# Tere Naam

Tere Naam (/θeɪreɪ/ transl. to 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. It is a remake of the Tamil film Sethu (1999).
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. 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.
Tere Naam received a total of 24 award nominations, including eight at the Filmfare Awards, and won seven accolades.

## Plot

Radhe Mohan is a graduate yet jobless rowdy, surrounded by a rough circle. he lives with his brother Ajay, his sister-in-law Gayatri, and their child. He is a violent man but often performs good deeds, such as beating up sexual harassers.
Radhe falls in love with Nirjhara Bhardwaj, a student at his former college and the daughter of a poor temple priest. Radhe helps her a few times, and she seems to like him. One day, Radhe proposes to her and jokingly remarks that he will beat her father up if he doesn't agree to their marriage. Nirjhara is too shocked to say much and utters "yes" when Radhe asks her if she was listening to him. Radhe interprets this as her acceptance of the proposal. later, he and his friends intimidate Nirjhara's fiancé, Rameshwar. The next day, Radhe brings her a gift, but she tells him that she does not love him and calls him a goon. A heartbroken Radhe subsequently tries to talk to her, but she refuses to engage in a conversation.
Radhe's friends suggest that he give up rowdyism and violence to impress Nirjhara, but one day, he roughs up a goon who had beaten up one of his friends. As Radhe is about to punch him, Nirjhara arrives at the scene, and Radhe stops the violence, allowing the goon to escape. Subsequently, Nirjhara's elder sister Mamata, who is in need of money, is nearly tricked into prostitution when she unknowingly visits a brothel to meet a man who promises her a loan. Radhe, who does not know that she is Nirjhara's sister, visits the same brothel to find a man who had harassed a woman and had hit his friend for intervening. He saves Mamata from being arrested during a police raid. she tells him that her husband Aatmaram has kicked her out of their house and is demanding money to give her custody of their son. the next day, Radhe beats up Aatmaram, forcing him to take her back and to stop harassing her. Rameshwar sees this and tells Nirjhara that Radhe is a good, selfless man who truly loves her. unaware of this conversation, Radhe abducts Nirjhara (which is the opposite of what Rameshwar was saying about him) so that she would listen to him express his feelings for her. Nirjhara initially feels intimidated but ultimately falls in love with him.
Subsequently, the brothel owner and his goons attack Radhe to take revenge on him for trying to shut down their business. Radhe suffers brain damage in the attack and loses his mental balance. His family admits him to a religious institution for mental patients, as Nirjhara and his friends pray for him. However, the doctors deem it difficult to cure him, so he is sent to an ashram with even worse conditions. he becomes thin, has his head shaved, wears torn clothes, and is chained to the walls along with other mentally ill patients. at one point, Radhe's mental state returns to normal, but the wardens do not understand. Radhe tries to escape, only to get hurt with more serious injuries in the process. Nirjhara visits the institution and sees him in a pitiful condition while he is sleeping. when he wakes up, he realises that Nirjhara visited him and tries to yell out her name, but she is unable to hear him.
Convinced that Radhe is not going to recover, Radhe's brother asks her to forget him and marry Rameshwar. On the day of Nirjhara's wedding with Rameshwar, Radhe escapes from the institution and arrives at her home, only to find that she has committed suicide. Radhe then allows himself to be taken back to the institution despite his family and friends trying to persuade him otherwise. The epilogue shows Radhe, now old and still in the institution, tying peacock feathers in Nirjhara's memory.

## Cast

* Salman Khan as Radhe Mohan
* Bhumika Chawla as Nirjala Bharadwaj
* Sachin Khedekar as Ajay Mohan, Radhe's brother, Gayatri's husband
* Savita Prabhune as Gayatri Mohan, Ajay's wife, Radhe's sister-in-law
* Ravi Kishan as Rameshwar
* Sarfaraz Khan as Aslam Sheikh, Radhe's best friend
* Darshan Kumar as Kanak Sharma, Radhe's friend
* Gopal Datt as Chander, Radhe's friend
* Anang Desai as Doctor Acharya
* Dinesh Kaushik as Aatmaram, Nirjara's brother-in-law
* Indira Krishnan as Mamta, Nirjara's elder sister
* Radhika Chaudhari as a mute beggar
* Mahima Chaudhry in a special appearance in "O Jaana" song
* Daisy Shah as background dancer in "Lagan Lagi"
* Saurabh Dubey as Pandit Bharadwaj, Nirjara's father
* Mahendra Verma as Brothel pimp
* Ghanashyam Nayak as Chandu Chaiwala

## Production

Anurag Kashyap was originally hired to direct the film but later removed from the film as he wanted Salman Khan to not shave his chest as the character of Radhe hailed from Uttar Pradesh where men are known to be very raw in terms of appearance. Satish Kaushik later took over. Ameesha Patel was originally considered to play the role of Nirjara, but scheduling conflicts prevented her from accepting. The role went to Bhumika Chawla, who made her Bollywood debut in the film.

## Soundtrack

Professional ratings :
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| Source | Rating |
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The soundtrack of the film consists of 12 songs. The music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya and Sajid–Wajid with lyrics by Sameer and Jalees Sherwani.
Vocals for Khan were supplied by Udit Narayan in all songs except "Lagan Lagi".
Upon its release, the soundtrack album became a massive hit with its songs gaining huge popularity and becoming chartbusters. The soundtrack sold around 3 million copies becoming the highest selling Indian music album of the year in India.

### Track list

| # | Song | Singer(s) | Composer | Length | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Chand" | Udit Narayan | Himesh Reshammiya | 05:35 | Sameer |
| 2 | "Kyun Kisi Ko" | Udit Narayan | Himesh Reshammiya | 05:37 | Sameer |
| 3 | "Lagan Lagi" | Sukhwinder Singh | Sajid-Wajid | 04:35 | Sameer |
| 4 | "Man Basia O Kanha " | Alka Yagnik | Himesh Reshammiya | 03:04 | Sameer |
| 5 | "O Jaana" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, K.K., Shaan, Kamaal Khan | Himesh Reshammiya | 05:28 | Sameer |
| 6 | "Odhni" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Himesh Reshammiya | 06:49 | Sameer |
| 7 | "Tere Naam" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Himesh Reshammiya | 06:49 | Sameer |
| 8 | "Tumse Milna" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Himesh Reshammiya | 04:41 | Sameer |
| 9 | "O Jaana" (remix) | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, K.K., Shaan, Kamaal Khan | Himesh Reshammiya | 05:28 | Sameer |
| 10 | "Tere Naam (Sad)" | Udit Narayan | Himesh Reshammiya | 02:03 | Sameer |
| 11 | "Tere Naam (Female)" | Alka Yagnik | Himesh Reshammiya | | Sameer |
| 12 | "Tune Saath Jo Mera Chhoda" | Udit Narayan, Raghav | Sajid–Wajid | 05:33 | Jalees Sherwani |
| 13 | "Tune Saath Jo Mera Chhoda (Sad)" | Udit Narayan | Sajid-Wajid | 01:22 | Jalees Sherwani |
| Total Length : 53:36 ||||||

## Home video

The film was released on Blu-ray Disc on 13 December 2010 by Eros International.

## Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded 3/5 stars and wrote, "Salman is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness. But beneath the tough exterior lies a vulnerable person and this facet in particular comes to the fore in the latter reels. His emotional outbursts are splendid..., Bhoomika Chawla reminds you of Bhagyashree. Her simple, humble, traditionally indian character should go down very well with the viewers. Her performance is first-rate".
Planet Bollywood rated 8.0/10 to the film and wrote, "Salman Khan puts his heart and soul into his performance. He is equally at ease in romantic, emotional and even in Mahendra Verma's well conceived action scene. Bhoomika Chawla impresses in her first Hindi movie. The supporting cast of Sachin Khedekar, Sarfaraz Khan and Ravi Kishan is reasonably good. The music by Himesh Reshammiya goes well with the movie". Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India said, "Salman has given the great performance in the film. He's given an intense, unconventional performance. Believe this is the best performance of Salman's career so far".

## Box office

The film's total gross was ₹ 24.54 crore worldwide and was a moderate commercial success.

## Awards
### Winner

| Year | Recipient | Award(s) | Result |
| 2003 | Himesh Reshammiya | Star Screen Award Best Music Director | Won |
| 2003 | Himesh Reshammiya | Screen Weekly Award for Best Music Director | Won |
| 2003 | Himesh Reshammiya | Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director | Won |
| 2003 | Bhumika Chawla | Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut | Won |
| 2003 | Bikram Vicckey Goswami | Zee Cine Award for Best Background Score | Won |
| 2003 | Alka Yagnik | Apsara Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer | Won |
| 2003 | Alka Yagnik | Sansui Award for Best Playback Female Singer | Won |

### Nominated

| Year | Award(s) | Recipient | Result |
| 2003 | Filmfare Best Film Award | Tere Naam | Nominated |
| 2003 | Filmfare Best Director Award | Satish Kaushik | Nominated |
| 2003 | Filmfare Best Actor Award | Salman Khan | Nominated |
| 2003 | Filmfare Best Actress Award | Bhumika Chawla | Nominated |
| 2003 | Filmfare Best Male Playback Award | Udit Narayan for "Tere Naam" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Filmfare Best Female Playback Award | Alka Yagnik for "Oodhni" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Filmfare Best Music Director Award | Himesh Reshammiya | Nominated |
| 2003 | Filmfare Best Lyricist Award | Sameer for "Tere Naam" | Nominated |
| 2003 | Star Screen Award Best Actor | Salman Khan | Nominated |
| 2003 | Star Screen Award Best Actress | Bhumika Chawla | Nominated |
| 2003 | Star Screen Award Best Male Playback | Udit Narayan | Nominated |
| 2003 | Star Screen Award Best Female Playback | Alka Yagnik | Nominated |
| 2003 | IIFA Award for Best Film | Tere Naam | Nominated |
| 2003 | IIFA Award for Best Director | Satish Kaushik | Nominated |
| 2003 | IIFA Award for Best Actor | Salman Khan | Nominated |
| 2003 | IIFA Award for Best Music Director | Himesh Reshammiya | Nominated |
| 2003 | IIFA Award for Best Lyricist | Sameer for "Kyun Kisi Ko" | Nominated |
| 2003 | IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer | Udit Narayan for "Tere Naam" | Nominated |
| 2003 | IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer | Alka Yagnik for "Oodhni" | Nominated |