The story of Partner was inspired by the 2005 American film Hitch.[2] The film revolves around a love guru, who gives wooing advice and ideas to his client for the latter's ladylove, and also himself falls in love with a widowed mother. Partner was released in worldwide cinemas on 20 July 2007. It received a highly positive response, with particular praise for its comedy scenes and Govinda's performance. A critical and commercial blockbuster, Partner collected ₹103 crore (US$13 million) worldwide and was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2007.
Dhawan has expressed interest in creating a sequel to the film, but as of 2022 no script had been finalized and news outlets have reported that the film has been shelved entirely.[3][4]
Prem is a Love Guru who solves the love issues of his clients. Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary comes to Prem for help. Bhaskar loves his boss, Priya Jaisingh, but is unable to express it as she is the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Prem initially refuses to help Bhaskar and goes to Phuket, Thailand. Bhaskar follows him and convinces him to help.
After returning from Thailand, Prem meets Naina, a photojournalist fleeing from Chhota Don, who mimics Shahrukh Khan in Don. Prem saves her and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, he starts teaching Bhaskar how to impress Priya. But rather than Prem's tactics, Bhaskar's own simplicity and nonsense endears him to Priya, who falls in love with him. Prem learns that Naina has a son named Rohan from her previous marriage, and to impress her, takes care of him.
Bhaskar reveals to Prem that Priya will marry someone according to her father's will. The two attend Priya's wedding ceremony with Rohan, who convinces his mother to marry Prem while Priya's father is convinced by Bhaskar. Priya prepares to marry Bhaskar.
Meanwhile, a spoilt brat named Neil Bakshi asks Prem to convince a girl to have a one-night stand. Prem angrily tells him that he does not help people with bad intentions. Neil manages to get his one-night stand anyway and ditches the girl, telling her the love guru gave him the advice to do so. The girl turns out to be Naina's friend Nikki. Naina finds out the Love Guru is Prem. She hates Prem and publishes a front-page article exposing him and using Priya-Bhaskar's relationship as an example. Bhaskar is fired from his job as a result.
Prem tells Priya what really happened. Priya realizes that all the things she liked about Bhaskar are what Prem wanted Bhaskar to hide from her and is ready to take Bhaskar back. Prem makes up with Naina by making her hear the truth about him not helping Neil. The two happily marry their partners.
CastEdit
Salman Khan as Prem Kulkarni a.k.a. Love Guru, a love master who advises those needing help to start a relationship. He is equivalent to Alex “Hitch” Hitchens portrayed by Will Smith
Govinda as Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary, a nerdy man who has a crush on his boss Priya Jaisingh. He asks Prem for his help in trying to fall in love with her. He is equivalent to Albert Brennaman who is portrayed by Kevin James
Lara Dutta as Naina Sahani, a photo journalist who Prem falls in love with. She is equivalent to Sara Melas, who is portrayed by Eva Mendes
Katrina Kaif as Priya R. Jaisingh, Bhaskar’s boss and love interest. She is equivalent to Allegra Cole who is portrayed by Amber Valletta
Rajat Bedi as Neil Bakshi, a spoiled brat who tries to get Prem to help him set up a one-night-stand with Nikki but is rejected by him. He is equivalent to Vance Munson, portrayed by Jeffrey Donovan.
The music was composed by Sajid–Wajid. The soundtrack entered the top five on 23 July 2007.[7] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 18,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's third highest-selling.[8]
Udit Narayan, Shaan, Wajid, Suzanne D'Mello, Clinton Cerejo
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ReceptionEdit
Box officeEdit
Box Office India declared the film a "Blockbuster" and was the second biggest domestic opener at that time. It grossed Rs. 1.03 billion in India[9] and $4.19 million overseas.[10]
Sony Pictures, owners of the film Hitch, contemplated a $30-million suit against both the Indian producers for copyright infringements.[11] It would have been the second time after Begunah an international film company took legal action against an Indian entertainment company for plagiarism. Partner was eventually released, with Sony acquiring the world exclusive satellite broadcasting rights.[12] The film had a television premiere on Sony Max in late October 2007.
A decade later April 2018, Partner was acquired by Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of its programming and branding overhaul.
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Partner is a 2007 Indian Hindi language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan and produced by Sohail Khan The film stars Salman Khan Govinda Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif PartnerPoster for PartnerDirected byDavid DhawanWritten byScreenplay David DhawanYunus SajawalSanjay ChhelDialogues Sanjay ChhelBased onHitchby Andy TennantProduced bySohail KhanParag SanghviStarringSalman KhanGovindaLara DuttaKatrina KaifNarrated bySalman KhanCinematographyJohny LalEdited byNitin RokadeMusic bySongs Sajid Wajid Background Score Salim SulaimanProductioncompaniesK Sera Sera Private LimitedSohail Khan ProductionsDistributed byEros InternationalRelease date20 April 2007 2007 04 20 Running time143 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget 28 crore 1 Box office 145 91 crore 1 The story of Partner was inspired by the 2005 American film Hitch 2 The film revolves around a love guru who gives wooing advice and ideas to his client for the latter s ladylove and also himself falls in love with a widowed mother Partner was released in worldwide cinemas on 20 July 2007 It received a highly positive response with particular praise for its comedy scenes and Govinda s performance A critical and commercial blockbuster Partner collected 103 crore US 13 million worldwide and was one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 2007 Dhawan has expressed interest in creating a sequel to the film but as of 2022 no script had been finalized and news outlets have reported that the film has been shelved entirely 3 4 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 3 1 Track list 4 Reception 4 1 Box office 4 2 Accolades 5 Legal issues 5 1 Copyright Infringement Lawsuit 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditPrem is a Love Guru who solves the love issues of his clients Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary comes to Prem for help Bhaskar loves his boss Priya Jaisingh but is unable to express it as she is the daughter of a wealthy businessman Prem initially refuses to help Bhaskar and goes to Phuket Thailand Bhaskar follows him and convinces him to help After returning from Thailand Prem meets Naina a photojournalist fleeing from Chhota Don who mimics Shahrukh Khan in Don Prem saves her and falls in love with her Meanwhile he starts teaching Bhaskar how to impress Priya But rather than Prem s tactics Bhaskar s own simplicity and nonsense endears him to Priya who falls in love with him Prem learns that Naina has a son named Rohan from her previous marriage and to impress her takes care of him Bhaskar reveals to Prem that Priya will marry someone according to her father s will The two attend Priya s wedding ceremony with Rohan who convinces his mother to marry Prem while Priya s father is convinced by Bhaskar Priya prepares to marry Bhaskar Meanwhile a spoilt brat named Neil Bakshi asks Prem to convince a girl to have a one night stand Prem angrily tells him that he does not help people with bad intentions Neil manages to get his one night stand anyway and ditches the girl telling her the love guru gave him the advice to do so The girl turns out to be Naina s friend Nikki Naina finds out the Love Guru is Prem She hates Prem and publishes a front page article exposing him and using Priya Bhaskar s relationship as an example Bhaskar is fired from his job as a result Prem tells Priya what really happened Priya realizes that all the things she liked about Bhaskar are what Prem wanted Bhaskar to hide from her and is ready to take Bhaskar back Prem makes up with Naina by making her hear the truth about him not helping Neil The two happily marry their partners Cast EditSalman Khan as Prem Kulkarni a k a Love Guru a love master who advises those needing help to start a relationship He is equivalent to Alex Hitch Hitchens portrayed by Will Smith Govinda as Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary a nerdy man who has a crush on his boss Priya Jaisingh He asks Prem for his help in trying to fall in love with her He is equivalent to Albert Brennaman who is portrayed by Kevin James Lara Dutta as Naina Sahani a photo journalist who Prem falls in love with She is equivalent to Sara Melas who is portrayed by Eva Mendes Katrina Kaif as Priya R Jaisingh Bhaskar s boss and love interest She is equivalent to Allegra Cole who is portrayed by Amber Valletta Tiku Talsania as Naina s boss Ali Haji as Rohan Sahani Naina s son from her previous marriage Dalip Tahil as Raj Jaisingh a wealthy businessman who is also Priya s father and also approves of Bhaskar s relationship with her Aarti Chabria as Nikki Naina s colleague Rajat Bedi as Neil Bakshi a spoiled brat who tries to get Prem to help him set up a one night stand with Nikki but is rejected by him He is equivalent to Vance Munson portrayed by Jeffrey Donovan Suresh Menon as Kiran Deepshikha Nagpal as Pramita Pammi Kulkarni Purohit Prem s sister Ali Asgar as Naina s colleague Atul Parchure as Rana s Assistant Vindu Dara Singh as Chadha Razak Khan as John Uncle Puneet Issar as Rana Shashi Kiran as a Newspaper Stall Owner Dheirya Sorecha as Pammi s son Chinky Jaiswal as Pammi s daughter Sohail Khan in a photographic appearance as Dr Sameer Purohit Pammi s husband Jason Shah as Priya s fiance Rajpal Yadav as Chhota Don Kavish MajmudarSoundtrack EditPartnerSoundtrack album by Sajid WajidReleased12 June 2007GenreFeature film soundtrackLabelT SeriesProducerSajid WajidSajid Wajid chronologyJaane Hoga Kya 2006 Partner 2007 Kismat Konnection 2008 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingPlanet Bollywood nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Bollywood Hungama nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 The music was composed by Sajid Wajid The soundtrack entered the top five on 23 July 2007 7 According to the Indian trade website Box Office India with around 18 00 000 units sold this film s soundtrack album was the year s third highest selling 8 Track list Edit Song Singer s Picturised on Length1 Do You Wanna Partner Udit Narayan Shaan Wajid Suzanne D Mello Clinton Cerejo Salman Khan amp Govinda 04 302 You re My Love Shaan Shweta Pandit Suzanne D Mello Earl D Souza Aastha Gill Govinda Katrina Kaif Salman Khan amp Lara Dutta 04 353 Dupatta Tera Nau Rang Da Sonu Nigam Shreya Ghoshal Kunal Ganjawala Suzanne D Mello Govinda Katrina Kaif Lara Dutta amp Salman Khan 05 004 Soni De Nakhre Labh Janjua Sneha Pant Wajid Govinda Katrina Kaif amp Salman Khan 04 175 Maria Maria Wajid Sonu Nigam Shakib Sunidhi Chauhan Naresh Iyer Salman Khan amp Lara Dutta 04 366 You re My Love Remix Shaan Shweta Pandit Suzanne D Mello Earl D Souza Aastha Gill Excluded in film 04 277 Do You Wanna Partner Remix Udit Narayan Shaan Wajid Suzanne D Mello Clinton Cerejo Excluded in film 03 58Reception EditBox office Edit Box Office India declared the film a Blockbuster and was the second biggest domestic opener at that time It grossed Rs 1 03 billion in India 9 and 4 19 million overseas 10 Review Taran Adarsh nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Review Rediff nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Review Rajeev Masand nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Accolades Edit 2008 Zee Cine Awards Won Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Male Govinda9th IIFA Awards Nominated Best Film Sohail Khan Nominated Best Director David Dhawan Nominated Best Actor Salman Khan Won Best Comedian Actor GovindaLegal issues EditCopyright Infringement Lawsuit Edit Sony Pictures owners of the film Hitch contemplated a 30 million suit against both the Indian producers for copyright infringements 11 It would have been the second time after Begunah an international film company took legal action against an Indian entertainment company for plagiarism Partner was eventually released with Sony acquiring the world exclusive satellite broadcasting rights 12 The film had a television premiere on Sony Max in late October 2007 A decade later April 2018 Partner was acquired by Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of its programming and branding overhaul References Edit a b Partner Movie Box Office India Partner inspired from Hitch 8 July 2007 Archived from the original on 23 March 2012 Script not ready but Partner 2 is still alive Hindustan Times 21 April 2012 Retrieved 30 October 2016 Salman Khan Govinda s Partner 2 shelved Bollywood Life Retrieved 30 October 2016 Partner Music Review Archived from the original on 18 January 2010 Retrieved 17 October 2011 Partner Music Review Bollywood Hungama Archived from the original on 8 September 2008 Retrieved 17 October 2011 Partner enters Top 5 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Music Hits 2000 2009 Figures in Units Box Office India Archived from the original on 24 June 2010 Box Office 2007 Boxofficeindia com Retrieved 28 December 2010 Top Lifetime Grossers OVERSEAS US Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Box Office India Retrieved 1 September 2011 Partner may face 30 mn Hitch The Times of India 8 August 2007 Who Will Bell the Copycat Forbes 22 July 2009 External links EditPartner at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Partner 2007 film amp oldid 1176923259, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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