Main Hoon Na

Over an attempt to descalate tensions between the two nations, India and Pakistan launch Project Milaap, a prisoner exchange program. Raghavan Dutta, a former Indian soldier discharged for murdering Pakistani citizens in revenge for the murder of his son, shoots his former captain Shekhar Sharma at a press conference. Raghavan runs a militant group with a former colleague Khan, set against peace between the countries.

On his deathbed, Shekhar informs his son, fellow soldier Ram, of his illegitimate child Lakshman, and asks Ram to reconcile with his family. Meanwhile, Ram's boss, Gen. Amarjeet Bakshi, sends him undercover to protect his daughter Sanjana, who studies at the same university as Lakshman. During a race, Lakshman is saved by Ram from falling from the university's roof. The trio become friends, and Ram moves in with Lakshman and his mother. Outside a cinema, Ram saves his classmate, Percy, from an assassination attempt by Khan; Ram captures him, but his true identity is found out by Raghavan, who arrives at the university masquerading as a teacher.

Ram falls in love with his teacher, Chandni, while Lakshman falls in love with Sanjana. At prom, Raghavan orders a kidnapping on Chandni, but she is saved by Ram. After meeting with Sanjana, Ram requests Raghavan to drop the pair to her father. Raghavan reveals to Lakshman and his mother of Ram's true identity; Ram informs them his father's last wish implored him to reconcile with his family, and is eventually accepted by the pair.

Raghavan then holds the university hostage, demanding the cancelation of Project Milaap. Accompanying Khan, Ram arrives at the university, and is subsequently shot by Khan. A plan by the pair to feign Ram's death, who attempts to free the hostages, results in Khan being killed by Raghavan. Ram then kills Raghavan by removing the pin from Raghavan's hand grenade.

Lakshman helps Ram escape from the ensuing explosion from aboard a helicopter, and the two happily embrace as brothers, meanwhile Project Milaap is a success and all the prisoners are exchanged triumphantly. Ram and Lakshman go dump their father's ashes together, as Madhu tearfully looks on. Lakshman is finally allowed to graduate alongside Ram and the entire university cheers.

• Shah Rukh Khan as Major Ram Prasad Sharma: A Para Commando whose objective is to protect Sanjana and reconcile with his half-brother and stepmother
• Sushmita Sen as Miss Chandni Chopra: Ram, Sanjana and Laxman's chemistry teacher and Ram's love-interest
• Suniel Shetty as Ex-Major Raghavan Singh Dutta: A rogue ex-Para Commando who was court-martialed when he started killing innocent Pakistani citizens and stating that they were spies
• Amrita Rao as Sanjana "Sanju" Bakshi: General Bakshi's daughter and Lucky's love interest (Few lines as Mona Ghosh Shetty)
• Zayed Khan as Lakshman "Lucky" Prasad Sharma: Ram's half-brother and Sanju's love-interest
• Kirron Kher as Mrs. Madhu Sharma: Ram's stepmother and Lucky's mother
• Kabir Bedi as General Amarjeet Bakshi: Sanju's father and Ram's superior officer
• Naseeruddin Shah as Brigadier Shekhar Prasad Sharma: Ram and Lucky's father (Cameo)
• Sunil Grover as College Student: Helps Ram find Lakshman Prasad Sharma's address
• Murli Sharma as Ex-Captain Khan: Raghavan's second-in-command
• Bindu as Mrs. Sonali Kakkar, the Hindi teacher, who is very bad at speaking English
• Boman Irani as Yogant Kumar: College Principal, who is very forgetful
• Satish Shah as Professor Rasai, the Physics teacher, who spits while speaking, and is very short-tempered
• Kunal Kumar as Baman: A student who helps Ram hack into university's students' list to search for Lucky
• Rakhi Sawant as Mini, a flirtatious student
• Praveen Sirohi as Vivek, a jock student
• Rajeev Punjabi as Percy, a nerdy student
• Tabu as Aparna: A girl watching Ram dancing (Cameo)

Film analyst Taran Adarsh praised the film for being funny, emotional and full of action, describing it as "a wholesome entertainer that has something for everyone."[7]

Jamie Russell wrote in his review in the BBC, "A bonkers 'masala' movie, Main Hoon Na could be the mutant offspring of Grease (1978) and The Matrix (1999). Part-thriller, part high-school comedy and all Bollywood musical, it's the directorial debut of Farah Khan."[8]

Main Hoon Na was the second-highest grossing Indian movie of 2004 behind Veer-Zaara (also a Shahrukh Khan-starrer set against India-Pakistan backdrop).[9] It made ₹480 million (US$6.7 million) in India and an additional ₹19 million (US$270,000) in the overseas market.

The music was composed by Anu Malik.[10] The lyrics were provided by Javed Akhtar. Anu Malik won his second Best Music award at Filmfare. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 2.1 million units sold, the film's soundtrack album was the fifth-highest selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year. Sonu Nigam received several award nominations and an MTV Immies Best Male Singer Award.[11]

A snippet from the song ''Lament'' by artist Light of Aidan from the compilation album Café del Mar, Vol. 12 is used throughout the film.

Main Hoon Na received many awards and nominations:[12]

In 2008, the film was remade in Tamil and released as Aegan.[13]

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