Chal Mere Bhai (चल मेरे भाई)

Chal Mere Bhai (चल मेरे भाई) is a 2000 Hindi-language romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan, produced by Nitin Manmohan under the Neha Arts banner, and starring Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, and Karisma Kapoor as two brothers and the woman both come to love.^{1 • 2} It was released on 5 May 2000 and was a box office failure.¹

Cast and crew

The credited leads are Sanjay Dutt as Vicky Oberoi, Salman Khan as Prem Oberoi, and Karisma Kapoor as Sapna Mehra, with Dalip Tahil as Balraj Oberoi, Sushma Seth as the grandmother (Dadima), and Shakti Kapoor as Sapna's uncle.² Nagma plays Sonia, and Sonali Bendre and Twinkle Khanna appear in guest roles.^{7 • 5} Behind the camera, Harmeet Singh was the cinematographer, A. Muthu the editor, and R. Verman Shetty the art director.⁷

Music

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Anand–Milind with lyrics by Sameer.² A contemporary trade review called the music a mixed bag with no hit song, while naming 'Aaj kal ki ladkiyan', 'Chori chori sapnon mein', 'Meri neend jaane lagi hai', and 'Mehndi rang layee' as tuneful, and praised Ganesh Acharya's dances as refreshing.⁸ Taran Adarsh, reviewing for Bollywood Hungama, wrote that apart from 'Chori Chori Sapno Mein Aata Hai Koi' the songs do not contribute to the plot, and that 'Meri Neend Jane Lagi Hai' and the title song are placed without relevance to the story.⁵

Box office

India. Box Office India records a first day of ₹10.9 million (₹1.09 crore) on 290 screens, a first weekend of ₹31.3 million (₹3.13 crore), a first week of ₹56.3 million (₹5.63 crore), and a lifetime India nett gross of ₹116.5 million (₹11.65 crore) against a budget of ₹140 million (₹14 crore), with a verdict of Flop.¹ The site estimates footfalls of 8,365,000 and an adjusted nett gross of ₹804,462,050.¹ Trade reporting at the time described the opening as way below the mark in Delhi, parts of Uttar Pradesh, East Punjab, C.P.C.I., and Rajasthan, with a first day in Jaipur of ₹182,264 (53.39%) from four cinemas.⁸

Overseas. Box Office India puts overseas gross at $590,000, with an overseas first weekend of $280,000.¹ In the United States and Canada, Box Office Mojo records $199,227 total from 25 theaters, with an opening weekend of $131,137; The Numbers lists the same figures and an inflation-adjusted domestic gross of $442,066.^{6 • 9} In the United Kingdom the film debuted at number 14 with £55,759 and spent one week on the chart.¹⁰

Totals differ by source. Box Office India reports an India gross of ₹196.9 million (₹19.69 crore) and a worldwide gross of ₹222,860,000.¹ Bollywood Hungama reports India gross of ₹161.8 million (₹16.18 crore), overseas gross of ₹26.5 million (₹2.65 crore), and worldwide gross of ₹188.3 million (₹18.83 crore).⁴ Sacnilk gives a third set of figures, ₹115.2 million (₹11.52 crore) India nett and ₹212 million (₹21.20 crore) worldwide.¹¹ All three sources agree on the verdict: Flop.^{1 • 4 • 11}

Reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1 out of 5. He wrote that the story mixes elements of Saajan, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Dillagi, and Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin, that the film lacks the gags characteristic of David Dhawan's comedies, and that the climax rests on weak drama. He judged Sanjay Dutt mediocre in a sober role while Salman Khan's showy part would endear him to mass audiences, and concluded that viewers expecting a typical Dhawan masala film would be disappointed.⁵ The trade magazine Film Information predicted the film would tire fast at the box office because it bores at several places, while crediting the camerawork as excellent and the production values and sets as of good standard.⁸ Audience ratings have remained modest: IMDb shows 4.8/10 from about 4,000 users.¹²

The film marked another pairing of Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor, their ninth film together by IMDb's count, following Biwi No.1 and Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge earlier the same year.¹³ It later reached streaming platforms, with a Rotten Tomatoes-listed streaming date of 6 March 2020 and availability on Netflix and Apple TV.^{14 • 15}

References

1. Chal Mere Bhai – Movie, Box Office India
2. Chal Mere Bhai – Cast and Credits, Box Office India
3. Chal Mere Bhai (2000) – Release info, IMDb
4. Chal Mere Bhai Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama
5. Chal Mere Bhai Movie Review by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama
6. Chal Mere Bhai (2000), Box Office Mojo
7. Chal Mere Bhai (2000) – Full cast & crew, IMDb
8. FLASHBACK: 6 May 2000 issue, Film Information
9. Chal Mere Bhai (2000), The Numbers
10. Chal Mere Bhai (2000), SaltyPopcorn
11. Chal Mere Bhai (2000), Sacnilk
12. Chal Mere Bhai (2000), IMDb
13. चल मेरे भाई (2000), IMDb Hindi
14. Chal Mere Bhai (2000), Rotten Tomatoes
15. Chal Mere Bhai, Netflix India

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Hindi films of the 2000s › Romance films

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