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Kismat Konnection (Fate Connection) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz Mirza who previously directed films including Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992), Yes Boss (1997), Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Chalte Chalte (2003). The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan in the lead roles with Juhi Chawla in a guest appearance. Shah Rukh Khan is the narrator. Produced by Ramesh S. Taurani under the banner of Tips Industries, Kismat Konnection was released on July 18th, 2008.[1] The film was declared a "Semi-Hit" at the box office.

Kismat Konnection
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Aziz Mirza
Screenplay by	Sanjay Chhel Vibha Singh Sai Kabir
Story by	Rahila Mirza
Produced by	Ramesh S. Taurani Kumar S. Taurani
Starring	Shahid Kapoor Vidya Balan Juhi Chawla Om Puri Boman Irani Vishal Malhotra Karanvir Bohra Satyanand Gaitonde
Narrated by	Shah Rukh Khan
Cinematography	Binod Pradhan
Edited by	Amitabh Shukla
Music by	Songs: Pritam Sajid–Wajid Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury
Production company	Tips Industries
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	18 July 2008 (2008-07-18)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Kismat Konnection is a remake of the Hollywood film, Just My Luck which stars Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine.[2][3]

Plot

This is a story about an Architect Raj Malhotra. While he was a top student in his school and college days, he is not having much luck in finding work, clients or projects. All he does, seems to go wrong. Raj Malhotra goes to a Romani people named Haseena Bano Jaan. She advises him that his luck is not good and he needs a Good Luck Charm or a person who can change his life. Afterwards, Raj Malhotra meets Priya Saluja, who is ready to help the citizens of a community by trying to save a Community centre. Although they do not get along at first, Raj Malhotra eventually realizes that Priya Saluja is his lucky charm. Priya Saluja ends up helping Raj Malhotra through sticky situations and Raj Malhotra eventually figures out that she is, in fact, changing his life. Knowing this, Raj Malhotra lies to Priya Saluja by telling her that he will help her save the community center, but instead, he is trying to build a Shopping mall there so he can finally be recognized as an architect. He also falls in love with Priya Saluja and she too falls for him. However, when Priya Saluja finds out the truth about what Raj Malhotra is trying to do, she becomes sad. To make up for his lie, Raj Malhotra sells everything he has, not caring about his job. He proposes a plan to save the community center and ends up winning Priya's love and admiration.

Cast

• Shahid Kapoor as Raj Malhotra
• Vidya Balan as Priya Saluja (Few lines as Mona Ghosh Shetty)
• Juhi Chawla as Haseena Bano Jaan (Guest Appearance)
• Om Puri as Sanjeev "Harry" Gill
• Boman Irani as Rajiv Batra (Priya's Waving Friend)
• Vishal Malhotra as Hiten Patel
• Himani Shivpuri as Mrs. Manpreet Gill
• Karanvir Bohra as Dave Kataria
• Dimple Sharma as Aditi Rao
• Amit Varma as Karan Bahl (Priya's Fiancé)
• Satyanand Gaitonde as Mr. Kabir Talpade
• Gunjan Bakshi as Rita Ghatge
• Hyder Ali as Mr. Rahul Bakshi
• Shah Rukh Khan as a Narrator

Production

Kismat Konnection (in other words "Connection of Fate") was previously titled Lucky Charm. Kapoor and Balan began shooting for the film in Toronto, Canada and later continued in Mumbai.[4] Actress Juhi Chawla played the role of a gypsy fortune-teller dressed in typical colorful bright attire.[4]

Reception

The film received an average rating of 3 out of 5 from the critics.[5] "A simple romantic Kismat Konnection", "which could have been a good romantic comedy, but lack of good one liners, a bit lengthy second half, typical climax makes it fairly average." However Taran Adarsh gave the movie 3 out of 5 calling it a simple and sweet film. He also said the performances by Shahid and Vidya are done very neatly. Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL.in also rated it 3.5 out of 5 and said, "Overall, Kismat Konnection bears the stamp of typical Aziz Mirza film. It's not a great story or an extraordinary film. But it's a nice, cute and emotional movie."[6]

Box office

The film registered a very good opening at the box office. The film was released in more than 600 screens worldwide including US, UK, Australia and the Middle East. In the Middle East, the film did a business of ₹10,120,000 (US$130,000).^{[citation needed]} In the US, it collected ₹916,300 (US$11,000)^{[citation needed]} by the second night of its release.

Release

This film was released worldwide on Friday, July 18th, 2008.

Soundtrack

Kismat Konnection
Soundtrack album by Pritam and Sajid–Wajid
Released	24 June 2008 (2008-06-24)
Recorded	2006
Studio	Tips Industries
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	45:26
Label	Tips Industries
Producer	Ramesh S Taurani
Pritam chronology
Jannat (2008) Kismat Konnection (2008) Singh Is Kinng (2008)
Sajid–Wajid chronology
Welcome (2008) Kismat Konnection (2008) Heroes (2008)

The music was composed by Pritam while lyrics had been written by Sayeed Quadri and Shabbir Ahmed. 'Soniye Ve' was composed by Sajid–Wajid. Remix songs were mixed by DJ Suketu and Aks. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 10,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fifteenth highest-selling. And remixes are connected style from Dance Bowling 90s.[7]

#	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Move Your Body Now"	Shaan, K.K., Akriti Kakar & Hard Kaur	04:06
2	"Soniye Ve"	Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan	04:06
3	"Is This Love"	Shreya Ghoshal & Mohit Chauhan	05:29
4	"Aai Paapi"	Neeraj Shridhar	04:20
5	"Bakhuda Tumhi Ho"	Atif Aslam & Alka Yagnik	04:52
6	"Bakhuda Tumhi Ho – Fresh Mix"	Atif Aslam & Alka Yagnik	05:46
7	"Aai Paapi – Dance Mix"	Neeraj Shridhar	03:45
8	"Move Your Body Now – Hip Hop Mix"	Shaan, Adeel Chaudhry, Suhail Kaul, Hard Kaur & Akriti Kakar	03:35
9	"Kahin Na Laage Mann – Lounge Mix"	Shreya Ghoshal & Mohit Chauhan	05:52
10	"Soniye Ve – Electro Dhol Mix"	Sonu Nigam & Sunidhi Chauhan	03:58

References

External links

• Kismat Konnection at IMDb

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