| Dosti: Friends Forever | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Suneel Darshan |
| Written by | K. K. Singh, Rumi Jaffery (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Robin Bhatt, Shyam Goel |
| Story by | Suneel Darshan |
| Produced by | Suneel Darshan |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Bobby Deol Kareena Kapoor Lara Dutta |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Music by | Songs: Nadeem-Shravan Background Score: Salim-Sulaiman |
| Distributed by | Shree Krishna International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹150 million (US$1.9 million)[1] |
| Box office | ₹230 million (US$2.9 million)[1] |
Dosti: Friends Forever is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Suneel Darshan starring Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor and Lara Dutta. Juhi Chawla makes a special appearance.[2][3][4][5]
Plot
Karan Thapar (Bobby Deol) lives a wealthy yet very lonesome lifestyle with his business tycoon father Vikram Thapar (Kiran Kumar), mother Kiran Thapar (Lillete Dubey), and sister Nandini Thapar (Karishma Tanna) as no one has time for him. One day while at the family's farmhouse, he loses his step and almost falls down a deep gorge. He is rescued by Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar), an orphan, living a poor lifestyle with his abusive maternal uncle. Karan and Raj become inseparable friends, and Raj moves in to live with Karan, much to the chagrin of the Thapar family members who dislike Raj.
Years later, Raj and Karan are grown up; Raj is in love with his childhood sweetheart Anjali Saluja (Kareena Kapoor) and wants to marry her, while Karan flirts with Leena Bharucha (Sherlyn Chopra) and abandons her. Karan subsequently meets with London-returned Kajal Sharma (Lara Dutta) and woos her. She agrees to marry him. Raj's and Karan's weddings are planned for the same day. Things take a turn for the worse when Leena and her dad, who is employed by Thapar, characterize the friends as flirts. Consequently, Kajal breaks up with Karan and Anjali's brother cancels her wedding with Raj.
It is later revealed that Raj is suffering from a fatal disorder. Dr. Aditi Mathur (Juhi Chawla) is his doctor and the treatment is sponsored by Karan. Raj plays a pivotal role in helping Karan reunite with his family. Karan eventually marries Kajal. Karan and Kajal name their child after Raj.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra, Karan's best friend and Anjali's love interest, (fatal disorder patient)
- Bobby Deol as Karan Thapar, Raj's best friend, Vikram and Kiran's son, Nandini's brother and Kajal's love interest
- Lara Dutta as Kajal Sharma Thapar, Karan's love interest
- Kareena Kapoor as Anjali Saluja, Raj's love interest
- Lillete Dubey as Kiran Thapar, Karan and Nandini's mother
- Juhi Chawla as Dr.Aditi Mathur (special appearance)
- Kiran Kumar as Vikram Thapar, Karan and Nandini's father
- Sherlyn Chopra as Leena Bharucha
- Shakti Kapoor as Mr. Varun Bharucha (Leena's father)
- Karishma Tanna as Nandini Thapar, Karan's sister
- Mahesh Thakur as Bhaskar Saluja (Anjali's brother)
- Navni Parihar as Anjali’s sister-in-law
- Aman Verma as Mr. Manoj Saluja (Anjali's husband)
- Dolly Bindra
- Mike Razowzky as Raj Malhotra's friend
- Kaneez Surka as Anjali's friend
Soundtrack
| Dosti: Friends Forever | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 17 October 2005 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Shree Krishna Audio |
This was the last album of musical duo Nadeem-Shravan before they officially declared to split. The album was released in October 2005. The lyrics of all the songs were written by Sameer. The album was released in October 2005. The album was listed at 7th position in all-time music list of 2005 . According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 14,00,000 units sold the soundtrack became the eleventh highest-grossing album of the year.[6][7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yeh Dosti" | Udit Narayan & Sonu Nigam | 7:05 |
| 2. | "Dulhania" | Kunal Ganjawala, Abhijeet Bhattacharya & Alka Yagnik | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Aisa Koi Zindagi Mein" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya & Alka Yagnik | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Let's Boogie Woogie" | Kunal Ganjawala, Vasundhara Das & Earl D'Souza | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Ishq Na Ishq Ho" | Sukhwinder Singh & Kailash Kher | 8:03 |
| 6. | "Aur Tum Aaye" | Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Yaar Di Shaadi" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik & Sarika Kapoor | 5:05 |
Home Media
Even after Dosti's box office failure, as he had with his previous works, Darshan refused to sell the film's television rights.[8] The collective value of his films' unsold satellite rights was estimated to be ₹150 crore.[8] Darshan finally sold the rights to his films to Zee in 2017, and Dosti premiered on Zee Cinema on 23 September 2017, 12 years after its theatrical release.[9] The film's premier garnered high ratings for the network.[10]
References
- 1 2 "Dosti - Friends Forever - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
- ↑ "Dosti - Friends Forever". Hindustan Times. 31 December 2005.
- ↑ "Dosti: Avoid forever!". www.rediff.com.
- ↑ "Dosti Friends Forever - movie review by Ekanshu Khera - Planet Bollywood". planetbollywood.com.
- ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Dosti – Friends Forever Review 2.5/5 | Dosti – Friends Forever Movie Review | Dosti – Friends Forever 2005 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama.
- ↑ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ↑ "Dosti Friends Forever - music review by Manish Dhamija - Planet Bollywood". planetbollywood.com.
- 1 2 Bhattacharya, Roshmila (3 September 2010). "No satellite sale for Suneel Darshan". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Dosti World Television Premiere". Zee Cinema World Television Premiere. 9 September 2017. Zee Cinema.
- ↑ Mehta, Paresh B (23 February 2018). "Good movies are Timeless Gems". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020 – via PressReader.