Nehlle Pe Dehlla
Nehlle Pe Dehlla (transl. Tit for tat) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Ajay Chandok. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu and Kim Sharma. The film was completed in 2002 but was released in 2007.
Plot
Jimmy and Johnny are small-time crooks who dream of becoming rich. They are in jail, where they regularly end up for their misdeeds. A hotel manager, Ballu, embezzles his company's 300,000,000 rupees. Johny and Jimmy come to know about it and plan to blackmail him. They join the hotel as waiters and are waiting for the perfect opportunity. But a terrible mobster trio kills Ballu. When Johny and Jimmy find Ballu dead, they take his body and present him as alive. They keep doing it until they find the real culprit. Johnny meets Ballu's niece, Puja, and Jimmy meets her friend. They all fall in love, and once they find the real culprit, a corpse, and a map to direct the money, they all go on a chase to find the money, with the three mobsters after them also heading for the money. They arrive, only to find the mobsters have already been there and taken the money. They reach the mobsters' hideouts and take the money. The three then come to meet Jimmy and Johny, and since they do not give them the money, the three kidnap Puja. Jimmy and Johnny go to rescue her by giving the money to the mobsters. There is a brawl, and, eventually, the police enter. The three mobsters are arrested, Johny and Puja marry, as are Jimmy and Puja's friends, and live a happy and clean life with her uncle's money.
Cast
- Saif Ali Khan as Jimmy
- Sanjay Dutt as Johnny
- Bipasha Basu as Pooja Sahni
- Kim Sharma as Kim (Pooja's friend)
- Shakti Kapoor as Balram Sahni (Balu)
- Mukesh Rishi as Dilher
- Daman Maan as Inspector
- Avtar Gill as Ram Prasad Gupta
- Shiva Rindani as Jazzy
- Aasif Sheikh as Hansa
- Supriya Karnik as Matha Ji
- Neha Dhupia as item dancer in the song ''Parvar Digara'' (special appearnace)
- Ganesh Acharya as himself in the song ''Imaan Dol Jaayenge'' (special appearance)
Soundtrack
| Title | Singer(s) | Music | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Nehle Pe Dehlla" | Shaan | Nitin Shankar | Paanchi Jalonvi |
| "Husn Husn" | Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula | Anand Raj Anand | Dev Kohli |
| "Parvar Digara" | KK, Tulsi Kumar | Pritam | Paanchi Jalonvi |
| "Bottle Mein Main" | Vinod Rathod, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sunidhi Chauhan | Daboo Malik | Salim Bijnori |
| "Imaan Dol Jaayenge" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Vinod Rathod | Anand Raj Anand | Dev Kohli |
| "Neeli Neeli Aankhon Wali" | Mika Singh, Tarannum Malik | Anand Raj Anand | Dev Kohli |
| "Hoga Hoga Khuda Gawah" | Zubeen Garg | DJ Suketu, Aks | Sameer |
Reception
The BBC wrote a scathing review of the film, describing it as a "farce from beginning to end".[2] Taran Adarsh called it a "poor show all the way".[3]
References
- ^ "Nehlle Pe Dehlla - Movie - Box Office India".
- ^ Pandohar, Jaspreet (2 February 2007). "Nehlle Pe Dehlla (Tit for Tat)". BBC. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (2 March 2007). "Nehlle Pe Dehlla: Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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