Kismat Konnection
Kismat Konnection (Fate Connection) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz Mirza who previously directed films including Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992), Yes Boss (1997), Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Chalte Chalte (2003). The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan in the lead roles with Juhi Chawla in a guest appearance. Shah Rukh Khan is the narrator. Produced by Ramesh S. Taurani under the banner of Tips Industries, Kismat Konnection was released on July 18th, 2008.[1] The film was declared a "Semi-Hit" at the box office.
| Kismat Konnection | |
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| Directed by | Aziz Mirza |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay Chhel Vibha Singh Sai Kabir |
| Story by | Rahila Mirza |
| Produced by | Ramesh S. Taurani Kumar S. Taurani |
| Starring | Shahid Kapoor Vidya Balan Juhi Chawla Om Puri Boman Irani Vishal Malhotra Karanvir Bohra Satyanand Gaitonde |
| Narrated by | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | Amitabh Shukla |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Sajid–Wajid Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kismat Konnection is a remake of the Hollywood film, Just My Luck which stars Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine.[2][3]
Plot
This is a story about an Architect Raj Malhotra. While he was a top student in his school and college days, he is not having much luck in finding work, clients or projects. All he does, seems to go wrong. Raj Malhotra goes to a Romani people named Haseena Bano Jaan. She advises him that his luck is not good and he needs a Good Luck Charm or a person who can change his life. Afterwards, Raj Malhotra meets Priya Saluja, who is ready to help the citizens of a community by trying to save a Community centre. Although they do not get along at first, Raj Malhotra eventually realizes that Priya Saluja is his lucky charm. Priya Saluja ends up helping Raj Malhotra through sticky situations and Raj Malhotra eventually figures out that she is, in fact, changing his life. Knowing this, Raj Malhotra lies to Priya Saluja by telling her that he will help her save the community center, but instead, he is trying to build a Shopping mall there so he can finally be recognized as an architect. He also falls in love with Priya Saluja and she too falls for him. However, when Priya Saluja finds out the truth about what Raj Malhotra is trying to do, she becomes sad. To make up for his lie, Raj Malhotra sells everything he has, not caring about his job. He proposes a plan to save the community center and ends up winning Priya's love and admiration.
Cast
- Shahid Kapoor as Raj Malhotra
- Vidya Balan as Priya Saluja (Few lines as Mona Ghosh Shetty)
- Juhi Chawla as Haseena Bano Jaan (Guest Appearance)
- Om Puri as Sanjeev "Harry" Gill
- Boman Irani as Rajiv Batra (Priya's Waving Friend)
- Vishal Malhotra as Hiten Patel
- Himani Shivpuri as Mrs. Manpreet Gill
- Karanvir Bohra as Dave Kataria
- Dimple Sharma as Aditi Rao
- Amit Varma as Karan Bahl (Priya's Fiancé)
- Satyanand Gaitonde as Mr. Kabir Talpade
- Gunjan Bakshi as Rita Ghatge
- Hyder Ali as Mr. Rahul Bakshi
- Shah Rukh Khan as a Narrator
Production
Kismat Konnection (in other words "Connection of Fate") was previously titled Lucky Charm. Kapoor and Balan began shooting for the film in Toronto, Canada and later continued in Mumbai.[4] Actress Juhi Chawla played the role of a gypsy fortune-teller dressed in typical colorful bright attire.[4]
Reception
The film received an average rating of 3 out of 5 from the critics.[5] "A simple romantic Kismat Konnection", "which could have been a good romantic comedy, but lack of good one liners, a bit lengthy second half, typical climax makes it fairly average." However Taran Adarsh gave the movie 3 out of 5 calling it a simple and sweet film. He also said the performances by Shahid and Vidya are done very neatly. Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL.in also rated it 3.5 out of 5 and said, "Overall, Kismat Konnection bears the stamp of typical Aziz Mirza film. It's not a great story or an extraordinary film. But it's a nice, cute and emotional movie."[6]
Box office
The film registered a very good opening at the box office. The film was released in more than 600 screens worldwide including US, UK, Australia and the Middle East. In the Middle East, the film did a business of ₹10,120,000 (US$130,000).[citation needed] In the US, it collected ₹916,300 (US$11,000)[citation needed] by the second night of its release.
Release
This film was released worldwide on Friday, July 18th, 2008.
Soundtrack
| Kismat Konnection | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Pritam and Sajid–Wajid | ||||
| Released | 24 June 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Studio | Tips Industries | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 45:26 | |||
| Label | Tips Industries | |||
| Producer | Ramesh S Taurani | |||
| Pritam chronology | ||||
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| Sajid–Wajid chronology | ||||
The music was composed by Pritam while lyrics had been written by Sayeed Quadri and Shabbir Ahmed. 'Soniye Ve' was composed by Sajid–Wajid. Remix songs were mixed by DJ Suketu and Aks. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 10,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fifteenth highest-selling. And remixes are connected style from Dance Bowling 90s.[7]
| # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Move Your Body Now" | Shaan, K.K., Akriti Kakar & Hard Kaur | 04:06 |
| 2 | "Soniye Ve" | Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan | 04:06 |
| 3 | "Is This Love" | Shreya Ghoshal & Mohit Chauhan | 05:29 |
| 4 | "Aai Paapi" | Neeraj Shridhar | 04:20 |
| 5 | "Bakhuda Tumhi Ho" | Atif Aslam & Alka Yagnik | 04:52 |
| 6 | "Bakhuda Tumhi Ho – Fresh Mix" | Atif Aslam & Alka Yagnik | 05:46 |
| 7 | "Aai Paapi – Dance Mix" | Neeraj Shridhar | 03:45 |
| 8 | "Move Your Body Now – Hip Hop Mix" | Shaan, Adeel Chaudhry, Suhail Kaul, Hard Kaur & Akriti Kakar | 03:35 |
| 9 | "Kahin Na Laage Mann – Lounge Mix" | Shreya Ghoshal & Mohit Chauhan | 05:52 |
| 10 | "Soniye Ve – Electro Dhol Mix" | Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan | 03:58 |
References
- ^ . Kismet Konnection releases on 18 July. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ "Review: Kismat Konnection". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Plot pivots on luck, proves unlucky -- Kismat Konnection". The Hindu. 1 August 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b "A gypsy role for Juhi Chalwa". Cast shoot for Kismet Konnection. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ Aggregated reviews from different sources
- ^ "Yahoo Search – Web Search".
- ^ . Box Office India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
External links
- Kismat Konnection at IMDb