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Mujhse Dosti Karoge!

April 20, 2023

Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (transl. Will You Be My Friend!) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romance comedy film directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Yash Chopra for his banner, Yash Raj Films. The film stars Rani Mukherji, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles, with Uday Chopra in a cameo appearance. It follows the love triangle of 3 childhood friends: Pooja Sahani (Mukherji), Raj Khanna (Roshan) and Tina Kapoor (Kapoor). The film marked the first and only collaboration between Mukherji and Roshan.

Mujhse Dosti Karoge!
Theatrical-release poster
Directed byKunal Kohli
Written by
Produced byYash Chopra
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
  • Ritesh Soni
  • V. Karnik
Music byRahul Sharma
Production
company
Release date
  • 9 August 2002 (2002-08-09)
Running time
148 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹120 million[1]
Box office₹336.1 million[1]

Mujhse Dosti Karoge! marked the directorial debut of Kohli, who also wrote the dialogue and co-wrote the screenplay and story with Aditya Chopra. The film's cinematography was jointly handled by Ravi K. Chandran and Gopal Shah, while Rahul Sharma served as the soundtrack composer.

Made on a budget of ₹120 million (US$1.5 million), Mujhse Dosti Karoge! was released on 9 August 2002. Despite much hype due to its A-list star-cast, it failed to attract an audience, grossing ₹336.1 million (US$4.2 million), and received mixed reviews from critics upon release.

For her portrayal of Tina, Kapoor was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 4th IIFA Awards, the only nomination for the film.

Plot

Pooja Sahani, Raj Khanna and Tina Kapoor are childhood friends. While Raj has always been attracted to Tina, he is unaware that Pooja is secretly in love with him. Raj's father decides to move to London with his family because of his work. Before leaving, Raj makes Tina promise to keep in touch with him via e-mail. Tina, who is fun-loving and distracted, does not want the responsibility, so instead of her Pooja writes to Raj, signing the emails as "Tina" instead of her own name so that Tina can keep her promise to Raj. Over the years, they become close while exchanging e-mails to each other.

15 years later, Raj returns to India for a vacation. By now, he is in love with the girl he has been writing to and believes he will recognise her at first sight. So they both decide not to exchange their photographs before his arrival. When the three meet, Raj walks past Pooja, not recognising her as he said he would, but recognises Tina, becoming smitten with her and thinking she wrote him the e-mails all these years. He does not notice that the real Tina is completely different from the Tina he knew from the e-mails. Tina later introduces Pooja, and they become friends again. Tina, despite being aware of the fact that she is not the one who Raj has been talking to for years and is also not the one he really loves, gives into his flirting and courting and falls in love with him. Their parents gladly announce their engagement. Heartbroken by this, Pooja decides to never disclose her feelings to anyone.

Raj returns to London, where Pooja travels for an interview. Raj takes Pooja to his favorite church and she accidentally hums the tune of a song he wrote for her many years ago. Hearing this, Raj instantly realises that Pooja is the one who had been writing to him all those years, and remembers all the little things he had shared in the e-mails that she knows about. He tells her she is the one he truly loves and the two decide to get married. Back in India, Tina's father dies, leaving her all alone. His last wish was that Tina would marry Raj, and Pooja's parents said that they will perform all the rituals in absence of Tina's parents. Seeing that Tina is alone now, Pooja refuses to marry Raj. Raj is against this and insists on telling his parents the truth but Pooja stops him. He angrily vows that he will only marry Tina if Pooja marries someone else on the same day.

The families travel to London for Raj and Tina's marriage. Rohan Verma, a friend of Raj, meets Pooja during the engagement party of Raj and Tina, and is instantly attracted to her. Pooja agrees to marry Rohan to satisfy Raj's ultimatum and ensure Tina's happiness. On the day of the marriage, Tina realises that Raj is in love with Pooja, as she sees that Raj's ancestral family bracelets were a better fit for Pooja's wrist than hers. At the altar, Tina confronts Raj and Pooja, saying that she is not alone and is glad to have such great friends who are willing to sacrifice their love for her. The film ends with Pooja and Raj getting married.

Cast

Production

Mujhse Dosti Karoge! marked Kunal Kohli's directorial debut in Hindi Cinema.[5] The media reported that the film was based on the 1996 American romantic comedy The Truth About Cats & Dogs, but Kohli explained that "not one scene from it is the same. There is a track dealing with mistaken identity, but it isn't a rip-off."[6][7] It was produced by Yash Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, and Aditya Chopra co-wrote the story and screenplay with Kohli.[2] The dialogue was written by Kohli.[4] Neil Nitin Mukesh served as the assistant director.[8]

Rani Mukherji, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor were cast as the leads;[6] it marked the latter two's third collaboration, after Yaadein (2001) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).[9][10]

Mukherji, who features as Pooja Sahani, said that she "loved every moment of working" on Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, and described the film as a "privilege" for her.[11][12]

Roshan portrays Raj Khanna, a part that he compared with his role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). He spoke of his rapport with Mukherji, claiming that it "was a pleasure working with her. She is very professional, very friendly and easygoing. She leaves all negativity behind when she comes on the sets." Interviewed by Rediff.com, he said that Mujhse Dosti Karoge! was "a very, very intense film", adding, "The second half is propelled forward by the intensity of my character." He further stated that the film "more [...] about 3 friends than a love triangle".[13]

Meanwhile, Kapoor stars as the fun-loving girl Tina Kapoor. She was initially reluctant to star in the film, because she was to play the film's second female lead after Mukherji. However, according to The Times of India, Kohli and Chopra convinced her to accept it.[14] She found the role to be "very glamorous, typical of what people would expect of me", and believed that her fans, especially male, would like it. She noted, "I play a loser, yet emerge the winner. This is not a goody-goody heroine who gets the hero. My role has better scope. I am the life of the film. The other characters are sad most of the time." To prepare for her introductory scene, the actress did not eat for 3-4 days (this was inconsistently reported)[7] as she wanted to "look great as it involved exposing my midriff". Moreover, Kapoor confessed that her looks were the main priority while preparing for her role in the film.[15]

Made on a budget of ₹120 million (US$1.5 million),[16] principal photography was handled by Ravi K. Chandran and Gopal Shah.[2] The filming took place in Film City, London and other places in both Switzerland and the United Kingdom.[2][17] Ahmed Khan was the choreographer, while Manish Malhotra and Rocky Star were the costume designers. While Anuj Mathur designed the sound, Sharmishta Roy served as the art director. After the filming ended, Mujhse Dosti Karoge! was edited by Ritesh Soni and V. Karnik.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Mujhse Dosti Karoge! was composed by the debutant Rahul Sharma; he accepted the offer in April 2001 when he was on a concert tour with his father Shivkumar Sharma.[18] Rahul Sharma described its soundtrack as "young and fresh", adding, "[It] is about urban young people, so the music had to be romantic and soft." He used santoor, flute and an orchestra contains 60 violinists for the background score.[19] In later years, he told The Hindu that composing the film's soundtrack was a "great" and "learning" experience.[20][21] The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi, with vocals performed by Alisha Chinai, Alka Yagnik, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, and Sonu Nigam.[2][22] The soundtrack album was released on 12 July 2002 by Saregama.[22]

According to the film-trade website Box Office India, with around 1.2 million units sold, the soundtrack became the eleventh highest-selling music album of the year.[23] The soundtrack received mixed reviews from music critics;[24] Narendra Kusnur of Mid-Day called it "hummable", and wrote, "Rahul's orchestration style is youthful, and the use of guitars is interesting and innovative." Kusnur, however, felt that "some songs have that typical [Yash] Chopra['s] banner flavour that has become very predictable and hackneyed of late".[25] In a review published in the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama, Joginder Tuteja believed that Sharma "does a superb job in churning out a number of melodies in one single package".[26] The Hindu elaborated, "The title song ... is quite hummable. With quite a bit of Western tunes synthesized with Indian, this song is likely to hit the charts. A rather lengthy medley of various Hindi songs from old and new films is inserted."[27]

Mujhse Dosti Karoge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[28]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Andekhi Anjaani"Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan6:17
2."Jaane Dil Mein" (Part 1)Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam5:45
3."Saanwali Si Ek Ladki"Udit Narayan4:05
4."Oh My Darling"Alisha Chinai, Sonu Nigam6:07
5."Mujhse Dosti Karoge!"Alka Yagnik, Asha Bhosle, Udit Narayan5:01
6."Jaane Dil Mein" (Part 2)Lata Mangeshkar, Sonu Nigam2:48
7."Terrific Tina" (Instrumental) 1:17
8."The Medley"Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Pamela Chopra12:05
Total length:43:25

Release

Expectations for Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (one of the most-anticipated films of the year)[29] were high, as the film was Kohli's debut as a film director, and due to its A-list star cast.[5] It opened on 9 August 2002 and, conversely, emerged as a commercial failure.[1][7] The film was released on 290 screens across India and grossed ₹11.6 million (US$150,000) on its opening day. It collected ₹211 million (US$2.6 million) in India and $2.6 million overseas. Box Office India estimated the film's total gross to be ₹336.1 million (US$4.2 million) and concluded its final commercial performance with the verdict of "flop".[1] The film's world television premiere took place on 7 November 2002 on Zee Cinema,[30][31] while its DVD version was released on 11 November 2003 in a single-disc pack.[32] It was available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video on 8 March 2017.[33][34]

Reception

Mujhse Dosti Karoge! opened to mixed reviews; critics were appreciative of the leads' performances, but harshly criticized its "predictable" plot and "unremarkable" soundtrack.[24]

Writing for Bollywood Hungama, Taran Adarsh gave the film a rating of 1 star, noting that it "clearly belongs to Mukherji, who has the meatiest role comparatively". He believed that Mukherji was "superb in a role that fits her like a glove", but thought that Kapoor was "relegated to the background completely".[35] In a 2.5 star review, Subhash K. Jha saw that "Kohli tries hard to bring in his own touch to the [Yash] Chopra-esque ambience".[36] Derek Elley of Variety said that Kapoor "largely reprises her pampered bimbo" from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., and praised Roshan for "proves a smart mover and good dance talent".[37] Manish Gajjar of the BBC shared similar thoughts of Kapoor: "[She] as Tina looks ravishingly beautiful and shows great flair for comedy in this film. Although the audience will be reminded of her character of Poo from Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham...."[38]

Outlook magazine's Namrata Joshi, who rated the film 1 star, declared it as "avoidable"; she was highly critical of Roshan, who she deemed "makes a poor parody of himself".[39] Sukanya Verma opined, "First-time director Kohli is impressive. He keeps a tight grip of the plot and displays a keen attention to screenplay. Every character in the film is well-defined and sound. The film moves at a brisk pace and the audience is not left to pinpoint loopholes."[40] Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India claimed that Mukherji "scores almost full marks for her heart-rending performance",[41] with Empire's Omar Ahmed appreciated her for "saving" the film.[42] Khalid Mohammed observed of Kapoor: "Of the cast, [She] is reliably spry and saucy but should take care not to repeat her hoity-toity act if she is to escape typecasting."[43] S. Ramachandran from Mid-Day wrote that "Despite its numerous flaws, a fabulous performance by Roshan, an emotionally-powered role from Mukherji and a sporadically-intense act from Kapoor drive the film".[44] Stardust hailed, "Though Kohli has handled some scenes with sensitivity and maturity he fails in many others, which gives the feeling of déjà vu."[45]

Kapoor received a nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 4th IIFA Awards.[46]

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Mujhse Dosti Karoge transl Will You Be My Friend is a 2002 Indian Hindi language coming of age romance comedy film directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Yash Chopra for his banner Yash Raj Films The film stars Rani Mukherji Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles with Uday Chopra in a cameo appearance It follows the love triangle of 3 childhood friends Pooja Sahani Mukherji Raj Khanna Roshan and Tina Kapoor Kapoor The film marked the first and only collaboration between Mukherji and Roshan Mujhse Dosti Karoge Theatrical release posterDirected byKunal KohliWritten byAditya Chopra Kunal KohliProduced byYash ChopraStarringRani Mukherji Hrithik Roshan Kareena KapoorCinematographyRavi K Chandran Gopal ShahEdited byRitesh Soni V KarnikMusic byRahul SharmaProductioncompanyYash Raj FilmsRelease date9 August 2002 2002 08 09 Running time148 minutes 1 CountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget 120 million 1 Box office 336 1 million 1 Mujhse Dosti Karoge marked the directorial debut of Kohli who also wrote the dialogue and co wrote the screenplay and story with Aditya Chopra The film s cinematography was jointly handled by Ravi K Chandran and Gopal Shah while Rahul Sharma served as the soundtrack composer Made on a budget of 120 million US 1 5 million Mujhse Dosti Karoge was released on 9 August 2002 Despite much hype due to its A list star cast it failed to attract an audience grossing 336 1 million US 4 2 million and received mixed reviews from critics upon release For her portrayal of Tina Kapoor was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 4th IIFA Awards the only nomination for the film Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 Release 6 Reception 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditPooja Sahani Raj Khanna and Tina Kapoor are childhood friends While Raj has always been attracted to Tina he is unaware that Pooja is secretly in love with him Raj s father decides to move to London with his family because of his work Before leaving Raj makes Tina promise to keep in touch with him via e mail Tina who is fun loving and distracted does not want the responsibility so instead of her Pooja writes to Raj signing the emails as Tina instead of her own name so that Tina can keep her promise to Raj Over the years they become close while exchanging e mails to each other 15 years later Raj returns to India for a vacation By now he is in love with the girl he has been writing to and believes he will recognise her at first sight So they both decide not to exchange their photographs before his arrival When the three meet Raj walks past Pooja not recognising her as he said he would but recognises Tina becoming smitten with her and thinking she wrote him the e mails all these years He does not notice that the real Tina is completely different from the Tina he knew from the e mails Tina later introduces Pooja and they become friends again Tina despite being aware of the fact that she is not the one who Raj has been talking to for years and is also not the one he really loves gives into his flirting and courting and falls in love with him Their parents gladly announce their engagement Heartbroken by this Pooja decides to never disclose her feelings to anyone Raj returns to London where Pooja travels for an interview Raj takes Pooja to his favorite church and she accidentally hums the tune of a song he wrote for her many years ago Hearing this Raj instantly realises that Pooja is the one who had been writing to him all those years and remembers all the little things he had shared in the e mails that she knows about He tells her she is the one he truly loves and the two decide to get married Back in India Tina s father dies leaving her all alone His last wish was that Tina would marry Raj and Pooja s parents said that they will perform all the rituals in absence of Tina s parents Seeing that Tina is alone now Pooja refuses to marry Raj Raj is against this and insists on telling his parents the truth but Pooja stops him He angrily vows that he will only marry Tina if Pooja marries someone else on the same day The families travel to London for Raj and Tina s marriage Rohan Verma a friend of Raj meets Pooja during the engagement party of Raj and Tina and is instantly attracted to her Pooja agrees to marry Rohan to satisfy Raj s ultimatum and ensure Tina s happiness On the day of the marriage Tina realises that Raj is in love with Pooja as she sees that Raj s ancestral family bracelets were a better fit for Pooja s wrist than hers At the altar Tina confronts Raj and Pooja saying that she is not alone and is glad to have such great friends who are willing to sacrifice their love for her The film ends with Pooja and Raj getting married Cast EditRani Mukherji as Pooja Sahani 2 Hrithik Roshan as Raj Khanna 2 Kareena Kapoor as Tina Kapoor 2 Barkha Singh as young Tina 3 Uday Chopra as Rohan Verma 2 Satish Shah as Mr Sahani 2 Himani Shivpuri as Mrs Sahani 2 Kiran Kumar as Mr Khanna 2 Smita Jaykar as Mrs Khanna 2 Sachin Khedekar as Mr Kapoor 2 Parikshat Sahni as Mr Verma 2 Maya Alagh as Mrs Verma 2 Raja Vaid as Ronnie 4 Production EditMujhse Dosti Karoge marked Kunal Kohli s directorial debut in Hindi Cinema 5 The media reported that the film was based on the 1996 American romantic comedy The Truth About Cats amp Dogs but Kohli explained that not one scene from it is the same There is a track dealing with mistaken identity but it isn t a rip off 6 7 It was produced by Yash Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films and Aditya Chopra co wrote the story and screenplay with Kohli 2 The dialogue was written by Kohli 4 Neil Nitin Mukesh served as the assistant director 8 Rani Mukherji Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor were cast as the leads 6 it marked the latter two s third collaboration after Yaadein 2001 and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2001 9 10 Mukherji who features as Pooja Sahani said that she loved every moment of working on Mujhse Dosti Karoge and described the film as a privilege for her 11 12 Roshan portrays Raj Khanna a part that he compared with his role in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 2000 He spoke of his rapport with Mukherji claiming that it was a pleasure working with her She is very professional very friendly and easygoing She leaves all negativity behind when she comes on the sets Interviewed by Rediff com he said that Mujhse Dosti Karoge was a very very intense film adding The second half is propelled forward by the intensity of my character He further stated that the film more about 3 friends than a love triangle 13 Meanwhile Kapoor stars as the fun loving girl Tina Kapoor She was initially reluctant to star in the film because she was to play the film s second female lead after Mukherji However according to The Times of India Kohli and Chopra convinced her to accept it 14 She found the role to be very glamorous typical of what people would expect of me and believed that her fans especially male would like it She noted I play a loser yet emerge the winner This is not a goody goody heroine who gets the hero My role has better scope I am the life of the film The other characters are sad most of the time To prepare for her introductory scene the actress did not eat for 3 4 days this was inconsistently reported 7 as she wanted to look great as it involved exposing my midriff Moreover Kapoor confessed that her looks were the main priority while preparing for her role in the film 15 Made on a budget of 120 million US 1 5 million 16 principal photography was handled by Ravi K Chandran and Gopal Shah 2 The filming took place in Film City London and other places in both Switzerland and the United Kingdom 2 17 Ahmed Khan was the choreographer while Manish Malhotra and Rocky Star were the costume designers While Anuj Mathur designed the sound Sharmishta Roy served as the art director After the filming ended Mujhse Dosti Karoge was edited by Ritesh Soni and V Karnik 2 Soundtrack EditMujhse Dosti Karoge Soundtrack album by Rahul SharmaReleased12 July 2002GenreFeature film soundtrackLength31 20LabelSaregamaProducerRahul SharmaThe soundtrack for Mujhse Dosti Karoge was composed by the debutant Rahul Sharma he accepted the offer in April 2001 when he was on a concert tour with his father Shivkumar Sharma 18 Rahul Sharma described its soundtrack as young and fresh adding It is about urban young people so the music had to be romantic and soft He used santoor flute and an orchestra contains 60 violinists for the background score 19 In later years he told The Hindu that composing the film s soundtrack was a great and learning experience 20 21 The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi with vocals performed by Alisha Chinai Alka Yagnik Asha Bhosle Lata Mangeshkar Udit Narayan and Sonu Nigam 2 22 The soundtrack album was released on 12 July 2002 by Saregama 22 According to the film trade website Box Office India with around 1 2 million units sold the soundtrack became the eleventh highest selling music album of the year 23 The soundtrack received mixed reviews from music critics 24 Narendra Kusnur of Mid Day called it hummable and wrote Rahul s orchestration style is youthful and the use of guitars is interesting and innovative Kusnur however felt that some songs have that typical Yash Chopra s banner flavour that has become very predictable and hackneyed of late 25 In a review published in the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama Joginder Tuteja believed that Sharma does a superb job in churning out a number of melodies in one single package 26 The Hindu elaborated The title song is quite hummable With quite a bit of Western tunes synthesized with Indian this song is likely to hit the charts A rather lengthy medley of various Hindi songs from old and new films is inserted 27 Mujhse Dosti Karoge Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 28 No TitleSinger s Length1 Andekhi Anjaani Lata Mangeshkar Udit Narayan6 172 Jaane Dil Mein Part 1 Lata Mangeshkar Sonu Nigam5 453 Saanwali Si Ek Ladki Udit Narayan4 054 Oh My Darling Alisha Chinai Sonu Nigam6 075 Mujhse Dosti Karoge Alka Yagnik Asha Bhosle Udit Narayan5 016 Jaane Dil Mein Part 2 Lata Mangeshkar Sonu Nigam2 487 Terrific Tina Instrumental 1 178 The Medley Lata Mangeshkar Udit Narayan Sonu Nigam Pamela Chopra12 05Total length 43 25Release EditExpectations for Mujhse Dosti Karoge one of the most anticipated films of the year 29 were high as the film was Kohli s debut as a film director and due to its A list star cast 5 It opened on 9 August 2002 and conversely emerged as a commercial failure 1 7 The film was released on 290 screens across India and grossed 11 6 million US 150 000 on its opening day It collected 211 million US 2 6 million in India and 2 6 million overseas Box Office India estimated the film s total gross to be 336 1 million US 4 2 million and concluded its final commercial performance with the verdict of flop 1 The film s world television premiere took place on 7 November 2002 on Zee Cinema 30 31 while its DVD version was released on 11 November 2003 in a single disc pack 32 It was available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video on 8 March 2017 33 34 Reception EditMujhse Dosti Karoge opened to mixed reviews critics were appreciative of the leads performances but harshly criticized its predictable plot and unremarkable soundtrack 24 Writing for Bollywood Hungama Taran Adarsh gave the film a rating of 1 star noting that it clearly belongs to Mukherji who has the meatiest role comparatively He believed that Mukherji was superb in a role that fits her like a glove but thought that Kapoor was relegated to the background completely 35 In a 2 5 star review Subhash K Jha saw that Kohli tries hard to bring in his own touch to the Yash Chopra esque ambience 36 Derek Elley of Variety said that Kapoor largely reprises her pampered bimbo from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and praised Roshan for proves a smart mover and good dance talent 37 Manish Gajjar of the BBC shared similar thoughts of Kapoor She as Tina looks ravishingly beautiful and shows great flair for comedy in this film Although the audience will be reminded of her character of Poo from Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham 38 Outlook magazine s Namrata Joshi who rated the film 1 star declared it as avoidable she was highly critical of Roshan who she deemed makes a poor parody of himself 39 Sukanya Verma opined First time director Kohli is impressive He keeps a tight grip of the plot and displays a keen attention to screenplay Every character in the film is well defined and sound The film moves at a brisk pace and the audience is not left to pinpoint loopholes 40 Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India claimed that Mukherji scores almost full marks for her heart rending performance 41 with Empire s Omar Ahmed appreciated her for saving the film 42 Khalid Mohammed observed of Kapoor Of the cast She is reliably spry and saucy but should take care not to repeat her hoity toity act if she is to escape typecasting 43 S Ramachandran from Mid Day wrote that Despite its numerous flaws a fabulous 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