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'Biwi No.1' is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan, being a remake of the 1995 Tamil film 'Sathi Leelavathi'. It stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Tabu and Saif Ali Khan.

Plot



Prem Mehra is married to the loving yet traditional Pooja Khanna; they have 2 children. Rupali Walia arrives at Prem's office to give a modeling interview. They fall in love and begin an extramarital affair. Pooja finds out and Prem leaves her to move in with Rupali. With the help of Prem's friend Lakhan, Pooja has a make-over, turning modern and taking on modeling assignments. She sends her mother-in-law and children to live with Prem and Rupali. They intentionally trouble Rupali and tell Prem that she keeps them hungry and wants to poison and kill them.

Ultimately, the relationship between Prem and Rupali breaks down. Prem realizes she only came to him since he gave her material things, while Pooja stuck with him via thick and thin. Rupali gets back with her former boyfriend Deepak. Lakhan befriends her, addressing her as a sister. While hugging her, his wife Lovely sees them and misunderstands. She leaves, but Lakhan chases after and they make up as she realises the truth. He says to Lovely that she is his "Biwi no. 1."

Cast



* Salman Khan as Prem Mehra

* Karisma Kapoor as Pooja Mehra

* Anil Kapoor as Dr. Lakhan Khurana

* Sushmita Sen as Rupali Walia

* Tabu as Lovely Khurana

* Saif Ali Khan as Deepak Sharma

* Himani Shivpuri as Sushila Mehra

* Master Varun as Bunty "Billu" Khurana

* Baby Karishma as Pinky Mehra

* Master Shahrukh as Rinku Mehra

* Rajeev Verma as Harish Khanna

* Kannu Gill as Meenakshi Khanna

* Amitabh Bachchan as Himself

Production



Rambha was signed for Tabu's role but later opted out.

Sanjay Dutt was signed for the film, but was later replaced by Anil Kapoor.

Manisha Koirala was offered the role of Pooja, but she rejected it for unknown reasons and was subsequently replaced by Karishma Kapoor. Filming took place in areas of Florida such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. Second part of filming took place in Delhi and Mumbai compound areas.

Reception



The movie response was good in parts of India, and was considered a super-hit, though its business was affected by the Cricket World Cup 1999. The collections were close to 50% in all centers. 'Biwi No.1' was the second highest-grossing film of Bollywood that year after 'Hum Saath-Saath Hain', which also starred Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Tabu, Saif Ali Khan, Himani Shivpuri, and Rajeev Verma. It ranks 53rd in the List of Top 500 Bollywood movies after adjusting inflation its worldwide gross reaches 52.80crores.

Awards and nominations



Music



The 'Biwi No.1' soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik except for "Hai Hai Mirchi" which was composed by Sukhwinder Singh. The lyrics were written by Sameer, Dev Kohli (only "Biwi No. 1"), and Sukhwinder Singh (only "Mehboob Mere" & "Hai Hai Mirchi"). The songs "Chunnari Chunnari" and "Ishq Sona Hai" became major hits after their release in 1999. The track "Aan Milo Ya Milne Se" did not feature in the movie.

References




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