Life Partner (Hindi Film)
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Life Partner is a 2009 Bollywood
film. It stars Govinda
, Fardeen Khan
, Tusshar Kapoor
, Genelia D'Souza
and Prachi Desai
in lead roles. The film is written and directed by Rumi Jaffery and produced by Abbas-Mustan
under their banner, Burmawalla Bros.
) and Bhavesh (Tusshar Kapoor
) arriving at the court, they sit out remembering how their lives were six months ago.
Rohan (Fardeen Khan
) and Bhavesh (Tusshar Kapoor
) are close friends living in Cape Town, South Africa. Rohan is in a comfortable relationship with his attractive yet childish and pampered girlfriend Sanjana (Genelia D'Souza
) who changes her profession every six months, e.g. singing to painting, and her dad (Anupam Kher
) always tries to keep her happy by either sponsoring her music album or buying all her paintings. Bhavesh wishes for an arranged marriage and keeps a diary of all the beautiful things he will do to his wife after marriage. His father (Darshan Jariwala
) is a strict autocrat, patriarch and a tough follower of the Hindustani, especially Gujarati
, principles in a foreign land. Jeet (Govinda
) does not believe in marriage or in the institution of love. He flirts around with every woman he can find and keeps encouraging married women into divorcing their spouses so that his living as a divorce lawyer is uncompromised.
Bhavesh's father treats Bhavesh as young, incapable of marriage, but on his wife's (Shoma Anand
) wish, he travels with family and Rohan and Sanjana to Gujarat to find Bhavesh a bride. In Gujarat, they stay at the palatial home of a friend of Bhavesh's father (Vikram Gokhale
). Bhavesh meets some girls but set falls for Prachi (Prachi Desai
) when she comments Bhavesh's ideals - not drinking, virginity - as good. He confesses his love for her and they get married. During rituals, Sanjana says "yes" to Rohan's long asked question (will she marry him?) and they get married the same night.
The movie then turns to the actual time, where the judge declares the divorce between Rohan and Sanjana and between Bhavesh and Prachi. Then outside the court, where they wait for the final papers to arrive, the story again returns to after the weddings, when they come back to Cape Town.
After marriage, Rohan and Sanjana's family life deteriorates badly, with Rohan wanting domestic stability and Sanjana being a horrible home maker. Bhavesh is happy with Prachi but Prachi is stifled at the old fashioned ideals of Bhavesh's father. Sanjana, having no experience in housework, messes up while turning off a washing machine, which results in the house catching fire. Prachi, without her father-in-law's knowledge, applies for a job - the very idea of which angers him. Bhavesh, taking sides with his father, slaps her at the same time her father arrives. These situations conclude in divorce.
Jeet changes his lifestyle and decides to get married to a girl he flirted with Anjali (Amrita Rao
). At their wedding ceremony, Jeet and Sanjana plots a plan that reunites everyone.
Bhavesh's father changes parts of his ideals and Jeet changes from a divorce lawyer to a marriage counsellor, now reuniting his former clients
, while Rohan is shown to be teaching Sanjana to cook.
In the United States the film grossed $110,240 while it obtained $347,100 from New Zealand, Fiji, the United Kingdom & Malta.
have composed the music for this film. Lyrics have been written by Javed Akhtar
. Film has 7 songs featuring two remixes.
The song Gunji Aangna Mein Shehnai is composed by Sachin-Jigar.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film. It stars Govinda
Govinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
, Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan is an Indian Bollywood actor.-Early life:Fardeen Khan was born to actor turned director Feroz Khan and mother Sundari. Grandson of Sadiq Ali Khan and Fatima Khan. He is the nephew of actors Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan. He is the cousin of Suzanne Khan and actor Zayed Khan. He lived in...
, Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Tushar made his debut with Mujhe kuch kehna hai alongside...
, Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003...
and Prachi Desai
Prachi Desai
Prachi Desai is an Indian film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Bani Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India...
in lead roles. The film is written and directed by Rumi Jaffery and produced by Abbas-Mustan
Abbas-Mustan
Abbas and Mustan Burmawalla are a Hindi Bollywood director duo. They are known for directing films in the thriller and action genres. They have frequently cast Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna in their films...
under their banner, Burmawalla Bros.
Plot
The film starts with Rohan (Fardeen KhanFardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan is an Indian Bollywood actor.-Early life:Fardeen Khan was born to actor turned director Feroz Khan and mother Sundari. Grandson of Sadiq Ali Khan and Fatima Khan. He is the nephew of actors Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan. He is the cousin of Suzanne Khan and actor Zayed Khan. He lived in...
) and Bhavesh (Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Tushar made his debut with Mujhe kuch kehna hai alongside...
) arriving at the court, they sit out remembering how their lives were six months ago.
Rohan (Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan is an Indian Bollywood actor.-Early life:Fardeen Khan was born to actor turned director Feroz Khan and mother Sundari. Grandson of Sadiq Ali Khan and Fatima Khan. He is the nephew of actors Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan. He is the cousin of Suzanne Khan and actor Zayed Khan. He lived in...
) and Bhavesh (Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Tushar made his debut with Mujhe kuch kehna hai alongside...
) are close friends living in Cape Town, South Africa. Rohan is in a comfortable relationship with his attractive yet childish and pampered girlfriend Sanjana (Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003...
) who changes her profession every six months, e.g. singing to painting, and her dad (Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
) always tries to keep her happy by either sponsoring her music album or buying all her paintings. Bhavesh wishes for an arranged marriage and keeps a diary of all the beautiful things he will do to his wife after marriage. His father (Darshan Jariwala
Darshan Jariwala
Darshan Jariwala is a Gujarati film, television and stage actor. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Gandhi, My Father. He currently stars in the show Saas Bina Sasural which airs on Sony TV as Chhedilal Chaturvedi...
) is a strict autocrat, patriarch and a tough follower of the Hindustani, especially Gujarati
Gujarati people
Gujarati people , or Gujaratis are an ethnic group that is traditionally Gujarati-speaking and can trace their ancestry to the state of Gujarat in western India...
, principles in a foreign land. Jeet (Govinda
Govinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
) does not believe in marriage or in the institution of love. He flirts around with every woman he can find and keeps encouraging married women into divorcing their spouses so that his living as a divorce lawyer is uncompromised.
Bhavesh's father treats Bhavesh as young, incapable of marriage, but on his wife's (Shoma Anand
Shoma Anand
Shoma Anand is an Indian television and film actress. Although she has played frequently supporting roles or made cameo appearances throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she had a few films in which she was the lead, such as Jagir and Coolie in the 80s...
) wish, he travels with family and Rohan and Sanjana to Gujarat to find Bhavesh a bride. In Gujarat, they stay at the palatial home of a friend of Bhavesh's father (Vikram Gokhale
Vikram Gokhale
Vikram Gokhale is an well known Indian film, television and stage actor, notable for his roles in Marathi theatre and Hindi films and television...
). Bhavesh meets some girls but set falls for Prachi (Prachi Desai
Prachi Desai
Prachi Desai is an Indian film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Bani Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India...
) when she comments Bhavesh's ideals - not drinking, virginity - as good. He confesses his love for her and they get married. During rituals, Sanjana says "yes" to Rohan's long asked question (will she marry him?) and they get married the same night.
The movie then turns to the actual time, where the judge declares the divorce between Rohan and Sanjana and between Bhavesh and Prachi. Then outside the court, where they wait for the final papers to arrive, the story again returns to after the weddings, when they come back to Cape Town.
After marriage, Rohan and Sanjana's family life deteriorates badly, with Rohan wanting domestic stability and Sanjana being a horrible home maker. Bhavesh is happy with Prachi but Prachi is stifled at the old fashioned ideals of Bhavesh's father. Sanjana, having no experience in housework, messes up while turning off a washing machine, which results in the house catching fire. Prachi, without her father-in-law's knowledge, applies for a job - the very idea of which angers him. Bhavesh, taking sides with his father, slaps her at the same time her father arrives. These situations conclude in divorce.
Jeet changes his lifestyle and decides to get married to a girl he flirted with Anjali (Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras...
). At their wedding ceremony, Jeet and Sanjana plots a plan that reunites everyone.
Bhavesh's father changes parts of his ideals and Jeet changes from a divorce lawyer to a marriage counsellor, now reuniting his former clients
Divorcee
Divorcee, refers to a person whose marriage has ended in divorce, a legal dissolution of marriage before death by either spouse. The feminine form is "divorcée", and the masculine "divorcé". At one time the term had negative cultural and religious associations...
, while Rohan is shown to be teaching Sanjana to cook.
Cast
- Fardeen KhanFardeen KhanFardeen Khan is an Indian Bollywood actor.-Early life:Fardeen Khan was born to actor turned director Feroz Khan and mother Sundari. Grandson of Sadiq Ali Khan and Fatima Khan. He is the nephew of actors Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan. He is the cousin of Suzanne Khan and actor Zayed Khan. He lived in...
as Rohan Malhotra - Tusshar KapoorTusshar KapoorTusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.Tushar made his debut with Mujhe kuch kehna hai alongside...
as Bhavesh Patel - Genelia D'SouzaGenelia D'SouzaGenelia D'Souza is an Indian actress, model, and host. She has appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003...
as Sanjana Jugran - Prachi DesaiPrachi DesaiPrachi Desai is an Indian film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Bani Walia in the Hindi television drama Kasamh Se which aired on Zee TV. Prachi is the endorser, spokesperson, brand ambassador and the face of Neutrogena products in India...
as Prachi Jadeja - Anupam KherAnupam KherAnupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
as Sanjana's father - Darshan JariwalaDarshan JariwalaDarshan Jariwala is a Gujarati film, television and stage actor. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Gandhi, My Father. He currently stars in the show Saas Bina Sasural which airs on Sony TV as Chhedilal Chaturvedi...
as Darshan Manibhai Patel (Bhavesh's father) - Shoma AnandShoma AnandShoma Anand is an Indian television and film actress. Although she has played frequently supporting roles or made cameo appearances throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she had a few films in which she was the lead, such as Jagir and Coolie in the 80s...
as Bhavesh's mother - Vikram GokhaleVikram GokhaleVikram Gokhale is an well known Indian film, television and stage actor, notable for his roles in Marathi theatre and Hindi films and television...
as Vijay Singh Jadeja (Prachi's father) - GovindaGovinda (actor)Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...
as Jeet Oberoi - Amrita RaoAmrita RaoAmrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras...
as Anjali Kumar (Cameo) - Samuel Muncey as Officer Andrews
- Raffi Mardirosian as lead dancer (banghra)
Reception
Life Partner netted overseas in its opening week while it netted domestically by the third week. Its verdict came to semi hit.In the United States the film grossed $110,240 while it obtained $347,100 from New Zealand, Fiji, the United Kingdom & Malta.
Music
Both Sachin-Jigar and PritamPritam
Pritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...
have composed the music for this film. Lyrics have been written by Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
. Film has 7 songs featuring two remixes.
The song Gunji Aangna Mein Shehnai is composed by Sachin-Jigar.
| Track | Song | Artist(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kuke Kuke | Shaan Shaan (singer) Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"... , Debojeet Dutta, and Antara Mitra Antara Mitra Antara Mitra is a vocalist and Bollywood Playback singer who was a contestant in Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006.- Biography :... |
04:22 |
| 02 | Teri Meri Yeh Zindagi | Soham Chakraborty and Shreya Ghoshal | 04:32 |
| 03 | Aage Aage | Mika Singh, Shakti Singh, Ajay Jhingaran, Soham Chakraborty, and Antara Mitra Antara Mitra Antara Mitra is a vocalist and Bollywood Playback singer who was a contestant in Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006.- Biography :... |
03:59 |
| 04 | Gunji Aangna Mein Shehnai | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... and Kirti Sagathiya |
05:11 |
| 05 | Poorza Poorza | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... and Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit... |
04:41 |
| 06 | Kuke Kuke (Remix) | Shaan Shaan (singer) Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"... , Debojeet Dutta, and Antara Mitra Antara Mitra Antara Mitra is a vocalist and Bollywood Playback singer who was a contestant in Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006.- Biography :... |
05:01 |
| 07 | Poorza Poorza (Remix) | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... and Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit... |
04:26 |