Khushi (2003 Hindi film)
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Directed by | S. J. Surya |
Written by | Aman Jaffery Bolu Khan (Dialogue) |
Screenplay by | S. J. Surya |
Story by | S. J. Surya |
Based on | Kushi (Tamil) |
Produced by | Surinder Kapoor (Presenter) Boney Kapoor |
Starring | Fardeen Khan Kareena Kapoor |
Cinematography | K. V. Guhan |
Edited by | Merzin Tavaria |
Music by | Anu Malik |
Production company | Narsimha Enterprises |
Distributed by | Shemaroo Entertainment |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Khushi (transl. Happiness; Hindi pronunciation: [ˈxʊʃi]) is a 2003 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film released on 7 February 2003. It is a remake of the 2000 blockbuster Tamil film Kushi starring Jyothika and Vijay. This film stars Fardeen Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the main roles and was directed by S. J. Suryah and produced by Boney Kapoor.[1][2][3] It was a flop at the box office.[4]
Plot
[edit]Khushi tells the story of a boy and girl who are in love but are kept apart by their inflated egos.
Karan is born in Kolkata, while Khushi is born in a village in Uttarakhand. Karan intends to go to Canada for further studies but, due to an accident, is forced to enroll in the Mumbai University. Khushi's father believes that she has studied enough and should now marry a boy who is ready to be his ghar-jamai. But Khushi insists on pursuing her education at Mumbai University.
At the university, Karan meets Khushi through common friends, Vicky and Priya. These common friends fall in love with each other, and it is up to Karan and Khushi to bring them together. In the process, the two fall in love. But with ego in the way, the two never get to express their love for each other till the time comes to bid goodbye. In the ending, it is revealed that Khushi and Karan are celebrating their 9th wedding anniversary.
Cast
[edit]Actor | Role |
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Fardeen Khan | Karan Roy |
Kareena Kapoor | Khushi Singh (Lali) |
Amrish Puri | Vir Bhadra Singh |
Naveen Nischol | Mr. Roy |
Beena | Madhu Roy |
Anoop Soni | Vicky |
Johnny Lever | Milestone |
Sharat Saxena | Zohravar Singh |
Sakshi Shivanand | Roma Singh (Special appearance) |
S. J. Surya | pedestrian (special appearance) |
Amitabh Bachchan | Narrator |
Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 14 November 2002 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Tips Industries |
The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Anu Malik. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1.2 million units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's tenth highest-selling. The song "Jiya Maine Jiya" was taken from the song "Cheliya" from the Telugu movie Kushi.[5]
# | Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Aaj Piya" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
2 | "Good Morning India" | Sonu Nigam |
3 | "Hai Re Hai Re" | KK, Hema Sardesai |
4 | "Jiya Main Jiya" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
5 | "Khushi Aaye Re Aaye Re" | Sunidhi Chauhan |
6 | "Tere Bina" | Shaan, Alka Yagnik (Male Vocals: Kunal Ganjawala) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Khushi". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Khushi - Review continued". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Khushi Review 2/5 | Khushi Movie Review | Khushi 2003 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "5 flop remakes of Hit Bollywood movies".
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
External links
[edit]- Khushi at IMDb
- Khushi at Bollywood Hungama