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LIFE PARTNER

Directed By        : Rumi Jaffrey
Produced By       : Abbas Mustan
Cast                   : Govinda, Genelia D’Souza, Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Prachi Desai
Music                 : Pritam, Sachin-Jigar
Generation         : Comedy
Releasing date   : August 14, 2009

“Life Partner” directed by the comedy king Rumi Jaffrey, is the upcoming comedy film of Bollywood. The famous director duo Abbas-Mustan is the producer of this film. Govinda, Genelia D’Souza, Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor and Prachi are the main actors of this film. The music of this film is composed by Pritam and Sachin-Jigar for the lyrics of Javed Akhtar and Kumaar. This film deals the concept of a ‘life partner’ and how it is explained by different people. Hope that this romantic musical social entertainer movie will be hit on the box office on 14th August 2009.

ABOUT MOVIE

The story of the movie “Life Partner” revolves around the life of three friends Karan (Fardeen Khan), Bhavesh (Tusshar Kapoor), and Jeet (Govinda) each one having a different concept about marriage. Karan is a person who considers the love matters most, and he loved his girl friend Sanjana (Genelia D’Souza) very much. Love marriage seems to be the next logical step in their relationship. Bhavesh is a simple person who believes in the system of arranged marriage and Prachi( Prachi Desai)is his wife. They struggle to make their arranged marriage successful. Jeet is a divorce lawyer who does not believe in marriage and he is responsible for his client’s divorce. Really this film is the story of three friends struggling on the marital marathon but on different tracks. ‘Life Partner’tries to explore all the aspects related to marriage and friendship.

MUSIC

The movie “Life Partner” has five beautiful original songs and two remix songs. The songs are composed by Pritam for the lyrics of Javed Akhtar and Kumaar. The songs of this film are in the following,

1. Kuke Kuke, Singers : Shaan, Debojit Dutta, Antara Mitra
2. Teri Meri Yeh Zindagi, Singers : Soham Chakraborty, Shreya Ghoshal
3. Aage Aage, Singers : Mika Singh, Shakti Singh, Ajay Jhingaran, Soham Chakraborty, Antara Mitra
4. Gunji Aangna Mein Shehnai, Singers : Sunidhi Chauhan, Kirti Sagathia
5. Poorza Poorza, Singers : Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala
6. Kuke Kuke (Remix), Singers : Shaan, Debojit Dutta, Antara Mitra
7. Poorza Poorza (Remix), Singers : Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala

REVIEWS

“Life Partner” got mixed reviews from the viewers. Some people commented that it is a really interesting and entertaining movie which can be watched by entire family sitting together.  Others commented that it is just a comedy movie. ‘Marriage’ is the union of two souls in a bond which lasts a lifetime. However, we have to face many problems while managing this married life. This movie really explores all the aspects of marriage. Rumi Jaffery’s direction is excellent and the performances of every actor in this movie are very good. Veteran actor Govinda attracted the viewers through his comedy dialogues. The music, dialogues, cinematography and all are excellent in this movie.

DHARAMENDRA

Hindi cinema’s ‘he-man’ Dharamendra added another title on his own . He was honored at Nashik International Film Festival (NIFF) with a lifetime achievement award. Dharamendra was the action and romantic hero of the Bollywood. He is famous for his humorous touch in his dialog-delivery and the timing in Hindi films. He had acted in more than 200 Hindi films, and he got many awards for his contribution to Hindi cinema.

BIOGRAPHY

Hindi actor Dharamendra was born on 8th December,1935 in Punjab, India as the son of Kewal Krishna Singh Deol and Satwant Kaur. He started his film career in 1960 with the film Arjun Hingorani’s “Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere”. After that, he had never looked back, and he became one of the most prominent faces in Bollywood for five decades. His movies including “Phool Aur Patthar”,”Jugnu”,”Raja Jani” and “Loafer” were big blockbusters in India. He delivered an unbelievable performance in one of the biggest movies of Indian cinema, “Sholay”. He played as “Veeru” in “Sholay” and his dialog delivery in this film is wonderful. His other notable movies are Raj Kapoor’s “Mera Naam Joker”,Ramesh Sippy’s “Seeta Aur Geeta”, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s “Chupke Chupke”,”Razia Sultan”, “Qayamat”, “Kshatriya”, “Taaqat”, “Return of Jewel Thief”, “Pyaar Kiya Tho Darna Kya”, “Apne” etc. His upcoming film is “Har Pall” directed by Jahnu Barua. He is also active in politics. He had elected as a Member of Parliament in the 2004 general elections from Bikaner in Rajasthan on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. He married twice and has been maintaining both his wives. First, he married to Prakash Kaur in 1954, and they have two sons and two daughters. His sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol are also successful actors. In 1980, he had married to Bollywoods dream girl Hema Malini and they have two daughters named Esha and Ahana. His daughter Esha Deol is also an actress. For marrying Hema Malini, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Dilawar Khan, because his first wife Prakash Kaur refused to divorce him. Dharamendra was the real action hero of perfection in his days and was still considered to be the best romantic hero in Hindi films.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Dharamendra acted in many successful films, but he did not receive any Filmfare awards in the “Best Actor” categories. However, in 1997, he won a ‘Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his contribution to Indian Cinema over many years. In addition, he received ‘Living Legend Award’ by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the Sansui Viewers’ Choice Movie Awards, ‘Zee Cine Award’ for Lifetime Achievement, ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), ‘IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award’, ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 10th Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image International Film (M.A.M.I). Furthermore, in 2004, he was honored for Best Contribution to Indian Cinema and in 2008, he was named “Actor Par Excellence” at the Max Stardust Awards. He was selected as one of the most handsome men in the world in the mid seventies.