''Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story'' (transl. I haven't seen anyone like you) is a 2004 Indian

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-language musical-romance film directed by

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and produced by

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, starring

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and

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in lead roles with

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and

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in supporting roles. It was released on 24 September 2004. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews.

Synopsis

The film starts with Daksh Mittal, a charming and continually drunk billionaire. One day, he runs into a girl, Jiya, on the street and falls in

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. Jiya works as a dancer and has a mentally disabled brother. Daksh and Jiya spend some time with each other and fall in love. Daksh, however, is supposed to marry Anahita Madhwan in order to inherit a million-dollar trust. For help, Daksh turns to his butler, John Uncle. John Uncle wants Daksh to end up marrying Jiya. However, John becomes very ill and gets admitted to a hospital. The engagement party for Daksh and Anahita is taking place, and John Uncle manages to convince Jiya to go to the party. Daksh and Jiya dance, and meanwhile, John Uncle is dying at the hospital. Daksh decides to honour John Uncle's memory and goes to propose to Jiya; she accepts, and after a final clash with the family, Daksh is allowed to marry her, and they live happily ever after.

Cast

as Daksh Mittal *

as Jiya Khan *

as John D'Costa * Pooja Bharti as Anahita Madhvani, Daksh's ex-fiancee *

as Devendra Madhvani *

as Mr. Mittal, Daksh's father *

as Mrs. Mittal, Daksh's mother *

as Nikki Khan, Jiya's mentally challenged brother * Surabhi Vanzara as Reshma, Jiya's friend *

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as Bar owner

Soundtrack

The music of this movie was given by Nadeem-Shravan. The album features 9 songs with 8 original tracks and one other version of ''Bheed Mein''. The song ''Yeh Dhuan Dhuan'' features

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with the lead vocalist

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. The response for album was excellent at music platforms in India. Singers like

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and Shaan have lent their voices in this album.

Reception

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of ''

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'' wrote. "On the whole, TUMSA NAHIN DEKHA has excellent music as its trumpcard, but it falters in that one department that is the lifeline of every film - script". In a retrospective review in 2020, Rishita Roy Chowdhary of ''

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'' wrote that "Tumsa Nahin Dekha is not an unusual film. But we believe it makes a bold move, if not take a giant leap in terms of modern storytelling".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tumsa Nahin Dekha - A Love Story 2000s Hindi-language films Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan Indian remakes of American films