Karobaar: The Business of Love

Karobaar: The Business of Love is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic thriller film directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Rishi Kapoor (in a dual role), Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in leading roles. Inspired by Indecent Proposal, the film began production in 1992 and was plagued by production problems and was finally released in 2000.[2]

Karobaar: The Business of Love
Film poster
Directed byRakesh Roshan
Produced byGava[1]
Written bySagar Sarhadi (dialogues)
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick,
Ravi Kapoor
StarringAnil Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Juhi Chawla
Music bySongs:
Rajesh Roshan
Background Score:
Surinder Sodhi
CinematographySameer Arya
Edited bySanjay Verma
Production
company
TVM International
Release date
15 September 2000
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Wealthy Rajiv Sinha and middle class Amar Saxena are childhood friends with similar likes. Coincidentally they fall in love with the same girl Seema. Rajiv somehow persuades Amar to marry a girl being brought up badly, Amar is adamant and he marries Sapna. But soon he comes to know it was Rajiv's way of separating him and Seema. They become bitter enemies. Soon Rajiv is charged with killing a girl. Amar, who is now a lawyer decides to teach Rajiv a lesson.

Cast

Production

Rishi Kapoor completed his scenes for the film in May, 1998.[3] While shooting for this film, Chawla met Jay Mehta, her future husband.[4]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Rajesh Roshan, while all the songs are written by Javed Akhtar.

#TitleSinger(s)
1 "Sunona Sunona" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
2 "Arzoo Ki Rahon Mein" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
3 "Aao Aur Na Socho" Kumar Sanu
4 "Duniya Main Sabse" Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan
5 "Moujo Mein Ae Sanam" Alisha Chinoy
6 "Chahiye Milne Ka Bahana" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
7 "Sunona Sunona" Instrumental
8 "Moujo Mein Ae Sanam" Instrumental

Reception

Indu Mirani wrote for Sify that the film had "nothing even remotely attractive about it".[5] In his review for The Tribune, Sanjeev Bariana wrote that the film's "storyline seems unconvincing and rather dragged".[6] Joginder Tuteja described the film as a "mega disaster".[2] It performed poorly at the box-office.[7] According to the Indian film trade website Box Office India, it was produced at an estimated budget of ₹6.00 crore (US$840,000) and had a worldwide gross of ₹2.784 crore (US$390,000), thus earning the label "Disaster".[8]

References
  1. Rashtriya Sahara. 8. Sahara India Mass Communication. 2000. p. 89.
  2. Tuteja, Joginder (15 April 2020). "The Top 10 Flops from 20 Years Ago". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. Srinivasan, V S (20 May 1998). "'I will be back! But goodbye for now'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "Birthday Special: Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta's unconventional love story". The Free Press Journal. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. Mirani, Indu (17 April 2003). "Karobaar". Sify. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. Bariana, Sanjeev (16 September 2000). "Film Review : "Indecent" Borrowing". The Tribune. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. "Anil Kapoor". Rediff.com. 5 January 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. "Karobaar". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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