''Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa'' () is a 2002 Indian (''भारतीय'')

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directed by Kuku Kohli, with music by

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. The film stars

Karan Nath Karan Nath is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role as the romantic hero in '' Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa'' in 2002. Career Karan worked as a child artist in ''Mr India'' (1987). He made his debut as a leading actor in the 2001 film '' Paaga ...

and

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. It was one of the most successful films of 2002.

Synopsis

Karan Malhotra and Pooja who are studying in the same college in Pune. They fall in love, and everything seems to be going fine until one day, while visiting her brother in Mumbai, Pooja's flight is hijacked by a group of terrorists, following the arrest of their leader Ashraf-ul-Haq Malik (Vishal Khanna). The hijacking has been engineered by Pooja's brother Vijay Varma, who is in league with the terrorist head Akhmash Jalal. Vijay is unaware of the fact that his sister is on the flight. When he realizes this, he is unable to do anything as Akhmash forbids him from doing anything to jeopardize their mission. Karan risks his life and rescues Pooja and the other passengers, getting rid of all the hijackers on the plane in the process, thus inviting the wrath of Akhmash and Vijay. Akhmash then sets out to kill Karan. On the other hand, Vijay puts his foot down when Pooja reveals her intentions of marrying Karan. Pooja and Karan decide to escape, but they are chased and nabbed by Akhmash and his men and held captive in his den. Akhmash then tries to blackmail the Indian government by demanding the release of his leader Ashraf-ul-Haq Mallik as a ransom for the lives of Karan and Pooja. The Indian government decides to release Ashraf-ul-Haq Mallik to rescue Karan. In the last scene, there is a fight between Karan and the terrorists and all are killed, including Ashraf-ul-Haq Mallik. Karan and Pooja are united.

Cast

as Karan Malhotra *

as Pooja Verma *

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as Vijay Verma, Pooja's brother. *

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as Karan's mother *

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as Professor * Vishal Khanna as Ashraf-ul-Haq Malik *

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as Airport Patrolling Staff *

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as Akhmash Jalaal

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by the music duo Nadeem-Shravan. Lyrics were written by

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. The music became popular, especially the track Allah Allah. According to the Indian trade website

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, with around 16,000,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's twelfth highest-selling.

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*{{IMDb title, id=0307682 2002 films Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan Films about aircraft hijackings Films about aviation accidents or incidents Films about terrorism in India Films set on airplanes 2000s Hindi-language films Indian aviation films 2000s romantic action films Indian romantic action films Films directed by Kuku Kohli