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Surinder, a simple man, falls for a vivacious Tani and gets married to her. In order to impress her, Surinder goes for a complete makeover and becomes Raj. Will she ever find out Raj's real identity?
Release date: 12 December 2008 (India)
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Box office. ₹ 1.85 billion. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (English: A Match Made By God), also known as RNBDJ, is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra under the banner Yash Raj Films.
Written by: Aditya Chopra
Production company: Yash Raj Films
Budget: ₹ 22 Crore
Produced by: Aditya Chopra; Yash Chopra
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (English: A Match Made By God),[5] also known as RNBDJ,[6] is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra under the banner Yash Raj Films.[7] The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma
in the lead roles. Khan plays a mild-mannered office worker named
Surinder Sahni, whose love for the beautiful and vivacious Taani
(Anushka Sharma) causes him to transform himself into the loud and
fun-loving "Raj" to win her love. It was released worldwide on 12
December 2008 and marked Aditya Chopra's return to directing after an
eight-year break, following his previous film, Mohabbatein.
The film was not heavily promoted pre-release, contrary to previous Khan or Yash Raj films, mainly because of the filmmakers' decision to keep it low-profile because of the terror attacks in Mumbai.[8] Upon release, the film received positive reviews and broke many box office records. It was declared a blockbuster despite the fact that it was released only two weeks after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, amidst uncertainty and apprehensions from the trade regarding market conditions at the time. At the end of its theatrical run, it grossed over ₹1.58 billion (US$24 million) worldwide and was also the highest-grossing film of the year in the overseas market, thus becoming Yash Raj Films and Shahrukh Khan's highest-grossing film at the time of its release.[9] The film's soundtrack was composed by Salim-Sulaiman, and it became the first Bollywood soundtrack to reach the top ten albums sales for the iTunes Store.[10]
The film's script was recognised by a number of critics and was invited to be included in the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, just a day after its release.[11] The script is accessible for research purposes only; students, filmmakers, writers and actors are among the regular patrons.[12]
After an impromptu wedding, Surinder takes Taani to his ancestral home in Amritsar. While his good nature leads Surinder to treat her with exceptional care – he even lets her have his bedroom all to herself – he is too frightened to profess his love for her. Taani later tells him that she will try to be a good wife and thus respect her role in his life, but that she can never love him due to having no love left within her after the loss of her former fiancé. Surinder, grateful for the increasing acts of wifely affection that Taani shows him, proceeds to indulge her wishes. These include regular evening trips to the cinema to see Bollywood movies which appeal to Taani's fantasies about romance and her passion for dancing.
Few days later, Taani finds a dancing competition poster and asks for Surinder's permission to take part in it as it would help her unwind from her mundane life at home. He grants her request and provides the entry fee. During the evenings that Surinder and Taani spend at theaatres, Surinder realises it is the strong and masculine images of men that Taani admires, and later on, asks his friend, Balwinder "Bobby" Khosla, a hair-salon owner, for grooming advice that could help him win her love. Bobby gives him a complete makeover—which includes trimming off his mustache, changing his hairstyle to spiky, and fitting him out in a funky Western-style clothing, including aviator-style shades with oversize pastel lenses.
Surinder is thus transformed into "Raj", a name he borrows from the hero of a film that Taani admired. Raj goes to Taani's dancing competition venue to see her dance. Raj joins the competition and secretly requests the instructor to pair him with Taani, explaining his dire situation. At the end of that dance class, all participants are put into groups of two by random numbers given by the staff, and as planned, both Surinder and Taani have the number '21'.
Despite Raj's initial over-the-top attempts to emulate the "cool" images given by heroes in films, after the first attempt of impressing Taani in that way, Taani refuses to be his partner telling 'Raj' that he can not dance well and that she will never win the competition if he continues this way. Raj responds by imploring her that he will improve, and tells her not to worry. She reluctantly agrees and they become friends, working together on their dance routine.
Raj feels encouraged with Taani's guidance in special dance sequences, and Taani feels good to come out from the mundane home cooking-washing house wife routine. Finally, luckily and miraculously, they are both selected for the finals. It is at time, Raj can not control himself and declares his love for Taani. Taani is shocked, to say the least, and enters into a period of internal conflict.
Surinder also faces a dilemma as he can not tell Taani that he is Suri, disguised as Raj. He thus attempts to win Taani's love as Surinder, an act which only alienates her further. He is disappointed that Taani cannot see his love for her as himself, only as 'Raj'. Later that night, Taani plans to elope with Raj. Surinder tells Bobby that he will end the charade in his own way, sacrificing his cravings for her love, leaving her his property and transferring himself to Delhi. On the day of the competition, Surinder takes Taani to the Golden Temple to gain God's blessings for her performance for that night and, internally, also for her life without 'Raj'.
While there, Taani has a realisation in which she believes God has shown her a sign that her marriage to Surinder is divinely inspired. For the first time she reflects on her husband and becomes aware of the strength and integrity of Surinder's character, something which she can grow to love. Taani thus tells Raj on the night of the competition, that she cannot choose him over her husband. She leaves him in what appears to be a state of shock with tears in his eyes. When the time comes for their performance, Taani is stunned to see Surinder instead of Raj joining her on stage. While dancing Taani puts two and two together and through a series of flashbacks, she awakens to the fact that Surinder is in fact 'Raj'.
Backstage, after their dance, she confronts Surinder, and when he confesses his love for her, she tearfully admits that she reciprocates his feelings. The two win the competition. The film ends with Surinder and Taani visiting Japan on their honeymoon.
There was a huge debate in the industry whether Aditya Chopra's decision to go ahead with the release of film in the wake of the terror strikes in Mumbai was the right one. With the trauma of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai city on 26, 27 and 28 November still fresh, there was divided opinion on the release schedule. While some felt that Chopra should go ahead with the release because the public, tired and depressed after watching news of the attacks and the aftermath on television screens, would be waiting for a true entertainer to divert its mind, others thought he should postpone the film release as the audiences, not just in Mumbai but all over the country, were still not in a mood to visit theatres.[28]
Some critics did not give the film very favourable reviews. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN was critical, giving it two out of five stars and stating that "Aditya Chopra's return to direction after eight years is marked by a flawed script, which in turn spawns a disappointing film. Where's the smart dialogue and the spirited characters that defined his debut film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge? There's no trace of either in this film ... the problem then, at the root of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, is that much like those artificial sets in the film, the emotions too are contrived."[35] Derek Elley of Variety argues that the film has "a huge, hollow center that sinks the project early on ... A paper-thin script drags itself to the finish line amid tiresome mugging by Khan, a huge credibility gap (she never recognizes him without his glasses and mustache?) and a blah score with only one showstopper (featuring five famous actresses)."[36]
A number of critics have further noted the similarities between this movie and superhero films. Khalid Mohamed, of the Hindustan Times, gave the film three and half out of five stars stating that Suri "is a soul brother to the mousy Clark-Kent-cum-Superman" who "makes you laugh and sob alternately."[37] Mayank Shekhar from Mumbai Mirror gave the film three out of five stars and argues that "[The] same person, oppositely twinned, is usually the stuff of super-hero films; the kinds of Clark Kent-Superman, Peter Parker-Spiderman etc. You feel entirely lost in this fantasy flick, because for most part, it’s built around something so intimate and real. It’d be much easier to travel to foreign countries around far-fetched situations with fake heroes."[38] In addition, Sudish Kamath of The Hindu states that while Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi could have been an interesting art film exploring the dynamics of an arranged marriage, the director instead "treats this character type like Sam Raimi would treat Spider-Man ... Superhero 'Raj' slips into costume and out, complains how it gets uncomfortable around the crotch, to win over his Mary Jane with not much saving-the-world business to keep him busy. But while Spidey does it for a bigger reason than just MJ, Raj’s sole motivation is to stalk his wife and play out his fantasy as somebody else. His obsession with his alter-ego reaches new heights when he wants his wife to cheat on the real him—the goofy Surinder Saini who starts off well."[39]
At the end of its theatrical run, it grossed ₹1,578.9 million (US$24 million) worldwide, thus becoming Yash Raj Films' and Khan's highest-grossing film at the time of its release.[9] It was the second-highest-grossing film domestically and the highest-grossing in the overseas market that year.
The soundtrack of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi was composed by Salim-Sulaiman. The song "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" pays homage to Bollywood actors Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna, Shammi Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor and actresses Nargis, Nutan, Helen, Sharmila Tagore and Neetu Singh. The performance of the song includes appearances by Kajol, Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji.[43]
Serbian pop singer Jelena Karleuša remade the song "Dance Pe Chance" as "Insomnia" in 2010, and it became a huge hit. Bulgarian pop singer Ivana also made a copy of the same song as "Nedei".
The Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi film score is the first Bollywood soundtrack to reach the top-ten albums sales for the iTunes Store.[10] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 19,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's second highest-selling.[44]
The film was not heavily promoted pre-release, contrary to previous Khan or Yash Raj films, mainly because of the filmmakers' decision to keep it low-profile because of the terror attacks in Mumbai.[8] Upon release, the film received positive reviews and broke many box office records. It was declared a blockbuster despite the fact that it was released only two weeks after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, amidst uncertainty and apprehensions from the trade regarding market conditions at the time. At the end of its theatrical run, it grossed over ₹1.58 billion (US$24 million) worldwide and was also the highest-grossing film of the year in the overseas market, thus becoming Yash Raj Films and Shahrukh Khan's highest-grossing film at the time of its release.[9] The film's soundtrack was composed by Salim-Sulaiman, and it became the first Bollywood soundtrack to reach the top ten albums sales for the iTunes Store.[10]
The film's script was recognised by a number of critics and was invited to be included in the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, just a day after its release.[11] The script is accessible for research purposes only; students, filmmakers, writers and actors are among the regular patrons.[12]
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Plot
Surinder "Suri" Sahni is a shy, introverted, and kind-hearted clerk-office employee for Punjab Power who falls in love at first sight with Taani, the extraverted daughter of his former Professor at her engagement, but is unable to express it. Her fiancé and his entire wedding entourage are killed in a road accident. The shocked Professor suffers a major cardiac arrest and is hospitalized. On his deathbed, fearing that Taani will be alone in the world, the dying Professor implores that Surinder marry her. Surinder silently concedes because he likes her anyway, while Taani agrees to fulfill her father's last wish.After an impromptu wedding, Surinder takes Taani to his ancestral home in Amritsar. While his good nature leads Surinder to treat her with exceptional care – he even lets her have his bedroom all to herself – he is too frightened to profess his love for her. Taani later tells him that she will try to be a good wife and thus respect her role in his life, but that she can never love him due to having no love left within her after the loss of her former fiancé. Surinder, grateful for the increasing acts of wifely affection that Taani shows him, proceeds to indulge her wishes. These include regular evening trips to the cinema to see Bollywood movies which appeal to Taani's fantasies about romance and her passion for dancing.
Few days later, Taani finds a dancing competition poster and asks for Surinder's permission to take part in it as it would help her unwind from her mundane life at home. He grants her request and provides the entry fee. During the evenings that Surinder and Taani spend at theaatres, Surinder realises it is the strong and masculine images of men that Taani admires, and later on, asks his friend, Balwinder "Bobby" Khosla, a hair-salon owner, for grooming advice that could help him win her love. Bobby gives him a complete makeover—which includes trimming off his mustache, changing his hairstyle to spiky, and fitting him out in a funky Western-style clothing, including aviator-style shades with oversize pastel lenses.
Surinder is thus transformed into "Raj", a name he borrows from the hero of a film that Taani admired. Raj goes to Taani's dancing competition venue to see her dance. Raj joins the competition and secretly requests the instructor to pair him with Taani, explaining his dire situation. At the end of that dance class, all participants are put into groups of two by random numbers given by the staff, and as planned, both Surinder and Taani have the number '21'.
Despite Raj's initial over-the-top attempts to emulate the "cool" images given by heroes in films, after the first attempt of impressing Taani in that way, Taani refuses to be his partner telling 'Raj' that he can not dance well and that she will never win the competition if he continues this way. Raj responds by imploring her that he will improve, and tells her not to worry. She reluctantly agrees and they become friends, working together on their dance routine.
Raj feels encouraged with Taani's guidance in special dance sequences, and Taani feels good to come out from the mundane home cooking-washing house wife routine. Finally, luckily and miraculously, they are both selected for the finals. It is at time, Raj can not control himself and declares his love for Taani. Taani is shocked, to say the least, and enters into a period of internal conflict.
Surinder also faces a dilemma as he can not tell Taani that he is Suri, disguised as Raj. He thus attempts to win Taani's love as Surinder, an act which only alienates her further. He is disappointed that Taani cannot see his love for her as himself, only as 'Raj'. Later that night, Taani plans to elope with Raj. Surinder tells Bobby that he will end the charade in his own way, sacrificing his cravings for her love, leaving her his property and transferring himself to Delhi. On the day of the competition, Surinder takes Taani to the Golden Temple to gain God's blessings for her performance for that night and, internally, also for her life without 'Raj'.
While there, Taani has a realisation in which she believes God has shown her a sign that her marriage to Surinder is divinely inspired. For the first time she reflects on her husband and becomes aware of the strength and integrity of Surinder's character, something which she can grow to love. Taani thus tells Raj on the night of the competition, that she cannot choose him over her husband. She leaves him in what appears to be a state of shock with tears in his eyes. When the time comes for their performance, Taani is stunned to see Surinder instead of Raj joining her on stage. While dancing Taani puts two and two together and through a series of flashbacks, she awakens to the fact that Surinder is in fact 'Raj'.
Backstage, after their dance, she confronts Surinder, and when he confesses his love for her, she tearfully admits that she reciprocates his feelings. The two win the competition. The film ends with Surinder and Taani visiting Japan on their honeymoon.
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan as Surinder "Suri" Sahni, Raj Kapoor
- Anushka Sharma as Taani
- Vinay Pathak as Balwinder 'Bobby' Khosla, Surinder's best friend
- Manmeet Singh as Raju, garage owner
- Richa Pallod as Dance Instructor
- M.K. Raina as Taani's father and Surinder's professor
- Isha Koppikar as Dance Master
- Aneesha Dalal as Dance Instructor
- Special appearances during the song "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" (in order of appearance)
- Kajol as Raj Kapoor's girl Nargis
- Bipasha Basu as Dev Anand's girl Sadhana
- Lara Dutta as Shammi Kapoor's girl Helen
- Preity Zinta as Rajesh Khanna's girl Sharmila Tagore
- Rani Mukerji as Rishi Kapoor's girl Neetu Singh
Production
Theme
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi tells a story from the point of view of an ordinary person and, most importantly, conveys a message that being 'ordinary' is cool. The filmmakers were confident that it would be able to strike a chord with millions because the film has ordinary people as its target audience:[13]"As middle-class people, so many of us have a routine life. We wake up in the morning, get dressed, go to office, come back, sometimes for a change we buy things to take home, watch TV, eat dinner and go to sleep. And then we repeat this day after day, week after week. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi talks about one such man who lives a routine life. It is simple film at heart."[13]
Casting and filming
In February 2008, Aditya Chopra announced that he will helm another film titled "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" and that it will star his lucky mascot, Shah Rukh Khan. The female lead was to be a newcomer who would be chosen following a massive talent hunt for a young, demure woman with quintessential Punjabi features.[14] In May, Yash Raj announced the casting of the 19-year-old model Anushka Sharma as the heroine opposite Shahrukh Khan. Yash Chopra commented:"We were looking first for someone who could truly embody the spirit of small town Punjab. We know we have found her in Anushka. While she has no previous acting experience, we have seen that unique spark in her that makes us confident that she will be a standout even opposite Shah Rukh"[15] Sharma was chosen over hundreds of girls for this role and was kept hidden from the media during the filming. When asked about that, Khan said: "The idea was not to keep her a secret; we wanted her work to speak for her. When new actors come into films, it is important for people to see their work and then question them. It becomes easier after the film releases."[16] Vinay Pathak was cast to play an important role in the film, making it its first commercial outing.[17]Filming began in May 2008; Yash Chopra was present at the shoot.[18] A portion was shot with Khan at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.[19] Khan had to lose the six-pack abs he developed for the song "Dard-E-Disco" of Om Shanti Om since he was playing the role of a very normal, regular person.[20]
Promotion
The first poster of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi was released in October in theatres and multiplexes across India, with full-page advertisements in national dailies. The first theatrical promo was released on 14 November, during the screening of Karan Johar's Dostana. Initially very little was known about the movie, and there were many theories floating around on the Internet about the story.[21][22] The first music promo of the song "Haule Haule" was released on 2 November 2008, across all leading television channels to coincide with Khan's birthday.[23] The song promo had received unanimous praise from the public.[24]Release
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi was released across 30 countries worldwide on 12 December 2008 on over 1,200 screens, including approximately 300 prints for the overseas market, making it the first time a Bollywood film was released on such a wide scale.[25] Before release, the film witnessed a large volume of advance bookings.[26] Aditya Chopra, who is known for maintaining secrecy over his films and not showing them to anyone until the day of release, made an exception and held a special screening on 23 November 2008 at Yash Raj Studios. The screening was attended by Khan and his family, Karan Johar, Yash Chopra and debutant Anushka Sharma.[27]There was a huge debate in the industry whether Aditya Chopra's decision to go ahead with the release of film in the wake of the terror strikes in Mumbai was the right one. With the trauma of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai city on 26, 27 and 28 November still fresh, there was divided opinion on the release schedule. While some felt that Chopra should go ahead with the release because the public, tired and depressed after watching news of the attacks and the aftermath on television screens, would be waiting for a true entertainer to divert its mind, others thought he should postpone the film release as the audiences, not just in Mumbai but all over the country, were still not in a mood to visit theatres.[28]
Home media
Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave the DVD of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 3.5 out of 5 stars stating that it is a good choice if you "want to watch a clean family movie at home." The DVD includes the documentaries, The Making of the Film and The Making of the Songs ("Haule Haule", "Dance Pe Chance", "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte") as well as a number of deleted scenes and interviews.[29] The film was released on Blu-ray a year after its theatrical release.Reception
Critical reception
Upon release, the film received positive reviews. Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times calls Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi an "agreeably amusing comedy/romance/musical" noting that, "the magnetic Khan is a skilled enough comic actor with his physical transformation—like a Peter Sellers-ish recessive turning into a Jerry Lewis extrovert—that believing Taani wouldn't notice isn't difficult."[30] Rachel Saltz of The New York Times describes it as "soft, sweet and slow, in the words of one of its songs. It deftly blends comedy, the ruling tone of the new Bollywood, with melodrama, the ruling tone of the old."[31] Manish Gajjar of the BBC gave the film 4 out of 5 stars noting that, "Shah Rukh Khan makes you laugh and cry as the nerdy-looking, clumsy, bespectacled Surinder and the all hip and happening Raj. A true professional in his own right, Khan breezes through his dialogues during the emotional and comic scenes."[32] Frank Lovece of Film Journal International argues that it is "smarter and more self-aware of its rom-com contrivances than most Hollywood movies" and notes that while "the movie's cleverness eventually devolves into a simplistic Harlequin-Romance-for-males wish-fulfillment about beauty and the geek, it's a very well-acted variation on a Hollywood staple."[33] Critic and author Maitland McDonagh of MissFlickChick.com stated that the film, "has been dismissed in some quarters as self-conscious and artificial, a coyly self-referential reworking of outdated movie tropes a la Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven, but it works for me in a way that most contemporary Hollywood romcoms don't."[34]Some critics did not give the film very favourable reviews. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN was critical, giving it two out of five stars and stating that "Aditya Chopra's return to direction after eight years is marked by a flawed script, which in turn spawns a disappointing film. Where's the smart dialogue and the spirited characters that defined his debut film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge? There's no trace of either in this film ... the problem then, at the root of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, is that much like those artificial sets in the film, the emotions too are contrived."[35] Derek Elley of Variety argues that the film has "a huge, hollow center that sinks the project early on ... A paper-thin script drags itself to the finish line amid tiresome mugging by Khan, a huge credibility gap (she never recognizes him without his glasses and mustache?) and a blah score with only one showstopper (featuring five famous actresses)."[36]
A number of critics have further noted the similarities between this movie and superhero films. Khalid Mohamed, of the Hindustan Times, gave the film three and half out of five stars stating that Suri "is a soul brother to the mousy Clark-Kent-cum-Superman" who "makes you laugh and sob alternately."[37] Mayank Shekhar from Mumbai Mirror gave the film three out of five stars and argues that "[The] same person, oppositely twinned, is usually the stuff of super-hero films; the kinds of Clark Kent-Superman, Peter Parker-Spiderman etc. You feel entirely lost in this fantasy flick, because for most part, it’s built around something so intimate and real. It’d be much easier to travel to foreign countries around far-fetched situations with fake heroes."[38] In addition, Sudish Kamath of The Hindu states that while Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi could have been an interesting art film exploring the dynamics of an arranged marriage, the director instead "treats this character type like Sam Raimi would treat Spider-Man ... Superhero 'Raj' slips into costume and out, complains how it gets uncomfortable around the crotch, to win over his Mary Jane with not much saving-the-world business to keep him busy. But while Spidey does it for a bigger reason than just MJ, Raj’s sole motivation is to stalk his wife and play out his fantasy as somebody else. His obsession with his alter-ego reaches new heights when he wants his wife to cheat on the real him—the goofy Surinder Saini who starts off well."[39]
Box office
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi collected ₹420 million (US$6.3 million) in its opening week.[40] By its fourth week, it had earned ₹860 million (US$13 million), making it Shah Rukh Khan's third consecutive blockbuster in two years and Aditya Chopra's third blockbuster as a director.[citation needed][41] The film grossed $8.43 million in the overseas market of which $2.09 million was contributed by the United States and $2.24 million from the UK, and was declared as a blockbuster overseas.[42]At the end of its theatrical run, it grossed ₹1,578.9 million (US$24 million) worldwide, thus becoming Yash Raj Films' and Khan's highest-grossing film at the time of its release.[9] It was the second-highest-grossing film domestically and the highest-grossing in the overseas market that year.
Soundtrack
| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Salim-Sulaiman | ||||
| Released | 12 December 2008 (India) | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:25 | |||
| Label | Yash Raj Music | |||
| Producer | Yash Raj Films | |||
| Salim-Sulaiman chronology | ||||
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Serbian pop singer Jelena Karleuša remade the song "Dance Pe Chance" as "Insomnia" in 2010, and it became a huge hit. Bulgarian pop singer Ivana also made a copy of the same song as "Nedei".
The Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi film score is the first Bollywood soundtrack to reach the top-ten albums sales for the iTunes Store.[10] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 19,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's second highest-selling.[44]
| Track No | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai" | Roop Kumar Rathod, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:44 |
| 2 | "Haule Haule" | Sukhwinder Singh | 4:25 |
| 3 | "Dance Pe Chance" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Labh Janjua | 4:22 |
| 4 | "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" | Sonu Nigam | 6:36 |
| 5 | "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai (Female)" | Shreya Ghoshal | 1:43 |
| 6 | "Dancing Jodi" | Instrumental | 3:59 |
| 7 | "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai" (Hinglish Mashup) | Roop Kumar Rathod, Jay Kadn | 3:33 |
Awards
- Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
- Best Actor – Shah Rukh Khan
- Best Debut Female – Anushka Sharma
- Best Choreography – Shiamak Davar – "Dance Pe Chance"
- Best Lyrics – Jaideep Sahni – "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai"
- Female Playback Singer – Shreya Ghoshal – "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai"[45]
- Best Male Playback Singer – Sukhwinder Singh ("Haule Haule")
- Best Scene of the Year (First breakfast flower scene)
- Nominated – Best Film – Aditya Chopra
- Nominated – Best Director – Aditya Chopra
- Nominated – Best Actor – Shah Rukh Khan
- Nominated – Best Actress – Anushka Sharma
- Nominated – Best Supporting Actor – Vinay Pathak
- Nominated – Best Female Playback Singer – Sunidhi Chauhan ("Dance Pe Chance")
- Nominated – Best Actor
- Nominated – Best Supporting Actor – Vinay Pathak
- Nominated – Best Male Playback Singer
- Nominated – Best Lyrics
- Nominated – Best Film
- Nominated – Best Director
- Nominated – Stardust Award for Star of The Year – Male
- Nominated – Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female
- Nominated – Best Actor – Shah Rukh Khan
- Nominated – Most Promising Newcomer – Anushka Sharma
- Nominated – Best Choreography
- Nominated – Best Male Playback Singer
- Nominated – Best Female Playback Singer
- Nominated – Best Lyrics[46]
Notes
| Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Aditya Chopra |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Aditya Chopra |
| Starring | Shah Rukh Khan Anushka Sharma Vinay Pathak |
| Music by | Salim-Sulaiman |
Production
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Release date
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12 December 2008 |
Running time
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164 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi[2] |
| Budget | ₹ 22 Crore[3] |
| Box office | ₹ 1.85 billion [4] |
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) - IMDb
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Rating: 7.2/10 - 37,828 votes
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A breathtaking, goose flesh igniting, awe inspiring
love journey of an ordinary man Suri and his 'total opposite' love
Taani.
Director:
Aditya ChopraCast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Shah Rukh Khan | ... | Surinder 'Suri' Sahni / Raj Kapoor | |
| Anushka Sharma | ... | Taani Sahni | |
| Vinay Pathak | ... | Balwinder 'Bobby' Khosla | |
| M.K. Raina | ... | Taani's father | |
| Rani Mukerji | |||
| Manmeet Singh | ... | Raju mechanic | |
| Kajol | |||
| Bipasha Basu | |||
| Lara Dutta | |||
| Preity Zinta | |||
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bobby Bedii | ... | Tiny Singh (as Bobby Bedi) | |
| Vivan Bhatena | ... | (as Vivan Bhathena) | |
| Puneet Cheema | ... | Dance Instructor | |
| Alene D'Souza | ... | Dance Instructor | |
| Aneesha Dalal | ... | Dance Instructor | |
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Have you ever stopped
to think if the most ordinary, uninteresting, unobtrusive man you might
see on the road or around you might have a love story to tell? Maybe
not. How can an ordinary man have a breathtaking, goose flesh igniting,
awe inspiring love story of all things to tell? This is what happened to
Surinder Sahni (Shahrukh Khan) - a simple, clean hearted, honest man,
leading a humdrum life, when he meets his total opposite and finds love
in the flamboyant, fun-loving, vivacious - Taani (Anushka Sharma) for
whom the whole world is her canvas and she paints her own life with the
colours of rainbow all until unforeseen circumstances changes it all and
brings them together. What follows is a journey filled with laughter,
tears, joy, pain, music, dance and a lot of love. A journey that makes
us believe that there is an extraordinary love story in every ordinary
jodi (couple).
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This December, you will laugh... you will dance... you will fall in love. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
IndiaLanguage:
HindiRelease Date:
12 December 2008 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
R.N.B.D.J. See more »Filming Locations:
Amritsar, Punjab, IndiaEdit
Box Office
Budget:
INR 220,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$911,771, 14 December 2008, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$2,074,346, 11 January 2009Company Credits
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Written by Jaideep Sahni
Composed by Salim Merchant and Salim-Sulaiman
Performed by Roop Kumar Rathod
Courtesy of Yash Raj Music
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Trivia
Yashraj employee , who went on to be a TV actress, Gurpreet Sandhu was selected for the lead role. When they went for the screen test they realized Gurpreet was way too tall for Shahrukh. She was then replaced. See more »Goofs
In the song "Hum hain raahi pyar ke"'s 4th part starring Priety Zinta, she and Raj dance close to a tree. t is accidentally touched by Raj, and the tree trembles for a few seconds. This is because that part of song had a digitally added background and therefore the tree was fake too, and so it shook on a slight touch. See more »Quotes
Surinder Sahni: Yesterday, I saw her for the first time, and as I saw her, I immediately fell in love.See more »
Crazy Credits
At the end of the movie, when the credits are rolling, Surinder Sahni (Shahrukh Khan) narrates a honeymoon vacation in Japan illustrated with photographs of the trip. See more »Soundtracks
Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta HaiWritten by Jaideep Sahni
Composed by Salim Merchant and Salim-Sulaiman
Performed by Roop Kumar Rathod
Courtesy of Yash Raj Music
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Very good movie indeed,worthy of watching
I know its gonna sound
bloody insane,but for me(no critics,as an average human being like you)
it was the best Hindi romantic movie i've ever seen.
Nice chemistry between Shahrukh & Anushka(I'm their fan :P ),plaudits for Aditya chopra for this masterpiece,amazing music & Cinematography.Some questions will rise,how someone can't recognize her own husband without mustache,and some silly others.But the fact is i don't know how,but somehow this movie just touch your heart deeply,i mean u have to..u have to smile and cry in the meantime while watching this movie....for not only me,my friends and companions,almost 90% were having same feeling.credit goes to the whole team for this kind of creation.
Nice chemistry between Shahrukh & Anushka(I'm their fan :P ),plaudits for Aditya chopra for this masterpiece,amazing music & Cinematography.Some questions will rise,how someone can't recognize her own husband without mustache,and some silly others.But the fact is i don't know how,but somehow this movie just touch your heart deeply,i mean u have to..u have to smile and cry in the meantime while watching this movie....for not only me,my friends and companions,almost 90% were having same feeling.credit goes to the whole team for this kind of creation.
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New post on Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs |
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Today’s
song happens when the lead pair have gone to see movie. “A cinema
inside a cinema” as I would like to put it. The lady- Taani (Anushka) is
bored with the proceedings on the screen. Then she imagines that one of
her acquaintances has jumped on to the screen and then the whole
atmosphere perks up. He says: “Taani partner do not fear when Raj is
here. Humne bhi Ishq ke ustaadon se seekha hai” (I think those are his
exact words). And then the song starts.
IMHO
this song can claim to be fully inspired by all the preceding
generations of actors and actresses. We have Shahrukh Khan and Kajol
beginning the song as Raj Kapoor and Nargis, this is followed by
Shahrukh as Dev Anand and Bipasha Basu as Sadhana. Then we have Lara
Dutta as Helen to Shahrukh’s Shammi Kapoor act which is followed by
Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore by SRK and Preity Zinta. The song has
SRK and Rani Mukherjee reminding us of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh. So
basically we go down memory lane as we see this song and try and relive
the 50s, 60s and 70s.
I
must complement the lyricist Jaideep Sahni for coming up with a song
that had to have pre-existing words/lyrics/thoughts. One must not miss
how “Babu Moshai” has fitted beautifully into the song. Also worth
mentioning the art director’s and set designer’s contributions. They
have done so much detailing- we should not miss the book that Preity as
Sharmila Tagore is trying to read. It is called “Amar Prem” and has a
photo of Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore from “Aradhana” in the song
‘Kora kaagaz tha ye mann mera’. Also we should not miss the huge Raj
Kapoor hat at the start of the song as also the Dev Anand Cap, the eye
from where the Shammi Kapoor segment starts and finally the long
scarfs/mufflers that Rishi Kapoor used to sport and the steps that he
and Neetu were exponents of. We should not forget the choreographer too.
The composers Salim-Suleiman have also showed that they have also grown
up on this fodder. They had an unenviable task of making a song from
the music that was tuned by the legends of Bollywood and also not make a
bad rehash.
Let us also enjoy this tribute to the great Ustaads (masters).
P.S:
After I wrote this post I realized that 3rd May also happens to be
Nargis’s death anniversary. It is 39 years since her passing and it was
Dadasaheb Phalke’s birth anniversary on 30th April 1870- 150th
birthdate.
Song-Hum hain raahi pyaar ke phir milenge chalte chalte(Rab ne bana di jodi)(2008) Singer-Sonu Nigam, Lyrics-Jaideep Sahni, MD-Salim Suleman
