Tere Naam

Tere Naam
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySatish Kaushik
Screenplay byJainendra Jain
Story byBala
Based onSethu
Produced bySunil Manchanda
Mukesh Talreja
StarringSalman Khan
Bhumika Chawla
CinematographySethu Sriram
Edited bySanjay Verma
Music bySongs:
Himesh Reshammiya
Guest Composition:
Sajid-Wajid
Background Score:
Bikram Vicckey Goswami
Production
company
Orion Pictures
Distributed byM. D. Productions
Release date
  • 15 August 2003 (2003-08-15)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget10 crore[1]
Box office24.54 crore[1]

Tere Naam (/θr/ transl. Your name) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language tragedy romantic drama film directed by Satish Kaushik and written by Jainendra Jain. The film stars Salman Khan and Bhumika Chawla in her Hindi cinema debut.[2] It is a remake of the Tamil film Sethu (1999).[3]

The film was based on a real-life incident of a friend of Bala's, who had fallen in love, lost his mind, and ended up at a mental asylum.[4][5] Tere Naam was released on 15 August 2003 and became a moderate box-office success, although its soundtrack album was a major success. Khan was praised for his portrayal of Radhe Mohan and the role is widely considered to be his best performance till date.[6][7]

Tere Naam received a total of 24 award nominations, including eight at the Filmfare Awards, and won seven accolades.[8]

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