Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha

<p>Sanjana, an exceptionally clumsy woman, lives in with her boss Amrish Patel and is about to marry her love, Rahul. Rahul is about to go to India on a business trip and Sanjana insists on going with him, even though she has an intense . When the plane is ready to take off, Sanjana’s fear gets the best of her and she creates havoc on the plane, managing to get herself off the aircraft safely. A few days later, during a phone call to Sanjana, a tipsy Rahul blurts out that he has fallen in love with a woman named Nisha Jaitley and is breaking up with Sanjana. Sanjana decides to fly to India and get Rahul back, whatever the cost. As the plane to India is about to take off, a passenger named Shekhar Suryavanshi sits next to her. He realizes that Sanjana is scared of flying, so he diverts her attention by provoking her. During the flight, Sanjana accidentally spills a drink on Shekhar and realizes that he is hiding something. Shekhar goes to the toilet, and while inside he pulls a plant wrapped in cloth out of his pocket. He unwraps the cloth covering the plant, revealing a diamond necklace that he had stolen from Paris. After returning to his seat, he puts the necklace in one of Sanjana’s bags in order to sneak it through customs. After a chaotic flight, the plane lands in India. Sanjana’s bags are stolen at the hotel reception, and Shekhar decides to stay with her as a way of staying close to the necklace. Meanwhile, Police Inspector Khan is after Shekhar for stealing the necklace. After recovering the bags, Shekhar and Sanjana end up in Shekhar’s native village, where they participate in the festivities surrounding the engagement of Shekhar’s younger sister, Chutki. Shekhar, meanwhile, is falling in love with Sanjana but does not tell her. During a conversation with Shekhar’s family, Sanjana finds out that Shekhar wanted to earn money for the surgery of his nephew, who needs a heart transplant. She tells him that she has had the diamond necklace all along, while Shekhar promises to help Sanjana get Rahul back. Rahul has gone to Palam Beach with Nisha, and Sanjana, still in love with Rahul, is determined to get Rahul back. Sanjana and Shekhar go to Palam Beach and find Rahul and Nisha, and Shekhar pretends to be Sanjana’s boyfriend to make Rahul jealous, all the while being careful not to reveal his true feelings to her. Sanjana, unfortunately, opts for another plot – acting as a rich heiress – and makes Rahul rethink his relationship with her. Shekhar and Sanjana are invited to Nisha’s birthday party, where she announces that she and Rahul are engaged. Sanjana is shocked, and in a moment realizes that she has fallen for the brooding, intense Shekhar. However, she does not tell him, not knowing that he loves her as well. One day, Inspector Khan finds Sanjana and tells her that Shekhar has stolen the necklace and that if he gets the necklace back, he will not arrest Shekhar. Sanjana, knowing how important the necklace is for Shekhar, gives it back to Inspector Khan and tells her boss in Paris to send all her savings in . She gives that money to Shekhar but tells him that she sold the necklace and that she has decided to return to France. After Sanjana leaves, Inspector Khan tells Shekhar what Sanjana did for him, and he rushes off to the airport to tell Sanjana he loves her. He creates a ruckus and manages to stop her flight from taking off. Shekhar tells Sanjana he loves her, and she tearfully confesses that she loves him too. The two embrace on the plane in front of the cheering passengers. The soundtrack was released by Baba Music and with around 3.2 million units sold, it was the fourth highest-selling album of 1998 after (also by Jatin–Lalit), and . It received nominations at the Filmfare, Star Screen and Zee Cine Awards for Best Music Direction by . The lyrics were written by , except for “Jab Kisiki Taraf Dil”, whose lyrics were written by Vinoo Mahendra. A guitar riff from ‘ ” ” was sampled in the title track. of criticised the script, writing, “Bazmee, who has written some of David Dhawan’s most successful films, including Aankhen, creates some effective comedy and a credible tension between the lovers but he tries to cover too many bases.” The film was the third highest grosser of 1998.</p>