Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai(2002)
Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Yash Chopra under Yash Raj Films. It stars Uday Chopra as Sanjay, Tulip Joshi as Sanjana, Jimmy Shergill as Rohit, and Bipasha Basu as Ria. The story follows Sanjay, who realizes he loves his best friend Sanjana just as she is about to marry another man. He attempts to sabotage the wedding but ultimately learns the value of sacrifice. The film is inspired by the Hollywood film My Best Friend's Wedding but features a distinct Indian family setting and a different ending. It received mixed reviews but was noted for its music, including songs like Sharara and Jaage Jaage Armaan. The film was released on 7 June 2002.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2002
- Director
- Sanjay Gadhvi
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
Sanjay and Sanjana have been best friends forever. When Sanjana announces her wedding to the perfect Rohit, Sanjay panics. He realizes he loves her. Now he must decide: break up the wedding or lose her forever. But his plan backfires when he discovers that true love might mean letting go.
“Sometimes love means letting go.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai
Cast reunions in this film: Jimmy Shergill & Uday Chopra (2 films together), and Uday Chopra & Sanjay Gadhvi (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi' but 'Hai' was added later to sound more conversational.
- This was director Sanjay Gadhvi's first film before he gained fame with the 'Dhoom' series.
- Actor Jimmy Shergill, who played Rohit, was a last-minute replacement for another actor who dropped out.
- The song 'Humko Maloom Hai' was shot at the real-life Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai.
- The film underperformed at the box office but later found an audience through television reruns.
- Uday Chopra and Tulip Joshi, who played the leads, were both relatively new actors at the time.
- A subplot involving a gay character, common in the original Hollywood film, was toned down for Indian audiences.