India Synopsis
प्यार तो होना ही था
Sanjana loves Rahul, but Rahul treats Sanjana as a friend. He is attracted to Nisha, and announces that he will be marrying her soon. Sanjana does not take kindly to this, and in her heart hopes to make Rahul change his mind. She hires Shekhar to be her lover/boyfriend, and go out with her, so as to make Rahul jealous. This does not work, Rahul is drawn even closer to Nisha, and Shekhar finds himself falling in love with Sanjana. Sanjana finds herself getting attracted to Shekhar, only to find out that the police, especially Inspector Khan, would like to arrest Shekhar for criminal activities
The 1997–1999 India Window
55 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha sits at position #37.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,207 of 1,983 India films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #359 of 648 (top 55%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Runtime | 2h 36m |
| Release Date | July 15, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0173081 |