''Jodi No.1'' () is an Indian 2001

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-language

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directed by

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. 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 ...

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, 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 decl ...

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 ''Bigg ...

. Budgeted at the film was a commercial success, grossing at the box office.

Plot

Jai (

) and Veeru (

) 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

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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-Canadian actor, who primarily appears in 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 ''Rakht'' (2004), '' Kham ...

) and they by accident kill him in a night club. While on the run, Jai and Veeru meet Vikramjeet Singh ( Aashif Sheikh), an NRI, who is on his way to work as a manager, in

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, 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 (

and

) and in a series of hilarious scenes, save the family from Sir John ( Ashish Vidyarthi). 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

as Jai / Vikramjeet Singh *

as Veeru / Raju Coolie *

as Tina *

as Rinki Rai Bahadur * Anupam Kher as Rai Bahadur * Ashish Vidyarthi 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. Saya ...

as Thakral (Mama) *

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as Shanno Bua * Aashif Sheikh 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- foot ...

as Bedi * Mukesh Rishi 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 Indian film and television actor. He had worked in many Hindi films as a character actor, including '' Mr. India'' (1987) (as "Teja"), ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), '' Kabhi Haan Kabhi N ...

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 *

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as Kamal Rai *

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as Insp. Ram (Goa Police) * Kannu Gill as Wife of Raman * Himani Shivpuri 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 ...

as Crime Branch (special appearance) *

as Tiger (special appearance) *

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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 *

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as Rajpal *

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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'' (2002) ...

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, the lyrics were written by Dev Kohli and Sudhakar Sharma.

Reception

Writing for Rediff.com, 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.

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wrote in his 2-star review for

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, 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 ''

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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).

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 fo ...

* ''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 Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as B ...

References

External links

* {{David Dhawan Indian buddy films 2000s Hindi-language films 2001 films Indian crime comedy films Films directed by David Dhawan Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya Films scored by Anand Raj Anand Indian comedy films Films set in Mumbai Films set in Goa