''Style'' is a 2001 Indian Hindi language

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film directed by

N. Chandra Chandrashekhar Narvekar (born 4 April 1952) is an Indian producer, writer and director, known for gritty realism, in his early dark and loud films. His most successful commercial films are ''Ankush'', ''Pratighaat'', ''Tezaab'' and '' Narsimha''. ...

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and

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made their debut in the Indian Film Industry as duo named Chantu and Bantu. According to MenXp the film was an instant hit. A sequel titled ''

Xcuse Me ''Xcuse Me'' is a 2003 Hindi comedy-drama film. It is the sequel to N. Chandra's 2001 film ''Style''. News18 called the movie one of the five best performances by actor Sharman Joshi. Plot Bantu/Nehal (Sharman Joshi) and Chantu/Amit (Sahil Kha ...

'' was released in 2003. Fifteen years since its release, MensXp in its review in 2018, called the movie a cult hit. Made on a budget of ₹2.5 crore, it earned ₹8.84 crore in its entire playing period.

Plot

The film revolves round two slap-happy college students, Bantu/Nehal (

) and Chantu/Amit (

), who stand out in the college for their expertise in ragging and playing pranks, and ability to outfox others. As their college life nears an end, the duo begin to realize that they need to start getting more serious about their life and career. Realising that they are not cut out for a life of struggle and hard work, Bantu comes up with an idea to trick two rich girls into marrying them so that they can spend their lives comfortably which lead them to focus their attention on rich teenyboppers Sheena (

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) and Rani ( Shilpi Mudgal) and set about wooing the two girls to win their love and ultimately the key to becoming rich. A mysterious woman named Nikki Malhotra ( Tara Deshpande) enters the scene, and pretty soon Chantu and Bantu get embroiled in a murder mystery.

Cast

as Nehal (Bantu) / Rosa Mary Marlow *

as Amit (Chantu) / Reshma Chaudhary *

as Sheena *

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as Rani *

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as Inspector * Tara Deshpande as Nikki Malhotra *

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as Principal Sardesai *

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as Suresh Bhagwat *

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as Nayansukh *

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as Bantu's Mother *

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as Manager *

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as Jarie *

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as Sharad Kandi Bhagwat * Lilliput as Hostel Manager *Puneet Vashisht as Vicky *Rinke Ali Khan as Savitri

Soundtrack

The music score was given by

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. The lyrics are written by Nitin Raikwar, Tejpal Kaur and Abbas Katka. The tune of the song "Mohabbat Ho Na Jaye" is a copy of the Egyptian artist

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's song "Habibi Ya Nour El Ain" .

Sequel

A sequel ''

'' was released in 2003.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0306855 2001 films 2001 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films 2000s Hindi-language films Films directed by N. Chandra Hindi-language comedy films Hindi-language romance films