Tere Naam

Your name) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language tragedy romantic drama film directed by Satish Kaushik and written by Jainendra Jain.

[3] The film was based on a real-life incident of a friend of Bala's, who had fallen in love, lost his mind, and ended up at a mental asylum.

Khan was praised for his portrayal of Radhe Mohan and the role is widely considered to be his best performance till date.

Radhe falls in love with Nirjara Bhardwaj, a student at his former college and the daughter of a poor temple priest.

Subsequently, Nirjara's elder sister Mamata, who is in need of money, is nearly tricked into prostitution when she visits the brothel to meet a man who promises her a loan.

Radhe, who does not know that she is Nirjara's sister, visits the same brothel to find a man who had harassed a woman and had hit his friend for intervening.

He becomes thin, has his head shaved, wears torn clothes, and is chained to the walls along with other mentally ill patients.

On the day of Nirjara's wedding with Rameshwar, Radhe escapes from the institution and arrives at her home, only to find that she has committed suicide.

[9][10] Ameesha Patel was originally considered to play the role of Nirjara, but scheduling conflicts prevented her from accepting.

Upon its release, the soundtrack album became a massive hit with its songs gaining huge popularity and becoming chartbusters.

The soundtrack sold around 3 million copies becoming the highest selling Indian music album of the year in India.

[15] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded 3/5 stars and wrote, "Salman is exceptional in a role that fits him to the T. He breathes fire in sequences that demand uneasiness.

[16] Planet Bollywood rated 8.0/10 to the film and wrote, "Salman Khan puts his heart and soul into his performance.