Khushi (2003 Hindi film)

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Khushi
Poster
Directed byS. J. Surya
Written byAman Jaffery
Bolu Khan
(Dialogue)
Screenplay byS. J. Surya
Story byS. J. Surya
Based onKushi (Tamil)
Produced bySurinder Kapoor
(Presenter)
Boney Kapoor
StarringFardeen Khan
Kareena Kapoor
CinematographyK. V. Guhan
Edited byMerzin Tavaria
Music byAnu Malik
Production
company
Narsimha Enterprises
Distributed byShemaroo Entertainment
Release date
  • 7 February 2003 (2003-02-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Khushi (transl. Happiness; Hindi pronunciation: [ˈxʊʃi]) is a 2003 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film released on 7 February 2003. It is a remake of the 2000 Blockbuster Tamil film Kushi starring Jyothika and Vijay. This film starring Fardeen Khan and Kareena Kapoor in main roles and was directed by S. J. Suryah and produced by Boney Kapoor.[1][2][3] It was a flop at box office.[4]

Plot[edit]

Khushi tells the story of a boy and girl, who are in love, but are kept apart by their inflated egos.

Karan is born in Kolkata, while Khushi is born in a village in Uttarakhand. Karan intends going to Canada for further studies, but, due to an accident, is forced to enroll in the Mumbai University. Khushi's father believes that she has studied enough and should now marry a boy who is ready to be his ghar-jamai. But Khushi insists on pursuing her education at Mumbai University.

At the university, Karan meets Khushi through common friends, Vicky and Priya. These common friends fall in love with each other and it is up to Karan and Khushi to bring them together. In the process, the two fall in love. But with ego in the way, the two never get to express their love for each other till the time comes to bid goodbye. In the ending it is revealed that Khushi and Karan are celebrating their 9th wedding anniversary.

Cast[edit]

Actor Role
Fardeen Khan Karan Roy
Kareena Kapoor Khushi Singh (Lali)
Amrish Puri Vir Bhadra Singh
Naveen Nischol Mr. Roy
Beena Madhu Roy
Anoop Soni Vicky
Johnny Lever Milestone
Sharat Saxena Zohravar Singh
Sakshi Shivanand Roma Singh (Special appearance)
S. J. Surya pedestrian (special appearance)
Amitabh Bachchan Narrator

Soundtrack[edit]

Khushi
Soundtrack album by
Released14 November 2002
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelTips Industries

The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Anu Malik. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1.2 million units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's tenth highest-selling. The song "Jiya Maine Jiya" was taken from the song "Cheliya" from the Telugu movie Kushi.[5]

# Title Singer(s)
1 "Aaj Piya" Sunidhi Chauhan
2 "Good Morning India" Sonu Nigam
3 "Hai Re Hai Re" KK, Hema Sardesai
4 "Jiya Main Jiya" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
5 "Khushi Aaye Re Aaye Re" Sunidhi Chauhan
6 "Tere Bina" Shaan, Alka Yagnik (Male Vocals: Kunal Ganjawala)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Khushi". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Khushi - Review continued". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Khushi Review 2/5 | Khushi Movie Review | Khushi 2003 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama.
  4. ^ "5 flop remakes of Hit Bollywood movies".
  5. ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.

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