- Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj, Jimmy Shergill
- Directors: Aditya Chopra
- Writers: Aditya Chopra
- Producers: Yash Chopra
- Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Language Hindi
- Subtitles: English
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Yash Raj Films
- DVD Release Date: 21 April 2003
- Run Time: 216 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000059Z92
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- #30 in Film & TV > World Cinema > Bollywood
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Mohabbatein ("Love Stories") is, as the title suggests, thoroughly concerned with love and romance; it's a hugely popular Bollywood blockbuster about three young men at an exclusive boarding school who fall in love with three local young women. Opposition comes from the head of the school (Amitabh Bachan) and support from the violin teacher, who introduces an element of Dead Poets Society into a story which references both Grease (1978) and West Side Story (1961). Actually this is Aditya Chopra's follow-up to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), which also starred Shahrukh Khan. The rest of the featured players are almost all new, and inject a vitality into every scene so that even at three-and-a-half hours Mohabbatein rarely drags. The soundtrack sweeps all before it in the seven big production numbers, which add a Western pop-video gloss to the complex, exhilarating musical arrangements. Likewise the choreography fuses traditional Indian elements with contemporary Western dance, and while the men are handsome and charming, the girls are stunningly beautiful, breathtakingly sensual, and scantily clad in a thoroughly modern fashion. Mohabbatein is a colourful, humorous though haunting romantic drama, which even those unfamiliar with Indian cinema should find highly enjoyable.
On the DVD: The feature is in Hindi with subtitle options for English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Malay. The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound is often atmospheric, though only really comes into its own in the dynamic musical numbers. The anamorphically enhanced presentation of the original 2.35:1 cinema image is NTSC; while colours are excellent and the detail level well above VHS there is a slight lack of sharpness compared to the best PAL transfers. The second disc contains 64 minutes of English language interviews, 11 TV trailers and an anamorphic theatrical trailer, a scored stills gallery, 18 minutes of deleted scenes, including one musical number, with optional English language director's commentary, plus a 44-minute "making-of" documentary. The attractive packaging puts all but the most lavish US releases to shame. --Gary S Dalkin
Video Description
DVD Special Features:
Exclusive Interview with Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Yash Chopra
Deleted Scenes with optional Director's Commentary
Mohabbatein: The Making
Optional Subtitles: English, Arabic, French, Malay, Spanish
Exclusive Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
TV Promos
5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Collector's Postcards
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What can I say? Aditya Chopra has done it again...his follow up to DDLJ is as emotional, as awe-inspiring and as memorable as its unconventional predecessor. Mohabbatein really brings out the best talents of both Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan, and the jaw-dropping beauty of Aishwarya Rai really makes her 'ghostly' character come to life.
The brilliant direction from Aditya Chopra has realy set a landmark for Bollywood cinema and has already firmly placed "Adi'" as one of the most exciting and original directors to grace our screens for a long time.
Yash Raj Films have really pulled out all the stops for this lavish DVD, and we are really in for a treat with a spectacular two-disc set, not forgetting the additional exclusive postcards and leaf-bookmark, a pleasant touch to an already incredible DVD.
The story, centering around a strict eductaional institution, Gurukul, and the fight of three young students against its Headmaster, Amitabh Bachchan, in the name of love, really brings a very original idea to the hero/heroine drivel churned out from the industry for too long. Shahrukh's powerful performance really brings meaning to his character's fight in the name of love, and the equally if not over-shadowing performance by the Big B, portrays the eternal battle love has with fear, splendidly.
The brilliant direction from Aditya Chopra has realy set a landmark for Bollywood cinema and has already firmly placed "Adi'" as one of the most exciting and original directors to grace our screens for a long time.
Yash Raj Films have really pulled out all the stops for this lavish DVD, and we are really in for a treat with a spectacular two-disc set, not forgetting the additional exclusive postcards and leaf-bookmark, a pleasant touch to an already incredible DVD.
The story, centering around a strict eductaional institution, Gurukul, and the fight of three young students against its Headmaster, Amitabh Bachchan, in the name of love, really brings a very original idea to the hero/heroine drivel churned out from the industry for too long. Shahrukh's powerful performance really brings meaning to his character's fight in the name of love, and the equally if not over-shadowing performance by the Big B, portrays the eternal battle love has with fear, splendidly.
All in all...an epic of all proportions, with romance, humour, lots of tears, and brilliant performances!!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is the first Hindi film I saw and I must say that I have been overwhelmed by it. Despite its 3 hours one would not think of such a great movie as a long boring film. I for one loved the way it deals with love stories between the young people (3 couples), but also between the generations (young vs. old generation) and also between the famous actors and the new actors which were given a chance for the first time in "Mohabbatein". As for the music, the melodies quickly become earworms and you will be suprised to find yourself humming "Chalte chalte"! For those of you who, like me, Have been intringued to watch some really good Bollywood film I suggest you give this one a try!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The film would be very entertaining, if it were not for the inconsistency of the scenery. It was very off putting to see one scene at the school when it was clearly autumn or early spring, ie cold and windy, to then find the next scene by a swimming pool where the climate was suddenly mediterranean! Otherwise your typical Bollywood entertaining film - music wasn't up to much though! The story follows 3 young boys who attend a very elite school - Gurukul. They meet 3 girls outside of the school - however the strict head of the school does not allow women into the school. The scene is then set for the young boys to break the rules - gently encouraged by the new teacher (who has a history with the school, which slowly unfolds throughout the film).
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typical hindi film! stupid! shah rukh is stupid, always imaging the dead girl.
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Worth wasting that three hours for
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probably the best hindi movie i've ever seen
This movie just captures you from beginning to end.Aishwariya is definitely the icing on the cake in the flashback scenes and the newcomers are all destined to do well. Read more
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