''Yes Boss'' is a 1997 Indian

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film directed by

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starring

Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...

Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla (born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress, film producer and entrepreneur. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Recognised for her comic timing and v ...

and

Aditya Pancholi Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema. Acting career 1985–87: Television movies and serials He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which ...

. Produced by Ratan Jain, it is based on the film '' For Love Or Money'' (1993) starring Michael J Fox. ''Yes Boss'' proved to be one of the most successful films of the year, and was declared a super-hit at the box-office, with a worldwide gross of . At the

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, it received 6 nominations, including Best Actor (Khan),

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(Chawla) and

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(Pancholi), and won Best Male Playback Singer (

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for "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon") ''Yes Boss'' partially inspired the Malayalam film ''

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'' (2005) and was remade in

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as '' Guru En Aalu'' (2009). The rights of the film are owned by Khan's production company

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Plot

Ambitious, Rahul Joshi wants to be rich, and is lucky enough to find a job with extra earnings from his boss, Siddharth, a lustful person having extramarital affairs, who has deviously trapped the rich Sheela. Rahul earns overtime money in keeping the affairs a secret. Later, Siddharth is lustfully attracted to the elegant and gorgeous Seema Kapoor, an aspiring model also desiring a life of luxury. Siddharth asks Rahul to help him trap Seema too. Helpless, Rahul does so, but also has a soft spot for her. Anyway due to his efforts, Seema is impressed by Siddharth's personality. Gradually, the two get closer; Seema begins liking Siddharth. However, she also grows close to Rahul while seeking his help. As their companionship blossoms, Seema meets Rahul's mom, Sonali, a heart patient sensitive to any shocking news in life. Sheela's cousin Bhushan takes this benefit and tells Sonali that Rahul has married Seema, overjoying her. To not shock her, Rahul and Seema act as a happy couple and slowly fall in love. Siddharth learns about them, and offers Rahul his dream office, with unsaid implication that it was in return for Seema. Rahul realises he was supporting his lustful habits for his dream office by being a bootlicker to him. He says he wants only Seema. After this fiasco, true love triumphs as Seema decides to spend her life with Rahul and Sonali, who wholeheartedly accepts their relationship again. Rahul decides he'd have a luxurious life for him and Seema by his own money, not by bootlicking anyone.

Cast

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as Rahul Joshi *

as Seema Kapoor *

as Siddharth Chaudhary *

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as Sheela Chaudhary *

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as the father-in-law of Siddharth Chaudhary. *

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as Bhushan *

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as Johnny *

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as Madhav Advani / Mr. Mad *

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as Mrs.Joshi, Rahul's mother. *

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as Advocate Shukla *

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as Watchman at Girls hostel / Bahadur *

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*Rahul Kanawat as Mahesh Joshi *Shashi Kiran *

Sheela Sharma Sheela Sharma ( Sheela David) is an Indian film and television actress in Hindi and Gujarati cinema, best known for the films '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982), '' Hum Saath Saath Hain'' and ''Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai''. Born in Valsad district, Gujar ...

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*Joginder Shelly

Music

The film's soundtrack has 6 songs composed by

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who also composed the background score, with lyrics by

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. Most of the songs are sung by

and won his first

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for the song "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon". Other contributing artists are

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. The song "Suniye To" is based on "Ahla Ma Feki" by

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Box office

''Yes Boss'' grossed in India and $975,000 (3.48

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) in other countries, for a worldwide total of , against its budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of , and grossed in its first week. It is the 12th-highest-grossing Indian film of 1997 worldwide.

India

It opened on Friday, 18 July 1997, across 180 screens, and earned nett on its opening day. It grossed nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of nett. The film earned a total of nett, and was declared "Hit" by Box Office India. It is the 14th-highest-grossing film of 1997 in India.

Overseas

It earned $975,000 (3.48

) outside India. It is the 3rd-highest-grossing film of 1997 behind ''

Dil To Pagal Hai ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (; ), is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film follows the love lives of the members of a musical troupe, in which two dancers played by Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor get ent ...

'' ($3.3 million (12.04

)) and '' Pardes'' ($1.7 million (6.12

)), which were also

starrers.

Awards

;

: Won * Best Male Playback Singer –

for "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon" Nominated * Best Actor –

–

* Best Music Director –

* Best Lyricist –

for "Chaand Taare"

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0120540 1990s Hindi-language films 1997 films Films scored by Jatin–Lalit Hindi films remade in other languages Films directed by Aziz Mirza