Ishq Vishk

Infobox Film
name = Ishq Vishk


caption = DVD cover for "Ishq Vishk"
director = Ken Ghosh
producer = Kumar Taurani
Ramesh S. Taurani
writer = Ken Ghosh (story)
Kiran Kotrial (dialogue)
Vinod Ranganathan (screenplay)
starring = Shahid Kapoor
Amrita Rao
Shenaz Treasurywala
music = Anu Malik (songs)
Sameer (lyrics)
Raju Singh (background score)
cinematography = Amit Roy
editing = Ken Ghosh
distributor = Tips Films Pvt. Ltd.
released = May 9, 2003
runtime = 134 minutes
language = Hindi
imdb_id = 0362771

"Ishq Vishk" ("Love Romance") is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala. It is directed by Ken Ghosh and produced by Kumar Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani and was released on May 9, 2003.

It is about Rajiv (Shahid Kapoor) and Payal (Amrita Rao) who are friends since childhood - and while Payal is in love with Rajiv, it takes him a bit longer to return her feelings. The film became a sucess and launched Shahid Kapoor's career

Plot

Rajiv (Shahid Kapoor) wants to be one of the popular kids of his college. However, due to the lack of a girlfriend, Danny (Shabhir) and Javed (Kapil Jhaveri) mock him. He decides to ask Payal (Amrita Rao) to become his girlfriend and tells her that he's in love with her. Payal returns his "feelings" and agrees. Both of them accompany Danny, Javed and their girlfriends to a midnight picnic - however, Rajiv's drink is laced by Danny and, being intoxicated, he behaves badly with Payal. They are not able to make up and their relationship falls apart.

Just after that, Alisha Sahay (Shenaz Treasurywala) begins to attend Spencer College. She is modern, bold and beautiful and Rajiv wants to make her his girlfriend (as he promises to make the most beautiful girl in the college his girlfriend) - and succeeds. He spends time with Alisha, and in-between, with Payal, with whom he has rekindled a friendship. Though Alisha is nice, Rajiv realizes that it is Payal he is really in love with. It seems that Payal starts to fall in love with Mambo (Vishal Malhotra), which leaves Rajiv jealous and insecure.

When Alisha finds out that Payal is Rajiv's ex-girlfriend, she tells Payal to back-off. Mambo tries to intervene, but his actions are misunderstood by Rajiv and they have a fight. Rajiv leaves with Alisha and involuntarily tells her that he's really in love with Payal. At a party, he apologizes and admits his love for Payal; she accepts both. Alisha gives up on Rajiv and leaves - and Mambo gets the girl he has been in love with for a year, Polly.

Cast

* "Shahid Kapoor" as "Rajiv Mathur": A nice guy, prone to react to peer pressure, he tries to get a girlfriend at all costs in order to get accepted by the cool kids.
* "Amrita Rao" as "Payal Mehra": Kind, patient and traditional, she is secretly in love with Rajiv since their childhood.
* "Shenaz Treasurywala" as "Alisha Sahay": A modern, westernized girl and a model, she comes to Spencer College and falls in love with Rajiv.
* "Vishal Malhotra" as "Mambo": Rajiv's best friend, who is after every girl in sight, but is really a kind-hearted, loyal boy.
* "Kapil Jhaveri" as "Javed" and "Shabhir" as "Danny": The college's resident studs, who mock Rajiv and Mambo for their lack of girlfriends and moderness, respectively, but come to accept them within their circle.
* "Deepti Gujral" as "Dolly Jattani": Javed's girlfriend, a modern, sparsly clad young woman.
* Satish Shah as "Mr. Mathur" and "Neelima Azim" as "Mrs. Mathur": Rajiv's parents, who want their son to hook-up with a rich girl. Generally, they don't know what's going on in Rajiv's love life.
* Yash Tonk as "Rocky the Love Guru": Rocky believes to know everything about girls and tries to coach Rajiv to become one of the cool kids.

Soundtrack

Album infobox
Name = Ishq Vishk
Type = soundtrack
Artist = Anu Malik


Background = gainsboro
Released =

April 10 2003 (India)
Recorded = Unknown
Genre = Film soundtrack
Length =
Label =

Tips Music Films
Producer = Anu Malik | Reviews = [http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/6997/index.html Music Review from "India FM"]
Last album = "Khushi"
(2003)
This album = "Ishq Vishk"
(2003)
Next album = "Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon"
(2003)

* Chot Dil Pe Lagi - Kumar Sanu, Alisha Chinai
* Mujhe Har Haseena - Alisha Chinai, Sonu Nigam,Kumar Sanu
* Aisa Kyoon Hota Hai - Alka Yagnik
* Aankhon Ne Tumhari - Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
* Love Love Tum Karo - Sonu Nigam, Priya, Prachi
* Kaun Hai Woh - Alisha Chinai, Udit Narayan
* Dooba Re Dooba - Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik
* Mujhse Huee Bas Yeh - Alka Yagnik
* Ishq Vishk Pyar Vyar - Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
* Theme - Alisha Chinai, Sonu Nigam

Trivia

* At the discotheque, "Bumbro Bumbro" from "Mission Kashmir" is played, and later, at a party, "Chunari Chunari" from "Biwi No.1" and "My Heart will go on" from "Titantic".
* This is the debut film for Shahid Kapoor
* Shahid and Amrita's first film together.

External links

*Imdb title|id=0362771|title=Ishq Vishk
* [http://gallery2.efanguide.com/~amritarrao/index.php?cat=49 Image Gallery]
* [http://gallery2.efanguide.com/~amritarrao/index.php?cat=15 Screencaps]