''Jodi No.1'' () is an Indian 2001
Hindi
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-language
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
David Dhawan
David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Hindi films. A member of the Dhawan family, he has directed over 42 films. The 1993 action thriller '' Aankhen'' and 1999 comedy '' Biwi No.1'' earned him two Filmfar ...
. Released on 13 April 2001, the film stars
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 100 films, ranging from romance to comedy genres, though u ...
,
Govinda
Govinda (), also rendered Govind and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu which is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in '' Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addresse ...
,
Anupam Kher,
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (also known as Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December) is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress.
In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, "Mrs Funnybones" which was decla ...
and
Monica Bedi
Monica Bedi (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian actress and television presenter. She debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s and her notable work includes ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' and '' Jodi No.1''. She is known for participating in '' Big ...
. Budgeted at the film was a commercial success, grossing at the box office.
Plot
Jai (
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 100 films, ranging from romance to comedy genres, though u ...
) and Veeru (
Govinda
Govinda (), also rendered Govind and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu which is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in '' Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addresse ...
) are good friends and also partners in crime, thus their friendship is named Jodi No. 1. They first gain the confidence of people and later con them. But soon they have to run from
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
after an encounter with a local Bhai, because they end up having a brawl with his younger brother (
Rajat Bedi
Rajat Narendra Bedi is an Indo-Canadians, Indo-Canadian actor, who primarily appears in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He is best known for portraying Raj Saxena in the film ''Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003).
Career
Bedi has worked over 40 films, including ...
) and they by accident kill him in a night club. While on the run, Jai and Veeru meet Vikramjeet Singh (
Aashif Sheikh
Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television artist. He played the role of Prince Ajay Singh in '' Hum Log''. He has appeared in numerous Bollywood films and TV serials. He acted in the TV series Yes Boss w ...
), an
NRI
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* Kingdom of Nri, an Igbo kingdom that flourished between the 10th century and early 20th century
* National Radio Institute, a now defunct post-secondary vocational correspondence school
* National Resources Inventory
* N ...
, who is on his way to work as a manager, in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
, for Rai Bahadur (
Anupam Kher), a wealthy businessman who owns a beer factory.
Jai pretends to be Vikramjeet Singh and both he and Veeru move into Rai Bahadur's house intending to befriend then rob him. However, they fall in love with Rai Bahadur's daughters (
Monica Bedi
Monica Bedi (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian actress and television presenter. She debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s and her notable work includes ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' and '' Jodi No.1''. She is known for participating in '' Big ...
and
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (also known as Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December) is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress.
In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, "Mrs Funnybones" which was decla ...
) and in a series of hilarious scenes, save the family from Sir John (
Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received t ...
). In the end, while Jai is stealing money from Rai to release Veeru from Sir John, the entire Rai clan is watching the news and find out that Jai and Veeru are not who they claim to be, but con men. In the end, Rai then lets Jai go with the money to save Veeru and all goes well and they marry the daughters of Rai.
Cast
*
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 100 films, ranging from romance to comedy genres, though u ...
as Jai / Vikramjeet Singh
*
Govinda
Govinda (), also rendered Govind and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu which is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in '' Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addresse ...
as Veeru / Raju Coolie
*
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (also known as Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December) is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress.
In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, "Mrs Funnybones" which was decla ...
as Tina
*
Monica Bedi
Monica Bedi (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian actress and television presenter. She debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s and her notable work includes ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' and '' Jodi No.1''. She is known for participating in '' Big ...
as Rinki Rai Bahadur
*
Anupam Kher as Rai Bahadur
*
Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received t ...
as Sir John (Bhanja)
*
Sayaji Shinde
Sayaji Shinde (Marathi pronunciation: əjaːd͡ʒiː ʃin̪d̪eː born 13 January 1959) is an Indian actor who has acted in Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Bhojpuri films and several Marathi Plays. Sayaj ...
as Thakral (Mama)
*
Supriya Karnik
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Television
*''S ...
as Shanno Bua
*
Aashif Sheikh
Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television artist. He played the role of Prince Ajay Singh in '' Hum Log''. He has appeared in numerous Bollywood films and TV serials. He acted in the TV series Yes Boss w ...
as Vikramjeet Singh (NRI)
*
Tiku Talsania
Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian actor, who works in the Bollywood industry. Apart from acting in films and television serials, he also performs as a freelance theatre artist, working for Gujarati theatre.
Career Television
Tiku h ...
as Ranjit Singh, Vikramjeet’s father.
*
Sanjay Narvekar
Sanjay Narvekar (born 1962) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He mainly is a Marathi actor, who works in T V shows and films.
His portrayal of Raghu (Sanjay Dutt)'s sidekick, "Dedh Footia" (lit. ''One and a half-footer ...
as Bedi
*
Mukesh Rishi
Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1988 and has ...
as Baburao
*
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teame ...
as Insp. Shakti Singh (Mumbai Police)
*
Ajit Vachani
Ajit Vachhani (10 August, 1951 – 25 August, 2003) was an India, Indian film and television actor. He had worked in many Hindi films as a character actor, including ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India'' (1987) (as "Teja"), ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' ...
as Raman Rai
*
Ashok Saraf
Ashok Saraf (Hindii pronunciation: ʃoːk səɾaːf born 4 June 1947) is an Indian film and stage actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Marathi language films and stage plays in lead roles and in Hindi language films and TV serials in ...
as Ashok Rai
*
Anil Dhawan
Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He made his acting debut with the film ''Chetna'' (1970) followed by ''Piya Ka Ghar'' (1971). He is also known for his 2018 film Andhadhun.
Now turned activist, Dhawan ...
as Kamal Rai
*
Avtar Gill
Avtar Gill is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi and Punjabi language films and television serials. He has done many plays with Indian People's Theatre Association Mumbai.
Selected filmography Films
* ''Noorie'' (1979)
* '' ...
as Insp. Ram (Goa Police)
*
Kannu Gill Kannu may refer to:
* Kannu, Tartu County, a village in Estonia
* Kannu, Võru County, a village in Estonia
* Kannu (learning management system), for music, arts and alternative education.
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as Wife of Raman
*
Himani Shivpuri
Himani Bhatt Shivpuri (born 24 October 1960) is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas. Her films include '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Raja'' (1995), '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1 ...
as Wife of Kamal
*
Shivaji Satam
Shivaji Satam (born 21 April 1950), is an Indian television and film actor. He is best known for his role as ACP Pradyuman on the TV series '' C.I.D.'' on SET India. A former bank official and Inspection Officer, he has appeared in Hindi and M ...
as Crime Branch (special appearance)
*
Rajat Bedi
Rajat Narendra Bedi is an Indo-Canadians, Indo-Canadian actor, who primarily appears in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He is best known for portraying Raj Saxena in the film ''Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003).
Career
Bedi has worked over 40 films, including ...
as Tiger (special appearance)
*
Pooja Batra
Pooja Batra Shah (born 27 October) is an Indian-American actress and model who primarily works in Hindi films. She was crowned Femina Miss India International in 1993.
Early life and background
Batra was born on 27 October to Ravi Batra, an a ...
as herself in Item Song Mai Mast Kudi. (special appearance)
*
Mushtaq Khan
Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) an ...
as D'Costa
*
Pramod Moutho
Pramod Moutho (born 7 May 1955) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared as a villain in number of noted Bollywood films, like ''Khalnayak'' (1993), '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996), ''Mehndi'' (1998), Gadar'' (2 ...
as Rajpal
*
Shashi Kiran
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Places and jurisdictions China
*Shashi City (), Hubei from 1949 to 1994
*Shashi District (), Jingzhou, Hubei (historically, Shashi City) since 1994
** Apostolic Prefecture of Shashi
** Jingmen–Shashi railway, single-track ...
as Banker
*
Arjun as Monty, Sir John's brother.
*
Vashu Bhagnani
Vashu Bhagnani is an Indian film producer who works in Bollywood films. His films include '' Coolie No. 1'' (1995), '' Hero No. 1'' (1997), '' Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' (1998), ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'' (2001), '' Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' (20 ...
as Hasina
Music
The music is composed by
Anand Raaj Anand
Anand Raaj Anand is an Indian composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry. He was nominated for the Best Music Director Filmfare Award for ''Kaante'' (2003).
Early life
Anand Raj was born on 8 November 1961 in Delhi in ...
and
Himesh Reshammiya
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, the lyrics were written by Dev Kohli and Sudhakar Sharma.
Reception
Writing for
Rediff.com
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, it had more than 300 e ...
, Nidhi Taparia called the film "as humorous as canned laughter" and opined that both Khanna and Bedi "up the glam factor" but "might as well not have acted in the film". She felt that Ashish Vidyarthi, Sayaji Shinde, Shakti Kapoor and Anupam Kher are "wasted" in the film.
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media.
Career
Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with ''Trade Gui ...
wrote in his 2-star review for
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provides ...
, that the film "will settle to the average category" and if it belonged to anybody it was Govinda. He added that Khanna "oozes oomph" and Bedi added "glamour to the proceedings."
According to ''
Box Office India
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'' the film had an excellent opening. Altogether it made Rs.28 Crores and was declared a "Hit" by Box Office India.
It was also the fifth highest-grossing film of the year. (
Bollywood films of 2001
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 2001:
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 highest worldwide grossing Bollywood films of 2001 are as follows:
List of released films
References
External links
Bol ...
).
Awards
* ''Nominated'':
Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role.
Although the awards started in 1954, awards ...
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Govinda
Govinda (), also rendered Govind and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu which is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in '' Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addresse ...
* ''Winner'':
IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
The IIFA Best Comedian Award is chosen via a worldwide poll and the winner is announced at the ceremony.
The winners are listed below:
See also
* IIFA Awards
* Bollywood
* Cinema of India
The Cinema of India consists of motion picture ...
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Govinda
Govinda (), also rendered Govind and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu which is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in '' Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addresse ...
References
External links
*
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