Aashiqui
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.
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| 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 |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 8 million |
| Box office | 50 million |
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. The film was remade in Kannada as Roja (2002).
The soundtrack album sold 20 million units, making it the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of all time. A cover version of one of its songs, "Dheere Dheere" was later performed by Yo Yo Honey Singh and released in 2015. 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.