De Dana Dan

Nitin Bankar is a servant and driver for Kuljeet Kaur. Kuljeet owns malls, restaurants, and other real estate in Singapore. Nitin dislikes Kuljeet's dog, Moolchand Ji, who gets him in trouble. Ram Mishra works for a courier service after moving to Singapore to work in Chinese films. Anjali Kakkar is in love with Nitin, and Manpreet Oberoi is in love with Ram. Both girlfriends are wealthy and accustomed to the good life.

Inspector Wilson Parera is investigating Harbans Chadda for cheque kiting. Harbans wants to marry off his son, Nonny, so he can obtain a dowry and pay his debts. He agrees to Nonny's marriage to Anjali after her father, Himanshu, brings up the subject. At a restaurant, Harbans misses meeting Anjali because Wilson is there; Himanshu meets Pammi Chadda, Harbans' younger second wife. Anjali tells Nonny that she is pregnant with her lover's child to get out of the wedding since she loves Nitin.

At a casino, Harbans meets Brij Mohan Oberoi, who introduces Indian ambassador Paramjeet Singh Lamba to everyone there. After learning about Oberoi's wealth, Harbans arranges Nonny's marriage to Manpreet. Himanshu, who was not informed, arranges Anjali's marriage to someone else. Moosa Heerapoorwala decides to marry Anu Chopra, a dancer at the casino. After his brother-in-law finds out, he hires Mafia don Maamu to kill Moosa. Maamu sends Kaala Krishna Murali, his best assassin, to do the job. To hide from his wife, Moosa books a hotel room as Subair.

Nitin and Ram decide to kidnap Moolchand. When they reach the hotel, they realise that the dog has escaped and the police think that Nitin has been kidnapped. Anjali runs away from home and goes to their room. Kuljeet initially refuses to pay the ransom but relents when her customers stage a boycott. Nitin does not want to return to Kuljeet, so they decide to obtain a dead body from Maamu (who happens to be Ram's friend) and throw it onto the railway tracks with Nitin's driving license to suggest that the kidnappers killed Nitin.

Harbans' and Oberoi's families come to the hotel for the wedding, and Harbans and Oberoi take a photo to celebrate their families' union, as do Kaala, Wilson, Moosa and Anu. Nitin waits at the hotel entrance with a white orchid in his hand for Maamu's man to come for the advance money. Himanshu arrives at the hotel and chases Nitin into Harbans' room. Nitin, unable to hide under the bed, hides in a wardrobe. Harbans locks his cellphone (and Nitin) in the wardrobe. Himanshu mistakes Nitin's room for Lamba's and attacks him and his wife. After that, a lot of mistaken identities take place.

Nitin calls Ram and tells him to give an advance to Maamu's man, but Ram mistakenly gives it to Kaala. Nonny sees Anjali, and her father agrees to return their money. Harbans mistakes Anu for Anjali, which causes confusion. Moosa's photo is accidentally exchanged with one of Oberoi, which results in Kaala believing he needs to kill Oberoi. Pammi demands money from Harbans to buy clothing and jewellery, but wants to elope with Arjun. Harbans asks her to take money from Lamba, and she mistakes Moosa for Lamba. Moosa tries to molest Pammi, which makes Harbans angry with Lamba. Anu mistakes Lamba for Moosa and tries to get close to her; after getting caught, she says that Lamba promised to marry her or give her money.

Wilson reaches Harbans' room with Lamba's help and looks for Harbans. He opens the wardrobe, finds Nitin, and mistakes him for Harbans. Kaala attempts to kill Oberoi by dropping a bomb in his suitcase, but is knocked unconscious by a falling window and falls onto Nitin and Ram's truck while they are on their way to collect Kuljeet's ransom. They collect it, but Nitin is left behind and brought to the hospital; Ram gets the money and reaches the hotel, and Kaala is assumed to be the kidnapper (since he was on the truck). The police then mistake that Kaala's name is Harbans and go to the hotel to arrest Kaala. Maamu arrives at the hotel with a body that nobody wants, while Oberoi realises Harbans' lies. Due to the police thinking Harbans kidnapped Nitin, Oberoi, Lamba, Wilson, the police, Moosa (who believes he took money for him and is working with Anu), and Kuljeet all chase him and Kaala, while Maamu and Himanshu chase Nitin, Ram, Anjali, and Manpreet. Anu also becomes involved in the chase after believing the people chasing Harbans are actually looking for her.

The chase ends at the roof of the hotel, where the bomb Kaala had placed in Oberoi's suitcase is tossed into the water tank during the chase and explodes, bursting the water pipes and flooding the entire hotel. Nitin, Anjali, Ram, and Manpreet, initially unable to find the money, decide to split ways, but Nitin spots the suitcase and calls them back.

• Akshay Kumar as Nitin Bankar
• Suniel Shetty as Ram Mishra
• Paresh Rawal as Harbans Chaddha, Nonny's father and Pammi's husband
• Katrina Kaif as Anjali Kakkar, Nitin's love interest
• Sameera Reddy as Manpreet Oberoi, Ram's love interest
• Neha Dhupia as Anu Chopra, a casino dancer
• Tinnu Anand as Himanshu Kakkar, Anjali's father
• Rajpal Yadav as Dagdu Yadav, a waiter
• Manoj Joshi as Brijmohan Oberoi, Manpreet's father
• Archana Puran Singh as Kuljeet Kaur
• Aditi Govitrikar as Pammi Chadda, Harbans' second wife and Nonny's step-mother
• Asrani as Maamu Lee Chan, a ruthless crime boss
• Chunky Pandey as Nonny Chadda, Harbans' son
• Johnny Lever as Kaala Krishna Murari, Maamu's henchman
• Shakti Kapoor as Moosa Hirapurwala / Zubair Ahmed, Anu's love interest
• Vikram Gokhale as Paramjeet Singh Lamba, Kamini's husband and the Indian ambassador
• Supriya Karnik as Kamini Lamba, Oberoi's sister and Lamba's wife
• Sharat Saxena as CBI Inspector Wilson Perera
• Archana Suseelan as the hotel receptionist
• Satish Nagpal as the hotel manager

De Dana Dan reunited Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal with Priyadarshan, who directed them in the first Hera Pheri film. It was the first time the trio acted together after Phir Hera Pheri in 2006, although Rawal and Shetty appeared in Priyadarshan's Hulchul and Chup Chup Ke. Akshay and Rawal also appeared in Priyadarshan's Bhagam Bhag and Garam Masala. Asin Thottumkal was approached for a role in the film initially.

Nitin Bankar and Ram Mishra, played by Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty respectively, are names of long-lasting spot-boys; Nitin Bankar is Akshay's spot-boy, and Ram Mishra is that of Sunil's. {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255951/trivia/?ref_=ttloc_ql_3 |title=De Dana Dan (2009) - Trivia - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=2024-08-14 |via=www.imdb.com}}

Filming began on 1 December 2008 at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai.[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/11/20/4524/index.html "Subhashji is known to present his heroines in the most beautiful way" – Katrina] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212032504/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/11/20/4524/index.html |date=12 December 2008 }}{{cite web |url=http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/54817.aspx |title='De Dhana Dhan' starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif set to roll |publisher=News.sawf.org |date=24 November 2008 |access-date=2 August 2012 |archive-date=8 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208092050/http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/54817.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2208198/ |title=My Bollywood Close-Up |first=David |last=Segal |access-date=6 May 2016 |date=8 January 2009 |archive-date=23 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823210716/http://www.slate.com/id/2208198/ |url-status=live }} The entire movie was filmed in Singapore, primarily at the Pan Pacific Hotel, except for the climax. The climax was shot in Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, where a replica of the Pan Pacific Hotel from Singapore was created. The flood scene was completed in 15 days. At last, the film took 80 days to complete.{{Cite web |last=Lal |first=Preeti Verma |title=Romancing the scene |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/lifestyle/travel/romancing-scene-716069.html |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Faking Singapore: De Dana Dan shot in Filmcity! |url=https://entertainment.gaeatimes.com/2009/09/08/faking-singapore-de-dana-dan-shot-in-filmcity-31776/ |access-date=2024-08-14}}

The film was released on 27 November 2009 globally.

De Dana Dan was released on DVD, with a running time of 167 minutes.

De Dana Dan earned {{INR|220 million}} in its opening weekend in India, the tenth-biggest opening weekend of all time when it was released.{{cite web |title=Top First Weekend Net Grossers |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=140 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.com |access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811064015/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=140 |url-status=live }} The film earned {{INR|341.9 million}} at the end of its first week, and over {{INR|650 million}} by the end of its run in India.{{cite web |title=De Dana Dan |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/de_dana_dan |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929035750/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/de_dana_dan#.VyzBL-Rn2W4 |archive-date=29 September 2015 |access-date=6 May 2016 |website=Box Office India}}

It debuted in ninth place in the UK, earning £{{formatnum:308029}} (about {{INR|23.4 million}}) on 48 screens in its opening weekend; the per-screen average was £6,417. The film debuted in 20th place in the US, earning ${{formatnum:772377}} (about {{INR|35.7 million}}) on 69 screens in its opening weekend; the per-screen average was $11,194. It debuted in 12th place in Australia, earning $96,597 (about {{INR|4,096,000}}) on 14 screens in its opening weekend; the per-screen average was $6,900. The film earned £{{formatnum:560943}} at the end of its UK run, and $944,979 at the end of its US run; at the end of its Australian run, it collected ${{formatnum:200000}}.{{cite web |title=De Dana Dan |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=dedanadan.htm |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=28 August 2010 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021212754/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=dedanadan.htm |url-status=live }}

The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its performances, humor, cinematography, climax visuals and score but criticised its screenplay, narration and pace.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

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"Paisa Paisa" ("Tu, paisa paisa karti hai, tu paise pe kyun marti hai") is the film's theme song.{{cite news |title=Bollywood celebrates songs of money |first=Palash Krishna |last=Mehrotra |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Bollywood+celebrates+songs+of+money/1/73763.html |access-date=6 December 2009 |newspaper=India Today |date=30 July 2012 |archive-date=31 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531235104/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Bollywood+celebrates+songs+of+money/1/73763.html |url-status=live }} It was produced by Pritam, composed and sung by RDB, and performed by Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif.

The song was conceived to illustrate that money was the driving force of the film's plot. It incorporated comedic lyrics with sound effects and a "slight R&B touch", making it upbeat, danceable, and memorable.{{cite news |title=Akki-Katz rocking the charts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Akki-Katz-rocking-the-charts/articleshow/5264323.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104023711/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-25/news-interviews/28110504_1_theme-song-rocking-charts |url-status=live |archive-date=4 January 2013 |access-date=25 November 2009 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=30 July 2012}} Sung by Punjabi singer Manak-e, it was composed for De Dana Dan by RDB; the rest of its music was composed by Pritam. The music is based on "Yeah", Usher's hit song. Originally sung by Manak-e in Punjabi several years earlier on his album, Akshay Kumar asked for the song to be re-composed and re-released with Hindi and Punjabi lyrics by RDB. "Paisa Paisa" was chosen as the film's theme song because it was light and upbeat.{{cite news |title=India Glitz |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/51751.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144325/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/51751.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=India Glitz |date=17 November 2009}}

The Times of India reported in late November 2009 that the song (released before De Dana Dan) was gaining attention and "rocking the charts". Before the film's release, it was considered one of its "fast catching numbers" and a version was used in the Jharkhand election campaign.{{cite news |last=Mishra |first=Ashok K |title=Koda, Lalu & the kismat connection |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-11-22/news/28459741_1_koda-koda-money-laundering-scam-case-nitish-kumar |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Economic Times |date=22 November 2009 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111129/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-11-22/news/28459741_1_koda-koda-money-laundering-scam-case-nitish-kumar |url-status=dead }} According to Glamsham, {{"'}}Paisa Paisa" from De Dana Dan is a chartbuster and is igniting the music charts."{{cite news |last=Tuteja |first=Joginder |title=Sameera's flies KL to Mumbai ... all for 'Paisa' |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/nov/27-sameeras-flies-kl-to-mumbai-all-for-paisa-110902.asp |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Glamsham |date=27 November 2009 |archive-date=30 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130211832/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/nov/27-sameeras-flies-kl-to-mumbai-all-for-paisa-110902.asp |url-status=live }} In December 2009, Daily News & Analysis reported that "Paisa Paisa" was favoured to be popular during party season.{{cite news |last=Thombare |first=Suparna |title=Must-buy tracks for this party season |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_must-buy-tracks-for-this-party-season_1323695 |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=Daily News & Analysis |date=14 December 2009 |archive-date=19 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219102542/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_must-buy-tracks-for-this-party-season_1323695 |url-status=live }} It was later reported that although De Dana Dan did not do as well as expected at the box office, "Paisa Paisa" helped locate a lost, mentally-challenged child when police were informed that the child continually hummed the song.{{cite news |title=Bollywood song on lips, kid has a filmy reunion |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Bollywood-song-on-lips-kid-has-a-filmy-reunion/articleshow/6277925.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618072728/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/delhi/28309103_1_boy-song-cops |url-status=live |archive-date=18 June 2013 |access-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 August 2010}}

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• {{IMDb title|1255951|De Dana Dan}}

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