Yaadein (2001 film)


Yaadein is a 2001 Indian Hindi musical drama film written, directed, edited and produced by Subhash Ghai. The ensemble cast cross over film starring Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, and Jackie Shroff in lead roles, was released worldwide on 27 July 2001 to negative reviews. It was inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Yaadein was a box office disappointment and the first flop for director Subhash Ghai. Jackie Shroff received nomination for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, Male at the 47th Filmfare Awards. Despite its box office failure, the film was profitable due to ancillary revenues of, including from selling music rights to Tips.
The filming took place in locations such as the Cliveden House, which was used as Ronit's family mansion, the Apex Bar and Restaurant, Radisson Hampshire, the Leicester Square, the Ascot, the King's Arms Pub, the Thames Embankment, the Thorpe Park, the Tower Bridge, the Windsor Great Park, the Windsor and Eton Central railway station, the Windsor Castle, the Piccadilly Circus, the Queensmere Shopping Centre, Slough, in the U.K. The Eagle Square, and Langkawi Yacht Club Langkawi, Malaysia, the Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan, and
Panchkula.

Plot

Raj Singh Puri is best friends with L.K. Malhotra, who is the younger brother of J.K. Malhotra. The brothers are business tycoons and Raj works in their company.
Raj has three daughters. Their mother, Shalini Singh Puri, died in an accident while shopping. The eldest daughter, Avantika, gets married through an arrangement. The second one, Sania, marries her lover, even though Raj said the family will not fit with their lifestyle and how they're brought up. The youngest, Isha, doesn't believe in love. After a few weeks at her in-laws, the second daughter, Sania, returns home asking for a divorce. After this, Raj becomes strictly against love and relationships.
All this changes when Isha falls in love with the heir to the Malhotra empire, Ronit; L.K. Malhotra's son. They ask for Raj's blessings, but he bluntly refuses them. Isha, understandingly, shuns her relationship with Ronit. Raj arranges for Ronit to be married to the daughter of another tycoon. Isha agrees and makes him a promise that she will not do anything and would listen to her parents, but deep down she still has strong feelings for him. Ronit is unhappy, but goes along with the promise and makes Raj realize that his fiancée's family is not right for him. Raj approaches the Malhotras to break off the engagement, but J.K. Malhotra shuns him by calling him inferior. The other Malhotras join forces to make J.K. realize his mistake and Ronit is finally married to Isha. At the end of the movie, Raj is still living in his farmhouse with his daughters, their husbands, and a granddaughter.

Cast

Music for the film's soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik and lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. Subhash Ghai wanted A. R. Rahman to compose for the film, but the latter declined the offer, since he was busy with the work of Bombay Dreams. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with 2.2million units sold, the film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling Bollywood music album. Tips, that distributed the album in the market, collected more than from the sales.
SongSingerDurationNotes
"Alaap"Sunidhi Chauhan0:24Picturised on Rati Agnihotri
"Yaadein" Hariharan5:13Picturised on Jackie Shroff & Hrithik Roshan
"Jab Dil Miley"Udit Narayan, Asha Bhonsle, Sukhwinder Singh6:52Picturised on Hrithik Roshan & Kareena Kapoor
"Chamakti Shaam Hai"Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik6:29Picturised on Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor & Kiran Rathod
"Eli Re Eli"Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Hema Sardesai & Udit Narayan8:03Picturised on Kareena Kapoor, Avni Vasa, Himani Rawat, Hrithik Roshan & Jackie Shroff, covered by Daddy Yankee and Deevani in hit single Mírame
"Kuch Saal Pehle"Hariharan7:13Picturised on Jackie Shroff, Hrithik Roshan & Kareena Kapoor
"Aye Dil Dil Ki Duniya"KK, Sneha Pant6:36Picturised on Hrithik Roshan & Kareena Kapoor
"Yaadein" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sunidhi Chauhan & Mahalaxmi Iyer4:43Picturised on Kareena Kapoor, Avni Vasa & Himani Rawat
"Chanda Taare"Kavita Krishnamurthy & Sukhwinder Singh7:06Picturised on Hrithik Roshan & Kareena Kapoor
Theme MusicInstrumental3:47