Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (transl. Because... I do not lie) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy film directed by David Dhawan, starring Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Rambha, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Mohnish Bahl and Ashish Vidyarthi. It is inspired by the Hollywood film Liar Liar (1997), starring Jim Carrey.[2] The movie shares certain elements with Liar Liar, such as Govinda being a compulsive liar like Carrey's character and his son wishing that his dad would stop lying.
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Produced by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Screenplay by | Yunus Sajawal, Imtiaz Patel |
| Story by | David Dhawan |
| Starring | Govinda Sushmita Sen Rambha |
| Music by | Anand Raj Anand |
| Cinematography | K. P. Prakash Rao |
| Edited by | David Dhawan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | INR ₹ 14.34 crores[1] |
Plot
Coming from small-town Hoshiarpur to big city Bombay, conman and compulsive liar, Raj Malhotra (Govinda), a lawyer by profession, sets up shop with fellow lawyer, Mohan. He falls in love with Sonam (Sushmita Sen), daughter of a wealthy lawyer Tejpal. He devises a scheme to marry into this wealthy family, and he succeeds. Years later, he has a son and Sonam finds out that his husband is now having a dishonest attitude to earn money.[3] So, she threatens him of divorce because she married him for his honesty. Now, his son decides to save his parents happily married life and wishes that his dad would stop lying. The son's wish comes true, and all utterances from Raj's mouth are truthful. This creates a crisis in his personal life, as he confesses about professional life, when he starts telling the truth in court, especially with his underworld clients, who are now out to kill him.[4]
Cast
- Govinda as Raj Malhotra
- Sushmita Sen as Sonam “Sona” Tejpal / Sonam Raj Malhotra, Raj's wife, Tejpal's daughter, Adarsh's sister-in-law
- Rambha as Tara, Raj's ex-girlfriend, with whom he has an affair
- Anupam Kher as Advocate Tejpal, Sonam's father, Adarsh and Raj's father-in-law
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Kalra Bhai, Vinod’s father
- Razzak Khan as Kala Bhai
- Mohnish Bahl as Journalist Rajat
- Satish Kaushik as Mohan, Raj's close friend
- Sharad Kapoor as Advocate Adarsh Tejpal, Sonam’s brother-in-law
- Kiran Kumar as Khurana
- Shahbaz Khan as Vinod Kalra
- Jaya Bhattacharya as Kavita Mhatre
- Anant Mahadevan as Anand Mhatre
- Ram Mohan as Mr. Pandey
- Jibraan Khan as Chintu Malhotra, Raj Malhotra's child
- Ghanshyam Rohera as Mishra
- Shashi Kiran as Doctor
- Guddi Maruti as Tisha
- Ajit Vachani as Mr. Vachhani
- Anil Nagrath as Judge
- Amit Behl as Doctor
- Mahavir Shah as Public Prosecutor
Soundtrack
The music has been composed by Anand Raj Anand. Akhlaq Hussain of Planet Bollywood rated the album 7 out of 10.[5]
| Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Ek Ladki Chahiye" | Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula | Dev Kohli |
| "Ek Ladki Deewani Si" | Pratik Joseph | Pratik Joseph |
| "Paa Liya Hain Pyar Tera" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | Dev Kohli |
| "Hai Udd Gayi" | Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Sriram | Dev Kohli |
| "Suno Miya Suno" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Poornima | Dev Kohli |
| "Kaun Kehta Hai" | Abhijeet | Dev Kohli |
References
- Box office collections: Kyo Kii Main Jhoot Nahi Bolta
- Pankaj Kapoor (28 August 2011). "Liar, Liar? Govinda Jhoot Nahin Bolta!". The Times of India.
- "Kyo Kii Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "Kyo Kii Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- HUSSAIN, AKHLAQ. "Planet-Bollywood — Music Review — KYON KE... MAIN JHUTH NAHIN BOLTA". www.planetbollywood.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.