''Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon'' () is a 2003 Indian
Hindi
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-language
comedy-drama
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film directed by
Chandan Arora
Chandan Arora is an Indian film editor and director in Bollywood, most known for his films, '' Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh'' (2005) and '' Striker'' (2010). He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Editing for ''Company'' in 2003.
Chandan Arora star ...
and produced by
Ram Gopal Varma
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...
. The story follows a poor uneducated woman (
Antara Mali
Antara Mali is an Indian actress, director, and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Hindi films, and has also acted in a Malayalam and Telugu films.
Early and personal life
Antara Mali was born in Mumbai to a well known Indian photographer ...
) who is a huge fan of famous Bollywood actress
Madhuri Dixit to the extent that she aspires to become the new Madhuri Dixit by attempting to join the Bollywood film industry. The film was shot in
Mumbai
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, India. The film received decent reviews upon release, with critics praising the films direction.
Plot
Chutki (
Antara Mali
Antara Mali is an Indian actress, director, and screenwriter, who predominantly works in Hindi films, and has also acted in a Malayalam and Telugu films.
Early and personal life
Antara Mali was born in Mumbai to a well known Indian photographer ...
) is an enormous fan of Bollywood film star Madhuri Dixit and pines for the chance to follow in her idol's footsteps. As she makes her wishes known to her parents, she learns that her parents have other plans for her that include an arranged marriage. Chutki's best friend Raja (
Rajpal Yadav) shares her dreams and offers to marry her so that they can work on Chutki's acting career. As soon as the two small-town innocents arrive in Mumbai, they learn serious lessons about the hardships of the profession and discover the numerous wannabes in direct competition with Chutki.
In keeping with the story line the costume designer (
Reza Shariffi) created outfits for the lead character of Chutki which won him nomination in the year 2004 for
Zee Cine Award
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They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went interna ...
2004 for Best Costume Design.
Music
#"Tu Ban Jayegi Madhuri" – Nitin Raikwar, Ritika Sahani
#"Hai Tumse Mili Nazar" – Remix – Ritika Sahani,
Sonu Nigam
#"Tumse Mili Nazar To" – Sonu Nigam, Ritika Sahani
#"Kaisi Hai Uljhan" – The Duplicates Song –
Sudesh Bhosle,
Shreya Ghoshal
#"Phir Teree Makkhan Mallai" –
Poornima
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#"Rumi Saab" –
Mohit Chauhan
References
External links
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2000s Hindi-language films
2003 films
Films scored by Amar Mohile
2003 directorial debut films
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