| Dulha Mil Gaya | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mudassar Aziz |
| Screenplay by | Screenplay and Dialogues: Mudassar Aziz |
| Story by | Vivek Vaswani Mudassar Aziz |
| Produced by | Vivek Vaswani |
| Starring | Fardeen Khan Sushmita Sen Ishita Sharma |
| Cinematography | Sunil Patel |
| Edited by | Sanjay Ingle |
| Music by | Lalit Pandit |
| Distributed by | Insight Productions Morpheus Media Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹25 crore (equivalent to ₹56 crore or US$7.0 million in 2023)[1] |
| Box office | ₹12 crore (equivalent to ₹27 crore or US$3.4 million in 2023)[2] |
Dulha Mil Gaya (transl. Found the groom) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Mudassar Aziz. It stars Fardeen Khan, Sushmita Sen and Ishita Sharma in the lead roles whilst Shah Rukh Khan makes a special appearance. It was released on 8 January 2010[3] and was one of the first Bollywood releases of 2010 (the other being Pyaar Impossible!, which released on the same day). Dulha Mil Gaya was panned by critics and did poorly at the domestic box office, earning back roughly half its budget, but was a hit overseas; it was the final film of Fardeen Khan's career before coming back to acting in Visfot.
Plot
The story focuses on Donsai (Fardeen Khan), the heir to Dhanraj Empire. Donsai is extremely against marriage and believes one should never ruin his life by getting married. After the passing of his father, Suraj Rattan Dhanraj, the only way to inherit his father's five-billion dollar company, is to marry his friend's Punjabi daughter, Samarpreet (Ishita Sharma). Donsai gets married in Punjab, and tells Samarpreet that he will return to Punjab after three months of business, though Donsai plans not to come back.
After three months, Samarpreet comes to Donsai's home in Trinidad and Tobago to look for him, where she finds him with another woman. She runs out crying, until she is hit by a car. The car owner, Shimmer (Sushmita Sen), picks her up and takes Samarpreet to her home. When they get to Shimmer's home, it turns out Shimmer is one of Donsai's best friends. After Samarpreet gains consciousness, she tells Shimmer everything Donsai did to her. Shimmer decides to help Samarpreet and gives her a complete makeover—she even changes her name to "Samara".
After Donsai sees Samara (not knowing that she is his wife), he falls in love with her, and asks her out. Shimmer tells Samara to reject him; she accepts. Donsai then meets her at a yacht, where the two begin a conversation, and slowly Donsai decides to marry her. At the same time, Shimmer's plan is ruined, due to her boyfriend Pawan Raj Gandhi (Shahrukh Khan) arriving unexpectedly for Karwa Chauth. Pawan realizes Samarpreet's problem, and offers to help out in the plan as well. Shimmer realises her feelings for PRG and she goes to meet him at the airport. At last Donsai accepts Samarpreet as his wife.
Cast
- Fardeen Khan as Tej "Donsai" Dhanraj
- Sushmita Sen as Shimmer Canhai
- Ishita Sharma as Samarpreet Kapoor Dhanraj/Samara Capore
- Shah Rukh Khan as Pawan Raj Gandhi(Special appearance)
- Mohit Chadda as Jigar Shah
- Tara Sharma as Tanvi
- Suchitra Pillai as Jasmine Kelson
- Howard Rosemeyer as Lotus
- Parikshat Sahni as Mr. Vishalpreet Singh Kapoor
- Beena Kak as Gurnaam Kaur Kapoor
- Vivek Vaswani as Mr. Vakil
- Johnny Lever as Hussain Bhai
- Anushka Manchanda as Shyla
- Nataliya Kozhenova as Jenny
- Mohammad S. Hyderabadwala as Benson
- Farid Currim as Sam
- Randhir Kapoor as Suraj Rattan Dhanraj (special appearance)
Production
Casting
Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer.[4] Shahrukh Khan was set to make a 60-minute appearance in the film. He filmed about 17 scenes and three songs. Among the three, one is his entry sequence. Khan enters the film only in the second half, and though he was a part of the publicity, it was only within the parameters of his role. Dulha Mil Gaya was not marketed as a Shahrukh Khan film.[5]
Filming
About half of the movie was shot in Amritsar and Mumbai. The other half was filmed in Trinidad and Tobago over a month and a half period in 2007, making it the first Bollywood film to be shot in the islands.[6] Production was delayed a year and a half while Shahrukh Khan found time to shoot his scenes. Production was further delayed when Khan injured his shoulder during an action scene.[7] Dulha Mil Gaya was given a U certificate after nine cuts by the censor board.[8]
Critical response
The film received scathing reviews, with most critics blaming the script and lack of comedy. The film had a poor opening at the box office.
Box office
Dulha Mil Gaya made only Rs. 3 crores in India.[9][10] Box Office India declared it a "Disaster."[11]
In Trinidad and Tobago, probably because it was filmed there, the film was a success and ran for several weeks in packed cinema houses.[12]
Overall, Dulha Mil Gaya collected Rs. 12 crores worldwide. In India, the film was declared a flop; in the overseas markets, it was declared a semi-hit.
Soundtrack
| Dulha Mil Gaya 2.0 | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 14 December 2009 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 55:23 |
| Label | Eros Entertainment, T-Series EROS INDUSTRIES MP3CD |
| Producer | Lalit Pandit, Pritam Chakraborty, Mudassar Aziz, Richard Mithra, Kashinath Kashyap, Abani Tanti |
The soundtrack was composed by Lalit Pandit and released on 14 December 2009. The lyrics are written by Mudassar Aziz; songs are arranged by Richard Mithra and Kashinath Kashyap, and all songs are mixed and engineered by Abani Tanti. The song "Shirin Farhad" had music composed by Pritam Chakraborty and lyrics by Kumaar. According to Pandit, he had to listen to hip hop music to compose the album as he had never heard songs of the genre and had no experience writing hip-hop tracks.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dulha Mil Gaya" | Daler Mehndi | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Akela Dil" | Adnan Sami and Anushka Manchanda | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Aaja Aaja Mere Ranjhna" | Swananda and Anushka Manchanda | 5:37 |
| 4. | "Magar Meri Jaan" | Anushka Manchanda, Mahua and Lalit Pandit | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Tu Jo Jaan Le" | Sonu Nigam | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Rang Diya Dil" | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:25 |
| 7. | "Dilrubaon Ke Jalwe" | Amit Kumar and Monali Thakur | 6:03 |
| 8. | "Rang Diya Dil" (Sad version) | Shreya Ghoshal | 0:50 |
| 9. | "Shirin Farhad" (Bonus Track, composed by Pritam Chakraborty) | Neeraj Shridhar and Tulsi Kumar | 4:46 |
| 10. | "Akela Dil" (Remix) | Adnan Sami and Anushka Manchanda, remixed by DJ A-Myth | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Dulha Mil Gaya" (Remix) | Daler Mehndi, remixed by DJ A-Myth | 4:34 |
| 12. | "Dilrubaon Ke Jalwe" (Remix) | Amit Kumar and Monali Thakur, remixed by DJ A-Myth | 4:31 |
References
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- ↑ "Dulha Mil Gaya". Ibosnetwork. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ↑ "Dulha Mil Gaya: Complete cast and crew details". Filmicafe Media Inc. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ↑ "Dulha Mil Gaya is my project out and out: Sushmita Sen". Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ↑ Shahrukh Khan to do a cameo in Dulha Mil Gaya Archived 18 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. India-server.com
- ↑ Geety Sahgal (18 December 2008). "Cross-checking Love". Screen. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ↑ Upala KBR (28 January 2008). "SRK to undergo a shoulder surgery". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ↑ "Dulha Mil Gaya (Video) | Movies & Lyrics". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ↑ 2010 to be the year of out-of-the-box flicks Archived 27 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Times of India
- ↑ "Box Office > Dulha Mil Gaya". Bollywoodtrade.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ↑ "Box office Report". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ↑ "Dulha Mil Gaya runs to packed houses (probably because it was filmed in Trinidad)". Hindustan Times. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011.
- ↑ BBC Asian Network (10 January 2010). "Strictly Five Factor". Love Bollywood. BBC. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.