Money Hai Toh Honey Hai
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Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is a Bollywood
comedy film
directed by Ganesh Acharya and produced by Kumar Mangat. It features a cast of stars including Govinda
, Aftab Shivdasani
, Upen Patel
, Hansika Motwani
, Celina Jaitley
and Manoj Bajpai
in the lead roles with Ravi Kissen and Prem Chopra
in supporting roles. Esha Deol
and the director of the film Ganesh Acharya make special appearances.
), who is a happy go lucky guy, who runs away from home to prove himself as a to-do child. Lallabhai (Manoj Bajpai
) becomes wealthy after his win of 1 crore rupees in lottery. But he’s back on the road as his business fails and he loses all his money. Gaurav (Aftab Shivdasani
), a copy writer who is fired from his job. Manik (Upen Patel
), who is a struggling model who sleeps with a middle-aged fashion designer, hoping to make it big. Ashima Kapoor (Hansika Motwani
), a successful TV star but she’s not happy with her career and is desperate to do films as the lead heroine. Shruti (Celina Jaitley
) is a struggling dress designer.
One fine day, they all get an SMS informing them that they are the owners of Shahenshah Jaiswal's (Prem Chopra
) 1000 crore company. However, their happiness do not last long for their lawyer reveals that there’s a loan of 1200 crore on the company and they must repay it and until the loan is repaid, they would be kept under house arrest. So, using the extra cloth left from the failing send to Korea they make garments. But not just any, the type they make is enough for an ordinary person to buy. They display that in a fashion show, getting ordinary people from the street. At the end, they succeed and keep on making more stores for other parts of India with the help of the bank. The movie ends with Bobby and Ashima getting married.
Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times
rated it 2.5/5: "Scenes may well be dull and weak in parts. And they are. But for a comedy film, it needs to have some more sense-of-humor."
Raja Sen of Rediff rated it 1.5/5: "This is, first and foremost, a tacky film. The tastelessness flowing right down into the script, however, makes for a very different league of disaster."
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 2/5: "Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is a poor show. Watch the first half and laugh your total head-off, but at the second half, try to enjoy a damp squib!"
Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India
gave it the highest possible rate it got by rating it 3.5/5: "Money Hai Toh Honey made a complete laugh-riot in the first part, but soon after the interval a lot of drama and romance jumps in which is totally something you don't need in a comedy movie, it needed a much smarter script to keep the laughter ringing."
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...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Ganesh Acharya and produced by Kumar Mangat. It features a cast of stars including 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...
, Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivadasani is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He started as a child actor in commercials and has performed in over 40 films. He also co-wrote and helped produce the film Aao Wish Karein. He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India. Shivdasani is currently...
, Upen Patel
Upen Patel
Upen Patel is a British Indian Super model and Bollywood film actor.- Early work :After winning Zee TV's supermodel hunt in 2002, Patel began modeled for Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Zegna. He started his acting career with singer/song writer Romey Gill's "Sadeyan paran to sikhi udna."He received the...
, Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani is an Indian actress and a former child actress. She has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films.-Early life:Hansika Motwani was born in Mangalore, India. Her father Pradeep Motwani is a businessman, and her mother is Seema Motwani, a dermatologist...
, Celina Jaitley
Celina Jaitley
Celina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...
and Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:...
in the lead roles with Ravi Kissen and Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
in supporting roles. Esha Deol
Esha Deol
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...
and the director of the film Ganesh Acharya make special appearances.
Plot
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is a striking comedy, which deals with six individual characters. Bobby Arora (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...
), who is a happy go lucky guy, who runs away from home to prove himself as a to-do child. Lallabhai (Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:...
) becomes wealthy after his win of 1 crore rupees in lottery. But he’s back on the road as his business fails and he loses all his money. Gaurav (Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivdasani
Aftab Shivadasani is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He started as a child actor in commercials and has performed in over 40 films. He also co-wrote and helped produce the film Aao Wish Karein. He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India. Shivdasani is currently...
), a copy writer who is fired from his job. Manik (Upen Patel
Upen Patel
Upen Patel is a British Indian Super model and Bollywood film actor.- Early work :After winning Zee TV's supermodel hunt in 2002, Patel began modeled for Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Zegna. He started his acting career with singer/song writer Romey Gill's "Sadeyan paran to sikhi udna."He received the...
), who is a struggling model who sleeps with a middle-aged fashion designer, hoping to make it big. Ashima Kapoor (Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani is an Indian actress and a former child actress. She has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films.-Early life:Hansika Motwani was born in Mangalore, India. Her father Pradeep Motwani is a businessman, and her mother is Seema Motwani, a dermatologist...
), a successful TV star but she’s not happy with her career and is desperate to do films as the lead heroine. Shruti (Celina Jaitley
Celina Jaitley
Celina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...
) is a struggling dress designer.
One fine day, they all get an SMS informing them that they are the owners of Shahenshah Jaiswal's (Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
) 1000 crore company. However, their happiness do not last long for their lawyer reveals that there’s a loan of 1200 crore on the company and they must repay it and until the loan is repaid, they would be kept under house arrest. So, using the extra cloth left from the failing send to Korea they make garments. But not just any, the type they make is enough for an ordinary person to buy. They display that in a fashion show, getting ordinary people from the street. At the end, they succeed and keep on making more stores for other parts of India with the help of the bank. The movie ends with Bobby and Ashima getting married.
Cast
- 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 Bobby Arora - Aftab ShivdasaniAftab ShivdasaniAftab Shivadasani is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He started as a child actor in commercials and has performed in over 40 films. He also co-wrote and helped produce the film Aao Wish Karein. He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India. Shivdasani is currently...
as Gaurav Negi - Upen PatelUpen PatelUpen Patel is a British Indian Super model and Bollywood film actor.- Early work :After winning Zee TV's supermodel hunt in 2002, Patel began modeled for Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Zegna. He started his acting career with singer/song writer Romey Gill's "Sadeyan paran to sikhi udna."He received the...
as Manikchand 'Manik' Khiralal - Hansika MotwaniHansika MotwaniHansika Motwani is an Indian actress and a former child actress. She has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films.-Early life:Hansika Motwani was born in Mangalore, India. Her father Pradeep Motwani is a businessman, and her mother is Seema Motwani, a dermatologist...
as Ashima Kapoor - Celina JaitleyCelina JaitleyCelina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...
as Shruti - Manoj BajpaiManoj BajpaiManoj Bajpai , also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.-Early life:...
as Lallabhai Bharodia - Ravi KishanRavi KishanRavi Kishan is an Indian film actor and television personality, who works in Hindi cinema and Bhojpuri cinema. In 2006, he participated in Bigg Boss, the Indian version of Big Brother.-Early life:...
as Parag Batra - Prem ChopraPrem ChopraPrem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...
as Krishnakumar Jaiswal - Archana Puran SinghArchana Puran SinghArchana Puran Singh is an Indian television presenter and film actress. She is most known for comedy roles, and as a judge on comedy shows, like Sony TV India's Comedy Circus.-Career:...
as Dolly - Kim SharmaKim Sharma-Biography:Kim was born in Ahmednagar to an Indian father and a Japanese mother and did her schooling at St. Joseph's Convent in Panchgani. She then returned to her hometown and joined a junior college. Of her college days, she said 'Having studied in a boarding school, where most of the girls were...
as Sara - Priyanka SharmaPriyanka SharmaPriyanka Sharma is an Indian VJ and actress. She was born in Ghaziabad, India and later moved to Jhansi. She attended Lady Shri Ram College for Women in Delhi....
as Anjali Sukhani - Javaid Sheikh as Bobby's father
- Ketki DaveKetki DaveKetki Dave is a Bollywood actress. She has starred in films including Money Hai Toh Honey Hai, Kal Ho Naa Ho and Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya, as well as the dance show Nach Baliye 2...
as Bobby's Mother - Kurush DebooKurush DebooKurush Deboo is an Indian film actor. He was first noticed as Shah Rukh Khans loyal friend in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. He is most famous for his role as Dr...
as Production Supervisor - Shruti SharmaShruti SharmaSharma's parents are Sushil and Mrinal Sharma. She did her schooling at Mussoorie and attended the Jesus and Mary College , Delhi. She has modeled for Sunsilk Hair Pro-Colour, Shoppers’ Stop, Toyota Qualis, Proline and the Taj Group. She has also acted in in the Bollywood movie Tezaab - The Acid...
as Sakkubai - Paresh GanatraParesh GanatraParesh Ganatra is an Indian television, stage and film actor. In Bollywood films he is most noted for his role in the Bollywood blockbuster No Entry...
as Chaman Patel - Viju KhoteViju KhoteViju Khote is an Indian actor who has worked as character actor in more than 300 films in Hindi cinema and Marathi cinema. He is especially famous as the dacoit Kalia in the film Sholay and the dialogue, Sardar maine aapka namak khaya hai and Robert in movie Andaz Apna Apna...
as Jaiswal's Doctor - Rakhee TandonRakhee TandonRakhee Tandon Vijan is an Indian comedy actress. She is the sister-in-law of Indian actress Raveena Tandon.She played in the serial Heena....
as Mukti Kapoor (Ashima's boss) - Nitin Arora as Bhola Plumber
- Esha DeolEsha DeolEsha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...
(Special appearance in song Ta Na Na) - Ganesh Acharya (Special appearance in song Chhuriyaan)
- Om PuriOm PuriOm Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
as the Narrator - Vicky Sidana as Ravan
- Sumit Arora as Traffic Constable
- Snehal Sahay as Snehal
Critical reception
Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN rated it 2/5: "Sorely lacking in drama and genuine humour, Money Hai Toh Honey is mind-numbingly dull because there’s no conflict or plot progression, and everything seems to fall into place too conveniently, which even ruins the amazing comedy at the first half!"Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
rated it 2.5/5: "Scenes may well be dull and weak in parts. And they are. But for a comedy film, it needs to have some more sense-of-humor."
Raja Sen of Rediff rated it 1.5/5: "This is, first and foremost, a tacky film. The tastelessness flowing right down into the script, however, makes for a very different league of disaster."
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated it 2/5: "Money Hai Toh Honey Hai is a poor show. Watch the first half and laugh your total head-off, but at the second half, try to enjoy a damp squib!"
Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
gave it the highest possible rate it got by rating it 3.5/5: "Money Hai Toh Honey made a complete laugh-riot in the first part, but soon after the interval a lot of drama and romance jumps in which is totally something you don't need in a comedy movie, it needed a much smarter script to keep the laughter ringing."