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Synopsis: London, an overcrowded cafe, one table to share. Two strangers tell each other "how I met my fiancé" stories to kill time. Rikki (Abhishek Bachchan) met his fiance Anaida (Lara Dutta) at the Ritz in Paris and Alvira (Preity Zinta) met her prince charming Steve (Bobby Deol) at Madame Tussauds in London. Stories unfold and by the end of their session the two have alarmingly gotten attracted to each other. What follows is a crazy love story full of lies, deceits and a complicated quadrangle - Rikki and Alvira have gotten themselves as well as Anaida ad Steve in to a lovely mess, where each of them have to think quick on their feet, dancing around each other's emotions playing musical chairs and lying through their teeth. If opposites attract - then this is it.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Shaad Ali
Production: Yash Raj Films
 
IMDB:
3.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
Year:
2007
138 min
$695,157
Website
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to watch cabaret at Lido..

Where was Anaida in all this?

Coming to that, boss..

First let me get out of the room..

Couldn't have walked out with the

suitcase, they'd have caught me..

..so l stuffed everything

in my pockets..

..wore my clothes on top of

each other and walked out.

l'm Slim Shady, my Mamma's Slim Shady,

please stand up, please stand up..

She was just two feet away..

..she looked at me and said..

Are you alright sir?

l died,

She was being so nice to me and

l was sneaking out of the hotel,

Check air-conditioning..

Any call tell l back evening ok..

Ok.

Keys..

Signature sir,

Excuse me..

Credit Card payment.. non..

Why?

Last bill.. when did you pay?

Just paid before coming.

Credit card company says you haven't

paid your dues for a year.

Liars,

Never go for this card..

l'm really regretting.

Careful with that please..

it's invaluable.

Lottery ticket..

First prize one million pounds..

second prize free trip to Hollywood.

At this moment you're holding

a million bucks in your hand.

Monsieur Thukral, l'm sure you will

win the lottery some day..

..you'll become a millionaire

some day..

..but the bill you'll

settle today. Now,

Anaida Madam..

Now look..

Just by living in France you

don't become French..

..you got lndian blood

in those veins.

Mon pere et mere etre Karachi.

Blood is Pakistani, Monsieur

Thukral, not lndian.

Pakistani,

l was screwed.. she was going to

kill me with 60 years of hatred.

You lndians are amada to fight

but always blame Pakistanis.

Amada means..?

Don't you know what amada means?

Sorry l don't.

lt means ready.. always

ready to fight.

l'm just amada to tell

you my love story.

Am l fighting with you?

Why would you fight with me?

l'm not even Pakistani.

l'm British you know..

Oh you're British.. They what's the

quarrel.. Long live the Queen..

So where was l?

..there was Anaida, in her chair,

and here l was standing beside her..

What are these two going on about?

That l call the cops.

No no no need cops. Just think..

..if this episode hadn't happened..

if we'd met like normal people, the

situation would've been very different.

Together we would've gone

to Eiffel Tower..

..climbed to the

top and screamed..

l love you Rikki, l love you Anaida,

l said watch it,

Ok.. ok.

Tell me what l have to do..

l will do it..

Till the entire bill is

squared, l'm yours..

..even otherwise l'm yours..

Just follow me..

These stay with me.

Can l take off my clothes?

l'll drown in my sweat.. please..

Where's the bathroom?

Solomon..

Rikki..

What a cruel woman this Anaida,

Hey..

..you're talking about my fiance,

Sorry..

After washing how many

plates did she melt?

What is my name?

Rikki Thukral.

Righto,

Ullu ka pattha..

Paththa..

Never mind.. try this..

Harami, (Hindi swear word)

Harami..

Well done, Harami means..

my dear.. Anaida where?

Say it in Hindi..

Why cry?

Madam..

What do you want?

Me? Nothing..

Hanky you want.

Just leave me alone..

Take take..

My best friend also Pakistani..

No.. l have these..

This special hanky..

Makes beautiful face more beautifuler.

See.. tears going..

..smile coming.. more beautifuler.

Merci..

But why cry?

lt's Diana's funeral..

Today?

Where? London?

l so badly wanted to go.

So don't feel sad..

Let's both go to London..

l couldn't get leave.

That's so unfair..

No leave even for such

an important thing..

They really overwork you.

Look, but when you come to London

next stay at my house..

lt's small.. but very nice.

No..

Actually, it's too small for you..

Thukral..

Want to go home?

lf l let you go my boss will fire me.

Believe me, Anaida madam..

Moment you let me go l'll be back

from London in a jiffy with the money.

But if you don't.. l will be screwed.

l will not allow anybody screw you..

One chance, please.

Soon as l landed in London, l went

straight to Diana memorial..

To offer flowers..

You went to offer flowers?

l'd never waste money

on dead people..

l would think so.

Huffy Bhai is a die-hard

Diana lover..

.. even now if you mention her name,

he gets a sigh attack..

My instrument is broken, here l am,

a musician without fame..

My beloved is gone, here l am,

living without shame..

l'm in a mess Huffy Bhai.. - What?

Have to go back to Paris to settle

the hotel bill.. gimme some money.

Have you gone mad?

Have we ever settled anything

that we'll settle a bill?

No..

But this time we will..

please gimme some money.

lf Huffy Bhai says no, then

it's a no. End of story.

Now forget about it dear..

see what l have here..

l've been through hell and you're

showing me this photo.

Not just any photo.. look behind it.

We'll go dancing to Hollywood my

boy.. you won the lottery Rikki,

You won the lottery, Your Hollywood

dream has come true,

We're going to Hollywood my boy,

we're going to Hollywood,

Why are you stumped?

- Lost it.. - Not lost..

it's with Anaida.

- Who's that? - Hotel's manager..

What does she look like?

- Very beautiful.

- Not another word l understood

everything. - Understood what?,

Had to leave the suitcase

and wallet with her..

She wasn't letting me leave..

the ticket's in the wallet.

How many times have l told you,

stay away from women..

..they snatch things that matter.

- Now go back and get

the ticket. - How?

Without the money for the bill..

she'll get me arrested..

Here..

What all you make me do..

Huffy Bhai must you lift

your shirt everywhere..

lf l move l'll lose my place.

Here. And don't tell that

girl you won. Understood?

Now get lost..

l'll get you perfume from Paris.

Yea, l'll have a real perfume

party. Now scram,

l dreamt of going to Hollywood..

..but the lottery ticket was

financed by Huffy Bhai.

My heart was dying to live the

Hollywood dream with Anaida.

But l made my heart understand..

She's Miss World, you're Rikki Thukral

Why would she go with you? Huffy

Bhai is what you get Rikki..

Settle the bill get

the ticket.. simple.

Hullu ke paththa,

What's baldy saying?

He says, can't believe you're back.

l had to.. My lottery

ticket's still with you.

You came for the ticket?

And to settle the bill..

..it's all there.. including

the taxi-fares.

Good..

Solomon..

And my stuff?

Solomon.. his stuff.

Harami why is she so touchy today?

Why angry?

My ticket,

Madam..

What do you want?

That..

What that?

That which is in your hand..

that's mine too.

lt's in my hand.. so it's mine.

Whatchyasaying?

lt was in my purse.. which

l left with you..

- With whose permission

did you go? - Yours..

And if l hadn't let you go?

l'd have rotted away..

or gone to jail.

And that didn't happen.

So?

So this ticket is.. My fee..

Fees?

For saving you.. How

do you say.. My cut.

Au'revoir..

My God, What a creep..

l know..

So then how did you get engaged?

That's another story altogether..

[ Skipped item nr. 392 ]

lf my eyes were a crystal palace blue

Walk right in, wouldn't you?

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Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal is an Indian Hindi screenwriter and director. He is best known for his directorial debut, Do Dooni Chaar, for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue. He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste. He also wrote director Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta, and Siddharth Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. All three are Yashraj films. He also wrote Band Baaja Baaraat which was released in late 2010.Faisal then went on to direct his second film, Ishaqzaade, starring debutant Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra in their first lead film, which released on 11 May 2012. The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit. He then wrote Bewakoofiyaan, which was directed by Nupur Asthana and featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor. His next directorial venture was Daawat-e-Ishq, which had actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles. Daawat-e-Ishq released worldwide on 19 September 2014.Faisal's fourth film, Qaidi Band was released on 25 August 2017. An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serials Lavanya and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with NDTV. more…

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