Chaahat
1996 2h 35m movie Film India

Chaahat

चाहत

“Moments of love, moments of pain.”

Synopsis

चाहत

“Moments of love, moments of pain.”

Roop and his father come to the city for medical treatment where Reshma falls in love with Roop. However, Roop loves Pooja but when Reshma threatens to kill herself, Roop agrees to marry her.

The 1995–1997 India Window

45 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Chaahat sits at position #30.

  1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
    #1

    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

    ★ 8.6 · 1995

  2. Kaalapani
    #2

    Kaalapani

    ★ 7.9 · 1996

  3. Baasha
    #3

    Baasha

    ★ 7.6 · 1995

  4. Chandralekha
    #4

    Chandralekha

    ★ 7.6 · 1997

  5. Spadikam
    #5

    Spadikam

    ★ 7.5 · 1995

  6. Avvai Shanmugi
    #6

    Avvai Shanmugi

    ★ 7.5 · 1996

  7. Azhakiya Ravanan
    #7

    Azhakiya Ravanan

    ★ 7.3 · 1996

  8. Iruvar
    #8

    Iruvar

    ★ 7.2 · 1997

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Chaahat. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 1990s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chaahat premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$3.0M
Budget
$7.1M
Revenue
$4.1M
Net Profit
2.4×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 35m runtime, production spent $19K per minute on screen and earned $46K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #972 of 1,983 India films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among India Drama productions specifically: #636 of 1,132 (top 56%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Production Companies Bhatt Productions
Runtime 2h 35m
Release Date June 6, 1996
IMDb tt0172234

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