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This article is about the 1990 film. For the 2015 film, see Aashiqui (2015 film).
For the Bhojpuri-language film, see Aashiqui (2022 film). For the Jassi Sidhu
album, see Aashiqui (album).
Aashiqui
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mahesh Bhatt
Written by Robin Bhatt,
Akash Khurana
Produced by Gulshan Kumar
Starring Rahul Roy
Anu Aggarwal
Music by Nadeem Shravan
Production
company

T-Series Films
Distributed by T-Series Films
Vishesh Films
Release date
27 July 1990
Running time
150 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget 8 million
Box office 50 million

Aashiqui (transl. Romance) is a 1990 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film and
first installment of Aashiqui series directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Rahul Roy,
Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori in pivotal roles. The film was known for its music,
by composer duo Nadeem–Shravan (Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod)
establishing their careers along with that of singer Kumar Sanu and music label T-
Series.[1]

Upon release, it received positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success. The
soundtrack album has been rated fourth by Planet Bollywood on their "100 Greatest
Bollywood Soundtracks". It was the best selling Bollywood album at the time of its
release. At the 36th Filmfare Awards, the film received 7 nominations and won 4
awards with a sweep in the music categories.[2] The film was remade in Kannada as
Roja (2002).

The soundtrack album sold 20 million units,[3] making it the best-selling Bollywood
soundtrack album of all time.[4] A cover version of one of its songs, "Dheere
Dheere" was later performed by Yo Yo Honey Singh and released in 2015.[5] A sequel
to the film, Aashiqui 2, with a completely new theme, directed by Mohit Suri with
Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, was released on 26 April 2013.[6]
Sequels

A sequel titled Aashiqui 2 was released on 26 April 2013 with Aditya Roy Kapur and
Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles, which was directed by Mohit Suri. Commercially,
the sequel surpassed the collections of Aashiqui, becoming a blockbuster. After the
success of the first two installments, the producers announced a third installment,
as Aashiqui 3 directed by Anurag Basu. Kartik Aaryan in lead role and the actress
has not been announced yet.
Plot

Rahul (Rahul Roy) is angry with his dad for marrying a second wife, while his
mother is still alive; in rage and in fury he pays an uninvited visit to the
wedding where he throws his mother's mangalsutra and all the other household items
she preserved. He breaks the windows of the wedding car and is hence arrested and
sent to the nearest police station.

Meanwhile, Anu (Anu Aggarwal) runs away from an oppressive girls' hostel run by
Arnie Campbell (Tom Alter), who immediately reports to the police station that she
is missing. The police catch her and keep her at a nearby police station (which
happens to be the same one where Rahul is held).

While waiting for Arnie, Rahul offers Anu his jacket, which she accepts. Arnie then
arrives and takes her back to the oppressive hostel, promising the police inspector
that this will not happen again. After they leave, the inspector turns to Rahul and
offers him some advice, then releases him to return to his broken home.

Rahul can not stop thinking about the beautiful Anu. The very next day, Rahul goes
to the hostel area wishing to meet her and spots his jacket hanging outside. Since
she lives in a girl's hostel there is no way he can enter. Hence, he plays cricket
with his friend and deliberately hits the ball into the compound. The security lets
him inside to retrieve the ball. Rahul goes inside and sees Anu climbing a ladder.
She is very surprised by his presence and falls off the ladder. Rahul is unable to
express his feelings for her so he wrote a note on the electricity bill his mother
told him to pay that very day. Anu takes the note and leaves. His mother becomes
upset that Rahul did not pay the bill and asks his Master (tailor) to help get the
bill back.

The tailor helps Rahul retrieve the bill, along with a reply from Anu requesting
him to meet her at the main city library the following Saturday. He arrives on time
eagerly, where Anu tells him she has nothing to give him except a "thank you", but
Rahul says no one can stop him from loving her, not even herself.

Soon after he leaves, Arnie catches her and takes her to Ooty (another town) to be
admitted to another hostel. Rahul employs a spy to eavesdrop and see where Anu is
going. The spy learns about Anu's travel plans and informs Rahul, who goes along
with his friend to search for Anu and finds the place she is staying. They find out
that Arnie actually planned to get Anu married and lied to her about transferring
her to a new hostel, because she would not have agreed.

At the hostel, Arnie organises a farewell party for Anu and Anu invites Rahul, who
promises to attend the party. After the party they plan to elope. At the party, he
runs away with Anu and then Arnie catches them by using the police. Anu has to
return with Arnie and go to Ooty, while Rahul returns to his home.

After a few months, Rahul approaches Mr. Arnie as he can not forget his friend Anu,
who he knows is unhappy. Rahul then finds out from Arnie that Anu is an orphan who
has a distant relative in Ooty named Uncle Peter who is an alcoholic. Long long
ago, Peter had signed the documents to have full custody over her.

Rahul asks Arnie about Anu's whereabouts and other details so that he could help
her settle (and be more happy) and Arnie (wanting to help Anu) reveals everything.
They both find Anu in a miserable state with Uncle Peter and bribe the uncle for a
sum of 20,000 rupees on the condition that he signs documents giving up his legal
guardianship of Anu.

After Anu is finally free from Arnie, the hostel and Uncle Peter, she wishes to
become self-reliant and seeks admission in a typing institute. One day, she comes
across a job advert searching for a model to run for "Jean Cardin" brand of clothes
in Mumbai who requests Anu to audition. Anu agrees and wins a sum of 10,000 rupees
along with a free tour of Paris and a secured residence. She thanks Rahul for all
his help, but Rahul tells her that he loves her deeply and wants to marry her as
soon as possible. Anu agrees, but she says she will need some time to prepare.

Rahul's mother (Reema Lagoo), on hearing their story visits Anu and offers some
advice, as she knows Anu is a lonely orphan, advising her not to marry him until he
achieves something in life as equality of status between partners is essential for
a healthy relationship.

The next day, Rahul comes to the place where Anu is having a photo shoot session.
He hears the man in charge telling her to change into a swimming costume, to which
Rahul objects. He tells him that they were planning to get married soon and he
disapproves of such revealing clothes. He is even more shocked when he learns that
Anu already signed a contract promising she would not get married for two years.

Rahul is heartbroken by her decision and pens Anu a letter written with his blood.

As the years go by, Rahul establishes himself as a singer while Anu is also
successful as a model. Rahul plans to meet Anu now, but Padamsee (Homi Wadia)
reveals to Rahul that it's thanks to Anu that his debut record was released to
market, which hurts Rahul deeply as he now doubts his own mettle and talent. Hence,
Rahul cancels their marriage plans.

Anu, grieved by Rahul's decision, decides to further her career under director
Padamsee, who persuades her to accompany him to Paris.

Rahul's mother enlightens him that Anu had refused to marry him earlier because of
her suggestion, and that Anu was only a medium for his talent to reach the public -
it was his singing that made him successful and popular. She urges him to go back
to Anu, his true love.

When Rahul comes to stop her from boarding the flight, Anu agrees to abandon the
director and stays behind to renew their relationship.
Cast

Rahul Roy as Rahul Roy

Anu Aggarwal as Anu Verghese
Deepak Tijori as Balu
Avtar Gill as Police Inspector Deshpande
Tom Alter as Arnie Campbell
Reema Lagoo as Rahul's mother
Homi Wadia as Padamsee
Mushtaq Khan as Rafoo Master
Javed Khan as Uncle Peter
Anang Desai as Mr. Paul
Virendra Saxena as Street Singer
Sunil Rege as Vikram Roy
Kumar Sanu as a villain

Reception

Aashiqui was credited as an all-time blockbuster at the Box-Office in 1990 mainly

due to its melodious music. With a low budget of 80 lakh Indian Rupees, it grossed
5.0 crores Indian Rupees at Box-Office, with the shows running to full houses for
52 weeks.
Awards and nominations
Year Category Nominee(s) Result
36th Filmfare Awards Best Director Mahesh Bhatt Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Reema Lagoo Nominated
Best Music Director Nadeem-Shravan Won
Best Lyricist Rani Malik (for "Dheere Dheere") Nominated
Sameer (for "Nazar Ke Saamne") Won
Best Male Playback Singer Kumar Sanu (for "Ab Tere Bin") Won
Best Female Playback Singer Anuradha Paudwal (for "Nazar Ke Saamne") Won
Soundtrack
Aashiqui
Soundtrack album by Nadeem–Shravan
Released 26 December 1989
Recorded 1989
Studio Sudeep Studios Pvt. Ltd.
Genre

Bollywood film soundtrack Filmi-ghazal[7]

Length 58:13
Language Hindi-Urdu
Label T-Series
Director Mahesh Bhatt
Producer Gulshan Kumar
Nadeem–Shravan chronology
Pyar Pyar
(1990) Aashiqui
(1989) Apmaan Ki Aag
(1990)
Professional ratingsReview scores
Source Rating
Planet Bollywood [8]
"Dheere Dheere Se"
0:31
"Dheere Dheere Se", a filmi-ghazal song composed by Nadeem–Shravan, and sung by
Kumar Sanu and Anuradha Paudwal.
Problems playing this file? See media help.
Kumar Sanu gained popularity with the songs from this album, for which he won his
first Filmfare Award.

The music for Aashiqui was composed by the duo Nadeem–Shravan (Nadeem Akhtar Saifi
and Shravan Kumar Rathod) and lyrics were written by Sameer, Rani Mallik and Madan
Pal. The soundtrack largely falls under the filmi-ghazal genre, based on the ghazal
style.[7] The soundtrack was #4 on the list of "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks
of All Time", as compiled by Planet Bollywood.
Track # Title Singer(s) Length
1 "Jaane Jigar Jaaneman" Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal 05:15
2 "Main Duniya Bhula Doonga" Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal 05:19
3 "Bas Ek Sanam Chaahiye (male)" Kumar Sanu 06:14
4 "Nazar Ke Saamne" Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal 05:36
5 "Tuu Meri Zindagi Hai" Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal 04:46
6 "Dil Ka Aalam" Kumar Sanu 05:01 (deleted song)
7 "Ab Tere Bin" Kumar Sanu 05:46
8 "Dheere Dheere" Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal 05:31
9 "Mera Dil Tere Liye" Udit Narayan & Anuradha Paudwal 04:36
10 "Bas Ek Sanam Chaahiye (female)" Anuradha Paudwal 06:11
11 "Jaane Jigar Jaaneman (II)" Kumar Sanu & Anuradha Paudwal 03:59
12 "Dil Ka Aalam (II)" Nitin Mukesh 04:40 (Not used in the film)
Sales

Aashiqui became the highest-selling album in the history of Indian music industry.
In an interview, Bhushan Kumar said that no music album has been able to break the
music record of Aashiqui.[9] The soundtrack album sold 2 crores units.[3] This made
it the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of all time,[4] as well as one of
the best-selling albums of any genre in India.[10] It had a big impact on Bollywood
music, ushering in ghazal-type romantic music that dominated the early 1990s, with
soundtracks such as Dil, Saajan, Phool Aur Kaante and Deewana.[7] Initially
Aashiqui was a music album planned by Gulshan Kumar on the name CHAAHAT, while
Mahesh Bhatt heard the songs he suggested to make a film. Aditya Pancholi gave the
voice to Rahul Roy.
Reception

Rakesh Bandhu of Planet Bollywood gave the album 9 stars saying, "Aashiqui was a
success in its own right. It is truly a beautiful collection of compositions by the
Nadeem-Shravan."[8] The soundtrack became very popular upon release, becoming the
best selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year by a wide margin.[11]
Dheere Dheere
Main article: Dheere Dheere

A cover version of the song "Dheere Dheere Se" was later performed by Indi-pop
artist Yo Yo Honey Singh, released as "Dheere Dheere" in 2015.[5] The song's music
video features actors Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor.[12] As of November 2021, the
song has received over 500 million views on YouTube.[13]
References

Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular

Prakashan. p. 44. ISBN 9788179910665.
"Aashiqui fourth best album". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved
10 December 2011.
Chandra, Anupama (15 November 1994). "Bollywood hinges on Hindi film music
industry, fans soak up wacky new sounds". India Today. Retrieved 7 May 2019. "In
1990, he released the breakthrough album, Aashiqui. An estimated two crore [2
million] tapes of the film were sold, with T-Series producing 80,000 to 90,000
units a day."
"Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. 2 January 2010.
Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
"Nadeem Saifi to take legal action against Honey Singh". Asian Age. 7 May 2016.
Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
"Aditya, Shraddha right choice for 'Aashiqui 2': Mohit Suri". The Times of India.
10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
"India Today". India Today. Living Media: 342. 1994. "In 1990, the super-success of
Nadeem–Shravan's Aashiqui ushered in the era of ghazal-type romantic music as in
Saajan, Dil, Phool aur Kaante, Deewana."
"Aashiqui Music Review". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved
23 October 2011.
"EXCLUSIVE- Nobody has broken the music record of Aashiqui". YouTube. Archived from
the original on 19 December 2021.
"PewDiePie's Tumultuous Reign Over YouTube Almost Over..." Daily Maverick. 18
November 2018.
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original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi Video Song (OFFICIAL) on YouTube

"T-Series". YouTube. T-Series. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

External links

Aashiqui at IMDb

vte

Films and television series by Mahesh Bhatt

Director

Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain (1974) Naya Daur (1978) Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979) Abhimanyu
(1980) Arth (1982) Saaransh (1984) Janam (1985) Aashiana (1986) Naam (1986) Aaj
(1987) Kaash (1987) Thikana (1987) Siyasat (1988) Kabzaa (1988) Daddy (1989)
Awaargi (1990) Jurm (1990) Aashiqui (1990) Swayam (1991) Saathi (1991) Dil Hai Ke
Manta Nahin (1991) Sadak (1991) Saatwan Aasman (1992) Junoon (1992) Phir Teri
Kahani Yaad Aayee (1993) Gunaah (1993) Sir (1993) Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993)
Gumrah (1993) Tadipaar (1993) Criminal (1994) The Gentleman (1994) Naaraaz (1994)
Milan (1995) Naajayaz (1995) Papa Kehte Hai (1996) Chaahat (1996) Dastak (1996)
Tamanna (1997) Duplicate (1998) Angaaray (1998) Zakhm (1998) Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri
Jaan (1999) Kartoos (1999) Sadak 2 (2020)

Writer only

Dushman (1998) Sangharsh (1999) Kasoor (2001) Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar (2001) Raaz
(2002) Gunaah (2002) Saaya (2003) Footpath (2003) Jism (2003) Inteha (2003) Murder
(2004) Rog (2005) Zeher (2005) Nazar (2005) Kalyug (2006) Woh Lamhe (2006) Murder 2
(2011) Jism 2 (2012) Murder 3 (2013) Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015)
Television

Swabhimaan (1994–1997) A Mouthful of Sky (1995) Kabhie Kabhie (1997) Naamkarann

(2016–2018) Udaan (2014–2019) Tu Aashiqui (2017–2018) Dil Jaise Dhadke... Dhadakne
Do (2020)

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