Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001)

Original title

रहना है तेरे दिल में

Directed by

Gautham Vasudev Menon

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 48m

Rated

U

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in love with a woman tries to win her over by pretending to be her fiancé who is stuck in the US. The deception becomes complicated when the real fiancé shows up.

romanticheartfeltbittersweetmelodramaticnostalgicfeel-goodlightheartedtense

What happens

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (transl. 'Have to reside in your heart'), also known by the initialism RHTDM, is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring R. Madhavan, Saif Ali Khan and Dia Mirza in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the director's own Tamil film Minnale (released in the same year), which also starred Madhavan in his reprised role. This is Dia Mirza's debut film as well as Tamil actor, Madhavan's official Bollywood debut film after having an uncredited appearance in the song "Chup Tum Raho" in Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin. The film revolves around the love story of Madhav "Maddy" Shastri (Madhavan) and Reena Malhotra (Mirza). The latter is set to get engaged to Rajeev "Sam" Samra (Khan), who is a young man settled in the US and Maddy's former college rival. The film was an above average grosser at box office during its release, achieved popularity through reruns on TV and achieved a cult status. The film was remade in Punjabi as Mel Karade Rabba (2010) The film was re-released on 30 August 2024, earning over ₹3.50 crore and ranking as the 16th highest-grossing re-released Indian film in history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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