Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic thriller film written, directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It marks the debuts of his son Hrithik Roshan (in a double role) and actress Ameesha Patel. Upon its release on 14 January 2000, the film along with Roshan's debut act and the soundtrack album became an instant sensational Blockbuster Success. It earned over worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2000. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with particular praise directed towards Hrithik's performance, his dancing skills and looks, and the film's soundtrack. Hrithik became an overnight superstar; his debut was termed 'Hrithik Mania' by the media, and he has been known as the "Millennial Superstar" ever since. Kaho Naa.. Pyaar Hai went on to be inducted into the Guinness World Records (2002) for being a feature film with the most awards won a total of 92 awards received in numerous ceremonies and categories. Likewise, the film would be added to the Limca Book of Records (2003) for the greatest number of awards won by a Bollywood film. As director and producer, Rakesh Roshan collected his first ever Filmfare Award, while his son became the only actor ever to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Debut for the same film. The core concept of the movie was inspired by the 1986 Kannada movie Ratha Sapthami. Following the success of Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, the father-son duo have gone on to collaborate in many more films, including Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006), Kites (2010), Krrish 3 (2013), and Kaabil (2017). Plot Rohit is an orphan, who lives with his aunt, uncle and younger brother Amit. He is an aspiring singer, but works at an automobile showroom to make ends meet. Through his job, he ends up meeting Sonia, daughter of a rich businessman, Saxena, who is friends with his boss, Malik. Rohit and Sonia meet at her birthday party, then again on a cruise ship. Sonia gets jealous of the female attention Rohit gets on the cruise. They get drunk and argue, eventually falling into a lifeboat and passing out. The boat detaches from the ship in the night, leading them to float to a deserted island and they continue arguing. At one point, Rohit gets mad at Sonia for using the flag that had her skirt on to catch fish when it was meant to signal the search party and have them rescued from the island, starting another argument. At one point, Rohit accidentally pushes Sonia causing her to fall into the lake and he tries to rescue her but nearly drowns and Sonia, in turn, rescues him and Rohit confesses his love for her, whereas she does the same. They are rescued by Saxena, but their relationship is rejected, as he does not want his daughter marrying below her (financial) status, causing Rohit to be fired from his job. However, Rohit, to make himself worthy of