Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (English: One relation: The Bond of Love) is a 2001 Bollywood Family Drama film directed by Suneel Darshan released on 18 May 2001. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Akshay Kumar, Juhi Chawla, Karisma Kapoor, Mohnish Bahl. It was the first film where Bachchan and Kumar worked together. The film is a family drama where a big family encounters a crisis when disputes take place between the father (Bachchan) and the son (Kumar). The film was planned to be a story about a father (Bachchan), his son (Kumar) and his daughter (Chawla), however till the time the film went in production stage, Chawla became pregnant, hence her role was changed to an extended guest appearance.