| Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Eeshwar Nivas |
| Written by | Rajnish Thakur |
| Based on | Money by Siva Nageswara Rao |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma Nitin Manmohan |
| Starring | Saif Ali Khan Fardeen Khan Aftab Shivdasani Sonali Bendre Twinkle Khanna Johnny Lever |
| Narrated by | Paresh Rawal |
| Cinematography | Venkat R. Prasad |
| Edited by | Bhanodaya |
| Music by | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Distributed by | Dream Merchants Enterprise |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | est. ₹57.50 million (equivalent to ₹230 million or US$2.9 million in 2023)[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹103.30 million (equivalent to ₹410 million or US$5.1 million in 2023)[1] |
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, Twinkle Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani and Johnny Lever in lead roles.[2] The film is an official remake of the 1993 Telugu film Money. This film marked Twinkle Khanna's final acting performance, prior to her marriage and subsequent retirement from the industry. It was released on 29 June 2001 and unlike the original version, the Hindi remake received mixed reviews and eventually became a box-office bomb.[3] The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and the film is said to be loosely based on the American black comedy Fargo.[4]
Plot
A troubled young man, Prakash, is married to Sapna who is artist, the only daughter of a wealthy business tycoon Rajiv Chopra, and Prakash is his son-in-law. Rajiv Chopra hates Prakash and often troubles him. Tired of being troubled by Chopra, Prakash plans to have Sapna kidnapped to make his father in law feel the way he does. He hires two broke strugglers, Rahul and Harry who are to be fake kidnappers and kidnap Sapna. Rahul is an unemployed graduate who is seeking employment and is in love with Anjali the daughter of his landlord Dakshina Murthi. Murthi makes a condition to let Anjali marry Rahul if he finds a job in one month and pays all his rents that are overdue. If not, he would make Anjali marry someone else who has a good job. This prompts hopeless and vulnerable Rahul and his roommate Harry to join the fake kidnapping scheme.
The plan succeeds, and Chopra is deceived. Rahul and Harry demand Rs.1 crores as 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
- Fardeen Khan as Rahul Kapoor/Khalid Muhammad
- Saif Ali Khan as Prakash Shastri
- Sonali Bendre as Sapna Chopra, Prakash's Wife
- Twinkle Khanna as Anjali Murri, Rahul's Girlfriend
- Dalip Tahil as Rajiv Chopra, Sapna's Father
- Aftab Shivdasani as Harilal "Harry" Chaturvedi/Sultan Ahmad
- Johnny Lever as Aslam Bhai
- Anupam Shyam as Sardar
- 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
| Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 21 May 2001 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | T-Series |
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Aslam Bhai" | Sonu Nigam |
| "Love X Crime" | Sonu Nigam, Fareed Sabri |
| "Rama Rama" | Sonu Nigam, Asha Bhosle |
| "Socho Kya Karogi" | KK, Asha Bhosle |
| "Dhan Dhan" | KK |
| "Love Ke Liye" | Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan |
| "Dil Mera Dil Hai" | Udit Narayan |
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". Vishal Bhardwaj composed the songs whereas Abbas Tyrewala wrote them.[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 lacked "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
- 1 2 "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.