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-language

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film directed by

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and produced by Rahul Sughand. It stars

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and

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alongside an ensemble supporting cast. The film was declared an average at the box office.

Plot

The story revolves around con man Sanjay "Sanju" Shastri (

), who has a kind heart. He gets into a fight with Jogia Seth ( Paresh Rawal), a smuggler whom he owes Rs. 50 lakhs. Sanju has to make the money in a month if he wants to save himself and Gudia, an orphan who becomes a hostage. At this moment, Natwar (

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) comes to Sanju's rescue. Natwar suggests that a way to get quick money is for Sanju to go into the Chaudhary household as "Sanju Shastri" (whom the family has never met) and swindle the money from them. As Sanju has no other choice, he decides to take his friends suggestion seriously and does manage to enter the Chaudhary Villa as their NRI relative. Sanju starts befriending the members of the Chaudhary family. The Chaudhary Parivar has three brothers who live together as an extended family- Dilip, Mahesh and Satish. The eldest brother, Dilip (

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), is an honest and kind man and takes care of the family and the entire family business. Mahesh (

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) is the second brother, who is not so good at honesty or hard work, and he is a constant gambler. The third, Satish (

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), has the habit of forgetting things and is absent-minded. Shivani (

) is the daughter of Dilip, the eldest of the Chaudhary brothers. Shivani is beautiful, but without self-esteem or confidence, and this makes the whole family anxious about Shivani's marital prospects. When Sanju comes on the scene, he wins everybody's hearts by solving their problems including the plain and boring Shivani. The rest of the film is about how Sanju transforms Shivani from a simple girl to a beautiful woman. And, in the process, unites the entire family and Shivani and Sanju fall in love. In an effort to escape, Sanju is caught stealing and trying to run away. In the end, Sanju defeats Jogia and they all live happily ever after.

Cast

— Sanjay Shastri (Sanju) *

— Shivani Chaudhary * Paresh Rawal - Jogia Seth (Gangster) *

— Dilip Chaudhary (Shivani's father) *

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— Sudha Chaudhary (Dadiji) *

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— Dinanath Chaudhary (Dadaji) *

— Mahesh Chaudhary *

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— Savita (Mahesh's wife) *

— Satish Chaudhary * Supriya Pilgaonkar Ratna (Satish's wife) *

— Natwar (Sanju's friend) *

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as item number for Ghash Khake Ho Gaya *

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as background dancer The Songs "Ghoonghat Mein Chand Hoga" and "Mera Ek Sapna Hai" become huge hits.

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1990s Hindi-language films 1999 films Films scored by Jatin–Lalit