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'''Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao''' ([[translation]]:''Save me from my wife'') is a 2001 [[India]]n [[film]] directed by Harry Baweja.
'''Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao''' ([[translation]]:''Save me from my wife'') is a 2001 [[India]]n [[film]] directed by Harry Baweja. It stars [[Rekha]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]].
It stars [[Rekha]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]].

This film is a remake of the 1986 American comedy ''[[Ruthless People]]'' starring [[Danny DeVito]] and [[Bette Midler]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272735/movieconnections Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001) - Movie connections<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Malkani
* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Malkani
* [[Priyanka Trivedi]] as Sonia Malkani
* [[Priyanka Trivedi]] as Sonia Malkani

==Production==
Rekha was to portray an obese woman and used padding for her role.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taliculam |first1=Sharmila |title='Today there is a lot of finesse, but no soul' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/mar/16rekha1.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=16 March 2000}}</ref> Some of her scenes had [[Reshma Pathan]] as her body double.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farook |first1=Farhana |title=Reshma Pathan on life as a stuntwoman in Bollywood |url=https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/reshma-pathan-on-life-as-a-stuntwoman-in-bollywood-35219-2.html |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=[[Filmfare]] |date=30 July 2019}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Avijit |first1=Anshul |title=Rekha returns in a comic role after twenty years |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20010409-rekha-returns-in-a-comic-role-after-twenty-years-760702-2012-06-25 |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |date=9 April 2001}}</ref>

This film is a remake of the 1986 American comedy ''[[Ruthless People]]'' starring [[Danny DeVito]] and [[Bette Midler]], but had a different climax.<ref name="Rediff">{{cite web |last1=Taliculam |first1=Sharmila |title=Waiting for Rekha |url=https://rediff.com/movies/2000/jun/19biwi.htm |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=19 June 2000}}</ref> It also marked the first time Shah and [[Arshad Warsi]] appeared in the same film and the last film produced by [[Prakash Mehra]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sinha |first1=Seema |title=Arshad Warsi on Jolly LLB 2: 'With a bigger star like Akshay, the film is looking larger than life' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/arshad-warsi-on-jolly-llb-2-with-a-bigger-star-like-akshay-the-film-is-looking-larger-than-life-3273832.html |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=9 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maker of angry young man dies |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/maker-of-angry-young-man-dies/cid/626404 |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |date=17 May 2009}}</ref>


==Songs==
==Songs==
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#"Zara Thehro" - [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Udit Narayan]]
#"Zara Thehro" - [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Udit Narayan]]


== References ==
==Reception==
[[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|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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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 11 January 2024

Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao
Directed byHarry Baweja
Written byHarry Baweja
Anees Bazmee
Produced byPrakash Mehra
StarringRekha
Naseeruddin Shah
Arshad Warsi
Release date
  • 29 June 2001 (2001-06-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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]

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]

  1. "Nach Meri Jaan Nach Nach" - Hema Sardesai, Sukhwinder Singh
  2. "Tere Ishq Ka Jadu" - Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspinder Narula
  3. "Kahoji Tumse Acha Kaun Hai" - Sonu Nigam, Anaida
  4. "Diwane Yu Hi Nahi Aa Gaye" - Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh
  5. "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]

  1. ^ Taliculam, Sharmila (16 March 2000). "'Today there is a lot of finesse, but no soul'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Farook, Farhana (30 July 2019). "Reshma Pathan on life as a stuntwoman in Bollywood". Filmfare. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ Avijit, Anshul (9 April 2001). "Rekha returns in a comic role after twenty years". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ Taliculam, Sharmila (19 June 2000). "Waiting for Rekha". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Maker of angry young man dies". The Telegraph. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ Adarsh, Taran (28 June 2001). "Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Amend Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960: Hollywood actor Steven Seagal". India Today. 6 August 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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