Aashiqui

Aashiqui
Aashiqui
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mahesh Bhatt
Written by	Robin Bhatt,; Akash Khurana
Produced by	Gulshan Kumar
Starring	Rahul Roy; Anu Aggarwal
Music by	Nadeem Shravan
Production; company	T-Series Films
Distributed by	T-Series Films; Vishesh Films
Release date	27 July 1990;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	8 million
Box office	50 million

Aashiqui (transl. Romance) is a 1990 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film and first installment of Aashiqui series directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Rahul Roy, Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori in pivotal roles. The film was known for its music, by composer duo Nadeem–Shravan (Nadeem Akhtar Saifi and Shravan Kumar Rathod) establishing their careers along with that of singer Kumar Sanu and music label T-Series.^[1]

Upon release, it received positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success. The soundtrack album has been rated fourth by Planet Bollywood on their "100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks". It was the best selling Bollywood album at the time of its release. At the 36th Filmfare Awards, the film received 7 nominations and won 4 awards with a sweep in the music categories.^[2] The film was remade in Kannada as Roja (2002).

The soundtrack album sold 20 million units,^[3] making it the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of all time.^[4] A cover version of one of its songs, "Dheere Dheere" was later performed by Yo Yo Honey Singh and released in 2015.^[5] A sequel to the film, Aashiqui 2, with a completely new theme, directed by Mohit Suri with Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, was released on 26 April 2013.^[6]

^ Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 44. ISBN 9788179910665.
^ "Aashiqui fourth best album". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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^ "Aditya, Shraddha right choice for 'Aashiqui 2': Mohit Suri". The Times of India. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

[Bhaumik-1] Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 44. ISBN 9788179910665.

[2] "Aashiqui fourth best album". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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[6] "Aditya, Shraddha right choice for 'Aashiqui 2': Mohit Suri". The Times of India. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

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