Prem Kaa Game
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Prem Game
| image = Prem-Kaa-Game.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Ashok Kheny
| producer = Ashok Kheny
| writer = Abbas Hirapurwala
| based_on = Bisi Bisi (Kannada)
| starring = {{ubl|Arbaaz Khan|Tara Sharma|Madhuri Bhattacharya}}
| music = Raju Singh
| narrator = Salman Khan{{cite web|url= http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/jan/15-salman-khan-turns-narrator-for-prem-kaa-game-011011.asp|title=Salman Khan turns narrator for PREM KAA GAME|publisher=Glamsham.com|work=Bollywood Trade News Network|date=15 January 2010}}
| cinematography = {{ubl|Sanjay V Malkar|Krishna Kumar}}
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = A K K Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|2|26}}
| runtime = 131 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Prem Kaa Game ({{trans|The game of love}}) is a 2010 Bollywood romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ashok Kheny and starring Arbaaz Khan, Tara Sharma, Madhuri Bhattacharya,{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/arbaaz-s-extramarital-affair/articleshow/5715508.cms|title=Arbaaz 's extramarital affair|date=24 March 2010|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/madhuri-is-ready-to-play/articleshow/5492437.cms|title=Madhuri is ready to play!|date=24 January 2010|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}} Rakesh Bedi, Johnny Lever and Sameer Kochhar. Salman Khan appears in the film as a narrator. The film was released on 26 February 2010. It is a remake of the 2004 Kannada film Bisi Bisi starring Ramesh Aravind, Anu Prabhakar, and Madhuri Bhattacharya,{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} which itself was loosely based on the 1955 movie The Seven Year Itch.
Plot
Prem (Arbaaz Khan) is married to Sheetal (Tara Sharma) and has a lovely daughter, Pinky (Shriya Sharma) with her as well. They are happy together...that is until a young model, Twinkle (Madhuri Bhattacharya) moves into town as their next-door neighbor and Prem falls for her charms.
Will Prem forget that he is a married man? Will his daughter's love prove to be lesser than the love of a sizzling new girl? Will 7 years of marriage go down the drain?
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Salman Khan as Jaggu (narrator)
- Arbaaz Khan as Prem Sahni
- Tara Sharma as Sheetal Sahni
- Shriya Sharma as Pinky Sahni, Prem's daughter
- Madhuri Bhattacharya as Twinkle Chopra
- Malaika Arora as The Dream Girl
- Rakesh Bedi as Roop Chand Rathod
- Johnny Lever as Ramnik Chedda
- Razzak Khan as Lalwani
- Sameer Kochhar as Nikhil
- Vivek Shauq as Mishra
- Lilliput as Dr. Screwvala
- P. D. Sathish Chandra
- Zabyn Khan as Item Girl
}}
- Gautam Shetty as Prem’s Friend
Production
The film was initially known as Shaadi Ke After Effects, supposedly directed by Indrajit Lankesh.{{cite web| url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/interview/6813.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071018123503/http://indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/interview/6813.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 18 October 2007| title = Kannada Cinema News {{!}} Kannada Movie Reviews {{!}} Kannada Movie Trailers – IndiaGlitz Kannada}}
Soundtrack
The music of the film is composed by Raju Singh. It consisted of 7 songs with a total runtime of 33:12. The music was released on Junglee Music. Lyrics were written by Kiran Kotrial.{{cite web|title=Prem Kaa Game music|url=http://www.top10bollywood.com/2010/02/prem-ka-game-music-album.html|access-date=8 May 2011}} A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Though at first ‘Prem Kaa Game’ would be an outright reject, but it can be heard once".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/music-reviews/prem-kaa-game/articleshow/5694541.cms|title=Prem Kaa game|date=17 March 2010|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}
=Track listing=
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Prem Ka Game
| extra1 = Nishant Pandey
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = I Wanna Fall Fall in Love
| extra2 = Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
| length2 = 5:01
| title3 = Tum Hi Mere
| extra3 = Javed Ali
| length3 = 4:47
| title4 = Duniya Se Jo Chaaha
| extra4 = Sunidhi Chauhan
| length4 = 5:08
| title5 = Zabardast
| extra5 = Sonu Nigam, Vishal Dadlani, Sunidhi Chauhan
| length5 = 5:11
| title6 = Magar Kuch To Hai
| extra6 = Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = Khan Kaa Gyaan
| extra7 = Salman Khan
| length7 = 4:57
}}
Release and reception
A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Confused. Unimaginative. Avoidable".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/prem-kaa-game/movie-review/5728935.cms|title=Prem Kaa Game Movie Review|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}} The film was a box office failure.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/hum-tum-aur-ghost-and-well-done-abba-fail/articleshow/5742653.cms|title='Hum Tum aur Ghost' and 'Well Done Abba' fail|date=10 January 2017|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=1610418}}
Category:2010s Hindi-language films
Category:Hindi remakes of Kannada films
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