Swear on you, my beloved) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru.
[10][11] Sanam Teri Kasam tells the story of a tough ex-convict Inder and a traditional librarian Saru.
[14] A large crowd congratulates successful lawyer, Inder Lal Parihaar, after winning a case.
Saraswati "Saru" Parthasaarthy, a traditional Telugu librarian, is rejected by suitors who find her old-fashioned.
Saru secretly meets Inder to get a makeover from Ruby, hoping to impress her colleague Abhimanyu.
On the wedding day, Abhimanyu rejects Saru due to family pressure, leaving her devastated.
The next morning, Inder sees Saru with Abhimanyu through the window and, feeling depressed, breaks off contact with her.
Later, after learning from Abhimanyu that Saru rejected him that morning, Inder tracks her down at a monastery and confesses his love.
That night, Saru tells Inder that after her death, she wishes to be buried under a beautiful flowering tree.
Inder asks his father, Rajinder Lal Parihar, with whom he has had a strained relationship since his conviction, for a piece of land under the tree.
The story returns to the present with Inder, now a successful lawyer, visiting Saru's grave (the tree) and expressing his eternal love to her.
In 2015, the director duo Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru announced the film, that would be distributed by Eros International.
"[19] Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane was cast to play Saraswati, a South Indian girl who is a librarian.
Murli Sharma was cast as Inspector, Anurag Sinha as Saru's ex-fiancé and Shraddha Das as Inder's ex-girlfriend.
The Parsi Colony in Dadar, Mumbai and the Central Library in Cape Town, were among the main shooting locations of the film.
[30][31][32] Sanam Teri Kasam's first look of the film was unveiled on 7 December 2015 by Eros Now via a tweet and was scheduled for release on 8 January 2016.
[42][43] Hindustan Times gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "With brilliant production values and performances, it manages to draw you into the lives of Saru and Inder and moistens your eyes too.
"[44] Bollywood Hungama gave it 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "Sanam Teri Kasam is a decent assortment of good performances and superb music.
"[47] Filmfare noted, "Sanam Teri Kasam proves that good talent can shine through bad films.
[52][53] During its re-release, the film made approximately ₹9 crore (US$1.0 million) in two days, surpassing the original run's domestic lifetime collections.
"[59] In February 2024, Rane revealed that the plans of the sequel has been dropped due to "box office failure" of the first movie.