Overview
A poignant tale of love and longing unfolds as two souls destined to meet finally cross paths.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- melodramatic
- wistful
- romantic
- romantic movie night
- tearjerker viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane's performances and the film's music, while finding the screenplay clichéd and the extended runtime burdensome.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents Inder and Saraswati's relationship as an intensely melodramatic journey marked by love, longing, and loss.
Saraswati is described as someone whom no one wanted to love, while Inder initially wants to love no one; their meeting supplies mutual acceptance.
The film is explicitly a musical romance, with Himesh Reshammiya's songs functioning as a central part of its love story.
The film is presented as a love story sealed with a curse, giving the romance a destiny-bound and foreboding dimension.
Films like Sanam Teri Kasam, and why
Aashiqui 2
A sweeping Hindi romantic melodrama centered on longing, social obstacles, music, and loss.
Rockstar
A music-driven Indian romance pairing emotionally wounded characters in an intensely sentimental love story.
Kal Ho Naa Ho
A bittersweet Bollywood romance where love, family pressures, and emotional sacrifice drive the drama.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru
- Release Date
- 2016-02-05
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (148)
Cast
- Harshvardhan Rane
- Mawra Hocane
- Vijay Raaz
- Murali Sharma
- Manish Chaudhary
- Anurag Sinha
- Sudesh Berry
- Rushad Rana
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Eros Now Select Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sanam Teri Kasam about?
- Two emotionally isolated people discover an all-consuming love whose tenderness is shadowed by fate, social rejection, and devastating loss.
- What is Sanam Teri Kasam like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sanam Teri Kasam as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sanam Teri Kasam violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sanam Teri Kasam.
- What did critics think of Sanam Teri Kasam?
- Critics broadly praised Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane's performances and the film's music, while finding the screenplay clichéd and the extended runtime burdensome.
- Which films are like Sanam Teri Kasam?
- Films with a similar feel include Aashiqui 2, Rockstar, and Kal Ho Naa Ho.
- How long is Sanam Teri Kasam?
- Sanam Teri Kasam runs 154 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sanam Teri Kasam?
- In United States, Sanam Teri Kasam streams on Eros Now Select Apple TV channel.
