Film

Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?

Name: Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2005
Cast: Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Katrina Kaif, Sohail Khan, Arshad Warsi

Romantic comedy
Light-hearted

A Bollywood romantic comedy where a charming doctor's deception spirals when he pretends to be married to dodge commitment, only to find himself juggling real feelings for two women. It's broad, energetic, unapologetically silly—the kind of film that announces its chaos and runs with it. For anyone who loves '00s Bollywood excess and doesn't mind if the logic gets creative.

TMDb rating

2.7

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