Bodyguard(2011)
Bodyguard is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy film directed by Siddique. It stars Salman Khan as Lovely Singh, a loyal bodyguard, and Kareena Kapoor as Divya Rana, the politician's daughter he protects. The supporting cast includes Raj Babbar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Aditya Pancholi, and Hazel Keech. The story follows Divya, who creates a fake identity named Chhaya to trick Lovely into falling in love with her over the phone, leading to a web of lies that spans years. The film is a remake of Siddique's own 2010 Malayalam film of the same name. It was a major box office success, breaking opening day and week records in India. The music, composed by Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam, became popular. Bodyguard was released on 31 August 2011, coinciding with the Eid festival.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 31 August 2011
- Director
- Siddique
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 5.2/10
Storyline
A young woman, tired of her bodyguard's constant protection, creates a fake identity to trick him into falling in love with her over the phone. But when the lie spirals out of control, she must find a way to tell him the truth before it is too late.
“Love is the best protection.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Bodyguard
Cast reunions in this film: Katrina Kaif & Pritam Chakraborty (10 films together), Himesh Reshammiya & Salman Khan (9 films together), Katrina Kaif & Salman Khan (9 films together), Kareena Kapoor & Pritam Chakraborty (8 films together), Asrani & Raj Babbar (8 films together), and Salman Khan & Sharat Saxena (7 films together).
Trivia
- The film is a remake of the director Siddique's own 2010 Malayalam film of the same name, which he also directed.
- Salman Khan performed many of his own action stunts in the film, including a scene where he jumps onto a moving bus.
- The song 'Teri Meri' from the film broke records by staying on music charts for over a year after its release.
- A special set replicating a college campus was built in Film City, Mumbai, for the song 'Teri Meri'.
- The film was shot in a very short schedule, with principal photography completed in about 50 days.
- It was one of the first Bollywood films to extensively use the phrase 'I Love You' as a major plot device in its promotion.
- The film's climax was shot at a real fort location in Rajasthan, not on a studio set.