''Partner'' is a 2007 Indian

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film directed by

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and, produced by

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and Parag Sanghvi. The story of the film was inspired by the 2005 American film '' Hitch''. The film stars

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, Salman Khan,

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and

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. The film revolves around a love guru, Prem, who gives wooing advice and ideas to his client, Bhaskar for the latter's ladylove Priya, and also himself falls in love with a widowed mother, Naina. The film's music is composed by Sajid–Wajid, with background score by Salim–Sulaiman. ''Partner'' was released on 20 July 2007. It received a highly positive response, with particular praise for its comedy scenes and Govinda's performance. A critical and commercial blockbuster, ''Partner'' collected worldwide and was the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2007. Dhawan has expressed interest in creating a sequel to the film, but as of 2022 no script had been finalized and news outlets have reported that the film has been shelved entirely.

Plot

Prem ( Salman Khan) is a ''Love Guru'' who solves the love issues of his clients. Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary (

) comes to Prem for help. Bhaskar loves his boss, Priya Jaisingh (

), but is unable to express it as she is the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Prem initially refuses to help Bhaskar and goes to

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. Bhaskar follows him and convinces him to help. After returning from Thailand, Prem meets Naina, a photojournalist fleeing from Chhota Don (

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), who mimics Shahrukh Khan in '' Don''. Prem saves her and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, he starts teaching Bhaskar how to impress Priya. But rather than Prem's tactics, Bhaskar's simplicity and nonsense endear him to Priya, who falls in love with him. Prem learns that Naina (

) has a son named Rohan from her previous marriage, and to impress her, he takes care of him. Bhaskar reveals to Prem that Priya will marry someone according to her father's will. The two attend Priya's wedding ceremony with Rohan, who convinces his mother to marry Prem while Priya's father is convinced by Bhaskar. Priya prepares to marry Bhaskar. Meanwhile, a spoilt brat named Neil Bakshi ( Rajat Bedi) asks Prem to convince a girl to have a

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with him. Prem angrily tells him that he does not help people with bad intentions. Neil manages to get his one-night stand anyway and ditches the girl, telling her the love guru gave him the advice to do so. The girl turns out to be Naina's friend, Nikki. Naina finds out the Love Guru is Prem. She starts hating Prem and publishes a front-page article exposing him and using Priya-Bhaskar's relationship as an example. Bhaskar is fired from his job as a result. Prem tells Priya what really happened. Priya realizes that all the things she liked about Bhaskar are what Prem wanted Bhaskar to hide from her and is ready to take Bhaskar back. Prem makes up with Naina by making her hear the truth about him not helping Neil. The two happily marry their partners.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sajid–Wajid. The soundtrack entered the top five on 23 July 2007. According to the Indian trade website

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, with around 18,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's third highest-selling.

Track list

Reception

Box office

Box Office India declared the film a "Blockbuster" and was the second biggest domestic opener at that time. It grossed Rs. 1.03 billion in India and $4.19 million overseas.
Review-Taran Adarsh Review - Rajeev Masand

Accolades

Won: * Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Male -

* IIFA Awards for Best Comedian Actor -

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for Best Jodi of the Year with ( Salman Khan) * Star Gold Excellent Comic Actor Award - Govinda * MTV Lycra Style Most Stylish Comeback Award - Govinda * NDTV Imagine Best Jodi of the Year with ( Salman Khan) Nominated: * IIFA Awards for Best Film -

* IIFA Awards for Best Director -

* IIFA Awards for Best Actor - Salman Khan * IIFA Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Govinda *

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for Best Comic Actor - Govinda *

for Best Actor in a Comic Role - Govinda *

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for Best Supporting Actor - Govinda

Legal issues

Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Sony Pictures, owners of the film '' Hitch'', contemplated a $30-million suit against both the Indian producers for copyright infringements. It would have been the second time after the 1957 film '' Begunah'', an international film company took legal action against an Indian entertainment company for plagiarism. ''Partner'' was eventually released, with Sony acquiring the world's exclusive satellite broadcasting rights.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Partner (2007 Film) 2007 films Films shot in Dubai 2000s Hindi-language films Indian remakes of American films Films directed by David Dhawan Films involved in plagiarism controversies Works subject to a lawsuit Indian intellectual property law 2007 controversies Films shot in Thailand Films set in Thailand Films about casual sex Hindi remakes of English films