''I, Me aur Main'' () is a 2013 Indian
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...
film directed by debut film director Kapil Sharma. It features
John Abraham
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and former model working in Hindi films. He has won a National Film Award and received five Filmfare nominations.
After modelling for advertisements and companies ...
,
Prachi Desai
Prachi Desai (born 12 September 1988), is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. She started her television career as a lead in the successful TV drama '' Kasam Se'' on Zee TV. She made her Bollywood debut in the 2008 film ' ...
and
Chitrangada Singh
Chitrangda Singh (born 30 August) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in 2005 with ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' for which she won Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut.
Singh has starred in ...
in lead roles. It was released on 1 March 2013.
Plot
Ishaan, a charismatic, good-looking, self-centered, pompous, dependent, coquettish music producer from Mumbai, lives a sheltered existence as the apple of his mother's eye, always protected by his elder sister Shivani. He lives with his girlfriend Anushka and takes her for granted. One day Anushka kicks him out of her house due to his irresponsibility about their relationship.
His new neighbor Gauri comes into his life, and he begins to fall in love with her. Ishaan is forced out of his company, and Gauri encourages him to start his own music company. While Ishaan is working on his music, Anushka is pregnant with his child but decides not to tell him that he is responsible. A few days later, Ishaan learned that his ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child. Gauri gets a scholarship to Paris, and Ishaan and Gauri decide to live there after his big launch.
On the day of the launch, Anushka starts having contractions, and Ishaan, realizing his responsibilities, takes Anushka to the hospital where they have a daughter. Gauri leaves for Paris, understanding what is happening. Eight months later, Ishaan and his baby girl Diya talk to Gauri, who is returning soon, while Anushka is happily married to another man.
Cast
*
John Abraham
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and former model working in Hindi films. He has won a National Film Award and received five Filmfare nominations.
After modelling for advertisements and companies ...
as Ishaan Sabharwal Music Producer
*
Prachi Desai
Prachi Desai (born 12 September 1988), is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. She started her television career as a lead in the successful TV drama '' Kasam Se'' on Zee TV. She made her Bollywood debut in the 2008 film ' ...
as Gauri Dandekar
*
Chitrangada Singh
Chitrangda Singh (born 30 August) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in 2005 with ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' for which she won Bollywood Movie Award – Best Female Debut.
Singh has starred in ...
as Anushka Lal
*
Zarina Wahab
Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in '' Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like '' Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram' ...
as Nisha Sabharwal, Ishaan's mother
* Priyanka Sharma as Taruni
* Errol Peter Marks as Tarun Mehra, Ishaan's best friend
*
Raima Sen
Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Hindi and Bengali films.
Early life
Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma ...
as Beena Chandok
*
Sameer Soni
Samir Soni is an Indian film and television actor, director and former fashion model.
Career
Soni made his debut in the Hindi serial '' Samandar.'' In 1996, he appeared as Ashok Mathur in Doordarshan's '' A Mouthful Of Sky''. He made his film ...
as Agastya (in a special appearance)
*
Sheena Shahabadi
Sheena Shahabadi (born 10 April 1986 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress. Her first film role was starring in the film '' Teree Sang'' (2009).
She is the daughter of Rajkumar Shahbadi and actress Sadhana Singh
Sadhana Singh is an Indian film ...
as Amala
* Deepti Gujral as Mrinalini
*
Mini Mathur
Mini Mathur (born 21 August 1975) is an Indian television host, actor and model. She was the host of the Indian reality singing contest ''Indian Idol'' for 6 seasons. Earlier, she was a VJ on MTV India where she hosted many shows. She has a ba ...
as Shivani Sabharwal, Ishaan's sister
* Sai Gundewar as Rafiq
*
Amar Talwar
Amar Talwar (born 21 December 1949) is an Indian artist and Bollywood actor. He appeared in the historic television series ''Shanti'', in which he played Raj 'G.J.' Singh.
Born to a Sikh family on 21 December 1949, Talwar was educated at the La ...
as Mr. Sabharwal, Ishaan's father
* Micky Makhija as Mr. Narayan
* Mukul Chadda as Adil, Ishaan's brother-in-law
* Krish Chatterji as Rishi, Adil and Shivani's son
* Arlette Evita Grao as Shona
* Yugesh Anil as Gauri's friend
* Gyanesh as Akshay Tanwar
Release
The film was earlier expected to release in December 2012; it was pushed to March 2013. The theatrical trailer was released on 28 January 2013.
Critical reception
''I, Me aur Main'' received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. Alisha Coelho of
in.com
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gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that the movie was "proof that a movie with John Abraham as the lead can be your time and money's worth and that Bollywood can (if it tried) make love stories that don't defy common sense and good taste."
Nishi Tiwari for
Rediff.com
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, it had more than 300 e ...
has given 2/5 stars and says ''I, Me Aur Main'' has its moments but falters badly with its plot.
Simon Foster for
sbs.com.au has given 2/5 stars and says "Action Man Fails To Make Dramatic Jump.
Box office
''I, Me, Aur Main'' opened to poor collections. The film had little growth on the weekend, but the collections were still low and was eventually declared a flop.
Soundtrack
One song from
Sridevi
Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Femal ...
starrer 1989 Bollywood comedy film ''
ChaalBaaz
''ChaalBaaz'' (, ) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language slapstick film directed by Pankaj Parashar and written by Rajesh Mazumdar and Kamlesh Pandey. It stars Sridevi in dual roles, with Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth. The film revolves around twin siste ...
'' "Na Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai" was re-created in the film. The album consists of seven tracks composed by four musicians —
Sachin–Jigar
Sachin–Jigar is an Indian music composer duo consisting of Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya. They compose for Hindi and Gujarati language films. They have scored a number of successful soundtracks in recent times. Before working independently ...
, Gourov Dasgupta, Pakistani artist Falak Shabir and
Raghav Sachar
Raghav Sachar (born 24 July 1981, in India) is an Indian singer, composer and film scorer.
Early life and career
Sachar was born to father, R. K. Sachar, and mother, Usha Sachar in Calcutta
. He is the youngest of three children. He started ...
. Musicperk.com rated the album 7.5/10 quoting "Saajna, Naa Jaane, Darbadar (written by
Mayur Puri
Mayur Puri is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, actor and film-maker working in Mumbai. He has written songs, screenplays and dialogue for several movies, including'' Om Shanti Om'' (2007) starring Shahrukh Khan directed by Farah Khan, where Mayur ...
), Meri Jaaniye are the picks of the album."
[ ] The track "Capuchino" was a rip-off from the original song "
I'm Shipping Up to Boston
"I'm Shipping Up to Boston" is a song by the Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, with lyrics written by the folk singer Woody Guthrie.
The original version of the song was released in 2004 on '' Give 'Em the Boot IV'' and was re-recorded for their ...
" and the track "Na Jaane" is a rip-off of "Part-Time Lover" a 1985 single by Stevie Wonder, from his album ''In Square Circle''.
Track list
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 2064816, I, Me aur Main
2010s Hindi-language films
2013 romantic comedy films
2013 films
Films scored by Sachin–Jigar
Indian romantic comedy films
Rose Audio Visuals
Reliance Entertainment films