Shaadi No. 1
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Shaadi No.1is an India
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...

n film released in November 2005. The film directed by David Dhawan
David Dhawan
David Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...

 stars Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...

, Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan is an Indian Bollywood actor.-Early life:Fardeen Khan was born to actor turned director Feroz Khan and mother Sundari. Grandson of Sadiq Ali Khan and Fatima Khan. He is the nephew of actors Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan. He is the cousin of Suzanne Khan and actor Zayed Khan. He lived in...

, Zayed Khan
Zayed Khan
-Early life:Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan , Sussanne Roshan , and Farah Khan Ali...

, Sharman Joshi
Sharman Joshi
Sharman Joshi is an Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in Hindi films.-Personal life :...

, Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

, Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan
- Early life :Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She has Muslim Pashtun ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side...

, Esha Deol
Esha Deol
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...

, Riya Sen
Riya Sen
Riya Sen is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was...

, Aarti Chhabria, Sophia Chaudhary and Satish Shah
Satish Shah
Satish Ravilal Shah is a Hindi and Marathi film and television actor best known for his comedy films. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the ever popular 80's sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi directed by Kundan Shah and Manjul Sinha. He is famous for playing the role of Municipal Commissioner...

. The plot is said to be inspired from the Kannada movie Kothigalu Sir Kothigalu starring Ramesh Arvind which itself is a remake from the Telugu movie Sandade Sandadi starring Jagapathi Babu.

Synopsis

Raj (Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan
Fardeen Khan is an Indian Bollywood actor.-Early life:Fardeen Khan was born to actor turned director Feroz Khan and mother Sundari. Grandson of Sadiq Ali Khan and Fatima Khan. He is the nephew of actors Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan. He is the cousin of Suzanne Khan and actor Zayed Khan. He lived in...

), Veer (Zayed Khan
Zayed Khan
-Early life:Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan , Sussanne Roshan , and Farah Khan Ali...

) and Aryan (Sharman Joshi
Sharman Joshi
Sharman Joshi is an Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in Hindi films.-Personal life :...

) are unhappy with the respective marriages even though they love their spouses. Their wives Bhavana (Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Takia
-Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

), Diya (Esha Deol
Esha Deol
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...

) and Sonia (Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan
- Early life :Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She has Muslim Pashtun ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side...

) are busy with their everyday lives and their husbands feel ignored by them. Bhavana constantly uses religion as an excuse to not be intimate with her husband, Diya aspires to be an actress, and Sonia is a lawyer who is always work obsessed on her cases.

Soon the three men come across three beauties Madhuri (Riya Sen
Riya Sen
Riya Sen is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was...

), Rekha (Aarti Chhabria) and Dimple (Sophie Choudry
Sophie Choudry
Sophie Choudry is an Indian film actress, singer, former MTV India VJ and occasional model and anchor.-Early life:...

). It is not long before they are tempted by them. However unfortunately for them Lucky Bhai (Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...

) is out to make hell for them and expose them to their unassuming wives.

Cast

  • Sanjay Dutt
    Sanjay Dutt
    Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...

     as Lukhwinder Singh (Lucky Paaji)
  • Fardeen Khan
    Fardeen Khan
    Fardeen Khan is an Indian Bollywood actor.-Early life:Fardeen Khan was born to actor turned director Feroz Khan and mother Sundari. Grandson of Sadiq Ali Khan and Fatima Khan. He is the nephew of actors Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan. He is the cousin of Suzanne Khan and actor Zayed Khan. He lived in...

     as Raj
  • Zahid Khan
    Zahid Khan
    Zahid Khan is a politician from Dir District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He holds the portfolio of Central Information Secretary of the Awami National Party. He is presently serving as Senator for the 2nd time in the Senate of Pakistan....

     as Veer
  • Sharman Joshi
    Sharman Joshi
    Sharman Joshi is an Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in Hindi films.-Personal life :...

     as Aryan
  • Ayesha Takia
    Ayesha Takia
    -Early life:Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a mother of mixed British-Maharashtrian descent, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur...

     as Bhavna (Raj's wife)
  • Esha Deol
    Esha Deol
    Esha Deol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is the elder daughter of Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini.-Personal life:...

     as Diya (Veer's wife)
  • Soha Ali Khan
    Soha Ali Khan
    - Early life :Khan was born into the erstwhile princely family of Pataudi. She has Muslim Pashtun ancestry through Nawabs of Pataudi lineage from her father's side and Bengali Hindu ancestry from her mother's side...

     as Sonia (Aryan's wife)
  • Aarti Chhabria as Rekha Kothari (Raj's girlfriend)
  • Sophiya Chaudhary
    Sophie Choudry
    Sophie Choudry is an Indian film actress, singer, former MTV India VJ and occasional model and anchor.-Early life:...

     as Dimpe Kothari (Veer's girlfriend)
  • Riya Sen
    Riya Sen
    Riya Sen is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was...

     as Madhuri Kothari (Aryan's girlfriend)
  • Satish Shah
    Satish Shah
    Satish Ravilal Shah is a Hindi and Marathi film and television actor best known for his comedy films. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the ever popular 80's sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi directed by Kundan Shah and Manjul Sinha. He is famous for playing the role of Municipal Commissioner...

     as Kothari
  • Rajpal Yadav
    Rajpal Yadav
    Rajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...

     as Mr. Y
  • Suresh Menon
    Suresh Menon
    -Career:Menon has appeared in movies including Phir Hera Pheri, Partner, Fool N Final, Krazzy 4, Deewane Huye Pagal, Chalte Chalte, God Only Knows, Dil To Pagal Hai and Hello. Additionally, he has made an appearance on the television show Comedy Circus...

     as Panditji
  • Ali Asgar
    Ali Asgar (comedian)
    Ali Asghar, alternately known as Ali Asgar, is an actor from India who has worked on both film and television. He has worked in Bollywood most of the time as a comedian and is the current winner of the Comedy Circus competition with Kashif Khan and of Comedy circus ke taansen with Kapil. He is also...

     as H.S Gulati
  • Javed Khan
    Javed Khan
    Javed Khan is an Indian actor who has acted in minor roles in more than 150 films.He is best known for his role in movie Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, Andaz Apna Apna as Anand Akela, and TV series Mirza Ghalib & Nukkad.-Films:...

     as Marriage Registrar

  • David Dhawan
    David Dhawan
    David Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...

     as Himself (opening credits sequence)

Release

The film received mixed to positive reviews. Comments noted that the plot was skilfully developed, but the film itself lacked length. The only negative review was saying that, the film lacked on story, characters, length, comedy, giving the movie a 1/10. The movie made $495,233, making it at semi-hit.

Music

Song Singers
Aiyashi Aiyashi Shaan
Shaan (singer)
Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...

, Aqueel, Sanjeev
Dil Nahi Tora Karte Shaan
Shaan (singer)
Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...

, Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs....

God Promise Dil Dola Rahul Vaidya
Rahul Vaidya
-Life before fame:The son of an engineer with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Vaidya grew up in Mumbai, where he studied music under Suresh Wadkar and entered various child talent competitions. While he was a Second Year Junior College student in Mithibai College, he participated in Indian...

, Shreya Ghoshal
Jitne Channel TV Ke Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...

, Krishna Beura
Krishna Beura
Krishna Beura , is a playback singer who has sung songs in commercial Hindi and Oriya cinema. Mostly known for his hit song "Maula Mere" from the film Chak De India, "Rabba" and "Soniyo from the Heart" . He can sing in 22 languages including his mother tongue Oriya.-Career:Krishna Beura got his...

Chaand Ko Tod Doonga Abhijeet, Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.She has sung songs in Hindi, Marathi and Nepali.- Biography :She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant...

Hello Madam Rahul Vaidya
Rahul Vaidya
-Life before fame:The son of an engineer with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Vaidya grew up in Mumbai, where he studied music under Suresh Wadkar and entered various child talent competitions. While he was a Second Year Junior College student in Mithibai College, he participated in Indian...

, Prajakta Shukre
Prajakta Shukre
Prajakta Shukre , is an Indian singer who works in Bollywood films, as well as reality shows. She was studying science in 12th standard in Jabalpur when she decided to participate in Indian Idol Season 1. She finished at 4th place....


Trivia

  • The film Garam Masala (film)
    Garam Masala (film)
    Garam Masala is a 2005 Bollywood film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Rimi Sen, Neha Dhupia, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav...

     was released at the same time as Shaadi No. 1 and Kyon Ki
    Kyon Ki
    Kyon Ki is a 2005 Bollywood film directed by Priyadarshan and starring Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rimi Sen, Jackie Shroff, Om Puri and Sunil Shetty. The film is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Thalavattam...

    .

  • During the filming of Shaadi No. 1, Riya Sen
    Riya Sen
    Riya Sen is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was...

     was hit by a motorbike, and supposedly had a near death experience
    Near death experience
    A near-death experience refers to a broad range of personal experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple possible sensations including detachment from the body; feelings of levitation; extreme fear; total serenity, security, or warmth; the experience of absolute dissolution;...

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