Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon? (transl. Who-whom should I love?) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Abbas Mustan. Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma made his Bollywood debut with this movie, as did actress Sai Lokur and supporting actress Jamie Lever. Other cast members include Arbaaz Khan, Manjari Fadnis, Simran Kaur Mundi,[3] Elli Avram, Varun Sharma, Supriya Pathak, Sharat Saxena, and Manoj Joshi. Kapil Sharma was to have previously appeared in Yash Raj's film Bank Chor, but he opted out of it.[4][5] The film was a commercial success and declared a "hit" by Box Office India.
| Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Abbas–Mustan |
| Written by | Anukalp Goswami Dheeraj Sarna |
| Story by | Anukalp Goswami |
| Produced by | Ganesh Jain Ratan Jain Abbas–Mustan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. A. Dilshad |
| Edited by | Hussain A. Burmawalla |
| Music by | Songs: Tanishk Bagchi Dr. Zeus Javed - Mohsin Amjad-Nadeem Background Score: Salil Amrute |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Pooja Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹16 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹71.60 crore[2] |
Plot
editThis film starts with a voiceover of the explanation of marriage and how it has changed people's lives. Then, Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan's life is introduced. It has been shown how Kumar accidentally marries three different women – Juhi, Simran and Anjali – to prevent them from committing suicide. Without letting them know about each other, he makes excuses to spend one night with each wife. On the advice of his friend, Karan, he buys three flats on different floors of the same building for his wives, and Kumar and Karan experience unlikely situations as a result.
Kumar also has a girlfriend, Deepika, who he wants to marry, and Deepika's father accepts Kumar as his son-in-law. One evening before Karva Chauth, Deepika's father sees Kumar with his three wives, one at a time, but Kumar passes it off as an April Fool trick played by the women. Deepika's father again suspects Kumar when he sees Kumar's photo and believes him to be engaged to a female employee. Deepika and Kumar decide to marry in court to avoid tensions. However, another complication arises as Kumar's estranged parents reconcile, realize they each know their son to have a different wife, then learn he's to marry Deepika.
Karan and Deepika wait a long time at the courthouse; when Kumar does arrive, he sees his three wives – who have become good friends with Deepika – and has to hide. Karan tells Deepika and the wives that the groom went to the hospital to help a friend, and to postpone the wedding by two days. The wives leave and Kumar comes out saying it's okay and they can marry, stopping Deepika when she tries to call her friends. He suggests going to a temple to marry and sends Karan to bring what they will need.
Deepika's father brings Kumar and Deepika to his office and confronts his employee. The woman denies that Kumar is her fiancé, and Deepika's father realizes the photo had been left by his daughter. Deepika's father decides to fire his employee for making him doubt his future son-in-law, but Kumar saves her job and Deepika's father decides to celebrate the wedding.
Everyone arrives on the day of the wedding, all made to wear wedding clothes so that they can't recognize Kumar or each other. However, Anjali's brother Tiger Bhai is in search of a guy and makes everyone put down their pagri (turbans, with veils concealing their faces). Kumar hesitates when it is his turn, but Tiger's men bring the guy and Kumar is spared.
The wedding ceremony continues. By chance, Kumar's face passes in front of a fire and he is exposed. Kumar explains that he didn't break the heart of his three wives – that they forcefully made him marry, without listening to him or asking if he was married, that he couldn't leave them to commit suicide, and confesses his deep regret at breaking the heart of his true love, Deepika. Everyone cries and Kumar's mother hugs him tightly while Deepika's father asks Deepika to make her choice. In the end, all four wives are shown accepting each other, with only Tiger left in confusion.
Cast
edit- Kapil Sharma as Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan Punj "Bholu" alias Kishan Kumar Punj/Ram Kumar Punj/Shiv Kumar Punj/Kumar Punj
- Varun Sharma as Advocate Karan Mehta, Kumar's friend
- Manjari Fadnis as Juhi Ram Punj, Kumar's first wife
- Simran Kaur Mundi as Simran Shiv Punj, Kumar's second wife
- Sai Lokur as Anjali Kishan Punj, Kumar's third wife, Tiger Bhai's sister
- Elli Avram as Deepika "Deepu" Kothari / Deepika Kumar Punj, Kumar's girlfriend turned fourth wife
- Jamie Lever as Champa, Simran's house maid
- Arbaaz Khan as Tiger Bhai, Anjali's partially deaf brother
- Supriya Pathak as Rukmani Punj, Kumar's mother, Brijmohan's divorced wife
- Sharat Saxena as Brijmohan Punj, Kumar's father, Rukmani's divorced husband
- Kundan Pandey as Aryan
- Manoj Joshi as Gulabchand Kothari, Deepika's father
- Sunny Cheema as Anil
- Praveen K Bhatia as Guard
- Sharad Sankla as Charlie
- Nataliya Kozhenova as Lily
Production
editThe film began production in the first week of November 2014.[citation needed] The film was produced by Ratan Jain, Ganesh Jain and Abbas–Mustan under their banner Venus Records & Tapes Pvt Ltd in association with Abbas Mustan Films Production Pvt Ltd.[6]
Soundtrack
edit| Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 4 September 2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 36:29 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Zee Music Company | |||
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The background score is composed by Salil Amrute. The full audio album was released on 4 September 2015 by Zee Music Company.[7][8] Most of the songs were choreographed by Ahmed Khan.
The soundtrack for Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon was composed by Dr Zeus, Tanishk Bagchi, Javed–Mohsin and Amjad–Nadeem, with lyrics written by Shabbir Ahmed, Arafat Mehmood, Raj Ranjodh, Mavi Singh and Bhinda Bawakhe.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jugni Peeke Tight Hai" (Version 1) | Shabbir Ahmed | Amjad–Nadeem | Divya Kumar, Kanika Kapoor | 04:54 |
| 2. | "DJ Bajega To Pappu Nachega" | Shabbir Ahmed | Javed–Mohsin | Wajid, Ritu Pathak, Shalmali Kholgade, Rap by Danish Sabri | 04:29 |
| 3. | "Samandar Main" | Arafat Mehmood | Tanishk Bagchi | Shreya Ghoshal, Jubin Nautiyal | 05:24 |
| 4. | "Bam Bam" | Raj Ranjodh | Dr Zeus | Kapil Sharma, Kaur B, Dr Zeus | 04:05 |
| 5. | "Billi Kat Gayee" | Raj Ranjodh | Dr Zeus | Rajveer Singh, Ikka and Dr Zeus | 04:07 |
| 6. | "Hum To Yaaro Latak Gaye" | Dr Zeus | Kapil Sharma, Kundan Pandey | 01:32 | |
| 7. | "Billi Kat Gayee" (Remix) | Raj Ranjodh | Dr Zeus | Rajveer Singh | 03:27 |
| 8. | "Bam Bam" (Remix) | Raj Ranjodh | Dr Zeus | Kapil Sharma, Dr Zeus, Kaur B | 03:34 |
| 9. | "Jugni Peeke Tight Hai" (Version 2) | Shabbir Ahmed | Amjad–Nadeem | Divya Kumar, Sukriti Kakar | 04:57 |
| Total length: | 36:29 | ||||
Critical reception
editBollywood Hungama gave the film three stars out of five, citing the film as a perfect vehicle for Sharma's transition from television, the directors' successful transition from action to comedy, and the screenplay and dialogues as "extremely engaging" while calling the music a letdown.[9]
Rohit Bhatnagar of Deccan Chronicle wrote that Varun Sharma's portrayal of Karan was comical, but the screenplay was "dismal", the music was "ear piercing" and the dance numbers were "sleazy", with Kapil Sharma's dancing described as "stiff".[10]
Martin D'Souza of Glamsham wrote, "it is Kapil's comic timing and assurance of turning a nondescript scene into something humongously hilarious is what tilts the scales in favour of this film.[11]
Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave the movie 2 out of 5 stars, saying, "The girls look pretty and the samandar song is beautiful but if you want to see the film solely for Kapil's brand of humour, you get babaji ka thullu."[12]
Subhash K. Jha of SKJ Bollywood News gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars, saying, "Off and on Abbas Mustan's purported comedy will remind you of the Govinda comedies directed by David Dhawan and Anees Bazmi's Sandwich. To his credit Kapil carries off the lighter moments with elan."[13]
Controversies
editThe film garnered controversy over keeping names on Hindus gods. The film was served with legal notice citing similarities to a Kannada film, Nimbehuli produced by Subhash Ghai.[14]
Box office
editThe film collected ₹102 million (US$1.2 million) net on its opening day and became the highest first-day grosser for a newcomer, beating the previous record-holder, Student of the Year.[15]
On its second day the film collected ₹86.0 million (US$1.0 million).[16] The film collected ₹101 million (US$1.2 million) on its third day taking the first weekend total to ₹288 million (US$3.5 million) net.[17] On the fifth day the film collected ₹38.1 million (US$460,000).[18] The film collected ₹435 million (US$5.2 million) in India and grossed around ₹79.2 million (US$950,000) at international markets in its first week taking its worldwide gross total to ₹500 million (US$6.0 million).[19]
The film grossed ₹51.0 million (US$610,000) in its second week to take its total to ₹486 million (US$5.8 million) after two weeks.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ "Simran Kaur Mundi: I felt a glimpse of Shah Rukh Khan in Kapil Sharma". Glamsham. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Kapil Sharma: 6 roles he should play". The Times of India. November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Indialive, Today (27 November 2014). "KAPIL SHARMA GETS FIT FOR DEBUT FILM KIS KISKO PYAR KARU". Indian Today Live. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon: A treat for Kapil Sharma fans on Aug 13". indiatoday.in. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon Audio Jukebox – Kapil Sharma, Arbaaz, Eli, Manjari, Simran, Sai & Varun". Zee Music Company. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". 4 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2017 – via iTunes.
- ^ Bollywood Hungama (24 September 2015). "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon". bollywoodhungama.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Movie Review: 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon' is a stale triple trouble". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon Movie Review: Kapil Sharma fans are sure to a good laugh at the theatres this Friday". Glamsham. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings". The Times of India. (23 September 2015). Retrieved on 27 September 2015.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K (24 September 2015) Kisko Pyar Karoon: Movie Review Archived 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. skjbollywoodnews.com. Retrieved on 28 September 2015.
- ^ Suresh, Sunayana. "Kapil Sharma's debut film served with legal notice citing similarities to a Kannada film – Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon' opening day box office collection: Kapil Sharma's movie smashes records; Beats 'Baby' 1st day business. M.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved on 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Kapil Sharma's movie stays strong on day 2". Koimoi. 27 September 2015.
- ^ KoiMoi – Kapil Sharma's Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon Rakes In Huge Moolah | 1st Weekend Box Office. M.koimoi.com (28 September 2015). Retrieved on 15 October 2015.
- ^ KoiMoi – Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon : 1st Tuesday Box Office Collections. M.koimoi.com (30 September 2015). Retrieved on 15 October 2015.
- ^ Box office collection: 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon' crosses Rs 50 crore mark worldwide in 7-Day; 'Singh Is Bliing' to have Rs 20+ crore opening. M.ibtimes.co.in (2 October 2015). Retrieved on 15 October 2015.
- ^ Box office collection: 'Talvar' rock-steady in week 2; 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon' to cross Rs 50 crore mark. M.ibtimes.co.in (10 October 2015). Retrieved on 15 October 2015.