Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (transl. Why Did I Fall In Love?) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It is a remake of the 1969 American film, Cactus Flower which was an adaptation of the 1965 play of the same name by Abe Burrows, itself based on the French play Fleur de cactus by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy.
| Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya | |
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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
| Written by | Sanjay Chhel Rumi Jaffery |
| Story by | Abe Burrows |
| Based on | Cactus Flower by Abe Burrows |
| Produced by | Sohail Khan Dhillin Mehta |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vikas Sivaraman |
| Edited by | Nitin Rokade |
| Music by | Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Background Score: Salim–Sulaiman |
Production companies | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd Sohail Khan Productions |
| Distributed by | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹15 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹55 crore[1] |
It stars Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Katrina Kaif along with Sohail Khan, Arshad Warsi, Beena Kak, Rajpal Yadav and Isha Koppikar in supporting roles. The film revolves around the relationships of a womanizing doctor who gets ultimately stuck between two women: a patient with suicidal tendencies and his nurse.
Plot
editSameer is a very successful doctor: He not only looks after his patients' maladies, but he also looks after his female patients' hearts. Most women fall for him and his irresistible charms. The only person who has not fallen for him is his dutiful nurse Naina
Whenever a girl gets too close to Sameer and starts talking about marriage, he sends her off by telling her he is already married. However, one day, he meets Sonia, a beautiful young woman and Sameer is smitten. He lies to her about having a wife, but the marriage is failing. When she learns of his 'wife', she wants to meet her. Sameer introduces Naina, as well as her niece and nephew, as his wife and children.
Sameer then arranges a fake divorce from his fake wife with the help of his best friend, lawyer Vicky who, despite having a steady girlfriend, frequently flirts with Naina. To complicate things further, Sameer’s mother suddenly appears and doesn't want her son get divorced from Naina (when he is not married to her in the first place). And then, there is Sonia's neighbour Pyare, who does not want Sonia to marry Sameer: he wants Sonia for himself and she seems to like him, too.
The web of lies around everyone grows thicker and thicker, but finally, Sameer is able to persuade Sonia to marry him. Before leaving for the airport, Naina confronts Sonia and reveals the web of lies formed by Sameer, to persuade Sonia for marriage. At the altar, Sonia makes Sameer realize that she isn't the right wife for him but Naina who has proved her love since she played along, pretending to be his wife. Sameer agrees and rushes to the airport because Naina wants to escape to Canada, while Sonia marries Pyare. At the airport, Sameer arrives in time: he apologizes to Naina and convinces her to stay. Naina agrees to stay with Sameer and his family.
Cast
edit- Salman Khan as Dr. Sameer Malhotra: Sonia's boyfriend and Naina's fake husband
- Sushmita Sen as Naina Kapoor: Sameer's nurse and fake wife
- Katrina Kaif as Sonia Bharadwaj: Sameer's girlfriend
- Sohail Khan as Pyare Mohan Singh: Sonia's neighbour
- Beena Kak as Anjali Malhotra: Sameer's mother
- Arshad Warsi as Vikrant "Vicky" Roy
- Isha Koppikar as Nishi Gupta
- Punita Trikha as Jewellery Designer
- Rajpal Yadav as Army soldier Pramod Kumar Thapar aka Thapa: Sameer's patient
- Arbaaz Khan as Shrikant Sharma (guest appearance)
- Shahid Kapoor as Ahmed Bilal (cameo)
- Dolly Bindra as Dolly Verma: Naina's friend
- G. P. Singh as Judge Brahmadutt Gupta
Box office
editThe film grossed 55 crores.[2] It also emerged as the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year.
Soundtrack
edit| Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? | ||||
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| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Venue | Mumbai | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Planet Bollywood |    [3] |
The soundtrack consists of 7 original tracks and 4 remixes composed by Himesh Reshammiya According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1,250,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was one of the year's best-selling.[4]
Track list
edit| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dil Di Nazar" | Shaan, Priya Darshini, Neeraj Shridhar, Shaznine | 05:24 |
| 2. | "Ishq Chunariya (not in the film)" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 05:13 |
| 3. | "Just Chill" | Sonu Nigam, Jayesh Gandhi, Amrita Kak | 05:26 |
| 4. | "Laga Prem Rog" | Alka Yagnik, Kamaal Khan | 05:46 |
| 5. | "Sajan Tumse Pyar" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 04:26 |
| 6. | "Sajan Tumse Pyar" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | 05:47 |
| 7. | "Teri Meri Love Story" | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Babul Supriyo | 04:59 |
| 8. | "Yeh Ladki" | Kamaal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 03:57 |
| 9. | "Dil Di Nazar" (Remix) | Shaan, Priya (Darshini), Himesh, Neeraj Shridhar, Shaznine | 04:39 |
| 10. | "Just Chill" (Remix) | Sonu Nigam, Jayesh Gandhi, Amrita Kak | 04:46 |
| 11. | "Laga Prem Rog" (Remix) | Alka Yagnik, Kamaal Khan | 05:36 |
| 12. | "Yeh Ladki" (Remix) | Kamaal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 03:26 |
| Total length: | 53:38 | ||
Reception
editA critic from Rediff.com wrote that "In terms of its body and colour, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya is a sunshine romantic comedy. It has it all -- cool, summery colours, trendy hip-shaking music, rocking choreography, pretty looking actors and amusing banter".[5] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote that the film "is a Salman Khan film all the way. The good looking actor has specialized at aimed-at-gallery roles and his performance plus charisma is what makes the goings-on so pleasurable".[6]
Awards
edit| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| Stardust Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance - Female | Katrina Kaif | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? – Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ^ "David Dhawan does it again with MPKK".
- ^ "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya Review 3/5 | Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya Movie Review | Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya 2005 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. 15 July 2005.