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Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
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Wikipedia article
'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon' (English: 'I am crazy about Prem'), is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film is a remake of the 1976 film 'Chitchor' and features Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles. It had a worldwide release on 27 June 2003, and was a critical disaster at the box office.
However, Bachchan's performance was well received and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 49th Filmfare Awards.
Plot
Sanjana (Kareena Kapoor) is a young woman, full of life. She has just graduated from college and is not happy about the concept of arranged marriage, much to the dismay of her mother Susheela (Himani Shivpuri).
Roopa -Sanjana's older sister- who has settled in the U.S., phones her parents to inform them that her friend, Prem, has seen Sanjana's picture and is interested in getting to know her. Prem is a wealthy businessman who has also settled in the U.S. with his parents. Sanjana is not pleased with this development but she eventually meets Prem Kishen (Hrithik Roshan).
At first, Sanjana can't stand the enthusiastic and outgoing Prem, and plays a series of pranks on him. As they begin to spend more time together, they eventually fall in love, (much to the delight of her parents), who also love Prem. He returns to the U.S. for his job and promises to return. However, Roopa informs the family that Prem could not make it, so someone else is sent in his place.
Sanjana's confused parents find out there was a mix-up. The man who arrived was not the wealthy N.R.I. Prem Kumar, whom Sanjana was meant to meet. Instead, he is Prem Kishen, an employee in Prem Kumar's company.
Prem Kumar (Abhishek Bachchan) meets Sanjana and begins to have feelings for her. Sanjana's mother slowly tries to push her towards Prem Kumar, though her father (Pankaj Kapur) has reservations because he knows how much Sanjana and Prem Kishan are in love.
Prem Kumar and Sanjana begin spending time together and become friends due to their common interests, but Sanjana remains committed to Prem Kishen. Prem Kishan returns to Sanjana's house, where he is treated coldly by her mother and witnesses Prem Kumar's feelings for Sanjana. He reveals the truth to her that his boss was supposed to marry her and not him. Sanjana is devastated.
A marriage is arranged for Sanjana and Prem Kumar by their respective mothers. Prem Kishen's loyalty to his boss and his boss' happiness forces him to leave, while a heartbroken Sanjana agrees only for the sake of her parents. Eventually, Prem Kumar learns the truth and unites Sanjana with Prem Kishen.
Cast
*Hrithik Roshan as Prem Kishen Mathur
*Kareena Kapoor as Sanjana Satyaprakash
*Abhishek Bachchan as Prem Kumar
*Ritu Vasishtha as Sanjana's Friend
* Perizaad Kolah as Sanjana's Friend
* Raju Shrivastava as Shambhu
* Vrajesh Hirjee
* Reema Lagoo as Prem Kumar's Mother
* Ranbir Kapoor as Vicky Youngistaan
* Shobha Khote as Mother Fernandes
* Johny Lever as Johnny
* Farida Jalal
* Ruby Bhatia Special appearance
* Pankaj Kapoor as Satyaprakash
* Himani Shivpuri as Sanjana's mother
* Upasna Singh
* Kunal Vijaykar
* Jaaved Jaaferi Special Appearance
Soundtrack
The music of this film was composed by Anu Malik and all songs sung by K. S. Chithra. All the lyrics were penned by Dev Kohili. According to the Indian trade website 'Box Office India', with around 16,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling.
References
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