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 Vishal Malhotra Juhi Chawla Boman Irani Om Puri 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 |
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Distributed by | Disney·UTV |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Kismat Konnection (Fate Connection) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama 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 18 July 2008.[1] The Film was declared a "Semi-Hit" at the box office.
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 (Shahid Kapoor). 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 goes to a Romani people named Haseena Bano Jaan (Juhi Chawla). 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 meets Priya (Vidya Balan), who is ready to help the citizens of a community by trying to save a Community center. Although they do not get along at first, Raj eventually realizes that Priya is his lucky charm. Priya ends up helping Raj through sticky situations and Raj eventually figures out that she is, in fact, changing his life. Knowing this, Raj lies to Priya 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 and she too falls for him. However, when Priya finds out the truth about what Raj is trying to do, she becomes sad. To make up for his lie, Raj 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 (Few lines as Mona Ghosh Shetty)
- Vishal Malhotra as Hiten Patel
- Juhi Chawla as Haseena Bano Jaan (Guest Appearance)
- Boman Irani as Priya's waving friend/Rajiv Batra
- Om Puri as Sanjeev “Harry” Gill
- Himani Shivpuri as Mrs. Manpreet Gill
- Karanvir Bohra as Dev Kataria
- Shehnaz Anand as Aditi
- Amit Varma as Karan Bahl
- Satyanand Gaitonde as Kabir
- Dimple Sharma as Rita
- Hyder Ali as Mr. Bakshi
- Shah Rukh Khan as 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]
Critical 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]
Marketing[]
Broadcast rights[]
The broadcast rights of the movie were sold to Colors TV & Star Gold.
Online streaming[]
The movie has been made streaming available on Netflix.
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$140,000).[citation needed] In the US, it collected ₹916,300 (US$13,000)[citation needed] by the second night of its release.
Soundtrack[]
Kismat Konnection | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Pritam and Sajid–Wajid | ||||
Released | May 2008 | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
Length | 45:26 | |||
Label | Tips Music | |||
Producer | Ramesh S Taurani | |||
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Sajid–Wajid chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Pritam while lyrics had been written by Sayeed Quadri & Shabbir Ahmed. 'Soniye Ve' was composed by Sajid–Wajid. Remix songs were mixed by DJ Suketu & 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.[7]
# | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | "Move Your Body Now" | Shaan, Akriti Kakkar & 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 - Remix" | Atif Aslam & Alka Yagnik | 05:46 |
7 | "Aai Paapi - Remix" | Neeraj Shridhar | 03:45 |
8 | "Move Your Body Now - Remix" | Shaan, Adeel Chaudhry, Suhail Kaul, Hard Kaur & Akriti Kakkar | 03:35 |
9 | "Kahin Na Laage Mann - Remix" | Shreya Ghoshal & Mohit Chauhan | 05:52 |
10 | "Soniye Ve - Remix" | Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan | 03:58 |
References[]
- ^ "Authentic and Up to date Release Dates of Bollywood Movies". Kismet Konnection releases on 18 July. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ "Review: Kismat Konnection". www.hindustantimes.com. 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "A gypsy role for Juhi Chalwa". Cast shoot for Kismet Konnection. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ Aggregated reviews from different sources
- ^ http://www.aol.in/bollywood-story/kismat-konnection-movie-review/2008071806529019000001
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
External links[]
- 2008 films
- Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- 2000s Hindi-language films
- Films featuring songs by Pritam
- UTV Motion Pictures films