Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (film Series)

''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'' (; ) is a series of Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller films co-written, co-produced and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. Its title was inspired by 1962's Bollywood film Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. The film series stars Jimmy Sheirgill as Aditya Pratap Singh (Saheb) and Mahi Gill as Madhavi Deva (Biwi). The first film named '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster'' was released in 2011 and the second film '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns'' released in 2013. Both films received critical acclaim and perform moderate success at the box office. The third film '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3'' released in 2018 and received poor reviews from critics for its script and weak plotlines and became a disaster at the box office.

Overview

''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'' (2011)

Based in a small town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, ''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'' is a story packed with intrigue betrayal and ambition between a beautiful Raani (Mahi Gill), her Raja husband (Jimmy Sheirgill) and an ambitious young man Babloo ( Randeep Hooda).

The Raja and his Raani live in their ancestral royal house trying to maintain the status and structure their ancestors had left behind. But due to the changing times, some extreme financial conditions and the long-gone habit of a royal having a mistress, Raja tries hard to maintain his status and financial conditions. His rival political party, belonging to Gainda Singh ( Vipin Sharma), is on a constant mission to eliminate the Raja and his allies, to get a hold of the administration, which has been with this royal family for decades. Eventually, he is left with just one ally, Kanahiya (Deepraj Rana), who is Saheb's most trusted and dangerous servant. Due to the Raja's interest in his beautiful mistress, Raani yearns for his attention and tries to get him to return to her. The Raja starts taking contract killing assignments to be able to cope up with his lifestyle and to be able to get a stronger hold over his political situation while campaigning for the elections, which becomes a difficult battle considering the loss of his allies and deteriorating financial situation.

The drama deepens when the same rival gang plants Babloo ( Randeep Hooda) to get information and plot the Raja's killing, as the temporary driver for Raani. Raani, saddened by the lack of her husband's attention and slightly hysterical due to the same, gets into a sexual relationship with Babloo who seems to be giving more of his time to her. In this process, Babloo falls deeply in love with Raani and confesses his assignment in front of Raja. The Raani uses Babloo to get the mistress killed to gain her husband. Babloo manages to fulfill her demand but in turn gets ambitious, wanting the Raani and the power which Saheb now holds for himself.

The climax is set at a point where Babloo has planned to execute Saheb and succeed in shooting him and Kanahiya. Later, Raani has Babloo shot dead stating that "he can only be a partner in the bedroom, but not as a Saheb". Saheb slowly recovering, as he wins the election. In the end, Raani is shown appointing a new driver for herself, which hints at a sequel.

''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns'' (2013)

The Royal Scandal, the war for power, and fight for money continue with the return of Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. Aditya Pratap Singh (Jimmy Sheirgill) is crippled and is trying to recover from the physical disability and his wife's betrayal. The lover cum seductress Madhavi Devi (Mahie Gill) is now an MLA, her relationship with Aditya may have broken to shambles but her relation with alcohol is deep, dark and daunting. Indrajeet Singh (Irrfan Khan), a ragged prince who has lost everything but his pride, pledges to get back his family's respect which was once destroyed by Aditya's ancestors. Ranjana (Soha Ali Khan) is a modern ambitious girl who is madly in love with Indrajeet Singh. The story takes a new turn when Aditya falls in love with Ranjana and forces Birendra, her father, for their marriage.

''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3'' (2018)

Aditya (Jimmy Shergill) returns from jail and tries to reclaim his political legacy. On meeting London-based gangster Uday Pratap Singh (Sanjay Dutt), the war for the survival of the richest and the shrewdest begins.

Cast

''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster''

* Jimmy Sheirgill as Aditya Pratap Singh
* Mahi Gill as Madhavi Devi
* Randeep Hooda as Lalit / Babloo
* Vipin Sharma as Gaindha Singh
* Deepraj Rana as Kanhaiya
* Shreya Narayan as Mahua
* Deepal Shaw as Suman
* Mukesh Tyagi as Jaiswal
* Sharad Kakkar as Tandon
* Tigmanshu Dhulia in a special appearance
* Resham as Lalit's girlfriend
* Rajiv Gupta as MLA Prabhu Tiwari
* Mukti Mohan in an item number
* Jay Patel as Jay

''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns''

* Jimmy Sheirgill as Aditya Pratap Singh
* Mahi Gill as Madhavi Devi
* Irrfan Khan as Indrajeet Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiyya
* Soha Ali Khan as Ranjana
* Pravesh Rana as Param Pratap Singh
* Deepraj Rana as Kanhaiya
* Raj Babbar as Birendra Pratap aka Bunny
* Rajiv Gupta as MLA Prabhu Tiwari
* Charanpreet Singh as A journalist
* Sujay Shankarwar as Rudy
* Anjana Sukhani as item number
* Mugdha Godse in an item number "Media Se"
* Santosh Maurya as Thakur

''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3''

* Sanjay Dutt as Uday Pratap Singh
* Jimmy Sheirgill as Aditya Pratap Singh
* Mahi Gill as Madhavi Devi
* Deepak Tijori as Vijay, Uday Pratap Singh's Brother
* Chitrangada Singh as Suhani
* Soha Ali Khan as Ranjana
* Kabir Bedi as Maharaja Hari Singh, Uday Pratap Singh's father
* Nafisa Ali as Raj Mata Yashodhara, Uday Pratap Singh's mother
* Deepraj Rana as Kanhaiya
* Pamela Singh Bhutoria as Deepal, Kanhaiya's daughter
* Zakir Hussain as Bunny uncle, Ranjana's father
* Rishina Kandhari as Aditya's Mistress

Recurring cast

Crew

Release and reception

Box office

Critical reception

References

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Indian romantic thriller films
Indian film series
Films about adultery in India
Indian gangster films