Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta

{{Infobox film

| name = Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta

| image = Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = David Dhawan

| producer = Ekta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor

| writer =

| screenplay = Yunus Sajawal,
Imtiaz Patel

| story = David Dhawan

| starring = Govinda
Sushmita Sen
Rambha

| music = Anand Raj Anand

| cinematography = K. P. Prakash Rao

| editing = David Dhawan

| studio = Balaji Motion Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2001|9|21|df=y}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget =

| gross = INR ₹ 14.34 crores{{Cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=673 |title=Box office collections: Kyo Kii Main Jhoot Nahi Bolta |access-date=15 April 2020 |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609094941/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=673 |url-status=live }}

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Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta ({{translation|Because... I do not lie}}) rarely abbreviated as KMJNB is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy film directed by David Dhawan, starring Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Rambha, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Mohnish Bahl, and Ashish Vidyarthi. It is inspired by the American film Liar Liar (1997).{{cite news |author=Pankaj Kapoor |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/Liar-Liar-Govinda-Jhoot-Nahin-Bolta/articleshow/2081298422.cms |title=Liar, Liar? Govinda Jhoot Nahin Bolta! |newspaper=The Times of India |date=28 August 2011 |access-date=20 February 2017 |archive-date=22 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222090130/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/Liar-Liar-Govinda-Jhoot-Nahin-Bolta/articleshow/2081298422.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Movies: The Rediff review: Kyo Kii...Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/sep/21kyu.htm |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.rediff.com |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204213954/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/sep/21kyu.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/hollywood-remakes-that-failed-at-the-box-office/kyo-kii-main-jhuth-nahin-bolta/photostory/59770619.cms | title='Kyo Kii.. Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta' | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=4 December 2022 | archive-date=9 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009180902/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/hollywood-remakes-that-failed-at-the-box-office/Kyo-Kii-Main-Jhuth-Nahin-Bolta/photostory/59770619.cms | url-status=live }} This was later remade into a Telugu film as Mayagadu.

Plot

Raj Malhotra is a lawyer, hailing from a small town. He moves to Mumbai to live with his friend Mohan, also a lawyer. Mohan introduces Raj to his life and work. One day, the two attend a criminal case hearing, in which the defence attorney, Tejpal, expertly argues for his client. Tejpal is one of the richest and most successful lawyers in the city. Raj devises a plan to marry into Tejpal's family and become wealthy.

Raj attracts Tejpal's second daughter, Sonam, by making her believe that he is a principled and honest lawyer, who idolises her father. He lies his way into impressing Tejpal himself, who agrees to marry his daughter to Raj. The day after their marriage, Raj is shocked when Sonam insists on moving out of her father's house. She also refuses to take any of her father's money, forcing Raj to move back with Mohan, who wholeheartedly takes them in.

An underworld don called Kalra, starts seeking a criminal lawyer to defend his brother in a murder trial. Most lawyers are unwilling to take the case, fearing repercussion from Kalra, but Raj grabs the opportunity. He wins the case and Kalra's brother is released. Raj becomes Kalra's permanent attorney, gaining wealth and fame as a result. He and Sonam move into a large house and have a son together.

Some years later, Kalra's brother is again accused of murder. Sonam wants Raj to fight on behalf of the victim's widow. Raj accepts, but Sonam overhears him promising Kalra to lose the case willingly. Realising that Raj has turned dishonest to make money, Sonam leaves the house and asks for a divorce.

Raj's son wants his parents back together and makes a wish - he wants his father to stop lying completely. The wish works like a miracle, as the next day, Raj is unable to utter a single falsehood. He ends up telling Sonam and Tejpal that he married for money, and cross-examines his own prepared witnesses during Kalra's brother's trial.

Worried for his life, Raj visits his son and learns of the wish. He asks him to take it back or risk his father being killed by Kalra for losing the case. His son does as told. The miracle is reversed, but Raj has now had a change of heart. He promises his son to continue speaking the truth, and ends up fighting the case against Kalra's brother. He wins, bringing justice to the murdered man's widow. Kalra and his brother are imprisoned, and Sonam returns to Raj's life for keeping his word.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Govinda as Raj Malhotra
Sushmita Sen as Sonam "Sona" Singh, Tejpal's daughter and Raj's wife
Rambha as Tara Ahuja, Kalra's assistant with whom Raj has an extramarital affair
Satish Kaushik as Mohan Sharma, Raj's friend and also a lawyer, who invites Raj to live with him in his house
Anupam Kher as Tejpal Singh, a famous and respected lawyer in the city
Sharad Kapoor as Adarsh, Sonam’s brother-in-law, married to her elder sister
Ashish Vidyarthi as Kalra, an underworld don who hires Raj to fight his brother's case
Shahbaz Khan as Vinod, brother to the underworld don Kalra
Kiran Kumar as Khurana, a businessman who helps Raj secure his first case
Razzak Khan as Kala Bhai, Kalra's henchman
Anant Mahadevan as Anand Mhatre, a tenant who is murdered by Vinod for refusing to vacate his landlord's house
Jaya Bhattacharya as Kavita Mhatre, wife of Anand Mhatre, who is murdered by Vinod
Mohnish Behl as Rajat Shukla, a journalist who films Anand Mhatre being murdered by Vinod
Rammohan Sharma as Mr. Rahul Pange
Jibraan Khan as Chintu Malhotra, Raj and Sonam's son
Ghanshyam Rohera as Mishra Khanna
Shashi Kiran as Doctor Sadanand
Guddi Maruti as Tisha Singh
Ajit Vachani as Mr. Amit Vachhani
Anil Nagrath as Judge Roopchand
Amit Behl as Doctor Ajay Jastotia
Mahavir Shah as Public Prosecutor Arvind Kumar Choudhry

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Soundtrack

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| artist = Anand Raj Anand

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The music has been composed by Anand Raj Anand. Akhlaq Hussain of PlanetBollywood.com rated the album 7 out of 10. The songs "Ek Ladki Chahiye" and "Paa Liya Hain Pyar Tera" among other outdoor scenes were shot in Glasgow.{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/music/KYONKE...MAINJHUTHNAHINBOLTA/index.html|title=Planet-Bollywood — Music Review — KYON KE... MAIN JHUTH NAHIN BOLTA|last=HUSSAIN|first=AKHLAQ|website=www.planetbollywood.com|access-date=19 November 2017|archive-date=12 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512193519/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Music/KYONKE...MAINJHUTHNAHINBOLTA/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Legend |first1=Celtic |title=10 Great Bollywood Locations in Scotland |url=https://www.celticlegend.co.uk/2020/12/10-great-bollywood-locations-in-scotland/ |website=celticlegend.co.uk |date=8 December 2020}}

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! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist(s)

"Ek Ladki Chahiye"

| Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula

| Dev Kohli

"Ek Ladki Deewani Si"

| Pratik Joseph

"Paa Liya Hain Pyar Tera"

| Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik

| Dev Kohli

"Hai Udd Gayi"

| Sonu Nigam, Anuradha Sriram