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Ready (
Hindi:
रेडी,
Reḍī ?) is a 2011
Indian comedy film directed by
Anees Bazmee,
[4] starring
Salman Khan and
Asin in the lead roles.
[5][6][7] It also features
Paresh Rawal,
Arya Babbar and
Mahesh Manjrekar in supporting roles,
[8] while
Ajay Devgan,
Sanjay Dutt,
Kangana Ranaut,
Zarine Khan and
Arbaaz Khan make cameo appearances. The film is a remake of the 2008
Telugu film,
Ready directed by
Sreenu Vaitla starring
Ram and
Genelia.
[9] The music is given by
Pritam. The first look of the film was unveiled on 5 April 2011, while the theatrical trailer was released on 15 April 2011.
[10] The film was released on 3 June 2011.
[1] Upon release,
Ready became the second highest opening day grosser, as well as the second highest weekend grossing
Bollywood film, after
Dabangg, another Salman Khan-starrer.
[11] It is currently the highest grossing
Bollywood film of 2011, the third highest grossing Bollywood film ever domestically,
[12][13] and the fifth highest grossing Bollywood film ever worldwide.
[3] The film starts with Prem (
Salman Khan), who just helped his neighbour's daughter Khushi (
Zarine Khan) to elope with Raju (
Ajay Devgn), which leads him to learn that Khushi's "soon to be husband" Gaurav (
Arbaaz Khan) also had lover, Kiran (
Kangna Ranaut), who he had the desire to marry. The elope angers their neighbour, Mr. Phatak (Mithilesh Chaturvedi) and Prem's family: The Kapoors. But then, Prem's family decide to search for a bride for Prem. But Prem arrives with his uncle at the airport in the wrong terminal, to make an excuse that Pooja, his to-be-wife, did not show up. However, a girl named Sanjana (
Asin), who just ran from her own wedding, overhears Prem's plan to escape from Pooja, when she was hiding at the airport. Since nobody from Prem's family knew Pooja, Sanjana pretends to be Pooja herself, and wins the hearts of the entire Kapoor family, except Prem, who gets frustrated with her.
Meanwhile, Sanjana's uncles, Amar Choudhary (
Akhilendra Mishra), and Suraj Choudhary (
Sharat Saxena), who are rivals, and trying to get her married with their own brother-in-laws, and are trying to search for her and with whom she has ran away. Suraj Choudhary takes help of Mr. Lehri (Sudesh Lehri), to get to know who ran away with Sanjana, when he had given her and Prem a lift in his car in the jungle, where Prem, while driving the car, put Suraj Choudhary's son, Aryan into comma.
But by then, Prem finds out Sanjana's true identity, and she reveals about her uncles trying to get her married. Later, he falls in love with her, and decides to marry her. She later gets taken away by Suraj Choudhary, and the rest of the Kapoor family find out that she is Sanjana. Prem tells her just to be with her uncles, and will find a way to marry her, and also put her family back together.
He pretends to be the nephew of a chartered accountant Balidaan Bhardwaaj a.k.a Bali (
Paresh Rawal), and tells both her uncles not to get their own nephews married to Sanjana, but to the daughters of America's billionaires K.K Modi and B.K Modi. What the Choudharies and Bali do not know is that K.K and B.K Modi are actually Prem's dad and uncle in disguise, and Prem also gets the rest of his family to play various characters to trick Sanjana's family into letting her marry Prem. Prem also manages to change the family's negative attitude.
But on the wedding day, Aryan comes out of comma, and even reveals the truth about Prem's plan. But Prem tells the uncles how Sanjana's late mother wanted her uncles to get Sanjana married, hoping her uncles would not be rivals any more. Later, the Chaudharies apologise for their bad behaviour.
The movie ends with Prem and Sanjana getting married and their wedding picture being taken with the Kapoors and Chaudharies, aka Chapoors.
- Salman Khan as Prem Kapoor[14]
- Asin Thottumkal as Sanjana Singh[14]
- Paresh Rawal as Balidaan Bhardwaj (Chartered Accountant)
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Ram Kapoor
- Sharat Saxena as Sooraj Chaudhary (Sanjana's uncle)
- Akhilendra Mishra as Amar Chaudhary (Sanjana's uncle)
- Puneet Issar as Dadaji
- Manoj Joshi as Bharat (Prem's uncle)
- Manoj Pahwa as Laxman (Prem's uncle)
- Nikitin Dheer as Aryan (Sooraj Chaudhary's son)
- Arya Babbar as Veer (Sooraj Chaudhary's another son)
- Anuradha Patel as Mrs. Ram Kapoor (Prem's mother)
- Sudesh Lehri as Mr. Lehri
- Arbaaz Khan as Gaurav (Special Appearance)
- Zarine Khan as Khushi and Special Appearance in song "Character Dheela"
- Ajay Devgan as Raju (Special Appearance)
- Sanjay Dutt as Marriage magistrate / Divorce Lawyer (Special Appearance)
- Kangna Ranaut as Kiran (Special Appearance)
- Chunky Pandey as Sanjana's ex lover (Special Appearance)
- Mohit Baghel as Amar Chaudhary (Grandson)
- Amrita Saluja as Pooja
- Hemant Pandey as Chote Pandit
- Mithilesh Chaturvedi as Pathak Saab
- Gargi Patel
- Eva Grover
- Jaswinder Gardner
- Shilpa Mehta
- Prachee Pathak
- Pravina Deshpande
- Rajiv Kachroo
- Shalini Sahuta
- Kubraa Sait
[edit]Production
The film was originally to be shot in
Mauritius.
[15] However on the request of
Salman Khan, the location was changed to
Sri Lanka.
[15]Khan described his decision to choose Sri Lanka as its close proximity to India and its suitable landscape for Indian productions.
[14]The film's shooting started on 20 June 2010 in
Colombo.
[16][17] The first schedule of shooting lasted for over 27 days at locations in Colombo and the neighboring
Bentota,
[17] during which approximately 40% of the filming was completed.
[18] The second schedule of shooting was slated to start in October 2010, but was delayed due to eye problems faced by Salman Khan. The lead actor requested
Anees Bazmee to delay the shoot until the condition of his eye improves.
[19] The shooting started again in
Mumbai from November 3, 2010.
[20] Portions of the film were shot at
Film City in Mumbai and Cherish Studios at
Madh Island in the North of Mumbai.
[21] During filming, media reports emerged that
Asin had shot for an intimate scene for the film,
[22] though the reports were later denied by the actress.
[23]The final schedule of shooting started in February 2011 in
Bangkok.
[24] According to reports, actors
Ajay Devgan,
Sanjay Dutt and
Kangna Ranaut, who were shooting in Bangkok for
David Dhawan's film,
Rascals were called by Salman Khan to become part of the movie. The trio shot for a day and will be seen doing cameo appearances in the film.
[25] Arbaaz Khan and
Zarine Khan were also confirmed to have shot for small cameos in the film.
[26] The final schedule of shooting was completed in March 2011.
[27] Two songs from the film, "Character Dheela" and "Dhinka Chika", which were filmed in Bangkok were re-shot in Mumbai's Film City studios. According to producer
Bhushan Kumar, "the whole [production] team felt that the visuals didn't suit the song."
[28] The song "Character Dheela", which features Salman Khan and Zarine Khan in a cameo appearance, is a tribute to veteran actors
Raj Kapoor,
Dilip Kumarand
Dharmendra.
[29][edit]Release
The film’s release date was first set as 27 May
[8][30] but was later pushed back to 3 June.
[1] Advance bookings were opened on 29 May (five days prior to release) in several multiplexes.
[31] It became the first Indian film to release on at least 1000 UFO digital prints and almost 1900 prints in all.
[32] The advance at single screens matched that of
Dabangg and even bettered it at places.
[33] The world premiére of the film took place at Grand Cineplex,
Dubai on 1 June 2011.
[34][edit]Reception
[edit]Critical response
The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Nikhat Kazmi of the
Times of India gave it three stars out of five saying, "The film is an unabashed ode to Salman Khan, the entertainer rather than the actor. And yes, it works at that level."
[35] Taran Adarsh of
Bollywood Hungama awarded the movie four stars out of five saying, "On the whole,
Ready is strictly for the masses and for those who relish typically formulaic masala entertainers. The film prides itself with super music ['Character Dheela' and 'Dhinka Chika'], gags and gimmicks aplenty and of course, Salman Khan, the beloved of the masses and the mainstay of this film."
[36] Filmfare also awarded the movie four stars out of five, while commenting, "When it comes to a Salman Khan or a Rajnikant film, their performance is not important. It’s the audience performance that counts."
[37] Komal Nahta of Koimoi.com gave it a rating of three and a half stars and stated, "
Readywill score at the box-office, thanks to a great start, super-hit music, Salman Khan and entertainment in a good dose."
[38] Anupama Chopra of
NDTV Movies awarded two stars while commenting, "Thankfully,
Ready isn’t in the same soul-sucking category as director Anees Bazmee’s last two movies:
Thank You and
No Problem. But it still falls very much into his special brand of brain-dead, anything-for-a-laugh comedy."
[39] Raja Sen of
Rediff.com awarded the film one and a half stars saying, "
Ready doesn't even try to make sense and therefore falls flat.....only it's more extortionate than value for money."
[40] Sonia Chopra of
Sify awarded two and a half stars while commenting, "The film is unabashedly Salman-centric. He’s doing it all: the wise-cracks, gregarious dancing, beating the bad guys, and romancing the girl. All this with his characteristic drawl and swagger."
[41] Kunal Guha of
Yahoo! Movies gave the movie one star and stated, "...the movie refuses to end, as unnecessary confusions and complications pile up and you wonder if there's enough reel left to clear it all up."
[42] Rajeev Masand of
CNN-IBN awarded the movie one and a half stars out of five, commenting "'Ready' is strictly for die-hard Salman Khan fans (are there any other kind?) who're willing to forgive the fact that this tasteless, senseless film has no plot to speak of, yet lazily unfolds over two hours and thirty minutes... Salman Khan deserves better than this."
[43]Khaleej Times awarded the film three stars commenting, "Bazmi’s script, a shoot off of a Telugu hit, accommodates more characters than Goa during the tourist season. Every character is over-dressed and over-the-top."
[44] Mayank Shekhar of
Hindustan Times gave two stars stating, "Salman's re-grounded masala (Wanted, Dabanng) is still novel for the time being. He walks into Gaiety to briefly say hi to his audiences... It's a pop-cultural experience all right, and fully worth it."
[45] Shubha Shetty-Saha of
MiD DAY rated it with two and a half stars saying, "The best thing about the movie, of course is Salman Khan. His fans will not be disappointed and yes, they will get to see him topless in the climax."
[46] Shalini Saksena of
The Pioneer gave the film six out of ten saying, "Believe it or not but Salman Khan is on a roll. After the success of films like Wanted and Dabangg, he is ready with Ready which has his stamp all over it... Though there is nothing spectacular about the storyline, it manages to make you laugh."
[47] Preeti Arora from
Rediff gave a score of two out of five and said "Ready isn't a tribute to Salman Khan. It's a vehicle which showcases the 'Best of Salman' one has seen over the last twenty years. It entertains in bits."
[48] [edit]Box office
In India,
Ready opened to an overwhelming response at the box office and packed cinema halls with single screens reporting nearly 95-100% occupancy,
[49] while multiplexes reported 60% to 100% occupancy, depending on session times.
[50] The film collected
13 crore (US$2.9 million) nett on its first day of business, thus becoming the second
highest opening day grosser across India after
Dabangg.
[51] On its second day of business, it went on to collect
12.37 crore (US$2.76 million), therefore taking the two days nett total to
25.37 crore (US$5.66 million).
[52] The opening weekend collections of the film have been around
42.25 crore (US$9.42 million)nett, making it the second highest opening weekend ever as well as the biggest non-holiday weekend ever.
[53] The film shown steady collections on Monday with more than
7 crore (US$1.56 million) nett,
[54] and Tuesday with around
6.5 crore (US$1.45 million) nett, taking the first week nett to
69.50 crore (US$15.5 million) nett.
[55] The film collected
20 crore (US$4.46 million) nett over its second weekend, taking the ten days total revenue to
89.75 crore (US$20.01 million) nett.
[56] In the second week, the film collected
32.25 crore (US$7.19 million), taking the two week total to
101.50 crore (US$22.63 million).
[57] The film thus became the fifth in Bollywood history to collect more than
100 crore in the domestic market.
[57] During the third week, the film fetched a further
13.55 crore bringing the three week total to
115.05 crore (US$25.66 million).
[58] Ready collected
4.03 crore (US$898,690) nett in its fourth week, taking the nett collections to
119.63 crore (US$26.68 million).
[59] In its fifth week, the film collected around
96 lakh (US$214,100), taking the nett collections to
120.9 crore (US$26.96 million).
[60] According to
Komal Nahta,
Ready has netted around
130 crore (US$28.99 million) in India in six weeks.
[61] The film grossed
180 crore (US$40.14 million) worldwide,
[3] and managed an all-India distributor share of
64.58 crore (US$14.4 million), the third highest ever after
Three Idiots and
Dabangg.
[62] Box office India declared it to be a
Blockbuster, while
Taran Adarsh of
Bollywood Hungama called it an
All Time Blockbuster.
[63] The film is currently the third highest grossing Bollywood film ever domestically.
[12][edit]Overseas
In the overseas markets, the film went on to collect
8 crore (US$1.78 million) from US, UK, UAE and other foreign markets over the opening weekend.
[11] The film did particularly well in the United Arab Emirates grossing $1,200,000 at the end of its second weekend. In the United Kingdom, the film grossed £495,000 while in North America, it grossed $780,000 at the end of its second weekend.
[64]The overall business from all overseas markets reached
16.39 crore (US$3.65 million) in ten days.
[64] At the end of its fourth week, the film collected around
19.08 crore (US$4.25 million) from all overseas markets.
[65][edit]Theatrical rights
The theatrical rights of the film were sold to Ponty Chaddha for an astronomical amount of
55 crore (US$12.27 million).
[66][edit]Soundtrack
The music of the film is composed by
Pritam while the lyrics are penned by
Amitabh Bhattacharya, Ashish Pandit,
Neelesh Misra and Kumaar. It was launched on 25 April 2011 at Filmcity,
Goregoan, under the banner of
T-Series.
[67] The album contains four original tracks and four remixes.
[68] The item song "Ringa Ringa" from the Telugu movie
Arya 2 was tweaked and composed for the film by its original composer,
Devi Sri Prasad. The song underwent changes to suit the nativity of North India, an example being the change of "Ringa Ringa" to "Dhinka Chika".
[69] Composer
Anu Malik alleged that the song "Character Dheela" is an unauthorized copy of his "Mohabbat Naam Hai" from the 2001 film
Ajnabee. He told the media that he will likely file a suit against Pritam for plagiarism.
[70] Turkish songwriter Mohammed Azam filed a plagiarism suit against Pritam, claiming the lyrics for "Character Dheela" were copied from a song he wrote in 2007. The
Bombay High Court dismissed the case, ruling that since Pritam is not the lyricist he could not be held liable.
[71] Meri Ada Bhi has elements of
Mere Laung Gawaacha by
Musarrat Nazir in the song, specifically the background music had the verse saying and in dancing areas, excluding the chorus.
[citation needed][edit]Track listing
[edit]Reception
Joginder Tuteja of
Bollywood Hungama rated the album favourably, awarding it four stars out of five, stating "with only four songs in the album, one longs to lay hands on a lot more. Nonetheless, from what is made available, there are good enough reasons to celebrate with "Dhinka Chika" and "Character Dheela" all set to be not just huge hits musically but also turn out to be massive crowd pullers. On the other hand 'Meri Ada Bhi' ends up adding good variety to the album with 'Humko Pyaar Hua' carrying a potential to gather steam once the film releases.
[72] Sukanya Verma of
Rediff while giving it two and a half stars out of five saying "Ready isn't a song-heavy album despite a ditzy remixed counterpart for each. Nor is it a game changer. Still, it's got at least two potential mass favourites, complementing its leading man's stylish, crowd-pleasing personality, to offer. And that ought to be good enough for Ready to hit steady and go."
[73] Shivesh Kumar of
IndiaWeekly awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars.
[74] Gurpreet Bhuller of Moviehattan.com awarded 3.5 out of 5 stars, picking "Dhinka Chika" and "Character Dheela" as his favourites.
[75] On 12 May 2011, the songs "Character Dheela" and "Dhinka Chika" reached the top two positions on the music popularity charts compiled by the media research company Heartbeat.
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