Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai

<p>The film follows the journey of Suraj Dhanrajgir (Salman Khan), a carefree and flirtatious young man who enjoys a life of luxury and casual relationships. His grandfather, Shiv Dhanrajgir (Anupam Kher), disapproves of his grandson’s irresponsible behavior hopes that he will one day reform his ways in life. In an apparent failed hope to this, Shiv has employed Mahesh Pithani (Johnny Lever), Suraj’s wingman and close friend, to keep an eye on him. However, Suraj’s life takes a turn when he returns to the country upon his grandfather’s call and falls deeply in love with Komal (Twinkle Khanna), a principled and traditional woman. Just as Suraj begins to win Komal’s love and earn her trust, his past catches up with him in the form of a young boy named Kabir (Aditya Narayan), who arrives at his doorstep, claiming to be his son from a previous relationship. Suraj is shocked and refuses to believe it at first, but upon learning that Kabir’s mother has passed away, and that there is no one else to take care of him, with much hesitation, he accepts Kabir as his son, though he struggles with the responsibilities of fatherhood and keeps his parenthood of Kabir hidden from Komal through lies and falsity. On the day of their marriage, Suraj decides to confess this entire thing to Komal. When Komal and her family learn about the matter, they feel betrayed and heartbroken, assuming that Suraj has been dishonest about his past and they stipulate that Suraj has to choose between either Komal or Kabir. Suraj, deeply in love with Komal and now emotionally attached to Kabir, makes desperate efforts to convince her of his sincerity and responsibility. Through Suraj’s act of choosing Kabir with responsibility, Komal sees the genuine bond formed between the father-son and realizes that Suraj is no longer the careless playboy he once was but has transformed into a responsible man willing to embrace his duties as a father. Moved by his love and dedication, Komal decides to forgive him and accept both Suraj and Kabir into her life. The film concludes on a heartwarming note, with Suraj, Komal, and Kabir coming together as a happy family, symbolizing love, acceptance, and the power it has to bring change in people. The film marked the acting debut of . s music was composed by with lyrics by , most of the songs were sung by , , , and . Mohammad Ali Ikram of Planet Bollywood gave the album 9 stars and stated: “A film which names itself after this immortal tune better have amazing songs. Not to worry, Jatin Lalit deliver a score which is as beautiful as it is melodious, as romantic as it is nostalgic, as simple as it is… In four words, you will love it.” The film’s sold units in India, making it the ninth top-selling album of 1998. A review in noted that the story could potentially have been a “four-hankie tearjerker” but Sareen failed “to deliver”. It opined that the “typically over-confident Bollywood brat” Aditya Narayan was the film’s biggest problem and it was Khan who “[kept] the film going” quite opposite to Khanna’s “awkward hysterics”. Concluding the review, it called for her “to take both acting and grooming lessons from “. Writing for , Dhara Kothari opined that the “storyline [had] been stretched a good deal more than it should have” been. He found the editing weak but noted that Narayan showed “promise”. On Khanna’s acting, he commented that she exhibited “her limitations” which possibly could be ascribed to her role. He concluded his review by saying that the film “is entertaining enough to draw audiences”. magazine wrote it “tackles an unusual subject in an interesting and sensitive manner”. Khanna told in an interview that scriptwise it was her best film. Aditya Narayan was nominated for the for his performance in the film. The film did quite well at the box office, the film grossed in India and overseas for a worldwide total of ( ), against a budget of . It was the eleventh .</p>