# Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (आप मुझे अच्छे लगने लगे)
**Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage** (आप मुझे अच्छे लगने लगे) is a 2002 Hindi-language romantic action film directed by [Vikram Bhatt](https://www.edgepedia.org/vikram-bhatt), starring [Hrithik Roshan](https://www.edgepedia.org/hrithik-roshan) and [Ameesha Patel](https://www.edgepedia.org/ameesha-patel) as lovers kept apart by the woman's controlling family.[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=609) It reunited the lead pair of the 2000 hit *Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai*, was released on 19 April 2002, and failed with both critics and audiences.[2](https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/23bhatt.htm)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 19 April 2002 (India, wide theatrical release)[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage) |
| Director / producer | Vikram Bhatt; produced by Rohit Kumar for Emkay Films Pvt. Ltd.[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=609) |
| Cast | Hrithik Roshan (Rohit), Ameesha Patel (Sapna), Kiran Kumar (Pratap Dholakia), Mukesh Tiwari (Raman Dholakia)[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=609) |
| Music | Rajesh Roshan; lyrics by Ibrahim Ashik and Dev Kohli[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=609) |
| Runtime | 166 minutes[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=609) |
| Box office | 95,850,000 gross; classified a Flop by Box Office India[4](https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=328) |
| Original title | आप मुझे अच्छे लगने लगे; the film was initially titled *Armaan*[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Sapna Dholakia, the daughter of the wealthy, conservative Pratap Dholakia, is kept under close guard by her father and her hot-headed brother Raman, who go as far as deploying armed escorts for her.[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kya-audience-ko-yeh-achcha-lagega-/articleshow/7200363.cms) She meets the college student Rohit during the nine days of dandiya raas, and the two fall in love.[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kya-audience-ko-yeh-achcha-lagega-/articleshow/7200363.cms) Her family intends to marry her to the son of a family friend, and when her father discovers the relationship he threatens to kill Rohit, forcing the young man to fight a powerful gangster to save the woman he loves.[6](https://www.gudvibe.app/movies/11173-aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage-2002) The film was marketed at the time as "a stirring saga of the triumph of love, sacrifice, truth and devotion," with a substantial share of action sequences built around Roshan.[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kya-audience-ko-yeh-achcha-lagega-/articleshow/7200363.cms)
## Production and release
Roshan and Patel signed the film before the release of *Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai*, and it took two years to reach theaters.[2](https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/23bhatt.htm) Director Vikram Bhatt, who had just come off the hits *Ghulam*, *Kasoor*, and *Raaz*, said he took the project "because I thought it was commercially right. People told me that such films become superhits."[2](https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/23bhatt.htm) The schedule slipped by more than a year because Roshan was busy with [Subhash Ghai](https://www.edgepedia.org/subhash-ghai)'s *Yaadein*, and Bhatt later called the publicity terrible, saying most people were not even aware of the film.[2](https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/23bhatt.htm)
The film's title was chosen as a longish title built on the catchy mukhda (opening refrain) of a hit song from an earlier era.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/aap-mujhe-waits-for-the-knph-chemistry-to-work/articleshow/684287.cms) The music, composed by [Rajesh Roshan](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajesh-roshan), was announced by Mohan Kumar and Universal at a get-together at Filmalaya Studios on 3 February 2002, with its official release on 9 February.[8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ambitious-plans-for-boom/) At that event Patel joked that it took her two full years after *Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai* to tell Roshan about the film.[8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ambitious-plans-for-boom/)
## Reception
Expectations before release were high: the *Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai* pair was reuniting, advance booking at some theaters was described as encouraging, and for Roshan the film was his first solo-hero release after his debut, a point he himself stressed as making it important.[5](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kya-audience-ko-yeh-achcha-lagega-/articleshow/7200363.cms) The result was the opposite. The film was panned unanimously by critics and rejected outright at the box office.[2](https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/23bhatt.htm) Taran Adarsh, film trade reviewer at Bollywood Hungama, rated it 1.5 out of 5, writing that the film was "too mediocre a fare to enjoy a successful" run.[9](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage/critic-review/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage-movie-review/) Box Office India records a gross of 95,850,000 and a Flop verdict, in contrast to Bhatt's *Raaz*, released two months earlier, which it classifies as a Blockbuster with 214,600,000.[4](https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=328)
Bhatt attributed the failure to timing rather than craft, saying the film "suffers from the hangover of family films that did well a few years ago. It was a wrong script for the present time," and later described it as "a film on borrowed conviction."[2](https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/23bhatt.htm) The failure strained his relationship with producer Rohit Kumar, though the two reunited for a new project announced in 2006.[10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage-team-returns/)
## Legacy and availability
The film has since settled at low ratings on aggregator sites: IMDb lists 3.2 out of 10 from about 3,000 users.[11](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage) It remains widely available, streaming on Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5, MX Player, ShemarooMe, and other platforms, with a certified runtime of 166 minutes and a UA age rating in India.[11](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage) Rights holder Shemaroo Entertainment has posted the full film on YouTube, where one upload has drawn over 60 million views.[12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaW2Xnr9yN4)
## References
1. [Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage, Box Office India cast and crew](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=609)
2. ["'Give me permission to fail!'", Rediff Movies, 23 April 2002](https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/23bhatt.htm)
3. [Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002), Moviebuff](https://www.moviebuff.com/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage)
4. [Vikram Bhatt filmography, Box Office India](https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=328)
5. ["Kya audience ko yeh achcha lagega?", Times of India, 18 April 2002](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kya-audience-ko-yeh-achcha-lagega-/articleshow/7200363.cms)
6. [Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002), GudVibe](https://www.gudvibe.app/movies/11173-aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage-2002)
7. ["Aap mujhe... waits for the KNPH chemistry to work", Times of India, 11 February 2002](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/aap-mujhe-waits-for-the-knph-chemistry-to-work/articleshow/684287.cms)
8. ["Ambitious plans for 'Boom'", Bollywood Hungama, 9 March 2003](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ambitious-plans-for-boom/)
9. [Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage movie review by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama, 19 April 2002](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage/critic-review/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage-movie-review/)
10. ["Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage team returns", Bollywood Hungama, 8 August 2006](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage-team-returns/)
11. [Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/aap-mujhe-achche-lagne-lage)
12. [Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (HD) full movie, Shemaroo Movies on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaW2Xnr9yN4)
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