Life Partner(2009)
Life Partner is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Rumi Jaffery. The lead cast includes Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Genelia D'Souza, and Prachi Desai. The story follows three friends in Cape Town who face different challenges in their romantic relationships. One is a divorce lawyer who opposes marriage, another struggles with a controlling father, and the third deals with a childish wife. The film was produced by the Abbas-Mustan duo under their Burmawala Bros. banner. Its music was composed by Pritam and Sachin-Jigar, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The movie received mixed reviews but performed moderately at the box office, earning ₹180 million against a ₹140 million budget. It was released on 14 August 2009.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 14 August 2009
- Director
- Rumi Jaffery
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Rating
- 4.5/10
Storyline
Three friends in Cape Town have very different views on marriage. Karan wants a stable home but his wife Sanjana is a disaster. Bhavesh dreams of a perfect wife but cannot stand up to his strict father. Jeet is a divorce lawyer who thinks love is a joke. Their lives collide in unexpected ways.
“Marriage is a joke until you find the right one.”
Film Details
Parental Guide
Vibe & Tags
Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Life Partner
Cast reunions in this film: Anupam Kher & Govinda (15 films together), Anupam Kher & Tusshar Kapoor (4 films together), Anupam Kher & Pritam Chakraborty (4 films together), Anupam Kher & Rumi Jaffery (3 films together), Anupam Kher & Vikram Gokhale (3 films together), and Tusshar Kapoor & Pritam Chakraborty (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Life Partner' was also the title of a 1999 Gujarati film directed by the same director, Rumi Jaffery.
- Fardeen Khan and Tusshar Kapoor starred together earlier in the 2005 comedy 'Kyaa Kool Hai Hum', making this a reunion.
- The song 'Chandni Chowk' was filmed in Bangkok, Thailand, not in the actual Delhi location it is named after.
- Director Rumi Jaffery originally wrote the script in the late 1990s but the film was delayed for nearly a decade.
- This was one of the last major Bollywood releases for actor Govinda before a significant career shift in the early 2010s.
- The film's soundtrack composer, Pritam, reused a tune from his earlier Bengali composition 'Tomake' for the song 'Teri Meri'.