Neal 'n' Nikki
Neal 'n' Nikki | |
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Anvita Dutt Guptan | |
Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
Starring | Uday Chopra Tanishaa Mukerji |
Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
Edited by | Ritesh Soni |
Music by | Salim–Sulaiman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹10.43 crore[1] |
Neal 'n' Nikki is a 2005 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Arjun Sablok, starring Uday Chopra and Tanishaa Mukerji in the lead roles, and Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance. It was produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films and directed by Canada-based director Arjun Sablok.[2]
The film released on 9 December 2005 to highly negative reviews from critics.[3][4]
Plot
The film, as its name implies, centers on Gurneal "Neal" Ahluwalia and Nikita "Nikki" Bakshi, two Canadians of Punjabi descent, born and raised in British Columbia. But Neal and Nikki are different in many ways.
Before getting married Neal wants to spend 21 days on vacation with 21 women. On his way, he meets Nikki in a club, where Neal is with his date Kristi. Nikki gets drunk and starts dancing. Neal leaves his date and takes Nikki to a hotel where he watches T.V. while Nikki falls asleep. The next morning, Nikki thinks that Neal raped her when he didn't. She uses this to blackmail him all the time. Nikki interrupts his romantic meetings with other women from time to time, including once when Nikki interrupts Neal while he is having sex with another woman.
When Neal tells Nikki the truth about why he is in Canada, she gets mad and dumps him. Nikki then takes Neal to Whistler, a resort town, promising that she will introduce him to other girls there. In reality, her ex-boyfriend Trish is there with his girlfriend Amanda, and she wants to make him jealous. When Neal learns this, he doesn't agree but eventually comes to. They are successful in making Trish jealous. He tells Nikki that he wants her back, but she dumps him. They later spend a night together at a campsite but are unable to express their love to each other.
Neal then returns since it is time for his wedding. Later he finds out that the girl to whom he is to be engaged, Sweety, is Nikki's cousin. At the engagement ceremony just when Nikki is approaching to stop the engagement, it is revealed that Nikki's cousin had exchanged vows on the internet with her true love Happy Singh. Sweety proceeds to run away with Happy, while Neal proposes to Nikki because they realise that they are meant for each other.
Cast
- Uday Chopra as Gurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia
- Tanishaa Mukerji as Nikita 'Nikki' Bakshi
- Richa Pallod as Satwinder 'Sweety' Kaur
- Gaurav Gera as Happy Singh
- Abhishek Bachchan as Raj Singh (Special appearance)
- Michelle Rae Wright as Vancouver police officer
- Kamini Khanna as Baldev
- Susheel Parasharaas Gyaniji
- Sanaa Abdu Khazal as Katrina
- Kristy McQuade as Kristy
- Samantha McLeod as Chanel
- Alexandre Montez as Trish
- Serinda Swan as Amanda
- Simmy Cheema as Nikki's mother
- Pawan Chopra as Nikki's father
- Kanika Dang as Sweety's mother
- Sahar Biniaz as Teacher
- Jasmine Billy Arora some dumb kid
Soundtrack
Neal 'n' Nikki | |
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Feature film soundtrack | |
Label | YRF Music |
The music was composed by
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Neal 'n' Nikki" | Salim Merchant, Shweta Pandit | 5:08 | |
3. | "I'm In Love" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Sonu Nigam, Clinton Cerejo, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 5:24 |
4. | "Ankh Ladiye" | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Kunal Ganjawala, Javed Ali, Shweta Pandit | 4:24 |
5. | "I Just Wanna Spend My Life With You" | Asif Ali Beg, Pike Winchurkar | Clinton Cerejo, Dominique Cerejo | 5:25 |
6. | "Neal 'n' Nikki" (The Naughty Mix) | Anvita Dutt Guptan | KK, Shweta Pandit | 5:06 |
Critical response
Jaspreet Pandohar of
In a retrospective review in 2020, Tiasa Bhowal of India Today wrote, "When Neal ‘n’ Nikki was being promoted in 2005, it appealed to the people because it felt like a breath of fresh air because of its peppy songs. Upon its release, it was panned by the critics as well as the audience because there was nothing new in terms of the story. Rather, it was a sleazefest, and frankly, an arduous watch. Featuring Uday Chopra and Tanishaa Mukerji in the lead, had the film released in 2020, not only would it have been criticised for the content, the sexist dialogues would have caused a hullaballoo for sure."[3]
References
- ^ "Neal 'n' Nikki Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Sablok, Arjun (7 December 2005). "Neal 'N' Nikki: "Not a regular love story."" (Interview). Interviewed by Patcy N. Mumbai: Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b Bhowal, Tiasa (9 December 2020). "15 years later, we are still clueless why Neal n Nikki was made. On Wahiyat Wednesday". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b Sen, Raja (9 December 2005). "Neal 'N' Nikki better not be a hit!". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Verma, Sukanya (3 November 2005). "Neal 'N' Nikki has a Kaal hangover". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (9 December 2005). "Neal 'n' Nikki Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Elley, Derek (13 December 2005). "Neal 'N' Nikki". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- BBC.co.uk. Archivedfrom the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
External links
- Neal 'n' Nikki at IMDb
- Official website