Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (transl. Will do anything for love) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and produced by Ram Gopal Varma and Nitin Manmohan. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Sonali Bendre, Aftab Shivdasani, Johnny Lever and Twinkle Khanna in lead roles.[2] It released on 29 June 2001. The film is an official remake of Ram Gopal Varma's 1993 Telugu film Money.[3] The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment.
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| Directed by | Eeshwar Nivas |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma Nitin Manmohan |
| Written by | Rajnish Thakur |
| Starring | Saif Ali Khan Fardeen Khan Aftab Shivdasani Sonali Bendre Twinkle Khanna Johnny Lever |
| Narrated by | Paresh Rawal |
| Music by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Cinematography | Venkat R. Prasad |
| Edited by | Bhanodaya |
| Distributed by | Dream Merchants Enterprise |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | est. ₹57.50 million (equivalent to ₹180 million or US$2.6 million in 2019)[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹103.30 million (equivalent to ₹330 million or US$4.6 million in 2019)[1] |
The film is said to be loosely based on the American black comedy Fargo. This film is Khanna's final acting performance prior to her retirement.[4]
Plot
A story about a troubled young businessman, Prakash (Saif Ali Khan) who is married to Sapna (Sonali Bendre). Prakash is ghar jamai (Son-in-law) of Rajiv Chopra (Dalip Tahil). Rajiv Chopra totally hates Prakash, and troubles him all the time. Prakash, who is fed up of being troubled by Chopra, then makes a plan to get Sapna kidnapped to make Rajiv Chopra feel the way he does. He hires two broke strugglers, Rahul (Fardeen Khan) and Harry (Aftab Shivdasani) who are to be fake kidnappers and kidnap Sapna.
The plan rides successfully, and Chopra believes every bit of it. Rahul and Harry demand Rs.1 crores as the ransom money, and the fooled Chopra agrees to pay. As the ransom money has been paid, Rahul and Harry set Sapna free and leave her in a forest, which is also part of Prakash's plan. Prakash arrives at the forest to pick up Sapna, however he realizes that she has been kidnapped again but this time by real kidnappers. This crime caper soon turns into one hilarious joy ride!
Cast
- Saif Ali Khan as Prakash
- Fardeen Khan as Rahul Kapoor
- Aftab Shivdasani as Harilal "Harry"
- Sonali Bendre as Sapna
- Twinkle Khanna as Anjali
- Johnny Lever as Aslam Bhai
- Dalip Tahil as Rajiv Chopra
- Tanikella Bharani as Dakshina Murthy, Anjali's father
- Sudha as Rameshwari, Anjali's mother
- Snehal Dabi as Aaj Kapoor
- Sharat Saxena as Police Officer
- Shrivallabh Vyas as Police Commissioner
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aslam Bhai" | Sonu Nigam |
| 2 | "Rama Rama" | Sonu Nigam, Asha Bhosle |
| 3 | "Love Ke Liye" | Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 4 | "Dil Mera Dil Hai Akela" | Udit Narayan |
| 5 | "Love X Crime" | Sonu Nigam, Fareed Sabri |
| 6 | "Dhan Dhan" | KK |
| 7 | "Socho Kya Karogi" | KK, Asha Bhosle |
Reviewing the music album for Rediff.com, Sukanya Verma wrote that "Aslam Bhai" song "manages to click" "despite the fact that it has absurd lines".[5]
Reception
Sukanya Verma opined that the film was "mostly watchable for its bubbling enthusiasm and, of course, Aslambhai".[6] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama found the film "engaging, but in parts". He was of the view that the film's comedy was similar to that seen in Basu Chatterjee's films and both the actresses; Khanna and Bendre didn't have "enough scope" for acting.[7] Amaresh Misra of Outlook stated that Khanna and Bendre had been "wasted" in the film, which lacked of "innovative screenplay".[8]
References
- "Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega". Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Twinkle Khanna : 'Why Should I Waste All the Hard Work on my Looks'". Rediff.com. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- "Siva Nageswara Rao – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film director".
- "Desi phillum, Hinglish title". Rediff.com. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- Verma, Sukanya (25 May 2001). "Music with attitude". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- Verma, Sukanya (29 June 2001). "A fun rollercoaster ride! Love Le Liye Kuch Bhi Karega rolls". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- Adarsh, Taran (28 June 2001). "Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Mishra, Amresh (16 July 2001). "Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega". Outlook. Retrieved 29 March 2020.