founded by K. N. Guruswamy, a liquor businessman from Ballari and was launched on 17 June 1948. It is published by The Print ...

'' wrote that "A dud movie like this does nothing to revive Dino Morea’s run at the box office though he manages to turn in a fairly decent performance".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0392950, Ishq Hai Tumse Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya 2004 films 2000s Hindi-language films Indian romantic musical films Hindi remakes of Telugu films