In the autumn of 2000, Aditya Chopra released his second directorial venture, Mohabbatein . Following the gargantuan success of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , expectations were sky-high. What the audience received was more than just a movie; it was a three-hour-long poetic manifesto on the clash between rigid tradition and the liberating power of love.
The story is set at Gurukul, a strict all-boys boarding school led by the authoritarian Narayan Shankar (Amitabh Bachchan). He enforces a code that forbids romantic relationships. Shah Rukh Khan plays Raj Chopra, an outsider and music teacher who believes in love and challenges Narayan’s rigid ideology. Raj encourages three students—Karan, Vicky and Sameer—to pursue their loves, leading to conflicts, personal growth, and tragic consequences that ultimately force Narayan to confront his own past. Mohabbatein -2000-2000