Main Hoon Na

Over an attempt to de-escalate tensions between the two nations, India and Pakistan launch Project Milaap, a prisoner exchange program. Raghavan Dutta, a former Indian special forces soldier discharged for murdering Pakistani citizens in revenge for the murder of his son, shoots his former superior, Brigadier Shekhar Sharma at a press conference. Raghavan runs a militant group with a former comrade Captain Khan, set against peace between the countries.

On his deathbed, Shekhar informs his son, fellow soldier Major Ram, of his other son Lakshman, and asks Ram to reconcile with his family as they had separated very long ago because Shekhar had cheated on his wife with Ram's mother. Meanwhile, Ram's boss, Gen. Bakshi, sends him undercover to protect his daughter Sanjana, who studies at the same university as Lakshman. During a race, Lakshman is saved by Ram from falling from the university's roof. The trio becomes friends, and Ram moves in with Lakshman and his mother Madhu. Outside a cinema, Ram saves his classmate, Percy, from an assassination attempt by Khan; Ram captures him, but his true identity is found out by Raghavan, who arrives at the university masquerading as a teacher. Ram also brings Madhu and Lakshman closer by helping them bond during his stay there.

Ram falls in love with his teacher, Chandni, while Lakshman falls in love with Sanjana. At prom, Raghavan orders a kidnapping on Chandni, but she is saved by Ram. After meeting with Sanjana, Ram requests Raghavan to drop the pair to her father at her hostel, following which Sanjana reconciles with her father. Raghavan reveals to Lakshman and his mother of Ram's true identity; Ram informs them his father's last wish implored him to reconcile with his family, but leaves their home and the university when they refuse to accept him.

Raghavan then holds the university hostage, demanding the cancelation of Project Milaap. Upon being informed, Ram immediately returns to the university. Before fully entering the hostage situation, he encounters Madhu and apologizes. Knowing what he's about to do, she accepts him as a son. Accompanying Khan, Ram enters the building, and is subsequently shot by Khan. Ram survives, changes Khan's mind, and kills the guards, freeing the students. Khan passes away after being shot by Raghavan. A fight ensues between Ram and Raghavan and Ram kills Raghavan by removing the safety pin from Raghavan's hand grenade.

Lakshman helps Ram escape from the ensuing explosion from aboard a helicopter and the two happily embrace as brothers, meanwhile Project Milaap is a success and all the prisoners are exchanged triumphantly. Ram and Lakshman go and immerse their father's ashes together, as Madhu tearfully looks on. Lakshman is finally allowed to graduate alongside Ram and the entire university cheers.

• Shah Rukh Khan as Major Ram Prasad Sharma: A Para SF Commando whose objective is to protect Sanjana and reconcile with his half-brother and stepmother.
• Sushmita Sen as Chandni Chopra: Ram, Sanjana and Laxman's chemistry teacher and Ram's love-interest.
• Suniel Shetty as Ex-Major Raghav Singh Dutta: A rogue ex-Para SF Commando who was court-martialed when he started killing innocent Pakistani citizens and claiming that they were spies without evidence.
• Zayed Khan as Lakshman "Lucky" Prasad Sharma Ram's half-brother and Sanju's love-interest
• Amrita Rao as Sanjana "Sanju" Bakshi: General Bakshi's daughter and Lucky's love interest
• Murali Sharma as Ex-Captain Khan: Raghavan's second-in-command
• Kunal Kumar as Baman: A student who helps Ram hack into university's students' list to search for Lucky
• Kirron Kher as Madhu Sharma: Ram's stepmother and Lucky's mother
• Kabir Bedi as General Amarjeet Bakshi: Sanju's father and Ram's superior officer
• Naseeruddin Shah as Brigadier Shekhar Prasad Sharma: Ram and Lucky's father (special appearance)
• Bindu as Mrs. Sonali Kakkar, the Hindi teacher, who is very bad at speaking English
• Boman Irani as Yogant Kumar: College Principal, who is very forgetful
• Satish Shah as Professor Rasai, the Physics teacher, who spits while speaking, and is very short-tempered
• Rakhi Sawant as Mini, a flirtatious student
• Nassar Abdullah as Project Milaap's TV host
• Tabu as Aparna: A girl watching Ram's dance rehearsal (Uncredited cameo)
• Geeta Kapoor as girl dancing; in song "Gori Gori" (Cameo)
• Sajid Khan as band member; in song "Gori Gori" (cameo)
• Praveen Sirohi as Vivek, a jock student
• Rajeev Punjabi as Percy, a nerdy student

The music was composed by Anu Malik.[10] The lyrics were provided by Javed Akhtar. The soundtrack earned Malik his second Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 2.1 million units sold, the film's soundtrack album was the one of the highest selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year. Sonu Nigam received several award nominations and an MTV Immies Best Male Singer Award.[11]

Main Hoon Na received many awards and nominations:[12]

In 2008, the film was remade in Tamil and released as Aegan.[13]

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