Maine Pyar Kiya

Released in 1989, directed by Sooraj Barjatya, this breezy teenage romance attained high acclaim as a melodious, faultless portrayal of innocent first love. ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ was one of the most successful Bollywood movies of the 1980s and made Salman Khan a major star. The film was a departure from the gritty and violent films that were so popular in the 1970s and early 80s. The debutant Bhagyashree set the screen a fire and captured the attention of every youth. Reema Lagoo redefined the look and character of a mother in Hindi films. She was gorgeous, wore bright colors, dressed glamorously and was yet an affectionate, large-hearted mom.This film had all the ingredients to click with the Indian milieu by and large. There was an obedient boy, a docile and domesticated girl, some funny and free-spirited souls and the innocent first love blooming in two hearts.
The story revolves around Prem(Salman Khan) and Suman (Bhagyashree). HE the son of a multimillionaire, Kishen (Rajeev Verma)… and SHE the daughter of an ordinary motor mechanic, Karan (Alok Nath)… run into each other and cultivate mutual liking which culminates into a call of love….! The blossoming love between Prem and Suman is not taken kindly to by Kishen in whose custody Karan had left Suman when he was going to Dubai to make money. Karan returns to find Suman insulted by Krishen. Severing all past relations, he returns to the village with Suman. How Prem revolts against his father, reaches the village and gets back his love, Suman forms the rest of the story. Finally, it is the integrity of their children’s love that unites the long-lost friends.
The soundtrack of the movie was a huge hit with Lata Mangeshkar and S.P Balasubramaniam lending their voice for Suman and Prem. The immensely popular opening track, ‘Aate Jaate’, is said to have been inspired by Stevie Wonder’s 1984 single, ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You’. Also, the track, ‘Mere Rang Mein Rangne Wali’ is supposedly inspired by ‘The Final Countdown’. The sequence of ‘Antakshari’ was a new experiment and was immnesely popular.
Maine Pyar Kiya won four Filmfare awards in 1990. It was dubbed into English as ‘When Love Calls’ ( This 125 minute English version of the film was the biggest hit in the Caribbean market at Guyana) and in Spanish as Te Amo. The movie was a super hit in Telugu asPrema Paavuraalu.