Hindi
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romantic thriller
A romantic thriller is a narrative that involves elements of the romance and thriller genres.
A good thriller provides entertainment by making viewers uncomfortable with moments of suspense, the heightened feeling of anxiety and fright. A thril ...
film directed by Vijay Sadanah. It is a remake of Tamil movie ''
Aasai
''Aasai'' () () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, written and directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Ajith Kumar and debutant Suvaluxmi, with Prakash Raj, Rohini, Poornam Viswanathan, Nizhalgal Ra ...
'' (1995). Starring
Ashima Bhalla
Ashima Bhalla is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language films. She also appeared on television, portraying the lead role in the Indian soap ''Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni'' on StarPlus. She also participated in ...
,
Vikas Kalantri
Vikas Kalantri is a Hindi actor who has done films such as '' Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Mara'', where he appeared alongside actor Mallika Kapoor and others. He has also done films such as '' Nayee Padosan'' and ''Jigyaasa''.Mohnish Bahl in the lead role. The film produced by
K.C. Bokadia
K.C. Bokadia Kistur Chand Bokadia is an Indian filmmaker. He has produced Pyar Jhukta Nahin, Teri Meherbaniyan, Naseeb Apna Apna, Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam, Pyaar Zindagi Hai and Main Tera Dushman. He has directed Phool Bane Angaaray, Police Aur ...
, under the banner of BMB Pictures.
Plot
After the marriage of his daughter, Geeta, with army Major Pratap Singh, widower Hridaynath lives a simple middle-class existence with his unmarried daughter, Priya, in Dehra Dun. Geeta, Pratap and their new-born son, Munna, pay them a visit and live with them for a few days. They find out that Hridaynath is under constant threat from a loan shark he had borrowed money from to get Geeta married. Shortly after that Geeta and Pratap leave back home for Ranikhet, and it then that Hridaynath finds out that his loan has been repaid and that they also have a telephone now - thanks to Pratap. Quite unknown to Hridaynath, Pratap has set his eyes on Priya and wants her for himself, so much so that he is willing to kill Geeta and get re-married to Priya on the pretext that Munna needs looking after. So to get the ball rolling, he kills Geeta by drugging and then suffocating her with a polythene bag. He then informs her dad and sister that she has died of a heart attack, and convinces them to leave Dehra Dun and live with him in Ranikhet. This is where he plans to seduce Priya in order to marry her and vows no one can dare to come in his way.
Unfortunately for him, Priya has a fiance Amit that she loves very much and she introduces him to Pratap. Frustrated, Pratap sets out to destroy Amit's character. First, he takes advantage of a careless
Sikh
Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...
man in their way and deliberately arranges for them to bump into him and steals Amit's wallet in the ensuing melee. Predictably when Amit notices his wallet missing, he confronts the Sikh man and makes a fool of himself, as it is Pratap who has the wallet. When he suspects and attempts to frisk Pratap, Hridaynath chastises him and Pratap escapes. Pratap also tries various means to defame Amit like getting his thugs to beat up Amit and forcibly pouring liquor in his mouth and leaving him looking drunk on the road. Pratap even kills Priya's dog that Amit has gifted. Finally Amit complains to Pratap's army boss, Lt. Col. Jagat Khanna, who then subsequently catches Pratap nuzzling against Priya's photo lovingly, and realizes that Amit is speaking the truth. He chastises Pratap and asks him to watch it and also casually inquires about Geeta's death. It is clear that Lt. Col Khanna no longer holds Major Pratap in esteem. Pratap fearing exposure, kills Lt. Col. Jagat Khanna with his car during one of his early morning jogs.
Finally Pratap decides to implement his final move—he frames Amit for drug trafficking and gets him arrested. He then consoles the sad Hridaynath and smoothly weaves in his request to marry Priya to care for his child. Disappointed with Amit and impressed with what he sees as a loving son-in-law, Hridaynath readily agrees, to Pratap's glee! Pratap then visits Amit in prison and boasts about his dastardly plan to destroy Amit, seduce and marry Priya and its successful conclusion culminating in Hridaynath's blessing. Simultaneously, Hridaynath and Priya discover the dead Geeta's letter warning about Pratap's lust for Priya and fear of her life. Hridaynath also discovers Pratap's diary which lays out the plot entirely. They try to leave, but Pratap returns, notices the letter and diary in open view and knocks Hridaynath unconscious when he confronts him. He tries to sexually assault Priya, but Amit who escaped from prison rescues her and beats Pratap unconscious. When Pratap awakes, Hridaynath has filled the room with explosive propane gas and threatens to blow them both up with a match, unless Pratap suffocates himself to death exactly as he did to Geeeta, with a polythene bag and string that Hridaynath has provided. Pratap pleading pathetically fails to move Hridaynath and puts the bag over his own head and ties the string around his neck tight. Unable to bear the suffocation, he rips the bag off, when Hridaynath lights the match and detonates a deadly blast, killing them both.
The movie ends with police releasing and apologizing to Amit and him reuniting with Priya after this horrific family tragedy.
Cast
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Ashima Bhalla
Ashima Bhalla is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language films. She also appeared on television, portraying the lead role in the Indian soap ''Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni'' on StarPlus. She also participated in ...
as Priya Vashisht
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Vikas Kalantri
Vikas Kalantri is a Hindi actor who has done films such as '' Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Mara'', where he appeared alongside actor Mallika Kapoor and others. He has also done films such as '' Nayee Padosan'' and ''Jigyaasa''.Mohnish Bahl as Major Pratap Singh, the main antagonist
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Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record ...
as Hridaynath
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Asawari Joshi
Asawari Joshi (born 6 May 1965) is an Indian actress. She has acted in many Marathi language films and serials. She is known for her role in the Hindi TV series, ''Office Office''. She has acted as Lovely Kapoor in film ''Om Shanti Om''. She i ...
as Geeta P. Singh
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Upasna Singh
Upasana Singh (born 29 June 1975) is an Indian actress and stand-up comedian.
Singh is known for her role as a deaf-mute in the 1997 film '' Judaai''. Later on, she got famous for her negative portrayal in '' Son Pari'' as Cruella/Kalipari, a ...
''Pyaar Zindagi Hai'' opened in theatres on 7 September 2001. It grossed over ₹11,00,000 lakh (US$16,929 dollars) worldwide. The film collected in the opening week.
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media.
Career
Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with ''Trade Gui ...
wrote, "The only saving grace of the enterprise is the twist in its story ..Otherwise, the story meanders on the beaten path, which doesn't excite the viewer one bit".