Shaadi Se Pehle(2006)
Shaadi Se Pehle (Before the Wedding) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Subhash Ghai. The lead cast includes Akshaye Khanna, Ayesha Takia, Mallika Sherawat, Suniel Shetty, and Aftab Shivdasani. The story follows a young man who mistakenly believes he has cancer and pushes his fiancée away by pretending to love another woman, leading him into a world of gangsters and extortion. The film is loosely inspired by the 1981 film Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi. It features a popular soundtrack with songs like 'Tutiya Ve' and 'Bijuriya'. The movie was a commercial success, earning ₹18.88 crore against a ₹7 crore budget. It was released on 7 April 2006.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5, Ultra Play, Airtel Xstream Play, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2006
- Director
- Satish Kaushik
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Rating
- 4.5/10
Storyline
A poor young man named Ashish falls in love with Rani, a girl from a wealthy family. He works hard to become rich and wins her parents' approval. But right after their engagement, he mistakenly believes he has cancer and tries to make Rani hate him by flirting with a model. His plan backfires when the model's gangster brother forces him into a life of crime.
“Love is worth fighting for.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Shaadi Se Pehle
Cast reunions in this film: Anupam Kher & Satish Kaushik (23 films together), Anupam Kher & Gulshan Grover (20 films together), Anupam Kher & Sunil Shetty (11 films together), Anupam Kher & Rajpal Yadav (11 films together), Anupam Kher & Boman Irani (9 films together), and Sunil Shetty & Gulshan Grover (9 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title was changed from 'Shaadi Ka Laddoo' to 'Shaadi Se Pehle' shortly before release.
- Actor Aftab Shivdasani performed many of his own stunts, including a fight scene in a swimming pool.
- The song 'Dilbar Mere' was originally composed for another film but was added to this soundtrack.
- Satish Kaushik, the director, also played a small cameo role as a wedding guest.
- The film's shooting schedule was unusually short, completed in just a few weeks.
- It was one of the last films to feature actress Mallika Sherawat before her shift to more international projects.
- The comedy scenes were largely improvised by the actors during rehearsals.