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directed by Andy Tennant and starring

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Plot

A young, ambitious and successful professional like Raghu needs to go to Chandigarh before his posting to New York as his last assignment. For Raghu career takes top priority in his life. In Chandigarh, he seems to be destined to cross path with a girl to whom he is inadvertently drawn. But each time Pinky flits away even before he can approach her. When they do meet and get to know each other they realize that they share a very strong bonding. And as usual Pinky once again vanishes from Raghu’s life. When they accidentally bump into each other months later, Pinky has one request...that he meet her family just once. For Pinki family takes top priority in her life. Raghu meets the big, boisterous Punjabi family only to be drawn into the warmth of the large family. Will Raghu be able to turn his back on a loving family? Will Raghu marry Pinky? Will Pinky change her mind about letting him go? Is career more important than a loving family? Raghu is in a dilemma but not Pinky... Khusboo is a love story that spreads the fragrance of love amidst strong family values...

Cast and crew

Cast

Rishi Rehan ''Rishi'' () is a term for an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mentions in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as "great yogis" or ...

as Raghu * Avantikka as Pinky * Ninad Kamat * Himani Shivpuri *

Prem Chopra Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. He has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films. His 19 films, with him as antagonist ...

Raj Babbar Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He was the Pre ...

Vivek Marwah Vivek (or Bibek/Bivek in some regions) (विवेक in Devanagari script) is a masculine given name that is popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal. It is of Sanskrit origin and means "wisdom" and/or "conscience". Vivek may refe ...

* Aastha Rathore * Dolly Bindra *

Vindu Dara Singh Vindu Dara Singh (born Virender Singh Randhawa; 6 May 1964) is an Indian actor who does Hindi and Punjabi television films. He is the winner of the third season of ''Bigg Boss''. Before this, In 1996 he played the role of Lord Hanuman in ''Ja ...

* Bikramjeet Kanwarpal

Crew

*Director: Rajesh Ram Singh *Producer: Chirag Nihalani *Presenter:

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*Writer: Pathik Vats *Music Director:

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*Lyricist: Javed Akhtar *Playback Singers: Adnan Sami, Udit Narayan, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Shaan, Kay Kay, Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan,

Shreya Ghosal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, ...

, Amit Kumar *Choreographers:

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, Saroj Khan,

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* Cinematographer: C. Vijayashree *Editor: Sanjay Sankla *Art Director: Chokas Bharadwaj *Sound Designer: Sunil Pradhan *Costume Designers: Ashley Rebello, Jerry Dsouza *Publicity Designers: Trusha Patel *

Background Sound Background may refer to: Performing arts and stagecraft * Background actor * Background artist * Background light * Background music * Background story * Background vocals * ''Background'' (play), a 1950 play by Warren Chetham-Strode Record ...

: Amar Mohile

Soundtrack

*Paake Tujhe - KK *Kyon Hai Mujhe Lagta *Tum Jo Mile Humko *Kyon Hai Mujhe Lagta - Remix *Dil Yeh Kahe *Kya Hai Sochti Tu *Badi Albeli Hai Tu *Badi Albeli Hai Tu - Remix *Dil Yeh Kahe - Remix

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1252562, Khushboo 2008 films 2000s Hindi-language films