Chori Chori (transl. Stealthily) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Milan Luthria. Produced by Lalit Kapoor and Raju Narula, it is inspired by the English film Housesitter (1992). The film stars Ajay Devgn, Rani Mukerji and Sonali Bendre.[3]
| Chori Chori | |
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| Directed by | Milan Luthria |
| Written by | Milan Luthria |
| Produced by | Lalit Kapoor Raju Narula |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Rani Mukerji Sonali Bendre |
| Narrated by | Rani Mukerji |
| Cinematography | Nirmal Jani |
| Edited by | Sanjay Verma |
| Music by | Sajid–Wajid |
Production company | Amit Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹5.64 crore[1][2] |
Plot
editKhushi (Rani Mukerji) is a happy-go-lucky orphan living in Delhi. She meets Ranbir Malhotra (Ajay Devgn) through a chance encounter one day before she is fired from her job. He tells her about a dream house that he has built in Shimla. After being dismissed from her job, she locates the bungalow and moves in, informing everyone that she is Ranbir's fiancée. There she meets Ranbir's family and Pooja (Sonali Bendre), Ranbir's love. When Ranbir returns, at first he is outraged at Khushi's intrusion in his life but then decides to play along with her to make Pooja jealous and fall in love with him. Khushi and Ranbir end up falling in love. However, Khushi's close encounter with reality and Ranbir's old commitments hold them back for a long time before they finally listen to their hearts.
Cast
edit- Ajay Devgn as Ranbir Malhotra
- Rani Mukerji as Khushi Chandran
- Sonali Bendre as Pooja Narayan
- Kamini Kaushal as Beeji, Ranbir's grandmother
- Tiku Talsania as Chachaji, Ranbir's uncle
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Mr. Malhotra, Ranbir's father
- Smita Jaykar as Simran Malhotra, Ranbir's mother
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Chacha, Khushi's uncle
- Shashikala as Chachi, Khushi's aunty
- Satish Shah as Ranbir's boss
- Mushtaq Khan as Khushi's boss
- Manav Gohil as Ranbir's friend
Production
editAjay Devgn and Rani Mukerji were cast as the leads Ranbir and Khushi, in their first project together.[4] Sonali Bendre was cast as Pooja, in her fifth film with Devgn. It marks director Milan Luthria's second film with Devgn, after directorial debut Kachche Dhaage (1999).[5][6]
Soundtrack
edit| Chori Chori | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | December 2001 | |||
| Venue | Mumbai | |||
| Genre | Feature Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 34:27 | |||
| Producer | Lalit Kapoor Raju Narula | |||
| Sajid–Wajid chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by the duo Sajid–Wajid, while all the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.[7]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aate Aate" | Babul Supriyo, Alka Yagnik | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Ruthe Yaar Nu" | Adnan Sami, Sabri Brothers | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Tu Mere Saamne" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Chori Chori" | Alka Yagnik | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Kehna Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 5:31 |
| 6. | "Amma Mere" | Afroz Bano, Fareeda Khan | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Mehndi Mehndi" | Alka Yagnik | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Main Ek Ladki" | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:58 |
Reception
editSukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote, "Chori Chori is a Rani Mukerji film all the way. All the other actors have done their parts perfectly. The climax would have been better if wasn't so melodramatic and didn't have to carry the weight of two songs. What makes Chori Chori likeable despite its shortcomings is that it has a 'heart' -- the prime ingredient for any love story."[9]
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Although Chori Chori has an interesting storyline, it suffers on account of a hackneyed screenplay. A story like this may've worked a few years ago, but it holds minimal appeal in the current scenario. The film starts off pretty well, but runs out of steam in the second half, mainly because too many songs have been incorporated forcefully."[10]
References
edit- ^ "Chori Chori Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Box Office 2003". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ "Chori Chori: Pop, con and nothing much". Times of India. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "सिर्फ दो ही फिल्म में किया रानी ने जीजा अजय के साथ काम". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Chori Chori: Lesser known facts about Ajay Devgn and Rani Mukerji starrer". Rediff.com. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Photos: Chori Chori - E Times (2003)". Times of India. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Planet-Bollywood - Music Review - Chori Chori". Planet Bollywood. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Chori Chori (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Itunes. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Movie Review: Chori Chori is heartwarming". Rediff.com. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Movie Review - Chori Chori". Bollywood Hungama. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
External links
edit- Chori Chori at IMDb