Chori Chori (2003 film)
Chori Chori is a 2003 Indian Hindi romantic comedy-drama film directed by Milan Luthria. It stars Ajay Devgn and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles. It is not related to the 1956 Hindi film of the same name. It is inspired by the Hollywood film Housesitter
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| Directed by | Milan Luthria |
| Produced by | Lalit Kapoor Raju Narula |
| Written by | Milan Luthria |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Rani Mukerji Sonali Bendre |
| Narrated by | Rani Mukerji |
| Music by | Sajid-Wajid |
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Running time | 135 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Khushi (Rani Mukerji) is a happy-go-lucky orphan living in Delhi. She meets Ranbir Malhotra (Ajay Devgn) through a chance encounter one day before she is fired from her job. He tells her about a dream house that he has built in Shimla. After being dismissed from her job, she locates the bungalow and moves in, informing everyone that she is Ranbir's fiancée. There she meets Ranbir's family and Pooja (Sonali Bendre), Ranbir's love. When Ranbir returns, at first he is outraged at Khushi's intrusion in his life but then decides to play along with her to make Pooja jealous and fall in love with him. Khushi and Ranbir end up falling in love. However, Khushi's close encounter with reality and Ranbir's old commitments hold them back for a long time before they finally listen to their hearts.
Cast
- Ajay Devgn as Ranbir Malhotra
- Rani Mukerji as Khushi
- Sonali Bendre as Pooja
- Kamini Kaushal as Beeji
- Tiku Talsania as Chachaji
- Smita Jaykar as Mrs. Malhotra
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Chacha
- Shashikala as Chachi
- Satish Shah
Soundtrack
Music was composed by duo Sajid–Wajid, while lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Aate Aate" | Babul Supriyo, Alka Yagnik |
| 2 | "Ruthe Yaar Nu" | Adnan Sami, Sabri Brothers |
| 3 | "Tu Mere Saamne" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| 4 | "Chori Chori" | Alka Yagnik |
| 5 | "Kehna Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| 6 | "Amma Mere" | Afroz Bano, Fareeda Khan |
| 7 | "Mehndi Mehndi" | Alka Yagnik |
| 8 | "Main Ek Ladki" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
Trivia
The producer died during the shooting of the film. After a delay of one year, the movie was released on 1 August 2003.
Chori Chori was Sonali Bendre's first release after her wedding to director Goldie Behl, famous for Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai. The film was Milan Luthria's second film after the 1999 hit Kachche Dhaage. Khushi was Rani Mukerji's first comic role.
Ajay Devgn and Kareena Kapoor were teamed for the first time in this movie, but Kapoor opted out due to date problems and was replaced by Rani Mukerji. Ajay Devgn is the husband of Rani Mukerji's cousin, Kajol.
External links
- Chori Chori at IMDb