Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (transl. Sometimes in Love) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Raj Kaushal. The film stars debutants Rinke Khanna, Dino Morea and Sanjay Suri. The film is set against the backdrop of a Performing Arts College. The film was written by Shailendra Singh and is the first release of his production house, Percept Picture Company.
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Plot
The film revolves around a group of talented friends, whose lives undergo a complete change with the arrival of a new student – Khushi. The friends are Siddhant, Bhargav or Bugs, Ronnie, Radha, Ruby and Manoj Dhanwani also known as ‘Haklu’ because he stammers a lot. They all are the young and vibrant students of the National Institute of Performing Arts. Khushi brings a lot of happiness into their lives and as the days pass by, both Sid and Bugs fall in love with her. But Khushi loves Sid. Sid is driven by a burning ambition of becoming a singer. He throws friendship aside for a desirable woman (Roxy), who he believes, is his stepping stone to success.
He dreams of becoming the greatest pop singer and performing with Roxy. But nothing stops them (Sid and Khushi) from coming closer and closer each day. Bugs finds himself falling deeply in love with Khushi, but is forced to keep it a secret that only he can treasure. He takes Khushi on a day-long romantic date. Khushi, broken by Sid's falling for another woman, returns to her comfortable yet lonely existence, the very home that she left to find genuine love and lasting friendships. Emotional upheavals also haunt the rest of the group when a close colleague develops AIDS.
Cast
Dino Morea as Siddhant
Rinke Khanna as Khushi
Sanjay Suri as Baksh Bhargav/Bugs
Shweta Salve as Radha
Akashdeep Saigal as Ronnie
Mohan Kapoor
Akash Karnataki as KS
Melody Decunha as Ruby
Manoj Dhanwani as Hari/Haklu
Tora Khasgir as Roxy
Tarun Arora
Soundtrack
The song "Musu Musu Haasi Deu" by The Himalayans was reused in this film. Shaan made his debut as a singer with this film. Childhood friends Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani separately composed songs for the film and coincidentally met in a studio where they decided to form the music director duo Vishal-Shekhar.
Reception
Vasanthi Hariprakash of The New Indian Express opined that "The director deals with no issue in full, whether it is the trauma of an AIDS-afflicted person or the hopes of a wannabe, leaving the audience absolutely unmoved. The songs, especially the chart-buster Musu Musu, are highly hummable, but they don’t really gel with the movie". Sharmila Taliculam of Rediff.com wrote ″Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi may have had something to it if it had a story, a strong script, and not just dabbled in sentimental tripe. But it still has tried to maintain a youthful feel throughout. But while the cast is on a feel good trip, the audience slowly stops smiling and look forward to the arrival of some maturity.″
Awards
Zee Cine Award – Best Female Debut – Rinkie Khanna