Humko Ishq Ne Mara (1997) Hindi Telefilm

I remember watching this film on television during my childhood long ago, but as I grew up, the film seemed to disappear over the years even though it stayed in my memory. Over time, I felt like it deserved at least a write-up somewhere, but I could only find passing mentions when I searched for one.
I tried to create a detailed page for the film myself and submitted it to Wikipedia for review, but unfortunately it was not accepted due to Wikipedia’s notability criteria.
Since this was my first attempt at writing a plot summary and gathering factual details & sources for the film entirely by myself, I am sharing the page I created here, so that anyone curious about this film can find the story and details in one place.

Humko Ishq Ne Mara^[1] (transl. “We were destroyed by love“) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama telefilm directed and written by Arjun Sablok and produced by Yash Chopra^[2] under the banner of Yash Raj Films.^[3] Amrita Raichand, an Indian actress and celebrity chef, made her film debut with her role as Anjali in this telefilm.

Humko Ishq Ne Mara^[4][5][6] was released over television in India on 20 December 1997 through the television production house Metavision launched by Chopra in 1995. This company had produced a singing reality show Meri Awaaz Suno (1995–1997)^[7], which has been a launching pad for singers including those who sang for this film’s soundtracks.^[8]

The film’s story is set in a college with a boarding hostel, and follows a group of youngsters who are trying to find love. Anjali visits a fortune teller and hears a prophecy with the name of her destined partner, and sets out to find him. While not a major hit, it’s known among its viewers for its emotional storytelling and heartfelt performances, offering a glimpse into the romantic dramas of the Indian 1990s, with praise for its direction, music, storyline and emotional resonance.^[9][10]

Plot

Priya, Anjali, and Jojo have recently joined the Green Valley College and have been allotted the same hostel room. They find that their fourth roommate called “Kiran” turns out to be a boy. Anjali, a dreamy beliver, visits a fortune teller to ask about her future. Since she only has Rs. 90 to pay the fortune telling lady, the only information revealed to her is that she will meet a young man having the name “Amar”, and that she will meet him in this college. Meanwhile, Jojo encounters someone from her past called Bean in the same college, who loved her during their school but was rejected by Jojo for his appearance and childish poems. Jojo now finds Bean transformed into an athletic, handsome and mature person, but she is unsure if he would still be interested in her. Priya has a pen-pal called Rahul and she loves him, but she fears rejection if he ever comes to meet her in person.

Anjali is desperate to find the person named “Amar” and sneaks out at night with Kiran to inspect the college admission records, but they are unable to find anyone with the same name. Anjali is disappointed and argues with Kiran over her belief in the prophecy in the college grounds, when she hears two people talking nearby. One of them says to the other, “Bye, Amar!” and Anjali sees someone driving away in a car. Anjali tries to run after the car, when the other person arrives near her, asking who she is looking for. She says she is looking for “Amar”, and he looks surprised and says that’s his name. Hearing this, Anjali starts a relationship with him. However, the fortune teller says that Anjali is being deceived by a fake Amar, to which he admits that his real name is indeed not “Amar”, rather it is “Aman”. This causes Anjali to leave him and continue her search for the real Amar.

Kiran becomes attracted to Priya but she receives a letter from her pen-pal Rahul, who is ready to meet her. Priya is worried because she had sent him her sister’s photograph instead of her own, so the group helps her disguise herself to look like the photograph before Rahul arrives. But during their meeting she removes her wig and fake eyelashes, wanting Rahul to accept her real self, which he rejects and leaves. Kiran believes he now has a chance, but Rahul returns after reading Priya’s letters again and asks for another chance. Priya is happy to accept Rahul, while Kiran is heartbroken. Jojo tries to approach Bean to ask for another chance, but Bean continues to show indifference, until he finally admits that he had transformed only for her, and still has only her in his heart.

Green Valley College has an upcoming obstacle course competition with a rival college and an audition for a play for the annual cultural program function. The group of boys training for the obstacle course are unable to perform as per expectations, and the college is under pressure to win this competition, otherwise all the female students studying in the college would be expelled. Their training coach unexpectedly notices a young village boy Raja, who is secretly and effortlessly completing the obstacle course at peak performance. The coach convinces the college principal to enroll Raja as a student in their college as their last hope to win the competition against their rivals. Raja’s performance threatens the rival group and they corner and beat up Raja outside, during the play performance. When the boys find Raja injured, they worry about the upcoming competition. To help them, a wise priest from Raja’s village shares an “ancient secret medicine” with them, which will heal them and boost their performance. Drinking it, Raja heals and the group becomes highly energised, eventually going on to win the competition despite the rivals’ cheating methods. The wise priest later reveals that he had only provided them with coconut water to drink, and that real strength is in what we believe.

In the celebration ceremony, the principal announces that a special guest called “Amar” will be appearing on stage. Both Anjali and Aman rush to meet the real Amar. When Amar learns that Anjali rejected Aman because his name didn’t match the prophecy, he asks Anjali if she loves Aman as much as he seems to love her. Anjali realises her love for Aman and finally embraces him, letting go of the prophecy and opening up to real love.

Cast

• Amrita Raichand as Anjali
• Haroun Mirza as Aman
• Charmme Kaur as Jojo
• Ashish Chaudhary as Bean
• Kushaal Punjabi as Raja
• Rakhee Tandon as Priya
• Dilip Tadeshwar as Kiran
• Omung Kumar
• Sagarika Sonie
• Dalip Tahil

Soundtrack

Album: Humko Ishq Ne Mara (1997)^[11]
Music by: Aadesh Shrivastav^[12]

List of Soundtracks:

• Jadoo Hai Yeh: Manohar Shetty, Arpana Shukla
• Aap Se Pyar Hai: Manohar Shetty, Pritha Mazumdar
• Jhoom Jhoom Chuk Chuk: Shivdutt Singh
• Humko Ishq Ne Mara: Manohar Shetty, Pritha Mazumdar
• Tara Rara Rum: Subrajit Dutta, Pritha Mazumdar
• That Was Yesterday: Subrajit Dutta, Arpana Shukla

References

1.  Humko Ishq Ne Mara – IMDb (Comedy), Amrita Raichand, Haroon A. Mirza, Charmme Kaur, 1997-12-20
2.  “Yash Chopra Filmography”, Indpaedia.com, 2025-03-10, retrieved 2025-08-10
3.  Hungama, Bollywood (1996-12-01). “Humko Ishq Ne Maara (TV) Cast List | Humko Ishq Ne Maara (TV) Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama”.
4.  “Humko Ishq Ne Mara(1997)”. India Forums.
5.  “Humko Ishq Ne Mara on Moviebuff.com”. Moviebuff.com.
6.  “Humko Ishq Ne Mara”. TVGuide.com.
7.  “Meri Awaz Suno On Doordarshan (National) -Winners List | Music Reality Show”. Indian TVPedia.
8.  “TV is the new platform to show off latent talent”. India Today. 1997-12-22.
9.  Humko Ishq Ne Mara HindiMovies.to
10.  “Kushal Punjabi starred in hit films like Humko Ishq Ne Mara (1997)”. 2020-05-21.
11.  Humko Ishq Ne Mara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Aadesh Shrivastava on Apple Music, 1996-04-11
12.  Humko Ishq Ne Mara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Spotify, 1996-04-11
13. Humko Ishq Ne Mara (User Blog Post), 2009-07-30