This was first film of Sooraj Bharjatya, Salman Khan as a lead, Bhagyashree and Laxmikant Berde's first Hindi film. The film is still remembered as one of the famous love stories. This is perhaps his only film where there are villain and some action too afterall it was a 80s film The film does have cherishable romantic moments between Salman and Bhagyashree, at times it is a bit cheesy, corny but bollywood loves it like that.There is also a funny smoking scene between Salman and Laxmikant. There are outdated scenes(in today's view) of a boy and girl cannot be friends. It has the typical rich vs poor guy and similar aspects from BOBBY where too Rishi and Dimple had similar problems but the treatment is nice. The second half shifts to Salman going to get his love in Alok Nath's poor village and the end is typical 80s style, we also have pigeons who seeks revenge, Sooraj Bharjatya always had fascination with Animals, be it dog tuffy in HAHK or the animated parrot in the worst MPKDH.

Direction by Sooraj Bharjatya is good Music by Ram Laxman is superb though 2 songs are copied, the title song is copied from I just called to Say I Love You and Mere Rang mein(has an interlude copied from Swedish rock band Europe's 1986 single, "The Final Countdown" and theme from Love Story, "Where Do I Begin") yet the songs are soothing and memorable, be it Kabootar Jaa Jaa, Mere Rang Mein, Aaya Mausam, SP Balsubraniam became the voice for Salman in 90s.

Salman Khan after his disastrous small role with a dubbed voice in Biwi Ho To Aisi, made a debut as a lead, he was very innocent, raw in dramatics, dialogue delivery was odd yet he does a good job for a debutante, he is likable. Bhagyashree is good too sadly her career was shortlived. Laxmikant Berde makes a good supporting act and adds funny moments. Amongst other regulars, Alok Nath is good, Rajeev Verma is superb Ajit Vachnani leaves a mark in his negative role, Mohinish Behl is good in a villain role, he became a regular but played positive roles in HAHK and HSSH.Reema Lagoo is as usual. Deep Dhillon is okay, Harish Patel leaves a mark,Dilip Joshi made his debut with this film, rest are okay.

I first watched "Maine Pyar Kiya" when I was 6-7, and still I've the remembrance of the movie as a childhood memory. Still I like this film and hop to some of the nice sequences. It's not that the story is very different or mature; but the treatment with which it's presented makes it special. '80s when the movies used to be of low budget or full of action or explosions, this movie creates a retreat to the audiences bored of the same formulaic movies. The film does have villains and fight sequences, but the goodness of the film overshadows the weakness. The speciality of the film is its innocence and beauty with which the romance is blossomed. The sets, background score, music all contribute to the beautiness of the film. Still every song of this film remain sweet. The performances of the new comers Salman Khan and Bhagya Shree give a freshness to the movie. Their innocence just get deep inside. Besides, special mentions should go to Alok Nath, Rajiv Verma, Reema lagoo, and Mohnish Behl for their lively supports as character artists. Overall, "Maine Pyar Kiya" is one of the most beautiful movies of Bollywood, which saw a wide success for a genuine reason, and proved good movies succeed rather than the big star studded blockbusters.

Rating: 2 stars out of 4

This is one of the Best Films of all time. It won several awards including Best Film of the year. Salman Khan did a fabulous job in the movie that launched him into a superstar. The same cannot be said for the actress Bhagyashree, who has disappeared from Bollywood after she got married. The movie is directed by Sooraj Barjatya who has given us great movies in the future like Hum apke hain kaun and Hum Saath saath hai. This is their Best to my opinion. The same cannot be said for Main prem ki deewani hoon which Flopped big time. Maine Pyar Kiya kind of gave birth to the successful Romantic Genre that took place in the 90s. It is full of great music including the Antakshari. I think the romance was amazing and the chemistry was great fun. It is an absolute family entertainer not to be missed.