Movie: Ishq (Love)
Director: Indra Kumar
Year: 1997
Stars: Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Juhi Chawla and Kajol

Snapshot of the story

Ishq is love story of 4 lovers who are young and believe in true love. Raja (played by Aamir Khan) and Ajay Rai (Played by Ajay Devgan) are best friends. Ajay’s father is rich industrialist and does not like Raja as he comes from the poor family. Similarly Kajal (Played by Kajol) and Madhu (Played by Juhi Chawla) are best friends and Madhu’s father do not like Kajal as he thinks in line with Ajay’s father. Their father this thinking becomes the hurdle in the love story.

Movie Reviews and ratings Ishq

Ranjit Rai and Harbanslal are two wealthy men who hate poor people and thinks that the poor people does not have any right to live in society, but their children Ajay (played by Ajay Devgan) and Madhu (played by Juhi Chawla) does not think like wise. They fell in love with mutual friend who does not belong to such wealthy family.

Ranjit Rai and Harbanslal wanted their children to marry to wealthy spouse as they despise poor people and when they come to know that their children are in love with poor they deceivingly gets Ajay and Madhu to sign a marriage documents which indicates that they are lawfully married to each other. As they realizing their father’s dirty trick, both children refuse to it and turns the certificates to ashes. Then their fathers pretend that they have changed their ways and are ready for their marriage with the one whom they loved. But they again play a nasty trick and in their engagement ceremony show Raja’s and Kajal’s pictures in which they are acting very intimate with each other.

To make the matter worse, Kajal’s uncle testifies to the fabricated illicit affairs between Raja and Kajal. As a result of this Ajay and Madhu break up with Kajal and Raja and they agree to marry each other. The situation worsens when Ajay thinks that Kajal is pregnant with Raja’s child again. Then Ajay and Madhu moves to Raja’s house to congratulate them for a new baby and tell that they are going to marry, on listening this Kajal tries to kill herself, but Raja stops her. Now Raja decides to go to punish the people responsible for their ill-fate and misery, he tries to rape Madhu but Ajay stops him and police arrests him. In the police station Raja is beaten brutally by the policemen on the words of Ranjit and Harbanslal. Kajal comes to plead for him to be released from jail but the two fathers put a condition that they should leave the country only then they will release Raja. Kajal agrees to the condition and also convinces Raja. On the other hand, Ajay and Madhu are going to marry each other, but at the right time Ajay’s uncle proves the innocence of Raja and Kajal, also Kajal’s uncle confess that he had been paid by their fathers for giving the false testification. At this point Ajay and Madhu realize their mistake and go to Raja and Kajal. Finally the lover birds meet each other with a happy ending.

Final Thoughts

Ishq is good emotional love story with good screen play. Pace of the movie engages audience and make them glued to their seat. Ishq also have good comedy scene and Aamir khan and Juhi chawla had good comic timing. Music of the movie composed by Anu Malik also contributed in success of the movie. Ishq was big hit and made the box office collection of $30 Million.

Rating
8.5/10