Shaadi No. 1
| Shaadi No. 1 | |
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Written by | Milap Zaveri (dialogues) |
| Based on | Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Produced by | Vashu Bhagnani. |
| Starring | Sanjay Dutt Fardeen Khan Zayed Khan Sharman Joshi Esha Deol Ayesha Takia Soha Ali Khan Aarti Chabria Riya Sen Sophie Choudry Satish Shah Rajpal Yadav |
| Cinematography | Johny Lal |
| Edited by | Nitin Rokade |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹150 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹204.9 million[1] |
Shaadi No. 1 (Translation: Marriage No. 1) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language comedy film released in November 2005. The film, directed by David Dhawan, stars Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Sharman Joshi, Esha Deol, Ayesha Takia, Soha Ali Khan, Aarti Chabria, Riya Sen, Sophie Choudry, Satish Shah and Rajpal Yadav. The film was produced by Vashu Bhagnani.The film is a remake of the 2001 Kannada movie Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu by Rajendra Singh Babu.
Synopsis
Raj Mittal, Veer Saxena, and Aryan Kapoor are unhappy with their respective marriages even though they love their spouses. Their wives Bhavana, Diya, and Sonia are busy with their everyday lives, and their husbands feel ignored by them. Bhavana constantly uses religion as an excuse to not be intimate with her husband; Diya aspires to be an actress, which shifts her away from her husband; and Sonia is a lawyer who is obsessed with doing cases every night without a single break. The three men try to commit suicide as Veer tries to hang himself on a tree but falls, Aryan attempts to drink rat poison, which he learns is expired, and Raj tries to get run over by a train, but their suicide plan does not work until they also meet Kothari, who is also trying to commit suicide because he had three businesses with his namesake that got bankrupt and lost a lot of money. The three men get a job as Kothari hires them to work for him. Soon the three men come across Kothari's daughters: Madhuri, Rekha, and Dimple. It is not long before they are tempted by them. Unfortunately for them, Lucky Bhai is out to make their lives hell and expose them to their unassuming wives. The three men sign a contract as the three daughters have been lied to and that their wives are disappointed at them. Once again, the three friends commit suicide by standing on top of a ladder. Their wives witness their suicide attempt and apologize for neglecting them, causing them to postpone their deaths, but are left hanging when they’re about to leave. Kothari tries to cut the ladder with a chainsaw to get revenge for his daughters. Their wives come to save them but are left hanging as well, but Lucky Bhai saves them. The husbands, however, end up falling without a safe landing. Raj lands in a garbage bin, Aryan through electrical wires, and Veer through a dog van. Injured, Veer, Raj, and Aryan apologize to Lucky Bhai, as he feels awkward about saving people’s lives, but because the wives admire him a lot for helping them reunite with their prospective spouses, he continues to help out those in need.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Lakhwinder "Lucky" Singh Lakha
- Soha Ali Khan as Advocate Sonia Kapoor (Aryan's wife)
- Fardeen Khan as Raj Mittal
- Zayed Khan as Veer Saxena
- Sharman Joshi as Aryan Kapoor
- Esha Deol as Diya Saxena (Veer's wife)
- Ayesha Takia as Bhavana Mittal (Raj's wife)
- Aarti Chhabria as Rekha Kothari (Raj's girlfriend)
- Riya Sen as Madhuri Kothari (Aryan's girlfriend)
- Ali Asgar as H.S Gulati
- Sophie Choudry as Dimple Kothari (Veer's girlfriend)
- Satish Shah as Kothari
- Rajpal Yadav as Mr. Y
- Suresh Menon as Panditji
- Javed Khan as Marriage Registrar
- David Dhawan as himself (opening credits sequence)
Music
| Shaadi No. 1 | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 6 September 2005 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Venus Records & Tapes |
| Track No. | Song | Singers | Music Director | Lyricist |
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| 1 | Chaand Ko Tod Doonga | Abhijeet, Anuradha Sriram | Anu Malik | Sameer |
| 2 | Jitne Channel TV Ke | Sonu Nigam, Krishna Beura | Anu Malik | Sameer |
| 3 | God Promise Dil Dola | Rahul Vaidya, Shreya Ghoshal | Anu Malik | Sameer |
| 4 | Hello Madam | Rahul Vaidya, Prajakta Shukre | Anu Malik | Sameer |
| 5 | Dil Nahi Tora Karte | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Abrar-ul-Haq | Anu Malik | Sameer |
| 6 | Aiyashi Aiyashi | Shaan, DJ Aqeel, Sanjeev Rathod | DJ Aqeel, Sanjeev Rathod | Shabbir Ahmed |
Reception
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 2 out of 5, writing "Shaadi No.1 has a huge star cast, but only a handful of names register an impact. Fardeen, Zayed and Sharman are efficient and what comes as a [pleasant] surprise is that both Fardeen and Zayed have handled the light moments with ease. As far as the leading ladies are concerned, Ayesha Takia and Esha Deol can be singled out. Sanjay Dutt's role might appeal to the masses mainly. Satish Shah is proficient."[2] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today wrote "In a film that seems to comprise the B-list of Bollywood and a strangely enlarged Sanjay Dutt, it is not surprising that the humour falls flat."[3]
References
- ^ a b "Shaandar singer speaks his heart out". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Shaadi No.1 Review 2/5 | Shaadi No.1 Movie Review | Shaadi No.1 2005 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Film review: 'Shaadi No. 1' starring Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan". India Today.
External links
- Shaadi No. 1 at IMDb