De Dana Dan

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De Dana Dan
Dedanadan.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Priyadarshan
Written bySuresh Krishnan
Priyadarshan
Jay Master
Based on Screwed
by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Produced by Ganesh Jain
Girish Jain
Vinit Jain
Ratan Jain
Champak Jain
Starring
Narrated by Akshay Kumar
Cinematography N. K. Ekambaram
Edited by Arun Kumar Aravind
Ahmed Afridi
Music byScore:
Salim–Sulaiman
Songs
Pritam
Rhythm Dhol Bass
Ad Boyz
Production
company
Distributed by Venus Films
Eros Entertainment
Baba Arts Limited
Release date
  • 27 November 2009 (2009-11-27)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹60 crore [1]
Box office₹65.67 crore [1]

De Dana Dan (Hit Left and Right) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. Its story is a partial adaptation of the Hollywood film Screwed ; some scenes were taken from Vettam , Priyadarshan's Malayalam film. The film has an ensemble cast led by Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal and Sameera Reddy. [2] Filming began on 1 December 2008 at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai. [3] [4] [5] Released on 27 November 2009, it was moderately successful at the box office. [6]

Contents

Plot

Nitin Bankar is the 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 Kakkad 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 (Tinu Anand), 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 (Vikram Gokhale) 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 (Johnny Lever), 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 Kuljeet's dog, 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 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 bomb Kaala had placed in Oberoi's suitcase explodes during the chase and bursts the water pipes, causing a flood. Nitin, Anjali, Ram, and Manpreet, initially unable to find the money, decide to split ways, but Nitin spots the suitcase and calls them back.

Cast

Production

Casting

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 Katrina's role, but turned it down due to little screen time.

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. [7]

Filming

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. [8] [9]

Release

The film was released on 27 November 2009 globally.

Home media

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

Reception

Box office

De Dana Dan earned ₹220 million in its opening weekend in India, the tenth-biggest opening weekend of all time when it was released. [10] The film earned ₹341.9 million at the end of its first week, and over ₹650 million by the end of its run in India. [1]

It debuted in ninth place in the UK, earning £308,029 (about ₹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 $772,377 (about ₹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 ₹4,096,000) on 14 screens in its opening weekend; the per-screen average was $6,900. The film earned £560,943 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 $200,000. [11]

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its performances, humor, cinematography, climax visuals and score but criticised its screenplay, narration and pace.[ citation needed ]

Soundtrack

De Dana Dan
Soundtrack album by
Pritam
Released2 November 2009
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length51:21
Label Venus Records & Tapes
Pritam chronology
Tum Mile
(2009)		De Dana Dan
(2009)		 Toh Baat Pakki!
(2010)
RDB chronology
Kambakkht Ishq
(2009)		De Dana Dan
(2009)
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Rishte Naate" Sayeed Quadri Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Suzanne D'Mello 4:42
2."Paisa Paisa (Composed by RDB, Music Produced by Pritam) "Manak-E, RDB, SelinaManak-E, RDB, Selina3:54
3."Gale Lag Ja"Ashish Pandit Javed Ali, Banjyotsna4:12
4."Baamulaiza" Irshad Kamil Mika Singh, Dominique Cerejo, Style Bhai4:50
5."Hotty Naughty" Neeraj Shridhar Sunidhi Chauhan 3:38
6."Rishte Naate" (Remix)Sayeed Quadri Kunal Ganjawala, Suzanne D'Mello4:25
7."Baamulaiza" (Ragga Mix)Irshad KamilMika Singh, Dominique Cerejo, Style Bhai5:17
8."Gale Lag Ja" (Version 2)Ashish PanditJaved Ali, Banjyotsna, Dominique Cerejo4:22
9."Hotty Naughty (Remix)"Neeraj Shridhar Kalpana Patowary 3:46
10."Baamulaiza (Remix)"Irshad KamilMika Singh, Dominique Cerejo, Style Bhai4:24
11."De Dana Dan (Composed by Ad Boys)" Sameer Ad Boys4:06
12."Paisa Paisa (Club Mix) (Composed by RDB)"Manak-E, RDB, SelinaManak-E, RDB, Selina 

Theme song

"Paisa Paisa" ("Tu, paisa paisa karti hai, tu paise pe kyun marti hai") is the film's theme song. [12] 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. [13] 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. [14]

Reception

The Times of India reported in late November 2009 that the song (released before De Dana Dan) was gaining attention and "rocking the charts". [13] Before the film's release, it was considered one of its "fast catching numbers" and a version was used in the Jharkhand election campaign. [15] According to Glamsham, "'Paisa Paisa" from De Dana Dan is a chartbuster and is igniting the music charts." [16] In December 2009, Daily News & Analysis reported that "Paisa Paisa" was favoured to be popular during party season. [17] 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. [18]

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