Yes Boss is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz Mirza starring Aditya Pancholi, Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. Produced by Ratan Jain, it is based on the film For Love Or Money (1993) starring Michael J Fox.[3]
| Yes Boss | |
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| Directed by | Aziz Mirza |
| Screenplay by | Mangesh Kulkarni |
| Story by | Aziz Mirza |
| Produced by | Ratan Jain Umed Jain Champak Jain |
| Starring | Aditya Pancholi Shah Rukh Khan Juhi Chawla |
| Cinematography | Harmeet Singh Thomas A. Xavier |
| Edited by | Javed Sayyed |
| Music by | Jatin–Lalit |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | B4U Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹25 crore or US$3.1 million in 2023)[1] |
| Box office | ₹23 crore (equivalent to ₹117 crore or US$14 million in 2023)[2] |
Yes Boss released on 18 July 1997 and emerged as a commercial success at the box-office, with a worldwide gross of ₹23 crore (US$2.8 million). The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its humor, soundtrack and the performances of the cast, but criticism for its script and pacing.
At the 43rd Filmfare Awards, Yes Boss received 6 nominations, including Best Actor (Khan), Best Actress (Chawla) and Best Villain (Pancholi), and won Best Male Playback Singer (Abhijeet Bhattacharya for "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon")
Yes Boss partially inspired the Malayalam film Junior Senior (2005) and was remade in Tamil as Guru En Aalu (2009). The rights of the film are owned by Khan's production company Red Chillies Entertainment.
Plot
editAmbitious, Rahul Joshi wants to be rich, and is lucky enough to find a job with extra earnings from his boss, Siddharth, a lustful person having extramarital affairs, who has deviously trapped the rich Sheela. Rahul earns overtime money in keeping the affairs a secret. Later, Siddharth is lustfully attracted to the elegant and gorgeous Seema Kapoor, an aspiring model also desiring a life of luxury. Siddharth asks Rahul to help him trap Seema too. Helpless, Rahul does so, but also has a soft spot for her. Anyway due to his efforts, Seema is impressed by Siddharth's personality. Gradually, the two get closer; Seema begins liking Siddharth. However, she also grows close to Rahul while seeking his help.
As their companionship blossoms, Seema meets Rahul's mom, Sonali, a heart patient sensitive to any shocking news in life. Sheela's cousin Bhushan takes this benefit and tells Sonali that Rahul has married Seema, overjoying her. To not shock her, Rahul and Seema act as a happy couple and slowly fall in love. Siddharth learns about them, and offers Rahul his dream office, with unsaid implication that it was in return for Seema. Rahul realises he was supporting his lustful habits for his dream office by being a bootlicker to him. He says he wants only Seema.
After this fiasco, true love triumphs as Seema decides to spend her life with Rahul and Sonali, who wholeheartedly accepts their relationship again. Rahul decides he'd have a luxurious life for him and Seema by his own money, not by bootlicking anyone.
Cast
edit- Aditya Pancholi as Siddharth Chaudhary
- Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Joshi
- Juhi Chawla as Seema Kapoor
- Kashmera Shah as Sheela Chaudhary
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as the father-in-law of Siddharth Chaudhary.
- Gulshan Grover as Bhushan
- Ashok Saraf as Johnny
- Johnny Lever as Madhav Advani / Mr. Mad
- Reema Lagoo as Sonali Joshi, Rahul's mother
- Mahavir Shah as Advocate Shukla
- Rakesh Bedi as Watchman at Girls hostel / Bahadur
- Anant Mahadevan
- Amrit Patel
- Rahul Kanawat as Mahesh Joshi
- Shashi Kiran
- Sheela Sharma
- Ajay Wadhavkar
- Joginder Shelly
Production
editMusic
edit| Yes Boss | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 9 May 1997 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:21 | |||
| Label | Venus Records & Tapes | |||
| Producer | Jatin–Lalit | |||
| Jatin–Lalit chronology | ||||
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The film's soundtrack has 6 songs composed by Jatin–Lalit who also composed the background score, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Most of the songs are sung by Abhijeet Bhattacharya and won his first Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon". Other contributing artists are Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik.[citation needed] The song "Suniye To" is based on "Ahla Ma Feki" by Hisham Abbas.
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chaand Taare" | Abhijeet | 04:48 |
| 2. | "Choodi Baji Hai" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 05:05 |
| 3. | "Ek Din Aap" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 04:30 |
| 4. | "Jaata Hai Tu Kahan" | Abhijeet | 04:41 |
| 5. | "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon" | Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik | 05:11 |
| 6. | "Suniye To" | Abhijeet | 05:12 |
Reception
editK. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote that "with bubbly Shahrukh Khan at his best, you cannot afford to give this film a miss".[5]
Box office
editYes Boss grossed ₹19.48 crore (US$2.3 million) in India and $975,000 (₹3.48 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹22.96 crore (US$2.8 million), against its ₹5 crore (US$600,000) budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of ₹3.07 crore (US$370,000), and grossed ₹5.65 crore (US$680,000) in its first week.[2] It is the 12th-highest-grossing Indian film of 1997 worldwide.[6]
India
editIt opened on Friday, 18 July 1997, across 180 screens, and earned ₹57 lakh (US$68,000) nett on its opening day. It grossed ₹1.79 crore (US$210,000) nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of ₹3.29 crore (US$390,000) nett. The film earned a total of ₹11.33 crore (US$1.4 million) nett, and was declared a "Hit" by Box Office India.[2] It is the 14th-highest-grossing film of 1997 in India.[7]
Overseas
editIt earned $975,000 (₹3.48 crore) outside India.[2] It is the 3rd-highest-grossing film of 1997 behind Dil To Pagal Hai ($3.3 million (₹12.04 crore)) and Pardes ($1.7 million (₹6.12 crore)), which were also Shah Rukh Khan starrers.[8]
Awards
editWon
- Best Male Playback Singer – Abhijeet Bhattacharya for "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon"
Nominated
- Best Actor – Shahrukh Khan
- Best Actress – Juhi Chawla
- Best Villain – Aditya Pancholi
- Best Music Director – Jatin–Lalit
- Best Lyricist – Javed Akhtar for "Chaand Taare"
References
edit- ^ "Yes Boss Budget". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Yes Boss Box office". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Michael J Fox Birthday: How the 'Back to the Future' Actor's Films Inspired Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Mohanlal, Suriya Movies! (LatesLY Exclusive)". 9 June 2021.
- ^ VERMA, SUKANYA. "15 Times Bollywood Mixed Songs, Sightseeing". Rediff. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Vijiyan, K. N. (5 August 1997). "A winning combination of Shahrukh and Juhi Chawla". New Straits Times. p. 5.
- ^ "Top Worldwide Grossers 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Top India Total Nett Gross 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Top Overseas Gross 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.