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Dulha Mil Gaya
Theatrical poster
Directed by Muddassar Aziz
Produced by Vivek Vaswani
Written by Vivek Vaswani
Muddassar Aziz
Starring Fardeen Khan
Sushmita Sen
Ishita Sharma
Music by Lalit Pandit
Cinematography Sunil Patel
Editing by Sanjay Ingle
Distributed by B4U Productions
Morpheus Media Ventures
Release date(s) 8 January 2010
1 January 2010 (UK)
Running time 152 minutes
Country India
Trinidad and Tobago
Language Hindi
Budget Rs. 35 Crores
Dulha Mil Gaya (Hindi: दुल्हा मिल गया, Urdu: دولھا مل گیا, English: Found A Groom) is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Mudassar Aziz. It stars Sushmita Sen, Ishita Sharma, Fardeen Khan. The film was released on January 8, 2010,[1] and was one of the first Bollywood releases of 2010 (the other being Pyaar Impossible, which released on the same day). Shah Rukh Khan makes a guest appearance in the film as Sushmita's boyfriend.
Upon release, Dulha Mil Gaya failed at the box office. The film was in theatres for a few weeks;
Contents
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* 1 Plot
* 2 Cast
* 3 Production
o 3.1 Casting
o 3.2 Filming
* 4 Critical response and opening
o 4.1 Box office
o 4.2 Shahrukh Khan controversy
* 5 Soundtrack
o 5.1 Tracklist
* 6 References
* 7 External links
[edit] Plot
Dulha Mil Gaya is a film about relationships and the changes that happen in people's lives when they fall in love. Tej (Fardeen Khan) is a wealthy man who likes women but does not intend on getting married. He has a friend who is a model, Shimmer (Sushmita Sen), and she is deeply in love with a man and does not intend to get married. Tej has to marry a girl his father chose so he can get his father's wealth. He marries Sammarpreet (Ishita Sharma).
Tej tells her that he will leave the city for a couple of days for work and will be in contact. Then Tej goes away for three months and doesn't contact his wife, so Sammarpreet decided to go to where he lives. When she gets there, she sees her husband dancing with another girl. She then walks sadly down the road and gets hit by a car. She rolls down a hill and stops at another road where Shimmer finds her. Shimmer realises that Tej has only married for money. She also doesn't have the heart to leave Sammarpreet in that situation. Shimmer gives Sammarpreet a makeover. Shimmer also changes Sammarpreet's name to Samara. Tej falls in love with her not knowing she is his wife. Then it is later revealed that Samara is Sammarpreet. When Samarpreet and Tej are a happy couple, even Shimmer finds a rich husband, Pavan (Shahrukh Khan).
[edit] Cast
Actor/Actress Role
Fardeen Khan Tej Dhanraj (Donsai)
Sushmita Sen Shimmer Ghandhi
Shahrukh Khan Pawan Raj Ghandhi (PRG)
Ishita Sharma Samarpreet Kapoor (Samara)
Tara Sharma Tanvi
Mohit Chadda Jigar (Jigz)
Johnny Lever Hussain Bhai
Anushka Manchanda Shyla
Vivek Vaswani Mr Lawyer
[edit] Production
[edit] Casting
Shahrukh Khan was set to make a 60-minute appearance in the film. He filmed about 17 scenes and three songs. Among the three, one is his entry sequence. Khan enters the film in the second half but has a very powerful role. He was a part of the publicity but only within the parameters of his role. The film was not marketed as a Shahrukh Khan film.[2]
Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer.[3]
[edit] Filming
About half of the movie was shot in Amritsar and Mumbai. The other half was filmed in Trinidad and Tobago over a month and a half period in 2007, making it the first Bollywood film to be shot in the islands.[4] Production was delayed a year and a half while Shahrukh Khan found time to shoot his scenes. Production was further delayed when Khan injured his shoulder during an action scene.[5]
[edit] Critical response and opening
The reviews to the film were rarely all negative, blaming the script and lack of comedy. The film had a poor opening.
[edit] Box office
Dulha Mil Gaya made only Rs.3.42 crores at the box office. It was declared a 'disaster' by Box Office India due to the lacklustre business.[6]
[edit] Shahrukh Khan controversy
Shahrukh Khans name was used to promote the film, his name was featured prominently in music videos and the offical first look. However in the lead up to the release, Shahrukh Khan distanced himself from the promotion, claiming that the producers asked him to make a special appearance in the film but failed to tell him that they would market the film on his name, as a result Shahrukh Khan said he would no longer make special appearances in films. When the film flopped, due to the high level of promotional material featuring him, some Box office analysts and detractors claimed the film to be a "Shahrukh Khan flop" including it in his list of commercial failiures, though it technically is not as firstly, Shahrukh Khan never physically promoted the film and secondly his appearance in the film is only in the second half of the film. The film is technically a "Fardeen Khan flop".
[edit] Soundtrack
Dulha Mil Gaya
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released December 14, 2009
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 55:23
Label Eros Entertainment
Producer Lalit Pandit, Mudassar Aziz, Richard Mithra, Kashinath Kashyap, Abani Tanti
The soundtrack was composed by Lalit Pandit and released on December 14, 2009. The lyrics are written by Mudassar Aziz; songs are arranged by Richard Mithra and Kashinath Kashyap; and all songs are mixed and engineered by Abani Tanti. According to Pandit, he had to listen to hip hop music to compose the album as he had never heard songs of the genre and had no experience writing hip hop tracks.[7]
[edit] Tracklist
# Song Artist(s) Length
01 "Dulha Mil Gaya" Daler Mehndi 5:02
02 "Akela Dil" Adnan Sami and Anushka Manchanda 4:41
03 "Aaja Aaja Mere Ranjhna" Swananda and Anushka Manchanda 5:37
04 "Magar Meri Jaan" Anushka Manchanda, Mahua and Lalit Pandit 4:38
05 "Tu Jo Jaan Le" Sonu Nigam 5:13
06 "Rang Diya Dil" Shreya Ghoshal 5:25
07 "Dilrubaon Ke Jalwe" Amit Kumar and Monali Thakur 6:03
08 "Rang Diya Dil (Sad Version)" Shreya Ghoshal 0:50
09 "Shiri Farhad (Bonus Track)" Neeraj Shridhar and Tulsi Kumar 4:46
10 "Akela Dil (Remix)" Adnan Sami and Anushka Manchanda, remixed by DJ A-Myth 4:03
11 "Dulha Mil Gaya (Remix)" Daler Mehndi, remixed by DJ A-Myth 4:34
12 "Dilrubaon Ke Jalwe (Remix)" Amit Kumar and Monali Thakur, remixed by DJ A-Myth 4:31
[edit] References
1. ^ "Dulha Mil Gaya: Complete cast and crew details". Filmicafe Media Inc. http://www.filmicafe.com/movie_page.php?movie_id=396. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
2. ^ http://www.india-server.com/news/shahrukh-khan-to-do-a-cameo-in-dulha-11190.html#
3. ^ "Dulha Mil Gaya is my project out and out: Sushmita Sen". http://www.gomolo.in/features/article.aspx?ArticleID=251.
4. ^ Geety Sahgal (18 December 2008). "Cross-checking Love". Screen. http://www.screenindia.com/news/Cross-checking-Love/555327/. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
5. ^ Upala KBR (28 January 2008). "SRK to undergo a shoulder surgery". Mid-Day. http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/jan/280109-Shah-Rukh-Khan-Dulha-Mil-Gaya-Mehboob-Studios-Los-Angeles-My-Name-Is-Khan-Karan-Johar.htm. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
6. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2010-to-be-the-year-of-out-of-the-box-flicks/articleshow/5496448.cms
7. ^ BBC Asian Network (10 January 2010). "Strictly Five Factor". Love Bollywood. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00pwm6b. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
Pyaar Impossible
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| Pyaar Impossible | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jugal Hansraj |
| Produced by | Uday Chopra |
| Written by | Uday Chopra |
| Starring | Uday Chopra Priyanka Chopra Dino Morea Anupam Kher |
| Music by | Salim Sulaiman |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | 8 January 2010 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Pyaar Impossible (Hindi: प्यार इम्पॉसिबल, English: Love Impossible) is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by actor-turned-director Jugal Hansraj under the banner of Yash Raj Films. This romantic comedy film features Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra and Dino Morea in leading roles.[1]
Uday Chopra himself has written the script for the movie. Pyaar Impossible was released on 8 January 2010.[2]
The film's official website describes the film as the love story of a beauty and a geek.[3]
Contents[hide] |
[edit] Plot
Pyaar Impossible is about a girl Alisha (Priyanka Chopra) and a guy named Abhay (Uday Chopra) who attends the same university, whereas Alisha is the college beauty and the apple of the college. Abhay is afraid of revealing his feelings to Alisha as she is very popular and he is just a geek. One day, the geeky-looking Abhay saves her from drowning, but circumstances keep him from seeing her again. Seven years later, still carrying a torch for her, Abhay is a software programmer who has come up with a breakthrough product. When an investor, Varun (Dino Morea), who is "interested" in his software, steals it, Abhay follows Varun to a Singapore Company, in hopes of getting his software back. Unknown to Abhay, Varun has plans of selling the software to a Singapore Company, in which Alisha, is the head in the company's Marketing as well as Public Relations! Also, to Abhay's surpsirse, Alisha is a single, working mother who is desperate of a nanny for her six-year-old daughter, Tania. Tania is very smart, precocious, and an uncontrollable terror to her babysitters. Alisha mistakes Abhay, as the new babysitter she was expecting. Taking it as an opportunity to get to know her better, Abhay takes the job. But he also needs to win the trust of Tania as she isn't fond of him at the beginning. However, they become friends when Abhay gets her a guitar as Tania desires to be a rock star. Later on, Tania realizes that Abhay loves her mother and hatches a plan with Abhay to make Alisha fall in love with him. So, the little girl is successful in her mission as she unites her nanny with her mother. In addition, Abhay tracks Varun down with the help of Alisha, and gets his software back.
[edit] Cast
- Uday Chopra as Abhay Sharma
- Priyanka Chopra as Alisha Merchant
- Dino Morea as Varun Sanghvi/Siddharth Singh
- Anupam Kher as Mr. Sharma
- Advika Yadav as Tania[4]
- Rahul Vohra[4]
[edit] Release
The film was promoted on the show Music Ka Maha Muqqabla on 10 January 2010 by Priyanka Chopra and Uday Chopra on STAR Plus.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical reception
The film has received negative to mixed reviews. Mihir Fadnavis of India.com, who gave the film 1 star out of 5, called it "a mind numbing travesty that ought to be avoided at all costs."[5] Anupama Chopra, Consulting Editor, NDTVMovies.com finds the movie "depressingly dim-witted".[6] Rajeev Masand called it "painfully predictable" and gave it one out of five stars.[7] Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL.in also criticized the script saying "What ‘PI’ loses on is writing.".[8] Conversely, Bollywood Hungama said, "A love story works if you fall in love with the on-screen characters and also if it knocks on the doors of your heart. Pyaar Impossible does that. [It] may not be the ultimate romantic film, but you can't deny the fact that there's something about this film that stays with you, that you carry home... sorry, carry in your heart."[9] Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave it three stars out of five, arguing that the strength of the movie lay in its intense performances, something that overcame the weak storyline.[10]
Among US critics, Frank Lovece of The Hollywood Reporter said the "predictable Bollywood romantic comedy sinks under the weight of Uday Chopra, a charmless leading man with a small range of expressions," but praised the director, who "keeps both romantic complications and corporate shenanigans moving along at a good, grounded clip, and his experience as a former child actor probably helped wickedly precocious newcomer Advika Yadav, who as a 6-year-old romantic mastermind steals her scenes with conviction."[4] Rachel Saltz of The New York Times said the film "shouldn’t work, but does. It's sweet, and as formula goes, deftly done and satisfying," and called Priyanka Chopra "one of the most likable of the new crop of Hindi film stars. She is an effortless comedian...."[11]
[edit] Box office
Pyaar Impossible made about Rs. 5.95 Crore[12] and was declared a box office flop by Box Office India.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Pyaar Impossible was composed by Salim-Sulaiman. The music was released on December 14, 2009. The lyrics are penned by Anvita Dutt Guptan and the songs are remixed by Abhijit Vaghani.
| Pyaar Impossible | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack by Salim-Sulaiman | |
| Released | 14 December 2009 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | YRF Music |
[edit] Tracklist
| Track | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Alisha" | Anushka Manchanda, Salim Merchant |
| 02 | "Pyaar Impossible" | Dominique Cerejo, Vishal Dadlani |
| 03 | "You And Me" | Neha Bhasin, Benny Dayal |
| 04 | "10 on 10" | Mahua Kamat, Anmol Mallik, Naresh Kamat |
| 05 | "Ek Thi Ladki" | Rishika Sawant |
| 06 | "Alisha (Remix)" | Anushka Manchanda, Salim Merchant |
| 07 | "Pyaar Impossible (Remix)" | Dominique Cerejo, Vishal Dadlani |
[edit] References
- ^ "Pyaar Impossible: Complete Cast & Crew Details". Filmicafe Media Inc. http://www.filmicafe.com/movie_page.php?movie_id=955. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ Trailer, Preview, Cast and Crew of Pyaar Impossible
- ^ "Here's how much Priyanka Chopra charges per movie". http://ishare.rediff.com/video/Entertainment/Heres-how-much-Priyanka-Chopra-charges-per-movie/814327.
- ^ a b c Lovece, Frank. "Pyaar Impossible! -- Film Review", The Hollywood Reporter, January 15, 2010
- ^ Mihir Fadnavis. "Movie Review: Pyaar Impossible". India.com. http://www.india.com/movies/movie-reviews/movie-review-pyaar-impossible_6724. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Review from ndtv.com". http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=470.
- ^ Rajeev Masand (9 January 2010). "Pyaar Impossible impossible to watch". IBN. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-movie-review-pyaar-impossible-is-impossible-to-watch/108447-8.html. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Review from AOL.in". http://www.aol.in/bollywood-story/pyaar-impossible-movie-review/740023.
- ^ Taran Adarsh (8 January 2010). "Pyaar Impossible". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14137/index.html. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Nikhat Kazmi (8 January 2010). "Pyaar Impossible". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Pyaar-Impossible/moviereview/5424153.cms. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Saltz, Rachel. "Love Story That Flits Across Time and Space", The New York Times, January 9, 2010
- ^ "2010 to be the year of out-of-the-box flicks". Times of India. 25 January 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2010-to-be-the-year-of-out-of-the-box-flicks/articleshow/5496448.cms. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
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