Pyar Ki Dhun
Pyar Ki Dhun is a romantic drama directed and produced by Samarjit Dasgupta. An Indian (Hindi) film, it is Produced under the banner of Magic Mantra Visons. The film was shot extensively in London, England and partly in India, at Ranikhet (Uttaranchal) and Mumbai in 2001. The film stars Milind Soman, Swati and Hena in the main leads. Prem Chopra, Saeed Jaffrey, Satish Shah, Beena Banerjee, Rajeev Verma, Smita Jaykar, Nirmal Pandey besides others, form a stellar supporting cast. Lyrics by Javed Akhtar and melodious music by debutant Shantanu Moitra, make the songs of the film memorable and catchy. Pyar Ki Dhun is not just a love story, it is also a story about love and relationships. The film was released on 26th April 2002 in India.
Plot/Synopsis
Pyar Ki Dhun is not just a love story, its also a Story about Love... and what it means to different people. Priya (Swati) is a brilliant student from Ranikhet village, who bags a Scholarship to a University in the U.K., for further studies. She is a happy, ambitious girl from a traditional, loving family of modest means. She is engaged to Rohit (Milind Soman), a handsome school-teacher from the same village, who is very possessive about her. Much against Rohit’s wishes, she decides to pursue her dream of completing her further education abroad before the marriage. Nisha (Hena), on the other hand, is the bright daughter of a very rich Mumbai businessman, Mulkraj (Prem Chopra) but very unhappy in life as she misses a mother’s love and has to put up with her rude step-mother (Smita Jaykar). On her step-mother’s insistence, she leaves India to complete her studies at the same U.K. college as Priya while she resides at the family’s London mansion along with the trusted family servant, Kuber (Satish Shah). Priya and Nisha meet at the University and instantly become friends. Anita, daughter of Mr & Mrs Shah (Saeed Jaffrey and Bina Banerjee), a wealthy London-based Indian couple, also befriends them.
Nisha, quite lonely in a foreign country, gets unwittingly involved with NRI, Mark (Nirmal Pandey), who is actually a drug dealer. Meanwhile, Rohit in India grows insecure and suspicious of Priya’s silences and flies off to London to check on her. He discovers that Priya now, has second thoughts about their relationship and marriage. And Nisha, after some bad experiences with Mark, is drawn towards Rohit, who still yearns for Priya. What does Love have in store for Priya, Rohit and Nisha? What are the twists and turns Life has ahead? Pyar Ki Dhun takes you on a memorably melodious journey of Love (Music by: Shantanu Moitra, Lyrics by: Javed Akthar) to the finale!
Cast
Milind Soman as Rohit
Swati as Priya
Hena as Nisha
Prem Chopra as Mr. Mulkraj Anand
Smita Jaykar as Mrs. Sakshi Mulkraj
Saeed Jaffrey as Mr. Shah
Satish Shah as Kuber
Rajeev Verma as Priya's Father
Bina Banerji as Priya's Mother
Nirmal Pandey as Mark
Naveen Beri as Naveen
Nicolas as Nikhil
Anita as Anita
Crew/Team
Directed by: Samarjit Dasgupta
Produced by: Magic Mantra Visions
Script by: Shobha Dasgupta
Cinematography: S.Pappu
Lyrics by: Javed Akhtar
Music by: Shantanu Moitra
Singers: Kavita Krishnamurthy, Abhijeet, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Shubha Mudgal, Jaspinder Narula, Mahalaxmi Iyer
Edited by: Srinivas Patro
Choreography: Ganesh Acharya & Jay Borade
Action: Sham Kaushal
B/G Music: Sanjoy Chowdhury
Audiography: Bhaskar Roy
Re-Recording: Kuldeep Sood
Language: Hindi
Country: India
Music
The Music of the film is composed by Shantanu Moitra. It is his debut film and he composed melodious and memorable songs with lyrics by the stalwart, Javed Akhtar. The album consists of 7 songs.
| No | Name Of Song | Singer/s |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Meri In Aankhon Mein..."[1] | Kavita Krishnamurthy & Abhijeet |
| 2 | "Bindiya Ka Rang Uda Jaye..." | Mahalaxmi Iyer |
| 3 | "Gum Sum Si Ho..." | Hariharan |
| 4 | "Yeh Saarey Din, Saari Ratein..." | Shankar Mahadevan |
| 5 | "Birhan ke Nain Jaley..." | Shubha Mudgal |
| 6 | "Ummeedein Dil Mein Machalti Hui..." | Hariharan |
| 7 | "Hum Hain Titliyan..." | Jaspinder Narula & Mahalaxmi |