Top 100 Bollywood Movies Of All Time: No.87 - “Chaahat” Portrays A Perfect Combination Of Love And Desire In Mumbai

The Mahesh Bhatt directorial Chaahat is a renowned Bollywood musical romantic movie which went on the floors in 1996 and starred such celebrities as Anupam Kher, Ramya Krishna, Naseeruddin Shah, Pooja Bhatt, and Shah Rukh Khan in the pivotal roles.

Especially, the film’s rights were acquired by superstar Shah Rukh Khan in October of 2013. Now, Chaahat has turned heads to appear in the list of top 100 Bollywood movies of all time for a number of good reasons. If you are a fan of this great movie, don’t miss the below interesting facts about it.

Top 100 Bollywood Movies Of All Time "Chaahat": Attractive Plot

These few words will remind you of important details portrayed in Chaahat. In the film, actor Shah Rukh Khan becomes the portrayal of character Roop Rathore who was a singer like his beloved dad (acted by Anupam Kher). The unfortunate thing is that his father now gets into trouble with his health issue and needs to be treated by immediate health care in the city of Bombay.

The climax comes when Roop is performing at the hotel of Ajay Narang, then he meets Reshma - who is the sister of Ajay - and she falls head over heels in love with Roop Rathore. From then, her mind is totally occupied by him; hence, she asks Ajay to call Roop to perform again in the hotel.

However, as Reshma sees many other girls flattering over Roop, she feels unhappy with that and she requires him to sing for only her from now on. But, Roop is keen on working for Patel rather than receiving her offer.

Moreover, Ajay becomes extremely obsessed with keeping Reshma satisfied in any circumstances while Patel is fiercely forced to make Roop redundant. As a result, Roop is completely desperate as he now needs a lot of money to deal with his father’s illness; therefore, he has no choice but to take the offer from Reshma. This leads his loving relationship with Pooja to break up.

Top 100 Bollywood Movies Of All Time "Chaahat": Achievements

Chaahat did exceptionally well when entering into the million-dollar club as it fetched up to 1.7 million USD in India. In addition, it is also a great victory when grossing $250,000 in foreign countries. Particularly, within the opening day, the movie gained 88,000 USD and across around 190 screens. And, it becomes India’s 15th highest-grossing movie in the year of 1996.

In overall, for all the impressive performances, Chaahat deserves to be among 100 Bollywood movies of all time and for sure, it will keep leaving a great impression on audiences.