Mere Naam Hai Mohabaat () is a 1975 Pakistani romantic drama film. The film's story is inspired by Love Story (1970), which in turn was based on the novel of the same name by Eric Segal. It won the Nigar Award in 1975 for Best Film of the Year, with additional six awards in different categories. The film was also released in China and became successful there.
Babra Sharif rose to become one of the most popular actresses of Pakistani cinema for almost two decades following the success of this film.
Plot summary
This film is a story of a sad romantic girl who has cancer. She tries to hide this from her lover. Her family is unaware of this problem also. The lovers are very idealistic and truly in love with each other and this film also has a tragic end just like Love Story (1970).
Cast
Babra Sharif
Ghulam Mohiuddin
Zarqa
Bahar Begum
Tamanna
Rehan
Farzana
Allauddin
Masood Akhtar
Production
The film's plot was reportedly inspired by a Chinese folk story.
Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat introduced two new faces to the Pakistani silver screen, actor Ghulam Mohiuddin and actress Babra Sharif, propelling them into stardom due to the box-office success of this film.
Awards
Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat received 7 Nigar Awards in 1975 in the following categories.
Soundtrack
Mehdi Hassan
Aage tum peechhe ham, jao ge kahan Ahmad Rushdi
Pyasa Kunwen kay paas aata hay Mehdi Hassan
Yeh Duniya rahe na rahe mere hamdam Naheed Akhtar and Mehdi Hassan
Phoolon ko dekh dekh kay sharma rahay hain aap Mehdi Hassan
Tujhe pyar karte karte meri umar beet jaye Mehdi Hassan
Tujhe pyar karte karte meri umar beet jaye Naheed Akhtar
Yeh Duniya rahay na rahay mere Hamdam (sad) Mehdi Hassan
Box office
Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat was a box office success in Pakistan.
Overseas in China, it released in 1981, following the success of Indian Bollywood films such as Awaara, Noorie and Caravan in the last several years. Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat became the highest-grossing foreign film of 1981, selling nearly tickets in China. At an average ticket price of , the film grossed an estimated , equivalent to (). Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to ().