Because) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Sunil Manchanda and Mukesh Talreja.

[4][5] The film stars Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Jackie Shroff Suniel Shetty, Rimi Sen and Om Puri in pivotal roles.

While the critical reception was negative upon its release, the film has since earned a cult status due to its storyline and cast performances.

On being asked a few questions, Anand Rai Singhania does not show any signs of insanity, and the doctors conclude that there is nothing wrong with him.

To get her to respond, Anand threatened to commit suicide on the rooftop of the church by pretending to set fire on himself one day, resulting in Maya attempting to stop him and therefore ending up confessing her love towards him.

They become good friends, spend time together, and she and Sunil work together to cure Anand and make him remember his past.

But fate plays a part in the story; Tanvi has already fallen in love with Anand but is engaged to Karan, under her father, Khurana's approval.

After Sunil confesses to Khurana about the act of euthanasia, Tanvi becomes insane after knowing about news about Anand's death.

Another Priyadarshan-directed film was released on the same day, the comedy Garam Masala which was commercially successful at the box office, grossing over ₹546 million.

Urvashi Asharl of The Times of India commented that the film was "a huge disappointment" as it had a predictable and dull plot with too many songs but praised the performances of Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and Jackie Shroff.

[11] Namrata Joshi writing for the magazine Outlook wrote that the central romance between Khan and Kapoor was not believable and criticised the acting and script saying "all the actors just sleepwalk through their ill-sketched roles".

[12] A group of psychiatrists in Mumbai referred the film to the National Human Rights Commission of India asking for certain scenes to be removed.

According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 13,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.