''Prithvi'' is a 1997 Indian

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starring Sunil Shetty,

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(in double role),

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, Faraaz Khan

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. Actual director of the film was

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but Nithin Manmohan asked to leave the film between and Nithin took the place of director. First film of Suniel Shetty with Shilpa. Only film of Faraz Khan with Suniel Shetty as villain. Shilpa Shetty appeared second time in double role after

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Cast

* Sunil Shetty as Prithvi *

as Rashmi / Neha (dual roles) * Faraaz Khan as V. K. *

as Lucky *

as Dabu/Bellboy/Indian Embassy Staff/Club Waiter/Mental Patient/Sikh Man/Transgender (seven roles) *

as Dhanraj *

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as Rashmi's father *

Viju Khote Viju Khote (17 December 1941 – 30 September 2019) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in more than 440 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He was famous as the dacoit ''Kaalia'' in the film ''Sholay'' and the dialogue, "Sardar ...

as Movie Director

Summary

Prithvi ( Sunil Shetty), a famous photographer, and Neha (

) fall in love and soon get married. Prithvi and Neha both fly to America for their honeymoon, but when Neha uses the bathroom at a restaurant, she gets kidnapped. Prithvi is very scared and would do anything to get Neha back. He takes the help of Lucky (

). When Prithvi was near a hospital, he finds Neha, but she has fainted, but once she wakes up, she does not recognize Prithvi. The girl he found was, in fact, a duplicate of Neha, whose name was Rashmi. Neha was threatened by her kidnapper ( Faraaz Khan) as she should prove him as innocent for a murder case. Prithvi and Rashmi rush to the court and say that he is not innocent and has gotten a duplicate of the girl. Prithvi finds Neha, and they both live happily ever after.

Soundtrack

"Jis Ghadi Tujhko Tere", Anuradha's version, was very popular, but this song is available only on the audio track, not in the movie. "Een Meen Sade Teen" is partly lifted from ''Rendezvous 2 by Jeanne Mitchell Jarre. The soundtrack also included 3 bonus songs composed by Sukhwinder Singh, none of which featured in the film.

Critical reception

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of ''India Today'' called it a "passable fare". K.N. Vijiyin of '' New Straits Times'' opined that the film "is not all that bad".

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References

1997 action thriller films 1997 films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s mystery thriller films Films scored by Viju Shah Films shot in the United States Indian action thriller films Indian mystery thriller films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub