Mohabbatein

Narayan Shankar is the stern and traditional principal of Gurukul, a prestigious all-boys boarding school that he has led for 25 years. He upholds the values of honour, discipline, and tradition, and strictly forbids any form of romantic relationships, threatening expulsion to those who fall in love.

Raj Aryan, a music teacher who believes in the power of love, joins Gurukul. In contrast to Narayan’s rigid worldview, Raj gradually encourages students to embrace emotion and pursue their feelings. His presence begins to challenge the conservative atmosphere of the school.

Raj forms a close bond with three students—Sameer, Vicky, and Karan—each of whom falls in love. Sameer reconnects with his childhood friend Sanjana, who is initially in a relationship with another man, Deepak. After witnessing Deepak mistreat her, Sanjana realises her true feelings and chooses Sameer. Vicky becomes infatuated with Ishika, a student from a nearby girls’ college. Though she initially rebuffs his advances, the two are paired for a dance competition and eventually fall in love. Karan encounters Kiran, a reserved woman whose husband is missing in action at the border. With Raj's guidance, he becomes a piano teacher to Kiran’s nephew and slowly wins her affection, despite the emotional complexities of her situation.

As the trio secretly nurtures their relationships, Narayan becomes increasingly suspicious. Upon discovering their romantic pursuits, he tightens the rules at Gurukul and eventually decides to expel them. Raj intervenes, revealing his true identity as Raj Malhotra, a former Gurukul student who had once fallen in love with Narayan’s only daughter, Megha. Narayan had expelled Raj without meeting him, and Megha, devastated by her father's disapproval, took her own life. Raj had returned to Gurukul with the hope of instilling a more compassionate ethos and challenging Narayan’s rigid principles.

Although Narayan orders Raj to denounce love before the entire school and leave Gurukul, Raj asserts that Narayan has already lost—by sacrificing his daughter to his beliefs and by forcing out someone who once respected him as a father figure. Moved by Raj’s words, Narayan has a change of heart. The next morning, he publicly acknowledges his mistakes and asks Raj to take his place as principal, entrusting him with the responsibility of guiding Gurukul’s future generation with love and understanding.

The cast is listed below:-{{Cite web |title=Mohabbatein Cast & Crew |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6653/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216225124/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6653/index.html |archive-date=16 February 2006 |access-date=23 March 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}{{Cite web |title=Mohabbatein Cast |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=712 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328063618/https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=712 |archive-date=28 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |publisher=Box Office India}}

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• Amitabh Bachchan as Narayan Shankar, Principal of Gurukul
• Shah Rukh Khan as Raj Aryan Malhotra, music teacher
• Aishwarya Rai as Megha Shankar
• Uday Chopra as Vikram “Vicky” Kapoor
• Jugal Hansraj as Sameer Sharma
• Jimmy Sheirgill as Karan Choudhary
• Shamita Shetty as Ishika “Ishq” Dhanrajgir
• Kim Sharma as Sanjana “Sanju” Paul
• Preeti Jhangiani as Kiran Khanna
• Amrish Puri as Major General Khanna
• Shefali Shah as Nandini Khanna
• Anupam Kher as Kakke
• Archana Puran Singh as Preeto
• Helen as Miss Monica (special appearance)
• Parzan Dastur as Ayush Khanna
• Saurabh Shukla as Tom Paul(special appearance)
• Ram Mohan as Khan Baba
• Meghna Patel as Aanchal
• Sindhu Tolani as Malini
• Raman Lamba as Deepak Singhania
• Rushad Rana as Rushad

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Prior to the production of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Aditya Chopra had begun writing Mohabbatein as his intended directorial debut. However, he considered the subject matter of Mohabbatein too mature for a first film and instead made Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge his debut, postponing Mohabbatein to be his second directorial project.{{Cite news |last=John |first=Ali Peter |date=20 October 2000 |title=Mohabbatein: Lets all believe in Love, Please |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20001020/cover.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020702220219/http://www.screenindia.com/20001020/cover.htm |archive-date=2 July 2002 |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=Screen}}{{Cite book |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |author-link=Anupama Chopra |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |title-link=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (book) |date=December 2002 |publisher=British Film Institute |isbn=978-0-85170-957-4 |page=31}} Chopra briefly considered making a thriller for his sophomore film, but ultimately returned to Mohabbatein, explaining: "I realised that there is something in that story that keeps drawing me to it, so one day I just shut my thriller file and casually picked up my [...] Mohabbatein file—that one simple action decided my second film for me."{{Cite web |title=Aditya Chopra speaks |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/mohabbatein/adispks.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001018114905/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/mohabbatein/adispks.htm |archive-date=18 October 2000 |access-date=28 March 2021 |website=Yash Raj Films}}

Writing resumed following the release of Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), with Chopra aiming to explore themes beyond conventional romance. According to the Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema, the narrative was inspired by the 1989 American coming-of-age drama Dead Poets Society.{{Cite book |last1=Nihalani |first1=Govind |author-link=Govind Nihalani |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |title-link=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |last2=Gulzar |author-link2=Gulzar |last3=Chatterjee |first3=Saibal |author-link3=Saibal Chatterjee |date=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=438}} Chopra presented the story to his father, producer Yash Chopra, who was impressed and agreed to produce the film under the Yash Raj Films banner. In an interview with Screen, Yash Chopra described the project as “a modern film, a film about today,” adding that it upheld Indian values while appealing to a broad audience.

The film was officially announced in June 1999 on the Yash Raj Films website.{{Cite news |last=Deosthalee |first=Deepa |date=29 June 1999 |title='Hits' before they're released |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/hits-before-theyre-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328063532/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/hits-before-theyre-released/ |archive-date=28 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express}}

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Aditya Chopra envisioned Mohabbatein with Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles and stated he could not imagine other actors portraying those characters. All three accepted immediately. The film marked Khan’s second collaboration with Rai after Josh (2000), and his first with Bachchan.{{Cite news |date=31 August 1999 |title=Back to the future |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/262B82EF46E45B586525694000614452?OpenDocument |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427184036/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/262B82EF46E45B586525694000614452?OpenDocument |archive-date=27 April 2008 |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=The Times of India}}{{Cite news |last=Somaaya |first=Bhawana |author-link=Bhawana Somaaya |date=17 November 2000 |title=Breakaway from stereotypes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/breakaway-from-stereotypes/article28054871.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328063622/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/breakaway-from-stereotypes/article28054871.ece |archive-date=28 March 2021 |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=The Hindu}} Kajol was initially considered for the role of Megha but declined due to her recent marriage.{{Cite news |date=18 July 1999 |title=The king is in his counting house, counting all his money. The queen is in her parlour eating bread and water |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/8D597FC913DAA9F465256940004C8A79?OpenDocument |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214151752/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/8D597FC913DAA9F465256940004C8A79?OpenDocument |archive-date=14 February 2008 |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=The Times of India}} Bachchan, who portrayed the strict principal Narayan Shankar, described the role as his most significant since Deewaar (1975), and agreed to the project because of the strength of the script, referring to Chopra as "the little boy".

To portray the six student characters, Chopra sought out new talent. His brother Uday Chopra was cast in one of the male lead roles, and a national search was conducted to find five additional newcomers. The final ensemble included Shamita Shetty, Jugal Hansraj, Kim Sharma, Jimmy Sheirgill, and Preeti Jhangiani. Aditya Chopra also wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the film.{{Cite news |last=Tarafdar |first=Suman |date=October 2000 |title=Mohabbatein |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/movies/reviews/mohabbatein.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011109142554/http://www.indiatimes.com/movies/reviews/mohabbatein.html |archive-date=9 November 2001 |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=Filmfare}}

Principal photography began on 25 October 1999 and was conducted largely in the United Kingdom.[12][13] The historic Longleat estate in Wiltshire was used to represent the fictional Gurukul boarding school. Cinematography was handled by Manmohan Singh.{{Cite news |last=Somaaya |first=Bhawana |date=18 October 1999 |title=Three decades of triumphs |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/DFB48B3C5A7071E765256940004E87EB?OpenDocument |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427191415/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/DFB48B3C5A7071E765256940004E87EB?OpenDocument |archive-date=27 April 2008 |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=The Hindu}}{{Cite news |last=Bharadwaj |first=Priyanka |date=19 May 2006 |title=Foreign shoots spread Bollywood's reach |url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HE19Df01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060601223908/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HE19Df01.html |archive-date=1 June 2006 |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=Asia Times}} Karan Johar designed the costumes for Khan and Bachchan, while Manish Malhotra styled Rai. Farah Khan served as the film’s choreographer.File:Longleat House 2012.jpg house was shot in England as the Gurukul School|left]]Sharmishta Roy, a frequent Yash Raj collaborator, worked as the production designer. She recalled the experience as creatively demanding, particularly in personalising each space to reflect the narrative. “The challenge is in individualising, in personalising each house to suit the script and the characters,” she told Rediff.com.{{Cite web |last=Bharatan-Iyer |first=Shilpa |date=4 November 2000 |title='I'd love working with any director who dares me to be different |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/04sharm.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328063536/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/nov/04sharm.htm |archive-date=28 March 2021 |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=Rediff.com}} Roy designed 13 to 14 distinct sets for the film, including Narayan Shankar’s stone-heavy office, for which she sourced props from Lohar Chawl in Mumbai.

Filming concluded between August and September 2000.{{Cite web |last=Suggu |first=Kanchana |date=29 March 2000 |title='I've not come here looking for fame' |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/mar/29ash.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323031903/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2000/mar/29ash.htm |archive-date=23 March 2021 |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=Rediff.com}} The film was edited by V. Karnik, with sound design by Anuj Mathur and Kunal Mehta.

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The music for Mohabbatein was composed by the duo Jatin–Lalit, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi.{{Cite web |title=Mohabbatein (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/mohabbatein-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/673690004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328063533/https://music.apple.com/us/album/mohabbatein-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/673690004 |archive-date=28 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=iTunes}} Vocals for the younger cast members were performed by debut singers Ishaan (for Jimmy Sheirgill), Manohar Shetty (for Jugal Hansraj), Pritha Mazumdar (for Shamita Shetty), Shweta Pandit (for Kim Sharma), Sonali Bhatawdekar (for Preeti Jhangiani), and Udhbhav (for Uday Chopra). In an interview with Rediff.com, Lalit stated that using new voices for the newcomers was intended to give the album a fresh tonal quality, although he and Jatin faced challenges in matching the vocal textures to the actors.

Established playback singers Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, and Jaspinder Narula lent their voices to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Archana Puran Singh’s characters, respectively.{{Cite web |last=Tandon |first=Runima Borah |date=21 October 2000 |title=Mohabbatein: At sixes! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/21music1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030304121905/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/21music1.htm |archive-date=4 March 2003 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}

The soundtrack album comprises seven original songs and two instrumental tracks, and was released on 21 January 2000 by Saregama, which acquired the music rights for ₹75 million (US$1.67 million).{{Cite news |last=Aiyar |first=V. Shankar |date=6 November 2000 |title=Happy endings |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/media/story/20001106-hit-or-no-hit-its-profit-all-the-way-for-filmmakers-thanks-to-satellite-tv-music-rights-778371-2000-11-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328063615/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/media/story/20001106-hit-or-no-hit-its-profit-all-the-way-for-filmmakers-thanks-to-satellite-tv-music-rights-778371-2000-11-06 |archive-date=28 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=India Today}} Although critical reception was mixed, the album was a major commercial success, becoming the highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year with over five million units sold.{{Cite news |date=2000 |title=Critics' Ratings: Mohabbatein |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/ffawards/critcs1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211202241/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/ffawards/critcs1.htm |archive-date=11 February 2001 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Filmfare}}{{Cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |access-date=20 December 2016 |publisher=Box Office India}}

Jatin–Lalit received a nomination for Best Music Director at the 46th Filmfare Awards,{{Cite web |last=Dhirad |first=Sandeep |date=2006 |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=Filmfare |pages=107–109}} and were also nominated in the same category at the Bollywood Movie Awards, the IIFA Awards and the Screen Awards.{{Cite web |title=Winners of the Bollywood Awards 2001 |url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ballot/ballot.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020407134036/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/ballot/ballot.html |archive-date=7 April 2002 |access-date=27 March 2021 |website=Bollywood Movie Awards}}{{Cite news |title=Screen Videocon Awards 2000 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/svawards/winom.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040219220635/http://www.screenindia.com/svawards/winom.htm |archive-date=19 February 2004 |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=Screen}}

Mohabbatein was among the most anticipated Hindi films of 2000, generating significant pre-release buzz and heightened audience expectations.{{Cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |author-link=Sudhish Kamath |date=28 October 2000 |title=Sparks fly on Deepavali |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/sparks-fly-on-deepavali/article28050949.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328063537/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/sparks-fly-on-deepavali/article28050949.ece |archive-date=28 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=The Hindu}} A special preview screening was held on 8 October 2000 at Film City, Mumbai, attended by director Aditya Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan, and filmmaker Karan Johar.{{Cite web |date=11 October 2000 |title=Private screening of Mohabbatein held at Adlabs |url=http://www.indiafm.com/scoop/oct/1110mohabbatein/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001213201300/http://www.indiafm.com/scoop/oct/1110mohabbatein/index.shtml |archive-date=13 December 2000 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}

The film was released theatrically on 27 October 2000, coinciding with the Diwali festival weekend. It opened alongside Vidhu Vinod Chopra's thriller Mission Kashmir and K. S. Ravikumar's Tamil-language comedy-drama Thenali, resulting in a highly competitive box-office period. Due to its extended running time of over three and a half hours, theatres limited screenings to three shows per day instead of the usual four.

Mohabbatein was opened on 315 screens across India and grossed {{INRConvert|11.9|m|year=2000|mode=historical}} on the first day. The film collected {{INRConvert|706.2|m|year=2000|mode=historical}} in India and $4.2 million overseas. Box Office India estimated the film's total gross to be {{INRConvert|900.1|m|year=2000|mode=historical}}, making it the highest-grossing Indian film of the year.{{Cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers 2000 |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2000&pageId=16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119152245/https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2000&pageId=16 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |access-date=26 March 2021 |publisher=Box Office India}} It ran at theatres for over 175 days, becoming a silver jubilee film.{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmilla |author-link=Roshmila Bhattacharya |date=25 May 2001 |title=The young and the restless |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010525/fcover.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030823180244/http://www.screenindia.com/20010525/fcover.html |archive-date=23 August 2003 |access-date=16 April 2021 |work=Screen}}{{efn|A silver jubilee film is one that completes a theatrical run of 25 weeks or 175 days.{{Cite news |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Suresh |date=29 December 2014 |title=Disappointing year for Telugu film industry |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/disappointing-year-for-telugu-film-industry/article6733046.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416081923/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/disappointing-year-for-telugu-film-industry/article6733046.ece |archive-date=16 April 2021 |url-access=subscription}}{{Cite news |last=Salam |first=Ziya Us |author-link=Ziya Us Salam |date=25 September 2011 |title=Life after The End |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/life-after-the-end/article2484778.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417140607/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/life-after-the-end/article2484778.ece |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-access=subscription}}}}

The film received mixed-to-positive reviews upon release. Savera R. Someshwar of Rediff.com called it "a mish-mash alright. But it is also a successful, feel-good film," noting that the confrontations between Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan created "an expectant hush" every time they appeared together.{{Cite web |last=Someshwar |first=Savera R. |date=27 October 2000 |title=Feel good with the hankies! |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/oct/27mohab.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151744/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/oct/27mohab.htm |archive-date=27 February 2017 |access-date=12 September 2018 |website=Rediff.com}} Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising Aditya Chopra’s handling of the drama and character dynamics: "Not once do you feel that the writer in Chopra has tilted on any one side."{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=27 October 2000 |title=Movie Review: Mohabbatein |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/57069 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520143737/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/57069 |archive-date=20 May 2014 |access-date=11 December 2012 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}

Other critics were less favorable. Vinayak Chakravorty of the Hindustan Times described the film as "a veritable lesson to any budding filmmaker on how not to make a film," citing issues with scripting and directorial treatment.{{Cite news |last=Chakravorty |first=Vinayak |author-link=Vinayak Chakravorty |date=2000 |title=Bollywood: Mohabbatein |url=http://www.go4i.com/cinema/reviews/bollywood/reviewsmohabbatein.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001201215000/http://www.go4i.com/cinema/reviews/bollywood/reviewsmohabbatein.shtml |archive-date=1 December 2000 |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times}} Vinaya Hagde of Zee Next gave a scathing review, calling the film "dumb" and criticising the underutilisation of supporting actors such as Anupam Kher and Archana Puran Singh.{{Cite web |last=Hagde |first=Vinaya |date=2000 |title=Some love stories are... a bore for ever |url=http://entertainment.zeenext.com/cinema/reviews/2111-mohabbaten.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010309111627/http://entertainment.zeenext.com/cinema/reviews/2111-mohabbaten.asp |archive-date=9 March 2001 |access-date=27 March 2021 |website=Zee Next}} The Hindu’s Savitha Padmanabhan expressed dissatisfaction with the film’s length and its structure, saying the confrontational sequences were "always interrupted by the love stories of the teenyboppers."{{Cite news |last=Padmanabhan |first=Savitha |date=3 November 2000 |title=Film Review: Mohabbatein |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-mohabbatein/article28052151.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328063637/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-mohabbatein/article28052151.ece |archive-date=28 March 2021 |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=The Hindu}}

A Filmfare reviewer, however, praised the lead performances, stating that both Bachchan and Khan "excelled in their respective roles." Nikhat Kazmi referred to the film as emblematic of the "inglorious uncertainties of cinema," while Khalid Mohamed likened it to "a rich, multi-layered, vibgyor cake"—though he noted that "only a few slices tickle the taste-buds." Suman Tarafdar, also writing for Filmfare, felt many cast members appeared "unconvinced about their roles and perform[ed] accordingly."

Screen acknowledged Chopra’s "untiring efforts," highlighting his "mastery over screenplay" in the film’s first half.{{Cite news |date=3 November 2000 |title=Breezy, romantic fare |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20001103/freview.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010820074551/http://www.screenindia.com/20001103/freview.htm |archive-date=20 August 2001 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=Screen}} Comparing the film to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dinesh Raheja of India Today remarked that Mohabbatein had "too many diverse strands" and a "disappointingly pat and oversimplified" story.{{Cite news |last=Raheja |first=Dinesh |author-link=Dinesh Raheja |date=2000 |title=Mohabbatein — Maple Syrup |url=http://tntmovies.thenewspapertoday.com/reviews/reviewmohab.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417023618/http://tntmovies.thenewspapertoday.com/reviews/reviewmohab.shtml |archive-date=17 April 2001 |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=India Today}}

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The film’s satellite rights were acquired by Sony Entertainment Television, and it has been available for streaming on platforms such as Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+ since 18 November 2016.{{Cite web |title=Mohabbatein (2000) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mohabbatein |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214090037/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/22407 |archive-date=14 December 2019 |access-date=26 March 2021 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}

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Category:2000 fantasy films

Category:2000s Hindi-language films

Category:2000s buddy films

Category:2000s musical drama films

Category:2000 romantic drama films

Category:2000 films

Category:Films scored by Jatin–Lalit

Category:Films shot in England

Category:Indian buddy films

Category:Indian coming-of-age films

Category:Films about scandalous teacher–student relationships

Category:Indian romantic musical films

Category:Indian musical drama films

Category:Yash Raj Films films

Category:Films directed by Aditya Chopra

Category:2000s ghost films

Category:Hindi-language romance films

Category:2000 musical films