Na Tum Jaano Na Hum
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Na Tum Jaano Na Hum is a 2002 Bollywood
romance film
starring Saif Ali Khan
, Hrithik Roshan
and Esha Deol
. The film is directed by Arjun Sablok
. Despite a strong star cast the film failed at the box office just because of its slow pace. Otherwise, it was a beautiful and different film, just like the films Basu Chatterjeea and Rajat Rakshit have given in the past.
) is a bright, spirited girl who has just left college. She soon begins to correspond with an anonymous man. The man turns out to be photographer Rahul Sharma (Hrithik Roshan
). They do not meet, exchange numbers or tell their names to each other but they continue to write to each other. Fate brings the two together when Esha hires Rahul to be their photographer for a campaign.
Esha's grandfather wants her to marry and he arranges her to meet Akshay Kapoor (Saif Ali Khan
), a flirt and womanizer who also happens to be Rahul's best friend. Esha totally in love with her pen pal does not want to marry him but Akshay is falling for Esha. Rahul arranges to meet the one he writes the letters to and to his shock he finds out its Esha. Rahul decides to forget her; and Esha unable to contact Rahul agrees to get wed to Akshay. Rahul leaves for Vancouver
the day before the wedding, never to be seen again.
Four years later, in a mall in Canada, he meets Akshay who now has a son. Rahul thinks he is about to meet Esha but instead meets Akshay's former girlfriend who is now his wife. Akshay explains that he could not marry Esha in the end because she still loves her mystery writer.
Suddenly, a group of workers in the mall carry a large portrait of Esha right in front of where Akshay and Rahul are standing, and Akshay realizes that Rahul is the mystery writer Esha fell in love with. He urges Rahul to hurry back to India; Rahul does so and reunites with Esha.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
romance film
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
starring Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
, Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...
and Esha Deol
Esha Deol
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...
. The film is directed by Arjun Sablok
Arjun Sablok
Arjun Sablok is an Indian film director. He is currently one of the film directors working under the Yashraj Films banner.Before his foray into film directing he made brief appearances in two of director Yash Chopra's films Vijay and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge .He made his directorial debut with...
. Despite a strong star cast the film failed at the box office just because of its slow pace. Otherwise, it was a beautiful and different film, just like the films Basu Chatterjeea and Rajat Rakshit have given in the past.
Plot
Esha Malhotra (Esha DeolEsha Deol
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...
) is a bright, spirited girl who has just left college. She soon begins to correspond with an anonymous man. The man turns out to be photographer Rahul Sharma (Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...
). They do not meet, exchange numbers or tell their names to each other but they continue to write to each other. Fate brings the two together when Esha hires Rahul to be their photographer for a campaign.
Esha's grandfather wants her to marry and he arranges her to meet Akshay Kapoor (Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
), a flirt and womanizer who also happens to be Rahul's best friend. Esha totally in love with her pen pal does not want to marry him but Akshay is falling for Esha. Rahul arranges to meet the one he writes the letters to and to his shock he finds out its Esha. Rahul decides to forget her; and Esha unable to contact Rahul agrees to get wed to Akshay. Rahul leaves for Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
the day before the wedding, never to be seen again.
Four years later, in a mall in Canada, he meets Akshay who now has a son. Rahul thinks he is about to meet Esha but instead meets Akshay's former girlfriend who is now his wife. Akshay explains that he could not marry Esha in the end because she still loves her mystery writer.
Suddenly, a group of workers in the mall carry a large portrait of Esha right in front of where Akshay and Rahul are standing, and Akshay realizes that Rahul is the mystery writer Esha fell in love with. He urges Rahul to hurry back to India; Rahul does so and reunites with Esha.
Cast
- Saif Ali KhanSaif Ali KhanSaif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....
... Akshay Kapoor - Hrithik RoshanHrithik RoshanHrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...
... Rahul Sharma - Esha DeolEsha DeolEsha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...
... Esha Malhotra - Bobby DarlingBobby DarlingBobby Darling, born ', is an Indian actor who has acted in various Bollywood and regional Indian films.Darling, who was born biologically male, identifies with being a woman, insists that interviewers address her as such, and has had cosmetic surgery towards that end.She has been romantically...