Karobaar
Karobaar is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic thriller film directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Rishi Kapoor (in a dual role), Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla in leading roles. Inspired by Indecent Proposal, the film began production in 1992 and was plagued by production problems and was finally released in 2000.[2]
| Karobaar | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rakesh Roshan |
| Written by | Sagar Sarhadi (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sachin Bhowmick, Ravi Kapoor |
| Produced by | Gava[1] |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Rishi Kapoor Juhi Chawla |
| Cinematography | Sameer Arya |
| Edited by | Sanjay Verma |
| Music by | Songs: Rajesh Roshan Background Score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | TVM International |
Release date | 15 September 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | est. ₹6 crore (US$750,000) |
| Box office | est. ₹2.84 crore (US$360,000) |
Plot
Wealthy Rajiv Sinha and middle class Amar Saxena are childhood friends with similar likes. Coincidentally they fall in love with the same girl Seema. Rajiv somehow persuades Amar to marry a girl being brought up badly, Amar is adamant and he marries Sapna. But soon he learns it was Rajiv's way of separating him and Seema. They become bitter enemies. Soon Rajiv is charged with killing a girl. Amar, who is now a lawyer, decides to retaliate against Rajiv.
Cast
- Rishi Kapoor as Advocate Amar Saxena / Rohit Sinha (Double Role)
- Anil Kapoor as Rajiv Sinha
- Juhi Chawla as Seema
- Tisca Chopra as Neelam
- Navin Nischol as Rajesh Puri
- Tinu Anand as Ramlal
- Asrani as Champak
- Dinesh Hingoo as Bhojwani estate agent
Production
Rishi Kapoor completed his scenes for the film in May, 1998.[3]
Soundtrack
The music is composed by Rajesh Roshan, while all the songs are written by Javed Akhtar.
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Aao Aur Na Socho" | Kumar Sanu |
| "Suno Na, Suno Na" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| "Chahiye Milne Ka Bahana" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik |
| "Arzoo Ki Rahon Mein" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| "Duniya Mein Sabse Jo Gehra Nasha Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Asha Bhosle |
| "Maujon Mein Ae Sanam" | Alisha Chinoy |
Reception
Indu Mirani wrote for Sify that the film had "nothing even remotely attractive about it".[4] In his review for The Tribune, Sanjeev Bariana wrote that the film's "storyline seems unconvincing and rather dragged".[5] Joginder Tuteja described the film as a "mega disaster".[2] It performed poorly at the box-office.[6] According to the Indian film trade website Box Office India, it was produced at an estimated budget of ₹6.00 crore (US$750,000) and had a worldwide gross of ₹2.84 crore (US$360,000), thus earning the label "Disaster".[7]
References
- Rashtriya Sahara. Vol. 8. Sahara India Mass Communication. 2000. p. 89.
- Tuteja, Joginder (15 April 2020). "The Top 10 Flops from 20 Years Ago". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Srinivasan, V S (20 May 1998). "'I will be back! But goodbye for now'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Mirani, Indu (17 April 2003). "Karobaar". Sify. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- Bariana, Sanjeev (16 September 2000). "Film Review : "Indecent" Borrowing". The Tribune. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Anil Kapoor". Rediff.com. 5 January 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "Karobaar". Box Office India. Retrieved 1 May 2020.