Biwi No.1

Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1
	File:Biwi No.1 poster.jpg Poster
Directed by	David Dhawan
Written by	Kamal Haasan
Story by	Balu Mahendra
Based on	Sathi Leelavathi; by Balu Mahendra
Produced by	Vashu Bhagnani
Starring	Salman Khan; Karisma Kapoor; Anil Kapoor; Sushmita Sen; Tabu; Saif Ali Khan;
Music by	Anu Malik
Production; company	Tips Industries
Distributed by	Tips Industries; Star India
Release date	28 May 1999;
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹12 crore
Box office	₹49.81 crore

Biwi No.1 (transl. Wife No. 1) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan, being a remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi. It stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Tabu and Saif Ali Khan.^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

Prem Mehra is married to the loving yet traditional Pooja Khanna; they have 2 children. Rupali Walia arrives at Prem's office to give a modeling interview. They fall in love and begin an extramarital affair. Pooja finds out and Prem leaves her to move in with Rupali. With the help of Prem's friend Lakhan, Pooja has a make-over, turning modern and taking on modeling assignments. She sends her mother-in-law and children to live with Prem and Rupali. They intentionally trouble Rupali and tell Prem that she keeps them hungry and wants to poison and kill them.

Ultimately, the relationship between Prem and Rupali breaks down. Prem realizes she only came to him since he gave her material things, while Pooja stuck with him via thick and thin. Rupali gets back with her former boyfriend Deepak. Lakhan befriends her, addressing her as a sister. While hugging her, his wife Lovely sees them and misunderstands. She leaves, but Lakhan chases after and they make up as she realises the truth. He says to Lovely that she is his "Biwi no. 1."

Cast[edit]

Salman Khan as Prem Mehra( Chetan Sashital as the Hindi Dubbed voice)
Karisma Kapoor as Pooja Mehra
Anil Kapoor as Dr. Lakhan Khurana
Sushmita Sen as Rupali Walia
Tabu as Lovely Khurana
Saif Ali Khan as Deepak Sharma
Himani Shivpuri as Sushila Mehra
Master Varun as Bunty "Billu" Khurana
Baby Karishma as Pinky Mehra
Master Shahrukh as Rinku Mehra
Rajeev Verma as Harish Khanna
Kannu Gill as Meenakshi Khanna
Amitabh Bachchan as Himself

Production[edit]

Rambha was signed for Tabu's role but later opted out. Sanjay Dutt was signed for the film, but was later replaced by Anil Kapoor. Manisha Koirala was offered the role of Pooja, but she rejected it for unknown reasons and was subsequently replaced by Karishma Kapoor. Filming took place in areas of Florida such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. Second part of filming took place in Delhi and Mumbai compound areas.

Reception[edit]

The movie response was good in parts of India, and was considered a super-hit,^[4] though its business was affected by the Cricket World Cup 1999. The collections were close to 50% in all centers. Biwi No.1 was the second highest-grossing film of Bollywood that year after Hum Saath-Saath Hain, which also starred Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Tabu, Saif Ali Khan, Himani Shivpuri, and Rajeev Verma. It ranks 53rd in the List of Top 500 Bollywood movies after adjusting inflation its worldwide gross reaches ₹ 52.80crores.^[5]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Awards	Category	Recipients and Nominees	Results
Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Sushmita Sen	Won
	Best Film	Vashu Bhagnani	Nominated
	Best Director	David Dhawan
	Best Actress	Karisma Kapoor
	Best Comedian	Anil Kapoor
	Best Comedian	Salman Khan
	Best Music Director	Anu Malik
International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Comedian	Anil Kapoor	Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Sushmita Sen	Won
	Best Actress	Karisma Kapoor	Nominated
Screen Weekly Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Sushmita Sen	Won
Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Anil Kapoor	Won
Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Sushmita Sen	Won
Zee Cine Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Sushmita Sen	Won
Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor	Salman Khan	Nominated

Music[edit]

The Biwi No.1 soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik except for "Hai Hai Mirchi" which was composed by Sukhwinder Singh. The lyrics were written by Sameer, Dev Kohli (only "Biwi No. 1"), and Sukhwinder Singh (only "Mehboob Mere" & "Hai Hai Mirchi"). The songs "Chunnari Chunnari" and "Ishq Sona Hai" became major hits after their release in 1999. The track "Aan Milo Ya Milne Se" did not feature in the movie.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chunnari Chunnari"	Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Anuradha Sriram	05:36
2.	"Biwi No.1"	Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Poornima Shrestha	07:19
3.	"Jungle Hai"	Kumar Sanu, Hema Sardesai	06:13
4.	"Ishq Sona Hai"	Shankar Mahadevan, Hema Sardesai	06:17
5.	"Hai Hai Mirchi"	Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik	05:37
6.	"Mehboob Mere"	Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik	05:04
7.	"Mujhe Maaf Karna"	Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Anmol Malik, Aditya Narayan, Alka Yagnik	07:28
8.	"Aan Milo Ya Milne Se"	Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan	07:47
Total length:			51:31

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Biwi No.1 – Movie". Box Office India.
^ Vijiyan, K.N. (12 June 1999). "See 'Biwi' for stars and Salman's antics". The New Straits Times. p. 24.
^ "Rediff on the NeT, Movies: The Biwi No 1 review".
^ "Biwi No.1 – Movie". Box Office India.
^ "All Time Rank". Box Office India.

External links[edit]

Biwi No.1 at IMDb
Biwi No. 1 on Gomolo.in

[aut2-1] "Biwi No.1 – Movie". Box Office India.

[2] Vijiyan, K.N. (12 June 1999). "See 'Biwi' for stars and Salman's antics". The New Straits Times. p. 24.

[3] "Rediff on the NeT, Movies: The Biwi No 1 review".

[auto-4] "Biwi No.1 – Movie". Box Office India.

[5] "All Time Rank". Box Office India.

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