Aap Ki Khatir (transl. For your sake) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Dharmesh Darshan, starring Akshaye Khanna and Priyanka Chopra along with Ameesha Patel, Dino Morea, Sunil Shetty and Anupam Kher. An unofficial remake of the 2005 American film The Wedding Date,[2] it was released on 25 August 2006 and became a disaster at the box office[3] as well as Darshan's final film as a director.
| Aap Ki Khatir | |
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| Directed by | Dharmesh Darshan |
| Screenplay by | Sunil Munshi |
| Produced by | Ganesh Jain Ratan Jain Champak Jain |
| Starring | Akshaye Khanna Suniel Shetty Priyanka Chopra Ameesha Patel Dino Morea |
| Cinematography | W. B. Rao |
| Edited by | Raj Sinha |
| Music by | Himesh Reshammiya |
| Distributed by | Venus Movies Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹16 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹13 crore[1] |
Plot
editAnu (Priyanka Chopra), a London based NRI who is living in India after her boyfriend Danny (Dino Morea) ditched her at the altar. Now, she has come back to London to be a part of her sister Shirani's (Ameesha Patel) marriage, to the New York-based, Gujarati businessman Kunal Shah (Suniel Shetty), who is also Danny's best friend.
In a plan to get back to Danny and to make him jealous, Anu convinces her colleague Aman (Akshaye Khanna), to accompany her to the wedding as her new beau. Incidentally, Shirani was also involved with Danny earlier, which resulted in heartbreak for her too, as everyone learns of Danny's womanizing ways. Arjun Khanna (Anupam Kher) is the father of Shirani. Betty (Lilette Dubey), Anu's mother, married Arjun after her first husband died when Anu was little.
As time passes by, Aman finds Anu fascinating and later it develops into a fondness between the two. How Anu and Aman's relationship undergoes a change during the course of these incidents forms the crux of the story.
It turns out that Danny had used Kunal to get to Shirani and he believes that they can still be together. Shirani keeps trying to tell Danny that she loves Kunal. Anu reacts with Aman in an unfriendly way but later they form a friendship that in time turns into love. When Anu finds out about Danny's relationship with Shirani, she breaks down knowing that everyone knew (even Aman) but didn't tell her. She tells Aman to go away but Kunal (who thinks of Aman as a friend) convinces him to stay for his sake (Aap ki khatir). The truth is revealed to everyone and then they believe that Anu loves Aman. Anu's parents convince her to go after Aman but she is too late as he has already left. When Shirani tells Kunal about Danny, he is heartbroken and chases Danny away. While chasing Danny, he finds Aman going away and he convinces Aman to ask Anu again for her love. He agrees and makes Kunal realize that he and Shirani are also meant to be together and to marry Shirani. Anu ends up marrying Aman and Kunal accepts Shirani happily after knowing the truth.
Cast
edit- Akshaye Khanna as Aman Mehra
- Priyanka Chopra as Anu Khanna
- Suniel Shetty as Kunal Shah
- Ameesha Patel as Shirani Khanna
- Dino Morea as Danny Grover
- Anupam Kher as Arjun Khanna, Shiran and Anu's father
- Lillete Dubey as Betty Khanna, Anu and Shirani's mother
- Tiku Talsania as Praful Shah, Kunal's father
- Kamini Khanna as Kunal's mother
- Dimple Kapadia as Anu's and Shirani's mother
Release
editCritical reception
editAnupama Chopra of India Today titled it as Out of steam and concluded that it is a move from wedding to divorce stories by Bollywood.[4] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 2 stars out of 5, describing movie as a mediocre product that has some lively moments, but a weak second half and a climax that throws a wet blanket.[5]
Box office
editAccording to Box Office India, this movie collected 13.23 crores on a budget of 16 crores during its lifetime.[6]
Soundtrack
edit| Aap Ki Khatir | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Venus Records & Tapes |
The music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya, and the lyrics are penned by Sameer. The album has sixteen tracks, including seven remixes and two reprise tracks.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aap Ki Khatir" | Himesh Reshammiya | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Afsana" | Himesh Reshammiya | 3:49 |
| 3. | "I Love You For What You Are" | Alisha Chinoy, KK, Kunal Ganjawala, Jayesh Gandhi | 6:16 |
| 4. | "Keh Do Naa" | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:53 |
| 5. | "Meethi Meethi Batan" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher, Jaspinder Narula | 6:00 |
| 6. | "Tu Hai Kamaal" | Kunal Ganjawala | 6:04 |
| 7. | "Tu Hi Mera" | Himesh Reshammiya | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Tu Hi Mera - II" | Himesh Reshammiya | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Aap Ki Khatir (Remix)" | Himesh Reshammiya | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Aap Ki Khatir (Unplugged)" | Himesh Reshammiya, Akshaye Khanna | 5:59 |
| 11. | "Afsana (Remix)" | Himesh Reshammiya | 3:28 |
| 12. | "I Love You For What You Are (Remix)" | Alisha Chinoy, KK, Kunal Ganjawala | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Keh Do Naa (Remix)" | Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan | 5:12 |
| 14. | "Meethi Meethi Batan (Remix)" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher, Jaspinder Narula | 4:17 |
| 15. | "Tu Hai Kamaal (Remix)" | Kunal Ganjawala | 5:17 |
| 16. | "Tu Hi Mera (Remix)" | Himani Kapoor | 4:39 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Aap Ki Khatir – Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "Watchable, Akshaye ki Khatir". Rediff.com. Retrieved 25 August 2006.
Aap Ki Khatir is such a faithful rip-off of The Wedding Date that the films look like twins. Right from the first scene, when the heroine sleepily responds to the answering machine, to a climax full of confession and confusion, Aap Ki Khatir is a replica with no mind of its own. Plagiarism is not new.
- ^ "BoxOfficeIndia.Com-The complete hindi film box office site". 2 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007.
- ^ Anupama Chopra (11 September 2006). "Movie review: 'Aap Ki Khatir' starring Priyanka Chopra, Akshaye Khanna". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Aap Ki Khatir Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Aap Ki Khatir - Movie - Box Office India". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.