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[[Taran Adarsh]] of [[IndiaFM]] gave the film a one-star rating out of a maximum five while calling it an "absolute letdown".<ref name="BH">{{cite web |last1=Adarsh |first1=Taran |authorlink1=Taran Adarsh |title=Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao Movie Review |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mujhe-meri-biwi-se-bachaao/critic-review/mujhe-meri-biwi-se-bachaao-movie-review/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=28 June 2001}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' described it as a "B-grade slapstick".<ref>{{cite news |title=Amend Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960: Hollywood actor Steven Seagal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20010806-amend-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-act-of-1960-hollywood-actor-steven-seagal-776596-2001-08-06 |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=6 August 2001}}</ref> |
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According to the Indian film trade website [[Box Office India]], the film was made on an estimated budget of {{INRConvert|4 |
According to the Indian film trade website [[Box Office India]], the film was made on an estimated budget of {{INRConvert|4|c}} but had a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|73.34|l}}, thus earning the label "[[box-office bomb|disaster]]".<ref name="BOI">{{cite web |title=Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=699 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 11 January 2024
| Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao | |
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| Directed by | Harry Baweja |
| Written by | Harry Baweja Anees Bazmee |
| Produced by | Prakash Mehra |
| Starring | Rekha Naseeruddin Shah Arshad Warsi |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (translation:Save me from my wife) is a 2001 Indian film directed by Harry Baweja. It stars Rekha and Naseeruddin Shah.
Cast[edit]
- Rekha as Kamini Mathur
- Naseeruddin Shah as Anand Mathur
- Arshad Warsi as Rocky
- Suman Ranganathan as Anuradha
- Suresh Chatwal as Vakharia
- Mukul Dev as Monty
- Mushtaq Khan as Natwarlal
- Tiku Talsania as Malkani
- Priyanka Trivedi as Sonia Malkani
Production[edit]
Rekha was to portray an obese woman and used padding for her role.[1] Some of her scenes had Reshma Pathan as her body double.[2] It also marked the first time in twenty years that Rekha was doing a comedy film. She had previously done one in Khubsoorat (1980). Producer Mehra commented that she had done a "wonderful job of losing and gaining weight".[3]
This film is a remake of the 1986 American comedy Ruthless People starring Danny DeVito and Bette Midler, but had a different climax.[4] It also marked the first time Shah and Arshad Warsi appeared in the same film and the last film produced by Prakash Mehra.[5][6]
Songs[edit]
- "Nach Meri Jaan Nach Nach" - Hema Sardesai, Sukhwinder Singh
- "Tere Ishq Ka Jadu" - Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspinder Narula
- "Kahoji Tumse Acha Kaun Hai" - Sonu Nigam, Anaida
- "Diwane Yu Hi Nahi Aa Gaye" - Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh
- "Zara Thehro" - Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
Reception[edit]
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film a one-star rating out of a maximum five while calling it an "absolute letdown".[7] India Today described it as a "B-grade slapstick".[8]
According to the Indian film trade website Box Office India, the film was made on an estimated budget of ₹4 crore (US$500,000) but had a worldwide gross of ₹73.34 lakh (US$92,000), thus earning the label "disaster".[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Taliculam, Sharmila (16 March 2000). "'Today there is a lot of finesse, but no soul'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Farook, Farhana (30 July 2019). "Reshma Pathan on life as a stuntwoman in Bollywood". Filmfare. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Avijit, Anshul (9 April 2001). "Rekha returns in a comic role after twenty years". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Taliculam, Sharmila (19 June 2000). "Waiting for Rekha". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Sinha, Seema (9 February 2017). "Arshad Warsi on Jolly LLB 2: 'With a bigger star like Akshay, the film is looking larger than life'". Firstpost. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Maker of angry young man dies". The Telegraph. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (28 June 2001). "Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Amend Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960: Hollywood actor Steven Seagal". India Today. 6 August 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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