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{{Infobox film
| name = Kucch Luv Jaisaa
| image = Kucch Luv Jaisaa Poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = Barnali Ray Shukla
| producer = [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]]
| writer =
| screenplay = Barnali Ray Shukla
| story = Barnali Ray Shukla
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Shefali Shah]]<br>[[Rahul Bose]]
| music = [[Pritam]]
| cinematography = [[Bobby Singh (cinematographer)|Bobby Singh]]
| editing = Hemanti Sarkar
| studio = Sunshine Pictures Pvt. Ltd
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|5|27|}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kucch Luv Jaisaa''''' ({{trans|Something like love}}) is a 2011 Indian drama film. Written and directed by Barnali Shukla,<ref>{{cite news|title=Now, I'll play my age in films: Shefali Shah|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20090113735|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711143739/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20090113735|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 July 2012|accessdate=1 April 2011|newspaper=NDTV.com|date=23 October 2009}}</ref> the film stars [[Shefali Shah]] and [[Rahul Bose]]. ''Kucch Luv Jaisaa'' marks the second film that Bose and Shah have acted in together; they also played a married couple in [[Aparna Sen]]'s ''[[15 Park Avenue]]'' (2005).<ref name="bicker"/> Model [[Neetu Chandra]] and television actor [[Sumeet Raghavan]] are also in the film. The music is by [[Pritam]].

==Plot==
A busy housewife and mother, Madhu Saxena is upset when her husband forgets her birthday. As it is on 29 February, her birthday only comes once every four years. She decides to go shopping to celebrate the day and buys a car as well. While resting in a cafe she meets Raghav, a mysterious stranger who she thinks is a private detective. He does not dissuade her from the idea because he is really a wanted forger who has been turned in to the police by his girlfriend Ria. Needing cover until he can leave Mumbai, Raghav pretends to be following an unfaithful husband who is planning to murder his wife. He agrees to accept Madhu's help on the imaginary case. As they pursue the non-existent husband they begin to feel attracted to each other. Events become more complicated when Madhu realizes that he is not a detective and that he has been deceiving her. Finally, Raghav decides to give himself up to the police and Madhu returns to her family.

==Cast==
* [[Shefali Shah]] as Madhu Saxena
* [[Rahul Bose]] as Raghav Passport
* [[Sumeet Raghavan]] as Shravan Saxena, Madhu's Husband
* [[Neetu Chandra]] as Ria
* Manmeet Singh as Company Manager
* Khurshed Lawyer as a Restaurant Waiter
* [[Om Puri]] as Madhu's Father
* Kunal Kumar
* Amin Hajee

==Production==
Shefali Shah's husband [[Vipul Amrutlal Shah]] agreed to serve as the film's producer as a congratulatory gift to her for winning a [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|National Award]] for ''[[The Last Lear]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=I deserved National Award for Lear, not Gandhi: Shefali|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/news-interviews/28099219_1_shefali-shah-kuch-love-jaisa-national-award|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426183948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-25/news-interviews/28099219_1_shefali-shah-kuch-love-jaisa-national-award|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2012|accessdate=1 April 2011|date=25 September 2009|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|agency=TNN}}</ref> For her role in ''Kucch Luv Jaisaa'' she lost several kilos, dieting and following a strict regimen.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Makeover|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-makeover/545806/0|accessdate=1 April 2011|newspaper=Indian Express|date=25 November 2009}}</ref> She also spent a day in jail with a convicted criminal and talked to his family to get a feel for the role.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120903165636/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Shefali-Shah-goes-to-jail/Article1-696144.aspx http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/may/110511-informer-7.htm]</ref> After rumours of bickering on the set were reported in the press, Shah admitted that she had arguments with Rahul Bose during filming, "but it was nothing serious".<ref name="bicker">{{cite news|last=Jha|first=Subhash K.|title=Rahul, Shefali bicker away|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-17/news-interviews/28059692_1_shefali-shah-kuch-love-jaisa-rahul-bose|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426183940/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-17/news-interviews/28059692_1_shefali-shah-kuch-love-jaisa-rahul-bose|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 April 2012|accessdate=1 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 September 2007}}</ref> The arguments were later revealed to be over her stay in jail because Rahul Bose was worried for her safety.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120903165636/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Shefali-Shah-goes-to-jail/Article1-696144.aspx Shefali Shah goes to jail]</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kucch Luv Jaisaa
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Pritam]]
| cover =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2011|May|08}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/kucch-luv-jaisaa-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1121631449 |title=Kucch Luv Jaisaa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 35:57
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| language = Hindi
| producer = Pritam
| prev_title = [[Dum Maaro Dum (film)|Dum Maaro Dum]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
[[Pritam]] composed the music and lyrics were penned by [[Irshad Kamil]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Length
|-
| 1
| "Naina"
| [[Mohit Chauhan]], [[Monali Thakur]]
| 5:30
|-
| 2
| "Thoda Sa Pyaar"
| [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Anupam Amod]]
|4:52
|-
| 3
| "Badal Pe Paaon"
| Mannan Shah
| 4:19
|-
| 4
| "Khwab" (Rock)
| [[Nikhil D'Souza]]
| 4:41
|-
| 5
| "Thoda Sa Pyaar" (Raghav’s Search for Love)
| Mannan Shah
| 5:31
|-
| 6
| "Khwab" (Raghav’s Confession)
| Nikhil D'Souza
| 5:13
|-
| 7
| "Thoda Sa Pyaar" (Madhu’s Search for Love)
| [[Naresh Iyer]], [[Shefali Alvaris]]
| 5:31
|}

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
Movie Kucch Luv Jaisaa attracted negative reviews from various critics. [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of [[Times of India]] rated it with 2.5 out of 5 stars and said - "the lady seems to be so gullible and so easy to fool, it does seem unreal. It takes her eternity to realize her companion's true identity, even though the television keeps blaring out the truth. The duo try hard, but the romance never does light up the screen. Nor do the private lives of the mismatched couple throw up enticing moments that could hold the script together".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kazmi|first=Nikhat|title=Kucch Love Jaisaa|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Kucch-Love-Jaisaa/movie-review/8605079.cms|accessdate=30 May 2011|work=The Times Of India|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> Bollywood portal FilmiTadka wrote - "Kucch Luv Jaisa starts off as a comedy movie, but takes a serious turn through performances of actors, for this film I would say great performers are thoroughly wasted, the script has various loopholes which could have been covered had the director invested some more time on script front, we at FilmiTadka give it 2 out of five stars."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kapoor|first=Nikita|title=Kucch Luv Jaisaa Review|url=http://www.filmitadka.in/20110530989/movie-reviews/kucch-luv-jaisaa-review.html|accessdate=30 May 2011|newspaper=FilmiTadka}}</ref> Shubha Shetty-Saha of MidDay wrote in her review - "While busy yawning through this two-hour plus movie, I kept wondering, which women are they talking about? Is there a woman who gets so excited at the sight of a detective that she follows him into a hotel room? Is there a woman out there who thinks she has found some purpose in life, only if she struts around in high heels? If these women do exist, I am glad I haven't met them yet.
Oh yes, the music was hummable and lyrics were nice".<ref>{{cite news|last=Shetty-Saha|first=Shubha|title=Kucch Luv Jaisaa - Movie review|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/may/280511-Rahul-Bose-Shefali-Shah-Kucch-Luv-Jaisaa.htm|accessdate=30 May 2011|newspaper=Mid-Day}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1942905}}

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[[Category:2011 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:2011 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films featuring songs by Pritam]]

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