Here’s Why Mohabbatein Is Aditya Chopra’s Worst Film Ever

To mark 15 years of Aditya Chopra’s Mohabbatein, here’s why we think it’s one of the most over rated films ever.

It’s been 15 years since director Aditya Chopra’s Mohabbatein hit theatres and turned Yash Raj Films into an official Naukri.com for seven desperate actors, which by the way included his brother Uday Chopra and even Amitabh Bachchan. While Adi Chopra had this script ready even before he made DDLJ, he had to make a ton of changes to give Mr Bachchan the prominent role, that he desperately needed at the time.

In a nutshell, the premise of Mohabbatein was pretty much based on this popular Ronit Roy number from the 90s. ‘Maana ke college main padhna chahiye, likhna chahiye. Romance ka bhi ek lecture hona chahiye.’

Mohabbatein seems to be the perfect response to this cheesy number, because all that SRK (as a young music teacher) seems to want to do is to make his students flush their books down the drain and concentrate on pataoing girls. And this is just the beginning. Here are five things that will change the way you look at what could have been Adi Chopra’s disaster debut.

1. The Real 3 Idiots

Getting chicks was their priority from the minute they stepped into Gurukul. Uday Chopra, Jugal Hansraj and Jimmy Shergill also turn out to be the only students that the school and all its teachers give a shit about. The main aim of these high school boys is to dream with open eyes and patao hot girls. Waah kya sanskar hain!

2. Creepy Teacher Organises Love Orgy Parties

Raj Aryan Malhotra might be the most stereotypical name for a Gurukul teacher but his agenda in the film is pretty baffling. He wants to start a ‘love rebellion’ by organising massive mating/meeting events for students on Valentines Day, Holi, Garba Nights and what not. What do you expect the poor music teacher to do in a school where music is not allowed? He secretly enjoys manipulating his students emotionally just to get even with the principal, played by Mr Bachchan. 

3. Mr Narayan Shankar, the Grinch

With that face and just three words Parampara, Pratishtha, Anushasan, Mr Narayan Shankar, the karta dharta of Gurukul keeps his students under check, quite like the spell of a wicked witch. A piece of advice sir, meet Bollywood’s Bauji and learn how he inspires kids to be sanskari.

4. The Most Gorgeous Suicide Ever

Megha, the creepy teacher’s girlfriend and the principal’s daughter had no option left, but to jump off the balcony. And we can’t really blame her. But Aishwarya Rai’s fall is probably the most gorgeous looking suicide ever. And the reason for it was equally stupid, a boy. While she commits suicide, all that we were really looking at was her flawless nude makeup, perfectly blow dried hair and her white chiffon sari. It’s her fault that ghosts always appear in white chiffon saris. But had she sat her dad down to try and convince him or maybe thought about eloping, she might not have made it out of the pakaoo film so easily.

5. Almost Naked Girls and Their Sanskari BFs

Sanjana was in her shortest and tightest dresses throughout the film. But when her douchebag boyfriend throws her into the pool, she feels a sudden khatra to her izzat. And then comes her ‘deserving’ lover boy to the rescue, who puts his white jacket around her, just to take it off when no one’s around. That, she doesn’t mind of course.