Dosti: Friends Forever
Dosti: Friends Forever (Hindi: दोस्ती, Urdu: دوستی, translation: Friendship) is a 2005 Indian romantic drama film directed by Suneel Darshan starring Bobby Deol and Akshay Kumar in the lead roles. It also stars Lara Dutta and Kareena Kapoor in supporting roles, along with Juhi Chawla in a special appearance.
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| Directed by | Suneel Darshan |
| Produced by | Suneel Darshan |
| Written by | K. K. Singh, Rumi Jaffery (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Robin Bhatt, Shyam Goel |
| Story by | Suneel Darshan |
| Starring | Bobby Deol Akshay Kumar Lara Dutta Kareena Kapoor Juhi Chawla |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Distributed by | Shree Krishna International |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹150 million (US$2.1 million)[1] |
| Box office | ₹230 million (US$3.2 million)[2] |
Plot
Karan Thapar lives a wealthy yet very lonesome lifestyle with his business tycoon dad, mom Kiran, and sister Nandini as no one has time for him. One day while at the family's farmhouse, he loses his step and almost falls down a deep gorge. He is rescued by Raj Malhotra, who is an orphan, living a poor lifestyle with his abusive maternal uncle. Karan and Raj become inseparable friends, and Raj moves in to live with Karan, much to the chagrin of the Thapar family who shuns and dislike Raj.
Years later Raj and Karan have matured; Raj is in love with his childhood sweetheart, Anjali and wants to marry her, while Karan flirts with Leena Bharucha and abandons her. Karan subsequently meets with London-returned Kajal Sharma, woos her and she agrees to marry him. Raj's and Karan's weddings are planned for the same day.
Things take a turn for the worse: Leena and her dad, who is employed by Thapar, expose the friends as flirts. Consequently, Anjali's brother cancels the wedding and has her marry someone else. Raj is later shown suffering from a fatal disease; while his doctor, Dr. Aditi, tries to save him, with treatment sponsored by Karan, Raj dies. Before Raj dies, he helps Karan reunite with his family. Karan eventually marries Kajal, and the couple names their child after Raj.
Cast
- Bobby Deol as Karan Thapar
- Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra
- Lara Dutta as Kajal Sharma/Thapar
- Kareena Kapoor as Anjali
- Juhi Chawla as Dr. Aditi
- Kiran Kumar as Thapar
- Lillete Dubey as Kiran Thapar
- Sherlyn Chopra as Leena Bharucha
- Shakti Kapoor as Bharucha (Leena's father)
- Karishma Tanna as Nandini Thapar
- Mahesh Thakur as Bhaskar
- Navni Parihar as Anjali’s sister-in-law
- Aman Verma as Anjali's husband
- Dolly Bindra
- Mike Razowzky as Raj Malhotra's friend
- Kaneez Surka as child artist.
Box office
The film was a flop at the box office.[3]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from the critics.
Soundtrack
This was the last album of Nadeem-Shravan before they officially declared to split. The lyrics of all the songs were written by Sameer. The album was released in November 2005. The album was listed at No 7 position in the all-time music list of 2005. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 14,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eleventh highest-selling.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yeh Dosti" | Udit Narayan & Sonu Nigam | 7:05 |
| 2. | "Dulhania" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Kunal Ganjawala & Alka Yagnik | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Aisa Koi Zindagi Mein" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya & Alka Yagnik | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Let's Boogie Woogie" | Kunal Ganjawala, Vasundhara Das & Earl D'Souza | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Ishq Na Ishq Ho" | Sukhwinder Singh & Kailash Kher | 8:03 |
| 6. | "Aur Tum Aaye" | Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Yaar Di Shaadi" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik & Sarika Kapoor | 5:05 |
