Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) User Reviews (15)

Fun and Entertaining

[GypsiB · 8/10 · 4 April 2017]

Muskaan (played by Kajol) is an orphan being raised by her uncle (Dharmendra) and overly-protective brother (Arbaaz Khan). She goes away to college and is wooed and won by Suraj (Salman Khan), but her brother doesn't approve.

This is a sweet romantic comedy with two particularly good songs and some fun choreography. The plot, while predictable, is enjoyable. The chemistry between Kajol and Arbaaz Khan was a bit more than should be for siblings at times, which gave the first of the movie an odd feel. Salman Khan was charming, as usual, and did well in his silly role. Overall, it's a fun, lighthearted, and entertaining film.

Fool's Paradise

[priyodit · 7/10 · 12 November 2015]

**May contain Spoilers** Sometimes, comes a movie which has a bit of innocence added in almost all of the characters. Sometimes, the innocence also brings foolishness. You may laugh at the people, but eventually forgive for they don't know what they are doing. Suraj (Salman Khan) and his pals are no good at studying, and spend most of their time loitering in campus, where Muskan (Kajol) is about to take admission. They cross paths and finally fall in love, till Vishal (Arbaz Khan in slightly better acting than his recent years) tests Suraj and Suraj fails to pass the test. Where the story looks cliché, it makes up with a lot of eyeball rolling by Salman Khan and some pretty good acting by Kajol. The quirks and eccentricities make you smile, but you often feel the director created the situation even more quirky. The script writer tried hard to make things exciting, but sometimes, he failed. The zaniness of Jim Carrey is what the film aspired for, but the script failed.

The best thing in the movie is the song O O Jaane Jana, which sounds fresh still, and I think Salman Khan had a lot of inputs for the movie.

Summary: can watch it once to soothe your neurons, can watch it once more (just because!).

Great entertainment.

[MovieInspector · 9/10 · 3 February 2011]

First of all I would like to praise Sohail Khan for doing a great job with the direction and screenplay. The film is well known for the famous song 'O O Jaane Jaana', which is worth a listen any day of the week. There are other good songs besides that.

Salman Khan is great.It is not often these days we see him in such roles since he does a lot of action movies, and that's why you have to watch this one. Kajol is superb too; she isn't much different here. Arbaaz Khan plays the tough elder brother very well. You can't fault Dharmendra; he is consistent throughout.

Verdict: If you don't watch it, you'll miss out on tons of entertainment. I give it 9/10.

Romantic Comedy at its best

[chutneylix · 10 April 2003]

Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya? Another boring love story you think? Oh no my friend, not this time. The story although far from original is nevertheless quite entertaining. Coming from the Khan brothers' camp, PKTDK comes with alot of publicity and hype. The story is pretty simple and old, rich boy meets poor girl, they fall in love, parental opposition but ultimately love triumphs. Woops! Hope I didn't give too much away!

But PKTDK is much more fun than it seems at first. Muskan (Kajol) lives in a small village with her overly protective and severe brother Vishal (Arbaaz Khan, boy does he look scary) and loveable 'Chachu' (Dharmendra). Also in the extended family is a strange cook, a best friend (Anjala Zaveri) and her extremely eccentric father. Muskan's life is quite strange, due to her brother. Every time he shows up on screen, there this eery music in the background just in case your bunny slippers didn't already run away after seeing Vishal's face. But anyway, so everything is normal until Muskan asks to go run with the times by going to a college in Mumbai. Being Rakshabandhan (brother-sister day), Vishal agrees reluctantly.

So Muskan is off after much bidding. At college she meets Suraj (Sallu miyan...Salman Khan for the less aquainted) and his strange friends. Eventually they fall for each other, but Big Brother shows up and discovers the situation and takes Muskan home. Suraj saheb is not far behind. Suraj soon makes friends with Chachu and enters Muskan's home to try to win the family's hearts (DDLJ anyone?) Of course there are some obstacles such as local gundas trying to get Vishal's land. Vishal. Suitors for Muskan. Vishal. Umm...did I mention Vishal? From here the story progresses not so peacefully to its finale. But all ends well in film land as always.

Now, before you run around the room doing the 'I told you so dance', let me finish. Hold on to your pantyhose! I give you Salman Khan, well known to take of his shirt, not so well known for acting. He is a great surprise here. Donning his 'I'm a silly fool' getup, he is just a riot! Whether its on purpose or not, is anyone's guess. All the noises, facial expressions and body movements are awesome. This is physical comedy at its best. Kajol is good as usual. She gets a little scope to perform her silliness. Arbaaz Khan is quite grim and mean as he should be. Dharmendra is reliable. The rest of the cast supports well. Music is wonderful, especially Deewana Main Chala and Tum par hum hai atke, where we get to see more silliness.

So bottom line, Silliness is cool! And so is this movie. If you are a Vishal (aka Shaitaan..ahem..Bhaijaan: gonna have to watch the movie to find out), don't watch it. Otherwise, definately give it a watch, leave your brain at work and enjoy a few hours of fun and Shirtless Salman. (just joking, he doesn't take it off that much, well......just watch the movie!)

Awful film

[priyamalhotra · 1/10 · 4 December 2016]

This film is a trash.I just watched it because of Kajol & Salman Khan.This is such a predictable story & how on earth can a brother be like this.And why the hell Muskan did not say anything.The songs are crap except O O Jane Jana. Ugly costumes , no chemistry between Salman & Kajol.And too much of action sequences.Don't watch this film.I wanted to bang my head on the wall after watching this garbage.The direction is worst.I wish I had watched HSSH when I watched this film. Arbaaz looked like a villain when he would beat up every other guy.And that supporting actress irked me.It was good to see Dharmendra ji.I watched him for the first time on screen.Everything is so painful.I need to cry why I wasted my Data pack to see this film because you don't need brains to make a film like that.

A village movie that is sweet

[Pgoel · 10/10 · 30 January 2005]

This is a movie about family, love, schemers, and an urban-rural, rich-poor conflict. Muskaan, played by Kajol, is a village girl with an overprotective brother played by Arbaaz Khan (Salman Khan's brother). Arbaaz Khan is very protective of his sister, and beats up any suitor he does not like. So, soon suitors stop coming. This is a problem for Muskaan's village friend, who is very much in love with Arbaaz as he will not marry until Muskaan is married. In a particularly cute scene Muskaan asks her Bhaiyya to let her go to college as her Rakshabandhan gift. In college, naturally, she falls in love with Salman Khan. Khan's family life is precisely opposite to Muskaan's. She is showered with love at home, a Chacha (played by Dharmedar) who loves her and a Bhaiya who fights for her, and he has a wicked stepmother and a father who will not stand up for him. They fall in love. The problem, how to convince Bhaiya. And what happens if Khan's parents disapprove of him marrying a village girl. That is the plot of this sweet family film.

Kajol's acting is perfect, she plays the sweet girl perfectly. She remembers to give Muskaan a personality though Muskaan is so sheltered. A must see family film.

Just about OK.

[ChiBron · 5/10 · 23 June 2006]

An enjoyable 1st half but close to unwatchable in the 2nd barring a few scenes involving the lead stars. The presence of Salman and Kajol in the end is the only thing that somewhat lifts this movie up. Salman is his usual funny/wacky self and it was fun to see the old Salman for a change. Since I was in India when PKTDK released I can safely say Salman's popularity hit its peak w/ this movie. 'O O Jaane Jaana' was a rage and physique/looks wise he has probably never looked better. But he isn't the TOP performer of the movie, Kajol is. She looks gorgeous(yet simple) and takes full advantage of being the only well developed character in the entire movie. I wish she had more to do because everything else about PKTDK is one BIG annoying cliché. For a romantic comedy there's hardly any romance. Hardly any face-to-face interaction between Salman and Kajol(when did they fall in love?) and this hurts BIG TIME because there isn't much chemistry between the two.

So anyway, I've no clue what made me watch this mediocre flick in 2006 but I did enjoy seeing Salman and Kajol. 1998 was a time where both were at the top of their game. A pity PKTDK had such a mediocre script because both stars happen to be excellent romantic actors.

Watch it if you're a really, really BIG fan of Salman or Kajol.

Sweet and Innocent Romantic Comedy

[sulemanashiq2 · 10/10 · 8 June 2019]

It was the year 2006 when I watched this innocent world of"Pyar Kiya Tu Darna Kya" created by Sohail Khan. Being a 4th standard student, the movie was a loveable and pure adventure from the start to end. As the year passed, Salman gets older with time and taste of the audience got changed. His selection of movies changes and grass-root of Indian Cinema changed. But still, films like Pyar Kiya Tu Darna Kiya rules the heart of people like me, who wants to smile and escape realities for a few moments.

I had watched this film more than 10 times, so I can analyze the awesomeness of every scene in it + I have steerable memories attached to it.

Film open up with a beautiful instrumental title credit number and with each and every scene taking the story forward, the film gets funny, Sweet, Cute, romantic and emotional. A boy tried his level best to impress the brother of his beloved in Soothing Hilly areas. The story is Simple. The College Life of the 1990s was charming, Social Media wasn't the phenomenon, Friendships were real and they had real fun during the sport days and trips.

Salman Khan entrance in the "O O Jane Jana" number is iconic. In this film he has a childlike innocence, he makes you smile, laugh hard to forget about your real-life worries. He's your psychotherapist, relieving the every day tensions. Kajol is the real definition of Asian Beauty. Her wardrobe was simple yet charming. Anyone can fall in love with her eyes and voice. Arbaz Khan was good in his limited addition role as "Bade Bhaiyyya", his scenes with Salman Khan were extremely funny. Looks like, Salman got revenge in Dabbang after beating him up. Dharmendra is my All-time favorite and I loved his role as "Chachu". A loveable elder of the family. His scenes with Salman Khan were best. I want to see him with Salman in the latter half of the career but that couldn't happen. Salman Khan Friendship pack did great. They were innocent and great. They played some Awesome cricket while defending 11 runs. Tiku Talsania as Principle was funny and Razak Khan as Tongawala was best with the dialogue "Saala Deewana". Asif Sheikh and Nirmal Pandey justified to their roles so did Anjala Zaveri.

Music from Jatin Lalit is classic and audible. Songs like O O Jane Jana, Deewana Main Chala are still used in Transport buses, Rickshaws and even loved in School, College, and Universities.

Location is the core of this Film and Sohail Khan direction beautifully captures the innocence and beauty of that era. He successfully created an innocent world which we seek when we're done with reality.

Pyar Kiya to Darna Kiya is an epic sweet and Innocent romantic comedy of late 1990's era with memorable music. Watch it with your family and create some memories.

It was released on 27 March 1998. So, I considered it a birthday gift from Salman Khan.

Sweet, Light-hearted fun movie

[thebigrick-35548 · 10/10 · 6 February 2016]

The movie has my dream star cast of Dharmendra & Salman Khan, the two Macho men of Bollywood coming together.

All & all, the movie is a sweet, light-hearted movie & fun to watch with family & friends.

The music of the movie is also very good.

Salman's performance in the movie was awesome.

Kajol & Salman made a very good on-screen pair.

Anjala looked beautiful in the movie, don't know why she didn't succeed in Bollywood.

Though a predictable storyline, this movie remains Sohail Khan's best directed venture.

Icing on the Cake

[atifkhan007 · 31 August 2001]

If there is one Salman Khan film that showcased his acting skills and charm then that film is Pyaar Kiya to Darna Kya. It is a simple love story between a simple village belle and a city slicker. Salman Khan was at his best in the movie. I mean in every way- acting ,looks and physique. I saw a difernet Salman Khan is this movie.

This is a must see whether you are a Salman Khan fan or not

Nostalgia

[samiulhoqueadnan · 9/10 · 13 September 2021]

Such a great movie,Nostalgia feelings all time die hard fan of Bhaijaan😘

Trendsetter Salman Khan

[beingrohanak · 9/10 · 26 May 2021]

Well everyone is well aware about how Salman Khan had made nation crazy with his shirtless performance on Oh Oh Jane Jana song. This movie is super fun to watch! Salman Khan's naughty & simple andaaz in movie takes over you completely.

Superb

[barcacatalunia · 9/10 · 28 June 2019]

Superb movie one of SalmanKhan Great Jodi With Kajol and music blockbuster

An entertaining and enjoyable romantic comedy

[disharma-24131 · 10/10 · 1 July 2023]

A 1998 release of the Hindi love comedy Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya. Directed by Sohail Khan and produced by Bunty Walia, the movie stars Salman Khan and Kajol in the lead roles, with Arbaaz Khan and Dharmendra appearing in supporting roles.

The film revolves around the story of Muskaan (Kajol), a young woman who lives with her protective older brother Vishal (Arbaaz Khan). Muskaan falls in love with Suraj (Salman Khan), a carefree and fun-loving guy who lives in the same village. However, their love faces opposition from Vishal, who does not want his sister to marry Suraj. The story takes various twists and turns as Suraj tries to win over Vishal and prove his love for Muskaan.

"Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" is a lighthearted and entertaining film that captures the essence of young love. The chemistry between Salman Khan and Kajol is one of the highlights of the movie, and their performances add depth to their respective characters. Salman Khan brings his charm and charisma to the role of Suraj, while Kajol delivers a spirited and lively performance as Muskaan. The supporting cast, including Arbaaz Khan and Dharmendra, also contribute well to the film.

The film's soundtrack is another aspect that stands out. Composed by Jatin-Lalit, the music of "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" includes popular tracks like "O O Jaane Jaana" and "Tum Par Hum Hai Atke". These songs became huge hits and are still remembered and enjoyed by audiences today.

While the movie follows a somewhat predictable storyline and relies on some clichés of the romantic comedy genre, it compensates with its light-hearted humor and enjoyable moments. The picturesque locations and colorful cinematography add to the visual appeal of the film.

Overall, "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" is an entertaining and enjoyable romantic comedy that showcases the charm and talent of its lead actors. It offers a mix of romance, comedy, and drama, making it a good choice for fans of Bollywood masala movies. If you appreciate light-hearted entertainment with catchy music and charming performances, this film is worth a watch.

one of the best rom-coms of bollywood

[ajitbakshi · 9/10 · 21 May 2021]

Cute romantic comedy movie with great music. Salman was so charming and handsome in this movie.his chemistry with kajol in this one is one of the major attractions.