Ready is a 2011 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee,[5] starring Salman Khan and Asin in the lead roles.[6][7][8] It also features Paresh Rawal, Arya Babbar and Mahesh Manjrekar in supporting roles,[9] while Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan 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.[10] 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.[11] The film was released on 3 June 2011.[2] 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.[12] It also held records for the highest grossing Bollywood film of 2011 and the third highest grossing Bollywood film ever domestically.[13][14] As of 2012, the film is the eight highest grossing Bollywood film ever worldwide.
Plot
The film starts with ready-witted Prem (Salman Khan) helping his neighbour's daughter Khushi (Zarine Khan) to elope with Raju (Ajay Devgn). Khushi's intended bridegroom Gaurav (Arbaaz Khan) reveals that he also has a girlfriend, Kiran (Kangna Ranaut),
whom he wants to marry. The elopement angers Khushi's father, Mr.
Pathak (Mithilesh Chaturvedi) and Prem's family, the Kapoors. Prem
manages to pacify his family members.
The Kapoors decide to get Prem engaged to Pooja. Prem is sent to
receive Pooja at the airport; however, he deliberately goes to he wrong
terminal to avoid meeting her. A girl named Sanjana (Asin),
who has just run away from her own wedding, overhears Prem telling his
uncle about ditching Pooja. Since nobody from Prem's family has ever
seen Pooja, Sanjana herself pretends to be Prem's intended fiancee.
Sanjana, posing as Pooja, goes to stay with the Kapoors and wins the
hearts of the entire family, except Prem, who gets irritated with her.
Meanwhile, Sanjana's maternal uncles, Amar Choudhary (Akhilendra Mishra), and Suraj Choudhary (Sharat Saxena),
who are rivals, try to search for her. Each uncle wants Sanjana to
marry his respective brother-in-law in order to grab her wealth. Sanjana
and Prem escape from Suraj Chaudhary's goons by taking a lift in the
car of Mr. Lehri (Sudesh Lehri).
Prem outwits the goons and sends Suraj's son Aryan into a coma while
escaping. Suraj Choudhary takes the help of Mr. Lehri to get to know who
ran away with Sanjana.
But by then, Prem finds out Sanjana's true identity, and she tells
him about her uncles trying to get her married. Prem and Sanjana fall in
love and decide to get married. However, her uncle Suraj Chaudhary
takes her away. Then the Kapoors come to know about her true identity;
however, they still want her as Prem's wife. Prem assures Sanjana that
she should stay with her uncle, and he will find a way to marry her as
well as reunite her whole family.
Prem pretends to be the nephew of Balidaan Bhardwaaj a.k.a Bali (Paresh Rawal),
a Chartered Accountant who serves both of Sanjana's uncles. Prem
convinces Suraj and Amar Chaudhary not to get either of their
brothers-in-law married to Sanjana. Instead, he suggests the daughters
of America's billionaires K.K Modi and B.K Modi as suitable brides for
the two brothers-in-law. What the Choudharies do not know is that K.K
and B.K Modi are actually Prem's dad and uncle in disguise. Prem also
gets the rest of his family to play various characters, to trick
Sanjana's family into letting her marry him. He also manages to change
the Chaudhary family's negative attitudes.
But on the wedding day, Aryan comes out of coma, and reveals the
truth about Prem. There is some fighting, in which Prem gets the best of
Sanjana's uncles and their men. Then he tells Amar and Suraj Chaudhary
how Sanjana's late mother wanted them to unite and get their niece
married. The Chaudharies are deeply apologetic for their bad behaviour.
In the end, Prem and Sanjana get married and their wedding picture is
taken with the Kapoors and Chaudharies, a.k.a. the 'Chapoors'.
[edit] Cast
- Salman Khan as Prem Kapoor[16]
- Asin Thottumkal as Sanjana Singh[16]
- Paresh Rawal as Balidaan Bhardwaj (Chartered Accountant)
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Ram Kapoor (Prem's father)
- Sharat Saxena as Suraj Chaudhary (Sanjana's uncle)
- Akhilendra Mishra as Amar Chaudhary (Sanjana's uncle)
- Puneet Issar as the father of Amar and Suraj
- Manoj Joshi as Bharat Kapoor (Prem's uncle)
- Manoj Pahwa as Laxman Kapoor (Prem's uncle)
- Nikitin Dheer as Aryan (Suraj Chaudhary's son)
- Arya Babbar as Veer (Suraj Chaudhary's brother -in-law)
- Anuradha Patel as Mrs. Ram Kapoor (Prem's mother)
- Sudesh Lehri as Mr. Lehri
- Arbaaz Khan as Gaurav (Special Appearance)
- Zarine Khan as Khushi (Special Appearance, including the song "Character dheela)
- Ajay Devgn as Raju (Special Appearance)
- Sanjay Dutt as Marriage registrar / Divorce Lawyer (Special Appearance)
- Kangna Ranaut as Kiran (Special Appearance)
- Chunky Pandey as Sanjana's ex-lover (Special Appearance)
[edit] Production
The film was originally to be shot in Mauritius.[17] However on the request of Salman Khan, the location was changed to Sri Lanka.[17]
Khan described his decision to choose Sri Lanka as its close proximity
to India and its suitable landscape for Indian productions.[16]
The film's shooting started on 20 June 2010 in Colombo.[18][19] The first schedule of shooting lasted for over 27 days at locations in Colombo and the neighboring Bentota,[19] during which approximately 40% of the filming was completed.[20]
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.[21] The shooting started again in Mumbai from November 3, 2010.[22] Portions of the film were shot at Film City in Mumbai and Cherish Studios at Madh Island in the North of Mumbai.[23] During filming, media reports emerged that Asin had shot for an intimate scene for the film,[24] though the reports were later denied by the actress.[25]
The final schedule of shooting started in February 2011 in Bangkok.[26] 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.[27] Arbaaz Khan and Zarine Khan were also confirmed to have shot for small cameos in the film.[28] The final schedule of shooting was completed in March 2011.[29]
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."[30] The song "Character Dheela", which features Salman Khan and Zarine Khan in a cameo appearance, is a tribute to veteran actors Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dharmendra.[31]
[edit] Release
The film’s release date was first set as 27 May[9][32] but was later pushed back to 3 June.[2] Advance bookings were opened on 29 May (five days prior to release) in several multiplexes.[33] It became the first Indian film to release on at least 1000 UFO digital prints and almost 1900 prints in all.[34] The advance at single screens matched that of Dabangg and even bettered it at places.[35] The world premiére of the film took place at Grand Cineplex, Dubai on 1 June 2011.[36]
[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."[37] 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."[38] 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."[39] Komal Nahta of Koimoi.com gave it a rating of three and a half stars and stated, "Ready will score at the box-office, thanks to a great start, super-hit music, Salman Khan and entertainment in a good dose."[40] 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."[41] 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."[42] 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."[43] 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."[44] 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."[45] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express gave the film one star and said "What really kills this film is that its nonsense is neither inventive nor high energy."[46]
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."[47] 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."[48] 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."[49] 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."[50] 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."[51]
[edit] Box office
[edit] India
In India, Ready opened to an overwhelming response at the box
office and packed cinema halls with single screens reporting nearly
95-100% occupancy,[52] while multiplexes reported 60% to 100% occupancy, depending on session times.[53] The film collected
13 crore (US$2.59 million) nett on its first day of business, thus becoming the second highest opening day grosser across India after Dabangg.[54] On its second day of business, it went on to collect
12.37 crore (US$2.47 million), therefore taking the two days nett total to
25.37 crore (US$5.06 million).[55] The opening weekend collections of the film have been around
42.25 crore (US$8.43 million) nett, making it the second highest opening weekend ever as well as the biggest non-holiday weekend ever.[56] The film shown steady collections on Monday with more than
7 crore (US$1.4 million) nett,[57] and Tuesday with around
6.5 crore (US$1.3 million) nett, taking the first week nett to
69.50 crore (US$13.87 million) nett.[58] The film collected
20 crore (US$3.99 million) nett over its second weekend, taking the ten days total revenue to
89.75 crore (US$17.91 million) nett.[59] In the second week, the film collected
32.25 crore (US$6.43 million), taking the two week total to
101.50 crore (US$20.25 million).[60] The film thus became the fifth in Bollywood history to collect more than
100 crore in the domestic market.[60] During the third week, the film fetched a further
13.55 crore bringing the three week total to
115.05 crore (US$22.95 million).[61] Ready collected
4.03 crore (US$803,985) nett in its fourth week, taking the nett collections to
119.63 crore (US$23.87 million).[62] In its fifth week, the film collected around
96 lakh (US$191,500), taking the nett collections to
120.9 crore (US$24.12 million).[63] According to Komal Nahta, Ready has netted around
130 crore (US$25.94 million) in India in six weeks.[64] The film grossed
185 crore (US$36.91 million) worldwide,[4] and managed an all-India distributor share of
64.58 crore (US$12.88 million), the third highest ever at the time of its release.[65] Box office India declared it to be a Blockbuster, while Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama called it an All Time Blockbuster.[66] The film held the record for the third highest grossing Bollywood film ever domestically after its theatrical run.[13]
[edit] Overseas
In the overseas markets, the film went on to collect
8 crore (US$1.6 million) from US, UK, UAE and other foreign markets over the opening weekend.[12]
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.[67] The overall business from all overseas markets reached
16.39 crore (US$3.27 million) in ten days.[67] At the end of its fourth week, the film collected around
19.08 crore (US$3.81 million) from all overseas markets.[68]
[edit] Theatrical rights
The theatrical rights of the film were sold to Ponty Chaddha for an amount of
55 crore (US$10.97 million).[69]
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] 2011 BIG Star Entertainment Awards
- Won[70]
- BIG Star Most Entertaining Comic Film in ensemble - Ready
- Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Male - Salman Khan(also for Bodyguard)
- Stardust Award for Standout Performance by a Lyrics - Ashish Pandit - Dhika Chika
- Nominated
- Stardust Award Film of The Year - Ready
- Stardust Award for Dream Director - Anees Bazmee
- Stardust Award for Best Actor in Comdedy/Romance - Salman Khan
- Stardust Award for Best Actor in Comdedy/Romance - Asin
- Zee Cine Award for Best Song of the Year - Character Dheela Hai
[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.[71] The album contains four original tracks and four remixes.[72] 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".[73] 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.[74]
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.
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