Maine Pyar Kiya#Soundtrack

Karan is a poor mechanic who lives in the countryside with his only daughter Suman. He decides to try his luck in business and travel to Dubai so he can earn enough to get his daughter married. Karan decides to leave her with his old friend Kishan. Kishan, now a wealthy businessman in a big city, allows Suman to stay at his house while her father is away as he cannot turn down his old friend's request. Suman is befriended by Kishan's young son Prem, who assures her that a boy and a girl can be platonic friends. Prem takes Suman to a party organised by Seema, who is the only daughter of Kishan's business partner Ranjeet. Jeevan is a proud and arrogant nephew of Ranjeet, who humiliates Suman and Prem, accusing them of falsely claiming and pretending to be "just friends". Suman leaves the party in tears and distances herself from Prem. At that point, Prem and Suman realise they have fallen in love with each other.

Prem's mother Kaushalya probes deeper into Prem and Suman's relationship and approves of Suman as her daughter-in-law. However, Kishan disapproves of the relationship as he is of the opinion that Karan is of a lower status than he is and is further brainwashed by Ranjeet who claims that Suman has taken advantage of his hospitality and is feigning love for Prem to marry into his wealthy family. Kishan asks her to leave his house. Karan returns from abroad and gets enraged at Kishan's behaviour for mistreating his daughter. Kishan accuses him of plotting to set up Suman with Prem. Karan and Kishan quarrel and part ways. Eventually, Karan and Suman return to their village, deeply humiliated. Prem learns about what has transpired and refuses to accept the separation. He goes to the village and begs to be allowed to marry Suman.

Enraged by Kishan's behaviour, Karan initially refuses, but eventually says he will allow the marriage on one condition: Prem must prove that he can support his wife through his own effort and live separately. Prem accepts the challenge and begins to work as a truck driver and labourer in the nearby quarry. At the end of the month, Prem earns the required money. On the way to Karan's house, Prem is ambushed by Jeevan and a group of ruffians who attempt to kill him but survive. However, the currency notes of his wages are all ruined in the fight. Karan harshly dismisses Prem's effort on seeing the soiled notes and disbelieves Prem's story about the ruffians' attack. Prem then begs for another chance to prove himself, and his sincere determination melts Karan's heart, and agrees to allow Suman to marry Prem.

Meanwhile, Ranjeet goes to Kishan and tells him that Karan has killed his son. Unable to believe this, Kishan travels to Karan's village only to find Prem alive and well. When Prem confronts Jeevan, Ranjeet and his supporters manhandle both Kishan and Karan, while Jeevan abducts Suman. Prem, Karan, and Kishan join hands to defeat a common enemy — Ranjeet, Jeevan, and Ranjeet's supporters. Ranjeet's leg is broken in the fight and his supporters are arrested. Jeevan is chased to a cliff by Prem, where Suman hangs off a branch. After a fight with Jeevan, Prem attempts to lower himself down with a rope to save her, and Jeevan is attacked by a dove (the same one that he tried to kill earlier but was stopped by Suman), till he falls off the cliff. Suman and Prem climb up the cliff to safety. Jeevan, who is hanging on the branch, attempts to intervene, but instead is pecked in the face by the bird and falls to his death just as a mining bomb explodes. Karan and Kishan's estrangement comes to an end when Prem and Suman marry and live happily ever after.

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• Salman Khan as Prem Chaudhary: Suman's love-interest
• Bhagyashree as Suman: Prem's love-interest
• Alok Nath as Karan: Suman's father
• Rajeev Verma as Kishan Kumar Chaudhary: Prem's father
• Reema Lagoo as Kaushalya Chaudhary: Prem's mother and Kishan's wife
• Ajit Vachani as Ranjeet
• Mohnish Bahl as Jeevan: Ranjeet's nephew
• Laxmikant Berde as Manohar Singh
• Harish Patel as Rahim
• Huma Khan as Gulabiya
• Perveen Dastur as Seema: Ranjeet's daughter
• Dilip Joshi as Ramlal "Ramu" Singh
• Deep Dhillon as Lal
• Raju Shrivastava as Shambhu
• Shreechand Makhija as Prabhu

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The casting of the lead actor was complex.{{Cite news|date=16 May 2011|title='Maine Pyaar Kiya': 22 years and counting|work=CNN-IBN|publisher=CNN|agency=Network18|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sushantmehta/329/62413/maine-pyaar-kiya-22-years-and-counting.html|url-status=dead|access-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519100952/http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sushantmehta/329/62413/maine-pyaar-kiya-22-years-and-counting.html|archive-date=19 May 2011}} Several newcomers auditioned for the role of 'Prem', including Vindu Dara Singh, Deepak Tijori, and Faraaz Khan. While Faraaz Khan, son

of the actor Yusuf Khan who played the villainous Zabisco in Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), was almost finalised for the role, he was replaced at the last minute due to health issues.{{Cite news |date=29 December 2015 |title=26 years of Maine Pyar Kiya: 10 Hidden facts about Salman Khan's first blockbuster |work=India TV |agency=Independent News Services Private Ltd. |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/maine-pyar-kiya-unknown-facts-26050.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525135208/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/maine-pyar-kiya-unknown-facts-26050.html |archive-date=25 May 2021}} Barjatya tested Shabina Dutt for the lead actress role. Dutt failed the screen test and Barjatya asked if she could suggest an actor for the lead. She suggested Salman Khan, with whom she had done an ad film. Salman Khan was not particularly interested because of the soft nature of the film and Barjatya was not very happy with Khan's first audition. Sooraj wasn't convinced by Salman's acting prowess and started looking for another actor to play the role. Khan too, started suggesting names for who could be Prem in the film, after he was told that he didn't fit the bill. Barjatya eventually convinced him to do it, and Khan has since then expressed his gratitude to Barjatya for making him a star.{{cite web |title=Salman Khan and Sooraj Barjatya in a conversation. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MShezEywWI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821034932/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MShezEywWI&rl=yes&feature=relmfu&client=mv-google&guid=&gl=US&hl=en&app=desktop |archive-date=21 August 2014 |access-date=25 August 2014 |website=YouTube}} Barjatya loved Tom Cruise's Top Gun jacket so much that he designed one on the similar lines for Khan in Maine Pyar Kiya. Like Tom Cruise's jacket, which had patches of logos and emblems of the American Army, Navy and Air Force insignia, and other badges from the defence forces, Khan's jacket too had similar insignias pasted on it.{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2020 |title=Did you know that Salman Khan's iconic look in 'Maine Pyar Kiya' was inspired by Tom Cruise's character in 'Top Gun'? |work=Entertainment Times |publisher=The Times of India |agency=The Times Group |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-salman-khans-iconic-look-in-maine-pyar-kiya-was-inspired-by-tom-cruises-character-in-top-gun/articleshow/73068234.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |access-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622033054/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-salman-khans-iconic-look-in-maine-pyar-kiya-was-inspired-by-tom-cruises-character-in-top-gun/articleshow/73068234.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=22 June 2021}} Barjatya then cast Bhagyashree to star opposite Salman Khan. Bhagyashree, who had a lead role in Amol Palekar's TV show Kachchi Dhoop, had refused to do the film as she wanted to pursue higher studies. Barjatya made several changes to the script; Bhagyashree eventually agreed to do the film.{{cite web|title="35 Years of Maine Pyar Kiya - Part One"|publisher=Kovid Gupta Films|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46op8t-qYhg&feature=youtu.be|date=2024|accessdate=29 December 2024|via=YouTube|archive-date=29 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229060613/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46op8t-qYhg&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}} Though Salman recommended Bahl for the villain's role,{{Cite news |last=Dubey |first=Bharti |date=2 January 2021 |title=#BigInterview! Mohnish Bahl: After six flops I thought I was finished and had decided to become a pilot |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/biginterview-mohnish-bahl-after-six-flops-i-thought-i-was-finished-and-hence-planned-to-become-a-pilot/articleshow/80068918.cms |url-status=live |access-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119190017/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/biginterview-mohnish-bahl-after-six-flops-i-thought-i-was-finished-and-hence-planned-to-become-a-pilot/articleshow/80068918.cms |archive-date=19 January 2021}} veteran actress and Mohnish Bahl's mother Nutan was not happy with her son playing villain's role in the film. Nutan, who shared a good rapport with the Barjatyas, had reportedly also asked if Mohnish could fit in other roles.{{Cite news |title=Maine Pyar Kiya: Lesser known facts |work=Entertainment Times |publisher=The Times of India |agency=The Times Group |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/maine-pyar-kiya-lesser-known-facts/maine-pyar-kiya-lesser-known-facts/photostory/45675007.cms |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622033050/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/maine-pyar-kiya-lesser-known-facts/photostory/45675007.cms |archive-date=22 June 2021}} Makers assured her that Bahl's character would be remembered for a long time to come. Barjatya picked Perveen from the English stage to play the negative role. The film also marked the debut of Laxmikant Berde.{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Unnati |date=16 December 2019 |title=Laxmikant Berde, Marathi superstar who was much beyond the characters he's remembered for |work=The Print |agency=Printline Media Pvt Ltd |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/laxmikant-berde-marathi-superstar-who-was-much-beyond-the-characters-hes-remembered-for/334347/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202011021/https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/laxmikant-berde-marathi-superstar-who-was-much-beyond-the-characters-hes-remembered-for/334347/ |archive-date=2 February 2020}}

Prior to the film's production, Rajshri Productions was struggling financially, and was on the verge of closing down.{{cite web|last=Saini|first=Kanika|title=Maine Pyar Kiya Would Be A Flop If Made In 2021, Bhagyashree Reveals Why!|date=30 March 2021 |url=https://lehren.com/entertainment/bollywood/maine-pyar-kiya-would-be-a-flop-if-made-in-2021-bhagyashree-reveals-why/79547/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330170709/https://lehren.com/entertainment/bollywood/maine-pyar-kiya-would-be-a-flop-if-made-in-2021-bhagyashree-reveals-why/79547/|archive-date=30 March 2021|access-date=16 June 2021|publisher=Lehren}}{{cite web|last=Jain|first=Madhu|date=15 May 1990|title=Sooraj Bhajatya's superhit film Maine Pyar Kiya saves Rajshri Productions|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19900515-sooraj-bhajatya-s-superhit-film-maine-pyar-kiya-saves-rajshri-productions-812575-1990-05-15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207083756/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19900515-sooraj-bhajatya-s-superhit-film-maine-pyar-kiya-saves-rajshri-productions-812575-1990-05-15|archive-date=7 February 2019|access-date=29 May 2021|website=India Today}} Director/writer Sooraj Barjatya's father Rajkumar Barjatya suggested the story of Maine Pyar Kiya and His Father's Friend was Legendary filmmaker Tarun Majumdar suggested the script of Maine Pyar Kiya. Barjatya spent ten months writing the screenplay for Maine Pyar Kiya. The film had a production budget of {{INRConvert|2|c|year=1989|lk=c|mode=historical}}. Bhagyashree got paid {{INRConvert|100000|year=1989|lk=r|mode=historical}} while Salman Khan was paid {{INRConvert|31000|year=1989|lk=r|mode=historical}} for the film.{{Cite news|date=28 September 2017|title=Salman reveals the meagre amount he received as first salary for dancing at hotel|language=en|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280917/salman-reveals-the-meagre-amount-he-received-as-first-salary-for-dancing-at-hotel.html|url-status=live|access-date=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116140127/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280917/salman-reveals-the-meagre-amount-he-received-as-first-salary-for-dancing-at-hotel.html|archive-date=16 November 2017}} In addition to the production budget, another {{INRConvert|10|l|year=1989|lk=l|mode=historical}} was spent on the soundtrack's radio publicity. The first sequence filmed was the office scene where Rajiv Verma tells Salman that he has to go. Barjatya had large sets in Film City, Mumbai, where filming took place continuously over 5 to 6 months. The outdoor scenes were filmed in Ooty.{{Citation|title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW : Salman Khan & Sooraj Barjatya From Maine Pyar Kiya To Prem Ratan Dhan Payo|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq4akqgbRFE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807012026/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq4akqgbRFE|language=en|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=7 August 2014|url-status=live}} Additional production credits include dance choreographer — Jay Borade, art—Bijon Das Gupta, action—Shamim Azim and editor—Mukhtar Ahmed.{{cite web|title=Cast & Crew|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201788|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114404/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201788|archive-date=26 August 2014|access-date=19 August 2014|website=Bollywood Hungama}}

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The soundtrack album and musical score were composed by Raamlaxman, while the lyrics were written by Dev Kohli and Asad Bhopali. It was produced under the Saregama label and featured singers such as Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Usha Mangeshkar, Shailendra Singh and Sharda Sinha. The soundtrack consists of 11 songs including the "Antakshari" (excerpts from different Bollywood songs), which was used when the characters play a game. The soundtrack was very successful upon release, becoming the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the decade. Maine Pyaar Kiya became His Master's Voice's highest-seller album and created history by selling over 5 million cassettes and it is still reported to be selling more.{{cite web |title=Music Hits 1980–1989 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=283&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081547/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=283&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |access-date=25 August 2014 |website=Box Office India}} The film's soundtrack album sold over 10{{nbsp}}million units, and became the best-selling soundtrack of the year and the decade (an accolade that it shares with the soundtrack of the 1989 film Chandni).{{Cite news |date=30 November 1993 |title=Audio tape producers ride crest of Bollywoods music boom, composers become stars |work=India Today |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/audio-tape-producers-ride-crest-of-bollywoods-music-boom-composers-become-stars/1/303415.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101062557/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/audio-tape-producers-ride-crest-of-bollywoods-music-boom-composers-become-stars/1/303415.html |archive-date=1 January 2018}} It gave a thrust to the career of Raamlaxman, who, although existed since the 1970s and was composing for mainstream movies, was yet to find popularity.{{Cite news |last=Ajith Kumar |first=P.K. |date=May 22, 2021 |title=Raamlaxman (1942–2021): The composer behind some of Bollywood's biggest hits |work=The Hindu |agency=The Hindu Group |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/raamlaxman-1942-2021-the-composer-behind-some-of-bollywoods-biggest-hits/article34621347.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523065009/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/raamlaxman-1942-2021-the-composer-behind-some-of-bollywoods-biggest-hits/article34621347.ece |archive-date=23 May 2021}}

Maine Pyar Kiya premiered on 29 December 1989 across India. The film initially saw a very limited release, with only 29 prints, before later going on to add a thousand more as the film picked up.{{Cite news |date=23 December 2010 |title=Barjatya explores a brave new world |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2220554071.html |url-status=dead |access-date=25 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921194747/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2220554071.html |archive-date=21 September 2014}} Maine Pyar Kiya was dubbed in English as When Love Calls.{{cite web |title=When Love Calls |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHByTBUsp6I |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420033854/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHByTBUsp6I |archive-date=20 April 2014 |access-date=24 August 2014 |website=YouTube}} A 125-minute version was the biggest hit in the Caribbean market in Guyana and also dominated the box-office collections in Trinidad and Tobago.{{cite web |title=Maine Pyar Kiya 1989 |url=http://www.rajshri.com/films/maine-pyar-kiya-1989/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212527/http://www.rajshri.com/films/maine-pyar-kiya-1989/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021 |publisher=Rajshri Films}}{{cite web |title=About Salman Khan |url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/salman-khan/biography/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115802/http://www.mtv.com/artists/salman-khan/biography/ |archive-date=26 August 2014 |access-date=24 August 2014 |website=MTV India}} The Telugu version Prema Paavuraalu ran for more than 200 days; 25 weeks at Visakhapatnam and had 100 plus day run at six centres in Andhra Pradesh.{{Cite news |title=Top films of Bollywood. |work=India Today |agency=India Today Group |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/top-30-landmark-bollywood-films/16/7008.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818043208/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/top-30-landmark-bollywood-films/16/7008.html |archive-date=18 August 2016}} It was dubbed in Tamil-language as Kaadhal Oru Kavithai and in Malayalam as Ina Praavukal. Maine Pyar Kiya had also been dubbed in Spanish as Te Amo.{{cite web |title=:: Rajshri Films – Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) :: |url=http://www.rajshri.com/films/maine-pyar-kiya-1989/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212527/http://www.rajshri.com/films/maine-pyar-kiya-1989/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=29 May 2021 |website=Rajshri}}{{cite web |title=Maine Pyar Kiya in Tamil Part 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=963mAe-ZUr4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622033107/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=963mAe-ZUr4 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021 |publisher=YouTube}}

The film was the biggest grosser of 1989 and one of India's highest-grossing films.{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |title=Birthday Special: The Rise AND Rise Of Salman Khan |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-birthday-special-the-success-and-success-of-salman-khan/20121227.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231124751/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-birthday-special-the-success-and-success-of-salman-khan/20121227.htm |archive-date=31 December 2012 |access-date=27 December 2012 |website=Rediff.com}} Made on a budget of around {{INR|link=yes}}1{{nbsp}}crore,{{Cite news |last=Bamzai |first=Kaveree |date=7 July 2003 |title=Sooraj Barjatya: Bollywood's most profitable filmmaker steps out of the comfort zone |work=India Today |agency=India Today Group |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sooraj-barjatya-bollywoods-most-profitable-filmmaker-steps-out-of-the-comfort-zone/1/206113.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233137/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sooraj-barjatya-bollywoods-most-profitable-filmmaker-steps-out-of-the-comfort-zone/1/206113.html |archive-date=2 December 2013}} it went on to earn a profit of over {{INR|20 crore}} by 1990,{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Madhu |date=15 May 1990 |title=Hindi cinema makes an emphatic return to romance |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19900515-young-love-fever-rages-amidst-increasing-violence-in-cinema-812582-1990-05-15 |access-date=6 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206145000/http://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19900515-young-love-fever-rages-amidst-increasing-violence-in-cinema-812582-1990-05-15 |archive-date=6 February 2019}} saving Rajshri from closing down. Maine Pyar Kiya grossed {{INR}}40{{nbsp}}crore{{cite web |date=15 January 2013 |title=Box Office 1989 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=195&catName=MTk4OQ== |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115225557/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=195&catName=MTk4OQ== |archive-date=15 January 2013 |website=Box Office India}} ({{US$|{{#expr:280/16.226 round 0}} million|long=no}}),{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1990&locations=IN&start=1989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072306/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1990&locations=IN&start=1989 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |access-date=5 February 2019 |website=World Bank}} equivalent to {{INR|500 crore}} ({{US$|{{To USD|5000|IND|year=2017|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) adjusted for inflation in 2017.{{efn|name=Gross|1993 inflation rate of 17.83 times: Darr{{'}}s domestic net of {{INR|107,375,000}} in 1993 equivalent to {{INR|1,914,360,020}} in 2017.{{cite web |title=Darr |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3320 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019163411/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3320 |archive-date=19 October 2017 |access-date=5 February 2019 |website=Box Office India}}}} It became the highest-grossing Indian film of the 1980s.{{cite web |title=Top Earners 1980–1989 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503222646/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5 |archive-date=3 May 2012 |access-date=24 August 2014 |website=Box Office India}}

Overseas, the film was a huge hit in the Caribbean, dominating the box office that year in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The film also saw a ten-week run in Lima, Peru.{{Cite news |date=30 December 2019 |title=30 years of Maine Pyar Kiya: Bhagyashree thanks Salman Khan and fans for the love, check out 7 lesser known facts |work=Hindustan Times |agency=HT Media Ltd |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/30-years-of-maine-pyar-kiya-bhagyashree-thanks-salman-khan-and-fans-for-the-love-check-out-7-lesser-known-facts/story-ipEkkboIsfG79LOF7W2TEJ.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525143808/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/30-years-of-maine-pyar-kiya-bhagyashree-thanks-salman-khan-and-fans-for-the-love-check-out-7-lesser-known-facts/story-ipEkkboIsfG79LOF7W2TEJ.html |archive-date=25 May 2021}}

Box Office India described it as an "all-time blockbuster". Manmohan Desai even calling Maine Pyar Kiya "the biggest hit since Alam Ara" (1931). In terms of ticket sales, Maine Pyar Kiya sold more than 50{{nbsp}}million tickets in India.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-08-26 |title=34 Years of Salman Khan: 34 Records set by Bhaijaan that makes him the biggest Sultan at the India box office 34 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/34-years-salman-khan-34-records-set-bhaijaan-makes-biggest-sultan-india-box-office/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815213955/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/34-years-salman-khan-34-records-set-bhaijaan-makes-biggest-sultan-india-box-office/ |url-status=live }}

Maine Pyar Kiya received favorable reviews. Trade Guide lists it as one of the eight greatest hits ever. India Today summarized, "Music is one of the key ingredients of its success. The songs have melody; the feelings come through – a throwback to the '60s. Moreover, Sooraj uses the songs to take his story further. It is also that touch of innocence".{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Madhu |date=May 15, 1990 |title=Sooraj Bhajatya's superhit film Maine Pyar Kiya saves Rajshri Productions |work=India Today |agency=Living Media |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19900515-sooraj-bhajatya-s-superhit-film-maine-pyar-kiya-saves-rajshri-productions-812575-1990-05-15 |url-status=live |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207083756/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19900515-sooraj-bhajatya-s-superhit-film-maine-pyar-kiya-saves-rajshri-productions-812575-1990-05-15 |archive-date=7 February 2019}} Sukanya Verma called, "Dil deewana appears first to celebrate Salman Khan and Bhagyashree's happily-ever-after aspirations in Maine Pyar Kiya and once again when standard rich versus poor conflicts threaten its realisation."{{Cite news |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=June 9, 2018 |title=On Bollywood's recurring song syndrome |work=The Hindu |agency=The Hindu Group |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sing-it-again-and-again/article24114815.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611114752/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sing-it-again-and-again/article24114815.ece |archive-date=11 June 2020}} The Times of News wrote, "Sooraj Barjatiya's Maine Pyar Kiya is one such classic film of the 90s that made Salman Khan an overnight star".{{Cite news |date=January 2, 2020 |title=Maine Pyar Kiya actor Bhagyashree would like to see these actors in the remake of her film |work=Time of News |url=https://india.timesofnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/maine-pyar-kiya-actor-bhagyashree-would-like-to-see-these-actors-in-the-remake-of-her-film.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622033128/https://india.timesofnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/maine-pyar-kiya-actor-bhagyashree-would-like-to-see-these-actors-in-the-remake-of-her-film.html |archive-date=22 June 2021}} Stardust said, "In the hands of a sincere director, the most hackneyed of commercial film plots can be made to look fresh and new. Unlike other young directors of his generation, Sooraj also knows the value of a good script and spends more time writing his script than in actual production."{{cite web |title=MAINE PYAR KIYA CLASSICS |url=http://www.stardust.co.in/display_Standard.asp?section=classics&subsection=&xml=December2004_classics_standard62 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318105449/http://www.stardust.co.in/display_Standard.asp?section=classics&subsection=&xml=December2004_classics_standard62 |archive-date=2005-03-18 |access-date=22 June 2021 |publisher=Stardust}}

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