| Xcuse Me | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | N. Chandra |
| Produced by | N. Chandra |
| Starring | Sharman Joshi Sahil Khan Sonali Joshi Jaya Seal |
| Music by | Sanjeev Darshan |
Production company | N . Chandra Global Infotainment Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Xcuse Me is a 2003 Hindi-language comedy film directed by N. Chandra. It is the sequel to N. Chandra's 2001 film Style . The film was released on 26 September 2003.
Bantu (Sharman Joshi) and Chantu (Sahil Khan) are unemployed and are not able to get any jobs due to lack of experience. They come across an advertisement for a hotel management program in Goa, and make their way there. Once there, they hoodwink the trainer by posing as the nephew of the owner of the hotel, and thus enroll themselves in the training course. In the course of the program, they expose several employees and guests as cheats, earning their wrath but also the admiration of the two daughters of the hotel owners. Things turn sore for the two when the guests and former employees get together to avenge their humiliation. [1]
The music score was given by Sanjeev-Darshan and Abbas Katka written the lyrics.
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Boom Boom" | Sanjeev Darshan |
| 2 | "Excuse Me" | Hema Sardesai |
| 3 | "Ishq Hua" | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal |
| 4 | "Ishq Hua (II)" | Udit Narayan, Shreya Ghoshal |
| 5 | "Ladki Ladki" | Abhijeet, Shaan |
| 6 | "Yeh Tu Kya Kar Rahela Hai" | Abhijeet, Sunidhi Chauhan |
Vidya Srinivasa Rao of Rediff.com wrote "Overall, though, the movie is a fun experience. If you are not laughing at the leading men's jokes and antics, you are laughing at their stupidity. Whichever way, your jawbones are always working. Watching XCuse Me would not be a bad idea this weekend." [2] Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, XCUSE ME is a fair entertainer that should appeal to the youth mainly." [1]
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