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Directed by | David Dhawan |
Produced by | Dhirajlal Shah |
Written by | Rumi Jaffery (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Imtiaz Patel Yunus Sajawal |
Starring |
Sanjay Dutt Govinda Twinkle Khanna Monica Bedi |
Music by |
Himesh Reshammiya Anand Raj Anand |
Cinematography | K.S. Prakash Rao |
Edited by | David Dhawan |
Distributed by | Time Magnetics Pvt. Ltd. |
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Running time
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140 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Jodi No.1 is a 2001 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan and starring Govinda and Sanjay Dutt in the lead roles, along with Anupam Kher, Monica Bedi and Twinkle Khanna in supporting roles. It was released on 13 April 2001 and was declared a super hit at the Indian box office.
Jai (Sanjay Dutt) and Veeru (Govinda) are good friends and also partners in crime, thus their friendship is named Jodi No. 1. They first gain the confidence of people and later con them. But soon have to run from Bombay after an encounter with a local Bhai. Because they end up having a brawl with his younger brother (Rajat Bedi) and they by accident kill him in a night club. While on the run, Jai and Veeru meet Vikram Jeet (Aashif Sheikh), an NRI, who is on his way to work as a manager, in Goa, for Rai Bahadur (Anupam Kher), a wealthy businessman who owns a beer factory.
Jai pretends to be Vikram Jeet and both he and Veeru move in Rai Bahadur's house intending to be-friend then rob him. However they fall in love with Rai Bahadur's daughters and in a series of hilarious scenes save the family from Sir John.In the end while Jai is stealing money from Rai to release Veeru from Sir John the entire Rai clan is watching the news and find out that Jai and Veeru are not who they claim to be but con men who deceive people. In the end Rai then lets Jai go with the money to save Veeru and all goes well and they marry the daughters of Rai.
According to Boxofficeindia.com the film had an excellent opening. Altogether it made Rs.28 Crores and was declared a "Hit". It was also the fifth highest-grossing film of the year. (Bollywood films of 2001).