Ek Se Badhkar Ek (2004 film)
Ek Se Badhkar Ek (transl. One better than the next) is a 2004 Hindi-language comedy filmdirected by Kundan Shah and stars Suniel Shetty and Raveena Tandon.[1] The film was produced by Pammi Sandhu. The movie's score and soundtrack was composed by Anand Raj Anand. The film was released on 17 September 2004.
| Ek Se Badhkar Ek | |
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| Directed by | Kundan Shah |
| Produced by | Pammi Sandhu |
| Written by | Dilip Shukla |
| Starring | Suniel Shetty Raveena Tandon Shekhar Suman Isha Koppikar |
| Music by | Anand Raj Anand |
| Cinematography | Anil Xavier |
| Edited by | Asim Sinha |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Advocate Anand Mathur draws up a will for his client, while reading the novel The Godfather, and erroneously makes out the will with a provision that the beneficiary must be a criminal Don in order to inherit the billions of rupees. The beneficiary is a bachelor named Rahul Bhargav, who wants no part of being a Don, criminal or anything of the sort. His police inspector girlfriend, Kanchan Dhillon, has set her sights on the billions and makes him change his mind. She assures him that she will use her influence and ensure that he gets to be the Don in no time at all, little realizing that this will change their lives forever, and make them captives in neighbouring and hostile Pakistan.
Cast
- Suniel Shetty as Rahul Bhargav
- Raveena Tandon as Insp. Kanchan Dhillon
- Shekhar Suman as Anand Mathur
- Isha Koppikar as Tracy / Shalini Mathur
- Asrani as Don Srikant Ramprasad
- Deepak Shirke as Deka
- Makrand Deshpande as Krishnamurthy
- Rana Jung Bahadur as Jaleel
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Inspector Inamdar
- Shakti Kapoor as Inspector Kaate
- Gulshan Grover as Jindaal
- Dinyar Contractor as Dastoor
- Achyut Potdar as Advocate Nadkarni
- Vivek Shauq
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein" (I) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Anand Raj Anand | Kumar Sanu, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 2. | "Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein" (II) | Majrooh Sultanpuri | Anand Raj Anand | Anuradha Sriram, Anand Raj Anand | |
| 3. | "Dheere Se Jaana" | Dev Kohli | Anand Raj Anand | Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo | |
| 4. | "Don Don" | Dev Kohli | Anand Raj Anand | Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam | |
| 5. | "Meri Aankh Nashili" | Dev Kohli | Anand Raj Anand | Jaspinder Narula, Vinod Rathod | |
| 6. | "Phir Se" | Abbey | Abbey | Abbey | |
| 7. | "Tujhe Dekha Jab Se" | Dev Kohli | Anand Raj Anand | Abhijeet, Shweta Pandit, Sonu Nigam |
Reception
Chitra Mahesh of The Hindu wrote, "Bored? It might be a good idea to go and see Ek Se Badhkar Ek. Because that is the only way you would be motivated to see it."[2] Taran Adarsh wrote for Bollywood Hungama, "On the whole, Ek Se Badhkar Ek is no Number Ek entertainer. It falls short of expectations and at best, might appeal to a small segment of audience in metros mainly."[3]
References
- Hungama, Bollywood. "Ek Se Badhkar Ek Cast List | Ek Se Badhkar Ek Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- Mahesh, Chitra (24 September 2004). "Ek Se Badhkar Ek". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- Adarsh, Taran (17 September 2004). "Ek Se Badhkar Ek Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 May 2018.