The film stars Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi with Sandhya Mridul, Tanuja, Swaroop Sampat, Satish Shah, Sharat Saxena and Kunal Kumar.

Aditya and Suhani decide to cut ties with their parents and move into a small house and begin their married life together.

Aditya is then informed that Suhani met with an accident and is in the ICU of a hospital in critical condition.

Yeshwant Rao, an IAS officer, reveals to Aditya that he caused the accident and admitted Suhani to the hospital.

Suhani eventually regains consciousness and Aditya runs to her and expresses the pain and suffering he went through while searching for her.

[8] A. R. Rahman and Sonu Nigam won Best Music Director and Best Male Playback for "Saathiya", respectively.

According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 20,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's second highest-selling, behind Humraaz.

Instead, Rahman composed a Sufi track "Mere Yaar Mila De" and "Naina Milaike", a classical number.

"[10] Unlike previous soundtracks recorded by Rahman for Ratnam, the former composed majority of the songs by fusing the classical carnatic music genres into moderns rhythms.

[citation needed] On penning review for Bollywood Hungama, critic Taran Adarsh stated, "A.R.

The title track is the pick of the lot, but the item song can easily be deleted, for it serves as a speed breaker in the goings-on.

Duets and full scale wedding routines follow each other as the first half zips along with its charter to set the musical mood.

"[17] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mid-Day, in her review, was positive of Mukerji, noting that "her expressions and acting are understated in a role that fits her like a glove."

However, she criticized the "choppy editing and rushed pace" in the first half and the "all-too commercially overdone" climax.

[21] It brought recognition to Rani Mukerji who enjoyed only limited success in her previous films.