Producer Suneel Darshan, maker of LOOTERE, AJAY, JAANWAR and EK RISHTAA, and director Dharmesh Darshan, who has RAJA HINDUSTANI, MELA and DHADKAN to his credit, team up after a gap for HAAN… MAINE BHI PYAAR KIYA, which stars Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor in pivotal roles.

A love triangle, the look of the film reminds you of Dharmesh's previous film DHADKAN. But Suneel Darshan clarifies that the story of both the films are different. “DHADKAN and HAAN… MAINE BHI PYAAR KIYA are two different films. There is a lot of variation in this film. This love story is also much more identifiable. I won't call DHADKAN a triangle; it was more of a quadrangle since Mahima was also a part of it,” he clarifies.

So what's the USP of HAAN… MAINE BHI PYAAR KIYA? “The chemistry between them (Akshay, Abhishek, Karisma) is something to watch out for. Dharmesh is known for extracting the best from every artiste and in HAAN… MAINE BHI PYAAR KIYA, the performances by all three will be widely discussed in times to come. Even Sunil Shetty, who was written off before DHADKAN, walked away with an award for his powerful performance in the film.”

But does Abhishek Bachchan's not-too-happening career bother him? “He will be amongst the most sought-after stars after HAAN… MAINE BHI PYAAR KIYA. Even Akshay was going through a bad phase before JAANWAR. See, ups and downs are a part of every artiste's career, but that does not mean that you write them off so easily,” Suneel is quick to add.

HAAN… MAINE BHI PYAAR KIYA is the story of Pooja Kashyap (Karisma Kapoor), Shiv Kapoor (Abhishek Bachchan) and Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar).

Pooja is bright and beautiful and strives to be the best. But she's also a romantic and an idealist who is willing and ready to give up her exciting career for the sake of true love. But she forgets that there is a very thin line between ardent love and obsession.

Shiv is equally ambitious and competitive, but he's also a cool and laid-back sort of guy who takes life as it comes. Little does he realise that one moment of thoughtless passion will destroy all that is most precious to him and change his life forever.

Raj has the world at his feet. He has money, fame, adulation. The only thing lacking in his life is love and stability. He seeks love that is tender and pure. And he is sure that one day he will get it.

Pooja, Shiv and Raj. Three individuals thrown together by destiny to play the fascinating game of love in an arena full of emotional turmoil and upheaval. Three wonderful people. Three stunning interpretations of what love means to each of them.

HAAN… MAINE BHI PYAAR KIYA has music by Nadeem-Shravan. The film is slated for release on February 15, 2002.