Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India
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Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! (Oh Darling! This is India!) is an 1995 Indian
musical
spoof film directed by Ketan Mehta
, and starring Shahrukh Khan
, Deepa Sahi
, Jaaved Jaffrey
and Amrish Puri
. It also stars Anupam Kher
in a important supporting role.
The film was a social spoof
of movies which feature scenes remade as comedies from romance-movies, such as songs-in-the-rain remade into funny-fights in the rain.
) is a don who plans on selling India in a widely publicized auction. His plan is simple — kidnap the president (Anupam Kher
), replace him with a lookalike (also Anupam Kher), throw a scare and "force" the fake president to sell India. Hero (Shahrukh Khan
) is new to Mumbai and broke. Miss India (Deepa Sahi
) is living the night in full youth. They meet while deciding what to do with this exciting night. They decide to spend the night entertaining each other in any way possible — joking, dancing or doing anything they can think of.
Meanwhile, Don Quixote's son Prince (Javed Jaffrey) has set his eyes on Miss India, who thwarts his every overture. The night turns out to be an adventurous one for Hero and Miss India. Hero discovers that Miss India's father is a drunkard who wants her to enter prostitution, while Miss India discovers that Hero has brain tumor. When they find out Quixote's plans, they decide to save the president.
Then Quixote gets killed and Prince takes his throne. Prince decides to continue his fathers plan. Some people previously rescued by Hero and Miss India kill the fake president. Prince suddenly makes an entry with his henchmen. Hero, Miss India and their friends successfully overpower the cronies while Hero kills Prince. Finally, Hero makes a makeshift parachute and jumps from the building with Miss India. During the jump, Hero declares that he is glad to be alive. When Miss India reminds him that he has brain tumor, Hero tells her that the X-ray she saw was taken eight years ago.
in its opening week. The full-gross nett was 9 crores' worldwide. Its ratings were 2/5. Box office India declared it a flop.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
spoof film directed by Ketan Mehta
Ketan Mehta
Ketan Mehta is an Indian film director, who has also directed documentaries and television serials.-Early life and education:Born in Navsari in Gujarat, Ketan Mehta did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi and later graduated in film direction from Film and Television Institute of...
, and starring Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
, Deepa Sahi
Deepa Sahi
-Early life:Deepa Sahi was born in India in Dehradun. Her family later shifted to Canada but she continued to stay in India.-Early career:An alumnus of National School of Drama, Delhi, Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong Leftist leanings and social activism a core value of the...
, Jaaved Jaffrey
Jaaved Jaffrey
Javed Jaffery is an Indian actor, dancer, comedian, impressionist known for his work in several Bollywood films and Indian television shows. His father is the famous comedian Jagdeep.-Professional work:...
and Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri
Amrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
. It also stars Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
in a important supporting role.
The film was a social spoof
Spoof
-General uses:* Parody by imitation* Satire, a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject* Forgery of goods or documents* Spoof , a guessing game...
of movies which feature scenes remade as comedies from romance-movies, such as songs-in-the-rain remade into funny-fights in the rain.
Plot summary
Don Quixote (Amrish PuriAmrish Puri
Amrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
) is a don who plans on selling India in a widely publicized auction. His plan is simple — kidnap the president (Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
), replace him with a lookalike (also Anupam Kher), throw a scare and "force" the fake president to sell India. Hero (Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
) is new to Mumbai and broke. Miss India (Deepa Sahi
Deepa Sahi
-Early life:Deepa Sahi was born in India in Dehradun. Her family later shifted to Canada but she continued to stay in India.-Early career:An alumnus of National School of Drama, Delhi, Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong Leftist leanings and social activism a core value of the...
) is living the night in full youth. They meet while deciding what to do with this exciting night. They decide to spend the night entertaining each other in any way possible — joking, dancing or doing anything they can think of.
Meanwhile, Don Quixote's son Prince (Javed Jaffrey) has set his eyes on Miss India, who thwarts his every overture. The night turns out to be an adventurous one for Hero and Miss India. Hero discovers that Miss India's father is a drunkard who wants her to enter prostitution, while Miss India discovers that Hero has brain tumor. When they find out Quixote's plans, they decide to save the president.
Then Quixote gets killed and Prince takes his throne. Prince decides to continue his fathers plan. Some people previously rescued by Hero and Miss India kill the fake president. Prince suddenly makes an entry with his henchmen. Hero, Miss India and their friends successfully overpower the cronies while Hero kills Prince. Finally, Hero makes a makeshift parachute and jumps from the building with Miss India. During the jump, Hero declares that he is glad to be alive. When Miss India reminds him that he has brain tumor, Hero tells her that the X-ray she saw was taken eight years ago.
Cast
- Shahrukh KhanShahrukh KhanShahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
as Hero - Deepa SahiDeepa Sahi-Early life:Deepa Sahi was born in India in Dehradun. Her family later shifted to Canada but she continued to stay in India.-Early career:An alumnus of National School of Drama, Delhi, Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong Leftist leanings and social activism a core value of the...
as Miss India - Jaaved JaffreyJaaved JaffreyJaved Jaffery is an Indian actor, dancer, comedian, impressionist known for his work in several Bollywood films and Indian television shows. His father is the famous comedian Jagdeep.-Professional work:...
as Prince Don - Anupam KherAnupam KherAnupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
as President of India/Nathuram - Amrish PuriAmrish PuriAmrish Singh Puri , ; 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005 was an iconic theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad...
as Don Quixote - Kader KhanKader KhanKader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...
as Bidder1 - Paresh RawalParesh RawalParesh Rawal is an Indian actor of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles.- Family and early life :...
as Bidder2
Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tujh Pe Marta Hoon" | Ranjit Barot Ranjit Barot Ranjit Barot is an Indian film score composer, music director, music arranger and singer. He is a long time associate of A. R. Rahman and has done music arrangements for him in many of his works.... , Alisha Chinai Alisha Chinai Alisha Chinai in Gujarati family and an Indian pop singer known for her several albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.-Career:... |
| 2 | "Par Mila" | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... |
| 3 | "Aaja Aaja" | Hema Sardesai Hema Sardesai Hema Sardesai also known as simply Hema, is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi songs.During her career, Sardesai has sung playback songs for over 60 Bollywood films, has released several successful Indipop albums, and has performed numerous live stage shows in almost all the states... , Antara Choudhary, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
| 4 | "Raat Hai Qayamat" | Shweta Shetty Shweta Shetty Shweta Shetty is an Indian pop singer known for her albums and for her contributions to Bollywood film soundtracks. She currently lives in Hamburg. She is married to a German, Christian Brandt.Her song johnny joker was a famous one.... |
| 5 | "Khullam Khulla" | Shankar Mahadevan, Hema Sardesai |
| 6 | "Choo Le Ne De" | Shankar Mahadevan, Hema Sardesai |
| 7 | "Oh Darling Yeh Hai India" | Shankar Mahadevan, Hema Sardesai, Raghuveer Yadav |
| 8 | "Main Hoon Kaun" | Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod Vinod Rathod, the son of singer Pandit Chhaturbhuj Rathod, is a Bollywood playback singer. He has sung in numerous popular Bollywood films including Chal Mere Bhai, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Mission Kashmir and Baazigar.... |
| 9 | "Public Ko Hasao" | Shankar Mahadevan, Sudesh Bhosle |
| 10 | "Baap Re Baap" | Javed Jaffrey, Shankar Mahadevan |
| 11 | "Pyar Bechti Hoon" | Hema Sardesai |
Box office
The film didn't do as well as expected at the box-office. It created a circuit of 5 croresCrore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
in its opening week. The full-gross nett was 9 crores' worldwide. Its ratings were 2/5. Box office India declared it a flop.