# Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (तुमको ना भूल पाएँगे)
**Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge** (तुमको ना भूल पाएँगे) is a 2002 Hindi-language action thriller directed by Pankaj Parashar, starring [Salman Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/salman-khan) as a man living under a false identity after losing his memory. It was produced by Gordhan Tanwani under the Baba Films banner and released in India on 22 February 2002.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/cast/) • [2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=605)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 22 February 2002, India; Hindi language[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=605) |
| Director / producer | Pankaj Parashar; Gordhan Tanwani, Baba Films[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/cast/) |
| Lead cast | Salman Khan (Veer Singh Thakur / Ali), Sushmita Sen (Mehak), Dia Mirza (Muskaan), Inder Kumar (Inder Saxena)[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge) |
| Premise | An amnesiac villager, attacked on his wedding day, discovers his past as Ali, a sharpshooter and assassin[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310254/plotsummary/) |
| Source | Inspired by the 1996 Hollywood film *The Long Kiss Goodnight*, with the female protagonist replaced by a male lead[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/critic-review/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge-movie-review/) |
| Box office | Flop: budget ₹110,000,000 against a total nett gross of ₹105,250,000 on 290 screens[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=605) |
| Ratings | IMDb 5.7/10; Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 53%[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge) • [6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Vir (Salman Khan) is the pampered, gentle son of a Thakur ([Sharat Saxena](https://www.edgepedia.org/sharat-saxena)) and his wife (Nishigandha Wad) in rural [Rajasthan](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajasthan), engaged to Muskaan ([Dia Mirza](https://www.edgepedia.org/dia-mirza)).[7](https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/22tum.htm) He is haunted by visions of a man pursued by an armed group, a man who looks like himself, and he alone experiences these intrusions: an army commando unit on his trail, a vicious dog attack, a sniper taking shots at him.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/tumko-na-bhool-payenge/articleshow/2148597.cms) • [9](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=605)
When armed men attack his wedding, he forces his parents to reveal the truth: he is not their son but was found half-dead in a river.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge) • [8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/tumko-na-bhool-payenge/articleshow/2148597.cms) Traveling to Mumbai, he discovers he is Ali, a marksman who with his friend Inder Saxena ([Inder Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/inder-kumar)) carried out shoot-at-sight missions against underworld figures for the police commissioner M.K. Sharma.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310254/plotsummary/) Ali had a girlfriend, Mehak ([Sushmita Sen](https://www.edgepedia.org/sushmita-sen)), and was asked to stage a fake shooting of the Chief Minister; the plan went wrong, the minister was actually killed, and Ali was hunted, shot, and left for dead in the river.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/tumko-na-bhool-payenge/articleshow/2148597.cms) Recovering his memory, he sets out to find the Chief Minister's real killer.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/tumko-na-bhool-payenge/articleshow/2148597.cms)
## Production and source
The film was a comeback vehicle for director Pankaj Parashar after roughly a five-year hiatus from feature directing.[10](https://thehotspotcafe.com/blog/tumko-na-bhool-payenge-2002) Contemporary reporting described it as a straight lift from the 1996 Hollywood hit *[The Long Kiss Goodnight](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-long-kiss-goodnight)*, with the original's female protagonist replaced by a male lead played by Salman Khan; Bollywood Hungama's review likewise called it inspired by that film.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/tumko-na-bhool-payenge/articleshow/2148597.cms) • [5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/critic-review/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge-movie-review/) The screenplay is credited to Rumi Jaffery and Suparn, with dialogues by Girish.[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310254/fullcredits)
The supporting cast included [Mukesh Rishi](https://www.edgepedia.org/mukesh-rishi) as the police commissioner, [Rajpal Yadav](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajpal-yadav) as the attendant Lallan, Johny Lever as a fraudulent sadhu, [Alok Nath](https://www.edgepedia.org/alok-nath) as Rahim Chacha, Pankaj Dheer as Shivpratap Singh, and Arbaaz Khan in a special appearance.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge) Thomas A. Xavier was the cinematographer, Mahendra Verma the action director, and Farah Khan one of the choreographers.[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310254/fullcredits) • [1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/cast/)
## Music
The score was composed by Sajid-Wajid together with [Daboo Malik](https://www.edgepedia.org/daboo-malik), with lyrics by Jalees Sherwani, Sudhakar Sharma, Salim Bijnauri, and [Rashid Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/rashid-khan); playback singers included [Sonu Nigam](https://www.edgepedia.org/sonu-nigam), Alka Yagnik, Jaspinder Narula, and Kamaal Khan.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/cast/) Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama named "Bindiya Chamke", "Idd Mubarak", and "Kyoon Chhanke Teri Choodi" as the pick of the songs, while judging the song placement forced.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/critic-review/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge-movie-review/) "Bindiya Chamke" remains the film's best-remembered number among viewers.[12](https://letterboxd.com/film/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/)
## Reception and box office
The film was a commercial failure. Box Office India classifies it as a flop: released on 290 screens, it earned ₹12,800,000 on its first day and ₹36,100,000 in its first weekend, finishing with a total nett gross of ₹105,250,000 against a budget of ₹11,00,00,000, and footfalls of 6,354,000.[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=605) Overseas gross added $510,000, for a worldwide gross of ₹198,962,500.[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=605)
Critical response was divided. Taran Adarsh rated it 1.5 out of 5, calling it "great premise, average outcome" and predicting it would not make an impact at the ticket window.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/critic-review/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge-movie-review/) The Times of India's review gave it two stars and judged the thriller let down by its screenplay and direction.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/tumko-na-bhool-payenge/articleshow/2148597.cms) Sukanya Verma's Rediff review was more positive, calling it popcorn entertainment with a well-structured plot and praising Sushmita Sen's second-half appearance and Johny Lever's cameo, while finding Salman Khan's transition from timid villager to man-on-a-mission unconvincing.[7](https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/22tum.htm) On aggregate measures, the film holds an IMDb rating of 5.7/10 and a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer of 53 percent.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge) • [6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge)
## Later standing
The film has remained available on Indian streaming services, including Amazon Prime Video and JioHotstar.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge) Some viewers have compared its amnesia-and-assassin premise to the later Telugu film *Athadu* (2005).[13](https://letterboxd.com/pranabchowdhury/film/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/)
## References
1. [Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/cast/)
2. [Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=605)
3. [Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge streaming: watch online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge)
4. [Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (2002) Plot, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310254/plotsummary/)
5. [Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge Movie Review by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/critic-review/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge-movie-review/)
6. [Tum Ko Na Bhool Payenge, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge)
7. [The Rediff Review: Tumko Na Bhool Payenge, Rediff.com](https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/22tum.htm)
8. ['Tumko Na Bhool Payenge', Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/tumko-na-bhool-payenge/articleshow/2148597.cms)
9. [Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge synopsis, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=605)
10. [Tumko Na Bhool Payenge (2002) Review, The Hot Spot Blog](https://thehotspotcafe.com/blog/tumko-na-bhool-payenge-2002)
11. [Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (2002) Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310254/fullcredits)
12. [Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (2002) reviews, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/)
13. [‘Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge’ review by Pranab Chowdhury • Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/pranabchowdhury/film/tumko-na-bhool-paayenge/)
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