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| Directed by | Suneel Darshan |
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| Written by | K. K. Singh, Rumi Jaffery (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Suneel Darshan |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Bobby Deol Kareena Kapoor Lara Dutta Kaneez Surkha
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| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Dosti: Friends Forever (Hindi: दोस्ती, Urdu: دوستی, translation: Friendship) is a 2005 Indian romantic drama film directed by Suneel Darshan starring Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor and Lara Dutta in lead roles. Juhi Chawla makes a special appearance.
Plot
Karan Thapar lives a wealthy yet very lonesome lifestyle with his business tycoon dad, mom Kiran, and sister Nandini as no one has time for him. One day while at the family's farmhouse, he loses his step and almost falls down a deep gorge. He is rescued by Raj Malhotra, who is an orphan, living a poor lifestyle with his abusive maternal uncle. Karan and Raj become inseparable friends, and Raj moves in to live with Karan, much to the chagrin of the Thapar family members who dislike Raj.
Years later Raj and Karan are grown up; Raj is in love with his childhood sweetheart Anjali and wants to marry her, while Karan flirts with Leena Bharucha and abandons her. Karan subsequently meets with London-returned Kajal Sharma and woos her. She agrees to marry him. Raj's and Karan's weddings are planned for the same day. Things take a turn for the worse when Leena and her dad, who is employed by Thapar, characterize the friends as flirts. Consequently, Kajal breaks up with Karan and Anjali's brother cancels her wedding with Raj.
Raj, it is later revealed, is suffering from a fatal disorder. Aditi is his Doctor and the treatment is sponsored by Karan. Raj plays a pivotal role in helping Karan reunite with his family. Karan eventually marries Kajal. Anjali and her husband have named their child after Raj.
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra
- Bobby Deol as Karan Thapar
- Lara Dutta as Kajal Sharma/Thapar
- Kareena Kapoor as Anjali
- Juhi Chawla as Dr. Aditi in a Special Appearance
- Kiran Kumar as Thapar
- Lillete Dubey as Kiran Thapar
- Sherlyn Chopra as Leena Bharucha
- Shakti Kapoor as Bharucha (Leena's father)
- Karishma Tanna as Nandini Thapar
- Mahesh Thakur as Bhaskar
- Navni Parihar as Anjali’s sister-in-law
- Aman Verma as Anjali's husband
- Dolly Bindra
- Mike Razowzky as Raj Malhotra's friend
- Kaneez Surka as child artist.
Box office
The film was average at the box office.[2]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Soundtrack
This was the last album of Nadeem-Shravan before they officially declared to split. The lyrics of all the songs were written by Sameer. The album was released in November 2005. The album was listed at No 7 position in the all-time music list of 2005. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 14,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eleventh highest-selling.[3]