Biwi No.1

Biwi No.1 (transl. Wife No. 1) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan, being a remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi. It stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Tabu and Sushmita Sen in lead roles with Amitabh Bachchan and Saif Ali Khan in a special appearance.

Biwi No.1
Poster
Directed byDavid Dhawan
Written byCrazy Mohan
Story byBalu Mahendra Ananthu
Based onSathi Leelavathi
by Balu Mahendra & Kamal Haasan
Produced byVashu Bhagnani
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Prakash Rao
Edited byA. Muthu
Tarun Kripalani
Music byAnu Malik
Production
company
Pooja Entertainment
Distributed byTips Industries
Release date
  • 28 May 1999 (1999-05-28)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹12 crore[1]
Box office₹49.81 crore[1]

Biwi No.1 opened to positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its screenplay, humor and performances of the cast, with particular praise for Kapoor and Sen's performances, emerging as a breakthrough for the latter. The film also emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, grossing ₹52.80 crore worldwide, ranking as the second highest-grossing Hindi film of the year.

At the 45th Filmfare Awards, Biwi No.1 received 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Dhawan) and Best Actress (Kapoor), winning Best Supporting Actress (Sen).

Plot

Prem Mehra is married to the loving yet traditional Pooja Khanna; they have 2 children. Rupali Walia arrives at Prem's office to give a modeling interview. They fall in love and begin an extramarital affair. Pooja finds out and Prem leaves her to move in with Rupali. With the help of Prem's friend Lakhan, Pooja has a make-over, turning modern and taking on modeling assignments. She sends her mother-in-law and children to live with Prem and Rupali. They intentionally trouble Rupali and tell Prem that she keeps them hungry and wants to poison and kill them.

Ultimately, the relationship between Prem and Rupali breaks down. Prem realizes she only came to him since he gave her material things, while Pooja stuck with him through thick and thin. Rupali gets back with her former boyfriend Deepak. Lakhan befriends her, addressing her as a sister. While hugging her, his wife Lovely sees them and misunderstands. She leaves, but Lakhan chases after and they make up as she realises the truth. He says to Lovely that she is his "Biwi no. 1."

Cast

Production

Casting

Initially, the role of Prem was offered to Govinda, Dhawan's frequent collaborator; however, he re-directed the role to Salman Khan due to his brotherly love for him.

Morever, Juhi Chawala, Aishwarya Rai, Raveena Tandon, Pujaa Bhatt all declined the part . Later Manisha Koirala was offered the role of Pooja, but she rejected it for unknown reasons and was subsequently replaced by Karisma Kapoor.

South superstar Kamal Hassan was the first choice for Lakhan's role but during his date issues he couldn'tdo the part. After that Sanjay Dutt was initially signed for the role of Lakhan, but was later replaced by Anil Kapoor.

Rambha was set to play the role of Lovely, but later opted out, post which the role was essayed by Tabu.

Bobby Deol and Suniel Shetty were both offered the role of Deepak, which was later played by Saif Ali Khan. Sonali Bendre and Pooja Bhadra were highly considered for Sushmita Sen's role .

Filming

Filming took place in several cities of Florida such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach. Several schedules of the filming also took place in Delhi and Mumbai.


Music
Biwi No.1
Soundtrack album by
Anu Malik
Sukhwinder Singh
Released8 April 1999
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelTips Music

The Biwi No.1 soundtrack was largely composed by Anu Malik and lyricized by Sameer except for the exceptions noted below. The songs "Chunnari Chunnari[2]" and "Ishq Sona Hai[3]" became major hits after their release in 1999. The track "Aan Milo Ya Milne Se" did not feature in the movie.

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Chunnari Chunnari"SameerAnu MalikAbhijeet Bhattacharya, Anuradha Sriram05:36
2."Biwi No.1"Dev KohliAnu MalikAbhijeet Bhattacharya, Poornima Shrestha07:19
3."Jungle Hai"SameerAnu MalikKumar Sanu, Hema Sardesai06:13
4."Ishq Sona Hai"SameerAnu MalikShankar Mahadevan, Hema Sardesai06:17
5."Hai Hai Mirchi"Sukhwinder SinghAnu MalikSukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik05:37
6."Mehboob Mere"Sukhwinder SinghSukhwinder SinghSukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik05:04
7."Mujhe Maaf Karna"SameerAnu MalikAbhijeet Bhattacharya, Anmol Malik, Aditya Narayan, Alka Yagnik07:28
8."Aan Milo Ya Milne Se"SameerAnu MalikKavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan07:47
Total length:51:31

Reception

Critical reception

Biwi No.1 opened to positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its screenplay, humor and performances of the cast, with particular praise for Kapoor and Sen's performances, emerging as a breakthrough for the latter.[4][5]

Box office

Despite clashing with the 1999 Cricket World Cup, Biwi No.1 emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, grossing ₹52.80 crore worldwide.[6] It ranked as the second highest-grossing Hindi film of the year, only behind the family drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain, which also starred Salman, Karisma, Tabu and Saif.

Awards and nominations
Awards[7] Category Recipients and Nominees Results Ref.
45th Filmfare Awards Best Film Vashu Bhagnani Nominated [8]
Best Director David Dhawan Nominated
Best Actress Karisma Kapoor Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Sushmita Sen Won
Best Comedian Anil Kapoor Nominated
Salman Khan Nominated
Best Music Director Anu Malik Nominated
1st IIFA Awards Best Actress Karisma Kapoor Nominated [9]
Best Supporting Actress Sushmita Sen Won
Best Comedian Anil Kapoor Won
Screen Weekly Awards Best Supporting Actress Sushmita Sen Won
6th Screen Awards Best Supporting Actor Anil Kapoor Won [10]
Best Supporting Actress Sushmita Sen Won
3rd Zee Cine Awards Best Actor Salman Khan Nominated [11]
Best Supporting Actress Sushmita Sen Won

References
  1. "Biwi No.1 – Movie". Box Office India.
  2. Chunari Chunari (From "Biwi No. 1") (Full Song & Lyrics) - Kisi Disco Mein Jaye (The Party Album) - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, 3 July 2013, retrieved 17 September 2023
  3. Ishq Sona Hai (Full Song & Lyrics) - Biwi No. 1 - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, 28 May 1999, retrieved 17 September 2023
  4. "Rediff on the NeT, Movies: The Biwi No 1 review".
  5. Vijiyan, K.N. (12 June 1999). "See 'Biwi' for stars and Salman's antics". The New Straits Times. p. 24.
  6. "Biwi No.1 – Movie". Box Office India.
  7. Biwi No. 1 (1999) - Awards - IMDb, retrieved 17 September 2023
  8. "Sushmita Sen Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  9. "Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  10. "Star Screen Award Winners 2000 – Sixth (6th) Screen-Videocon Awards". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. "Lux Zee Cine Awards 2000 - 3rd Zee Cine Awards". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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