| Love Khichdi | |
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| Directed by | Srinivas Bhashyam |
| Screenplay by | Srinivas Bhashyam Manu Joseph |
| Produced by | Victoria Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
| Starring | Randeep Hooda Sadha |
| Cinematography | Arjun Jena |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Background Score: Aadesh Shrivastava |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Love Khichdi is an Indian Hindi romantic comedy film, directed by Srinivas Bhashyam [1] [2] The film was released on 28 August 2009.
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Veer is a bachelor from a small town working as a sous-chef in a five-star hotel in Mumbai, India. He is handsome, charming and easy-going and flirts with and lusts after any woman. With his ego, confusion and commitment issues, it is impossible for him to stop lying. The sometimes smart and sometimes silly observations of his all-male gang of coworkers at the hotel kitchen are of little help until Veer is finally forced to grow up.
| Love Khichdi | ||||
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| Released | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Producer | Pritam | |||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jazeeren" | Alisha Chinai | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Zarasa Halkasa" | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Yo Baby" | Shaan | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Mujh Jaisa Hero" | Mahalakshmi Iyer, Rao Gopal Rao | 9:38 |
| 5. | "Kyon" | Sunitha Sarathy | 5:24 |
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