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.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Drama + Romance in India

356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Chaahat itself).

The 1995–1997 India Window

Chaahat holds position #30 of 45 India films in the 1995–1997 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  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

The 1990s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chaahat premiered alongside 11 others.

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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.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 11 other India films in 1996.

The 228th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

19
Reviews
47th
Review-volume percentile
61st
Popularity percentile

19 audience reviews — more than 47% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 61th percentile among India films.

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 CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Production CompaniesBhatt Productions
Runtime2h 35m
Release DateJune 6, 1996
IMDbtt0172234