Jodi No.1(2001)
Jodi No.1 is a 2001 Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Anupam Kher, Twinkle Khanna, and Monica Bedi. The story follows two con artists, Jai and Veeru, who flee Mumbai after accidentally killing a gangster's brother. They hide in Goa by impersonating an NRI manager for a wealthy businessman, Rai Bahadur. Their plan to rob him is complicated when they fall in love with his daughters. The film features a mix of slapstick comedy, romance, and action sequences. It was a commercial success, grossing ₹34.13 crore, and became the tenth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2001. Govinda won the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for his performance. The film was released on 13 April 2001.
Jodi No.1 is streaming on Amazon Prime Video (Eros Now) and YouTube.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video (Eros Now), YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2001
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rating
- 5.7/10
Storyline
Two best friends and con artists, Jai and Veeru, accidentally kill a gangster's brother. They flee to Goa and pretend to be a rich manager to rob a kind businessman. But they fall in love with his daughters, and their plan gets messy.
“Friendship, love, and a little bit of crime.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Jodi No.1
Cast reunions in this film: Govinda & Sanjay Dutt (7 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Jodi No. 1' was also the name of a popular 1999 Govinda film, making this a rare title reuse for the actor.
- This was one of the last major films for actor Prem Chopra, who played Rai Bahadur, after a decades-long career as a famous villain.
- A key comedy scene where the heroes disguise themselves as women parodies the iconic song 'Choli Ke Peeche' from the 1993 film 'Khalnayak'.
- The movie underperformed at the box office, ending a successful streak of Govinda and David Dhawan comedies in the 1990s.
- Actress Aarti Chhabria, who played one of the daughters, was primarily a model and this was one of her earliest film roles.
- The plot loosely borrows from the 1968 Hollywood film 'The Secret Life of an American Wife', but is set in a typical Hindi comedy style.
- Music director Anand Raj Anand reused and rearranged his own composition 'Tumse Milke' from the 1999 film 'Sirf Tum' for this film's soundtrack.