Ishq
1997 2h 41m movie Film India

Ishq

Synopsis

Harbans Rai and Ranjit Rai are two wealthy businessmen who absolutely *loathe* poverty and poor people . As fate would have it , Harbans Rai's daughter Madhu falls for a poor mechanic Raja while Ranjit Rai's son Ajay romances a poor girl Kajal . When Harbans and Ranjit come to know of it they try various ways to separate the lovers.

The 1996–1998 India Window

48 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ishq sits at position #27.

  1. Kaalapani
    #1

    Kaalapani

    ★ 7.9 · 1996

  2. Chandralekha
    #2

    Chandralekha

    ★ 7.6 · 1997

  3. Avvai Shanmugi
    #3

    Avvai Shanmugi

    ★ 7.5 · 1996

  4. Azhakiya Ravanan
    #4

    Azhakiya Ravanan

    ★ 7.3 · 1996

  5. Iruvar
    #5

    Iruvar

    ★ 7.2 · 1997

  6. Guru
    #6

    Guru

    ★ 7.2 · 1997

  7. Hitler
    #7

    Hitler

    ★ 7.1 · 1996

  8. Satya
    #8

    Satya

    ★ 7.0 · 1998

The 1990s India Landscape

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

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
51
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,024 of 1,983 India films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #289 of 648 (top 45%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Runtime 2h 41m
Release Date November 28, 1997
IMDb tt0133024

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