Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao

Anand, a middle-class sybarite marries an obese middle-aged Kamini Mathur, the sole daughter of a rich father. When her father dies, she gets all his property shocking Anand. Then he start his affair with Anuradha, another sybarite, whom he tries to please with gifts which he manages to get by various tricks.

• Rekha as Kamini Mathur
• Naseeruddin Shah as Anand Mathur
• Arshad Warsi as Rocky
• Suman Ranganathan as Anuradha
• Suresh Chatwal as Vakharia
• Mukul Dev as Monty
• Mushtaq Khan as Natwarlal
• Tiku Talsania as Malkani
• Priyanka Trivedi as Sonia Malkani
• Dinesh Hingoo as Mr. Ghotala
• Shakti Kapoor (cameo)

Rekha was to portray an obese woman and used padding for her role.{{cite web |last1=Taliculam |first1=Sharmila |title='Today there is a lot of finesse, but no soul' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/mar/16rekha1.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=16 March 2000}} Some of her scenes had Reshma Pathan as her body double.{{cite news |last1=Farook |first1=Farhana |title=Reshma Pathan on life as a stuntwoman in Bollywood |url=https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/reshma-pathan-on-life-as-a-stuntwoman-in-bollywood-35219-2.html |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=Filmfare |date=30 July 2019}} It also marked the first time in twenty years that Rekha was doing a comedy film. She had previously done one in Khubsoorat (1980). Producer Mehra commented that she had done a "wonderful job of losing and gaining weight".{{cite news |last1=Avijit |first1=Anshul |title=Rekha returns in a comic role after twenty years |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20010409-rekha-returns-in-a-comic-role-after-twenty-years-760702-2012-06-25 |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=India Today |date=9 April 2001}}

This film is a remake of the 1986 American comedy Ruthless People starring Danny DeVito and Bette Midler, but had a different climax.{{cite web |last1=Taliculam |first1=Sharmila |title=Waiting for Rekha |url=https://rediff.com/movies/2000/jun/19biwi.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=19 June 2000}} It also marked the first time Shah and Arshad Warsi appeared in the same film and the last film produced by Prakash Mehra.{{cite web |last1=Sinha |first1=Seema |title=Arshad Warsi on Jolly LLB 2: 'With a bigger star like Akshay, the film is looking larger than life' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/arshad-warsi-on-jolly-llb-2-with-a-bigger-star-like-akshay-the-film-is-looking-larger-than-life-3273832.html |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=9 February 2017}}{{cite news |title=Maker of angry young man dies |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/maker-of-angry-young-man-dies/cid/626404 |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=The Telegraph |date=17 May 2009}}

1. "Nach Meri Jaan Nach Nach" - Hema Sardesai, Sukhwinder Singh
2. "Tere Ishq Ka Jadu" - Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspinder Narula
3. "Kahoji Tumse Acha Kaun Hai" - Sonu Nigam, Anaida
4. "Diwane Yu Hi Nahi Aa Gaye" - Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh
5. "Zara Thehro" - Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film a one-star rating out of a maximum five while calling it an "absolute letdown".{{cite web |last1=Adarsh |first1=Taran |authorlink1=Taran Adarsh |title=Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao Movie Review |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mujhe-meri-biwi-se-bachaao/critic-review/mujhe-meri-biwi-se-bachaao-movie-review/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=28 June 2001}} India Today described it as a "B-grade slapstick".{{cite news |title=Amend Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960: Hollywood actor Steven Seagal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20010806-amend-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-act-of-1960-hollywood-actor-steven-seagal-776596-2001-08-06 |access-date=1 May 2020 |work=India Today |date=6 August 2001}}

According to the Indian film trade website Box Office India, the film was made on an estimated budget of {{INRConvert|4|c}} but had a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|73.34|l}}, thus earning the label "disaster".{{cite web |title=Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=699 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703003146/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=699 |url-status=live }}

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