That Reena finds out about Maddy’s lie at the exact moment when she starts developing feelings for him, throwing into question the validity of their bond, is almost expected. But the fact that Reena hasn’t seen Rajeev, who lives abroad, in years, gives Maddy an opening to get closer to her by impersonating him. Maddy and Reena are practically strangers and besides, Reena’s wedding is already fixed with her childhood friend Rajeev (Khan). But finding out whether there’s indeed any possibility of a connection between them is easier said than done.
The story follows the familiar love-triangle template: Maddy (Madhavan), a brash Mumbai boy, falls in love with the docile Reena (Dia Mirza) the minute he spots her. It also starred Saif Ali Khan, fresh off the success of Dil Chahta Hai. One doesn’t have to be a fan of RHTDM to be a fan of its music, but there’s no denying that the former implies the latter.Īdapted from Menon’s blockbuster Tamil film Minnale, RHTDM facilitated the Hindi debuts of the director and the lead actors, R Madhavan and Dia Mirza. If in Dil Chahta Hai, “Koi Kahe” cemented the playful brashness of a generation that didn’t play by the rules in under five minutes, then “Zara Zara,” the passionate love-ballad that’s RHTDM’s centrepiece, distilled the language of pining for an entire generation.
Its songs, deeply catchy and affecting even two decades later, are almost like a protagonist. There are few films that have weaponised a soundtrack to tell its story the way RHTDM managed to. RHTDM also succeeded in using its music to make a lasting impression. In the 2000s, an era when physical cassettes and radio were indispensable to daily existence, a soundtrack was the pathway to the film’s universe. There’s no Dil Se without “ Chaiyya Chaiyya” or “Jiya Jale” the same way Dil Chahta Hai is unimaginable without “Koi Kahe” or “Woh Ladki Hai Kahan”. Gautham Menon’s Rehnaa Hai Tere Dil Mein (2001), a love story about chances missed and taken, released at a time when the Bollywood soundtrack made a movie.
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