''Nayee Padosan'' (English: New Neighbour) is a 2003

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B. H. Tharun Kumar in his debut and produced by Nitin Manmohan, starring

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and Aslam Khan in the lead roles. The film is partially inspired by the

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'' and '' Chashme Buddoor'', and was a moderate success at the box office. The film was also the

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debut of Mahek Chahal.

Plot

Raju is an unemployed MBA graduate from a simple Gujarati family who spends his time playing cricket with the young kids in the colony where he lives. One fine day, he finds a neighbour in Pooja Iyengar, who he falls in love with. Raja is an aspiring rockstar who despises classical music. During a college fest, he has a confrontation with Pooja, but ends up losing both the confrontation and his heart to her. Ram is an aspiring actor who moved from rural Punjab to become a big actor in Mumbai. He too falls for Pooja after an encounter with her. Later, Raja and Ram shift to the colony where Pooja lives, ultimately crossing paths with Raju in the process. All three of them make a pact to compete for Pooja's hand in marriage by trying to impress her. However, the entry of Pooja's childhood friend Prabhu, who is a favourite with the Iyengars, pushes the trio to a setback, but it only fuels their aspirations. The film goes through various emotional graphs where the three boys have their individual shares of gains and losses vis-a-vis their competitors. The girl doesn't reveal her feelings until a certain change of events makes her realize whom she really loves and would want to spend the rest of her life with.

Cast

as Pooja Iyengar *

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as Raju *

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in dual roles as Prabhu and the gangster acting as Prabhu's clone *

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as Keshav Iyengar (Pooja's father) *

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as Mr. Venkatesh Iyengar (Pooja's grandfather) * Shabnam Kapoor as Gayatri Iyengar (Pooja's mother)

Music

The soundtrack contains 7 songs composed by the award-winning trio

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. Lyrics were by

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References

External links

* * {{BH movie, nayee-padosan 2000s Hindi-language films 2003 films Films scored by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy 2003 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Films scored by Surinder Sodhi 2003 directorial debut films