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Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006)

Pyaar Ke Side Effects poster
Directed by
Saket Chaudhary
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
India
Runtime
2h 12m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man in a relationship starts to feel smothered by his girlfriend's expectations. He deals with his fear of commitment while navigating the ups and downs of love.

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What happens

Pyaar Ke Side Effects (English: The Side Effects of Love) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Saket Chaudhary. The film stars Mallika Sherawat and Rahul Bose in the lead roles. The film portrays the intricacies of a modern relationship, and explores the theme of 'commitment phobia' in a captivating manner, an interesting, witty take on men-women relationships. After the success of the film, the lead pair were paired in another film, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam, however, the film was unsuccessful. A sequel, Shaadi Ke Side Effects, was released in 2014 with Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar in the lead roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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