# Yes Boss (film)
**Yes Boss** is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz Mirza, starring [Shah Rukh Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shah-rukh-khan), Juhi Chawla, and [Aditya Pancholi](https://www.edgepedia.org/aditya-pancholi) in the lead roles.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) Produced by Ratan Jain, it is based on the Hollywood film *For Love or Money* starring [Michael J. Fox](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-j-fox).[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) The film was released on 18 July 1997[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yes-boss/cast/) and was declared a super-hit at the box office.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 18 July 1997, Hindi language, certification U[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yes-boss/cast/) • [3](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/movies/yes-boss/ott.html) |
| Director / producer | Aziz Mirza; produced by Ratan Jain (with Umed Jain), banner United Seven Combines[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) • [4](https://teamshahrukhkhan.com/movie-details/yes-boss/) |
| Lead cast | Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul, Juhi Chawla as Seema, Aditya Pancholi as Siddharth[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) |
| Music | Jatin-Lalit; lyrics by Javed Akhtar[5](https://indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu/yes-boss) |
| Box office | Declared a super-hit; worldwide gross reported as ₹230 million (₹23 crore)[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) |
| Filmfare Awards | 6 nominations at the 43rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Villain; won Best Male Playback Singer[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) |
| Adaptations | Remade in Tamil as *Guru En Aalu* (2009); partially inspired the Malayalam film *Junior Senior* (2005)[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Rahul Joshi (Shah Rukh Khan) is a middle-class young man who dreams of growing rich quickly and opening his own business.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) He works as the right-hand man to Siddharth Chaudhry (Aditya Pancholi), the director of an advertising agency who carries on extramarital affairs behind the back of his wealthy wife Sheela.[5](https://indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu/yes-boss) • [6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) Rahul arranges Siddharth's meetings and keeps them quiet in exchange for extra money, treating his boss as the key to his own career advancement.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) • [7](https://www.ottplay.com/news/27-years-yes-boss-relive-magic-shah-rukh-khan-juhi-chawla-iconic-film-sonyliv/f15d0ec3c8743)
When Siddharth becomes infatuated with Seema Kapoor ([Juhi Chawla](https://www.edgepedia.org/juhi-chawla)), an aspiring model who also dreams of a life of luxury, he orders Rahul to arrange their meetings and later to pose as her husband to deceive his suspicious wife.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) • [8](https://www.netflix.com/title/17458017) Rahul, who is drawn to Seema himself, obeys, believing she will choose a wealthy man over a struggling assistant.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) Seema gradually comes to know Rahul's true character, and the two fall in love during an overseas photography schedule.[4](https://teamshahrukhkhan.com/movie-details/yes-boss/) When Siddharth learns the truth he fires Rahul; in the end Seema gives up a costly lifestyle for genuine love.[4](https://teamshahrukhkhan.com/movie-details/yes-boss/)
## Production and crew
The film was written by Sanjay Chhel, with the screenplay by Sanjay Chhel and Mangesh Kulkarni, and dialogue by Sanjay Chhel.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) • [2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yes-boss/cast/) Aziz Mirza received story credit.[4](https://teamshahrukhkhan.com/movie-details/yes-boss/) The supporting cast included Kashmera Shah as Siddharth's wife Sheela, Gulshan Grover as Bhushan, Ashok Saraf as Johnny, Johny Lever as Madhav Lalwani, Reema Lagoo as Rahul's mother, [Kulbhushan Kharbanda](https://www.edgepedia.org/kulbhushan-kharbanda), and [Rakesh Bedi](https://www.edgepedia.org/rakesh-bedi).[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997)
Sources differ on the running time: [Google Play](https://www.edgepedia.org/google-play) and the [University of Iowa](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-iowa)'s Indian Cinema collection list 155 minutes,[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) • [5](https://indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu/yes-boss) while NetflixMovies and the German database Moviepilot list 163 minutes.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) • [9](https://www.moviepilot.de/movies/yes-boss/stream)
## Music
The music was composed by the duo Jatin-Lalit (Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit), with lyrics by [Javed Akhtar](https://www.edgepedia.org/javed-akhtar).[5](https://indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu/yes-boss) • [2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yes-boss/cast/) Playback singers included [Abhijeet Bhattacharya](https://www.edgepedia.org/abhijeet-bhattacharya), Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, and [Kumar Sanu](https://www.edgepedia.org/kumar-sanu).[4](https://teamshahrukhkhan.com/movie-details/yes-boss/)
Two songs became closely identified with the film. "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon", filmed with Shah Rukh Khan wooing Juhi Chawla on the streets of Switzerland, a country that by then had become synonymous with romance in [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema), shows him conjuring gifts from an oversized trench coat as the lovers leave a trail of discarded objects behind them.[10](https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstreams/04caad21-7f44-4e72-98a4-63dc3787ca94/download) "Chaand Taare" became a motivating anthem about aspiring to achieve one's goals; according to IMDb trivia, Javed Akhtar inadvertently predicted Shah Rukh Khan's future in its lines, which describe ambitions the actor later realized.[7](https://www.ottplay.com/news/27-years-yes-boss-relive-magic-shah-rukh-khan-juhi-chawla-iconic-film-sonyliv/f15d0ec3c8743) • [11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120540/) Two other songs borrowed from existing music: "Suniye To" is based on "Ahla Ma Feki" by Hisham Abbas, and "Ek din aap" was inspired by [Dilip Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/dilip-kumar)'s "Sham-e-gham ki Qasam" from the 1953 film *Footpath*.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997)
## Reception and awards
Yes Boss proved to be one of the most successful films of 1997 and was declared a super-hit at the box office, with a worldwide gross of ₹230 million (₹23 crore).[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) A fan-maintained filmography site gives a lower domestic figure of ₹11,33,00,000,[4](https://teamshahrukhkhan.com/movie-details/yes-boss/) so the gross figures differ between sources. NetflixMovies lists a budget of $2.7 million and a worldwide box office of $12 million.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997)
At the 43rd [Filmfare Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/filmfare-awards) the film received 6 nominations, including Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Villain, and won Best Male Playback Singer.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) The singing award went to Abhijeet Bhattacharya for "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon", his first Filmfare Award.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) On IMDb the film holds a rating of 6.7/10 from about 15,000 votes.[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120540/)
A retrospective column in *Cinema Express* asked whether the film was, in effect, a #MeToo movie, noting that Siddharth lies to and manipulates women using his power and money, while Rahul covers up his boss's tracks because the boss is his ticket to success.[12](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2018/nov/20/ms-representation-was-yes-boss-a-metoo-movie-8849.html) The University of Iowa's Indian Cinema notes describe the film as a fairly routine yuppie romance whose special charm lies in its portrayal of the sycophant figure Rahul, set against Indian traditions of hierarchy and flattery.[5](https://indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu/yes-boss)
## Adaptations and rights
The film spread beyond Hindi cinema: it partially inspired the 2005 Malayalam film *Junior Senior* and was remade in Tamil as *Guru En Aalu* in 2009.[6](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997) In 2008 the actor [R. Madhavan](https://www.edgepedia.org/r-madhavan) acquired the rights to remake the film in Tamil.[13](https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/mad/20080710.htm) The rights to the film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's production company Red Chillies Entertainment.[1](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV) The film has circulated on streaming platforms, including Netflix[8](https://www.netflix.com/title/17458017) and SonyLIV.[7](https://www.ottplay.com/news/27-years-yes-boss-relive-magic-shah-rukh-khan-juhi-chawla-iconic-film-sonyliv/f15d0ec3c8743)
## References
1. [Yes Boss, Movies on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Yes_Boss?hl=en_US&id=F9792561D5AB6692MV)
2. [Yes Boss Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yes-boss/cast/)
3. [Yes Boss OTT Release, FilmiBeat](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/movies/yes-boss/ott.html)
4. [Yes Boss, Team Shah Rukh Khan](https://teamshahrukhkhan.com/movie-details/yes-boss/)
5. [Yes Boss, Indian Cinema, The University of Iowa](https://indiancinema.sites.uiowa.edu/yes-boss)
6. [Watch Yes Boss on Netflix Today, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/yes-boss-1997)
7. [27 years of Yes Boss, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/news/27-years-yes-boss-relive-magic-shah-rukh-khan-juhi-chawla-iconic-film-sonyliv/f15d0ec3c8743)
8. [Yes Boss, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/17458017)
9. [Yes Boss Stream, Moviepilot.de](https://www.moviepilot.de/movies/yes-boss/stream)
10. [Commodity, Citizen, Copy: Bollywood and the Aesthetics of Consumption, University of Minnesota Conservancy](https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstreams/04caad21-7f44-4e72-98a4-63dc3787ca94/download)
11. [Yes Boss (1997), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120540/)
12. [Ms Representation: Was Yes Boss a #Metoo movie?, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2018/nov/20/ms-representation-was-yes-boss-a-metoo-movie-8849.html)
13. [Madhavan to remake Yes Boss in Tamil, Rediff.com](https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/mad/20080710.htm)
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