| Chup Chup Ke | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Story: Rafi–Mecartin Screenplay: Priyadarshan Dialogues: Neeraj Vora |
| Based on | Punjabi House byRafi–Mecartin |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | Shahid Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Suniel Shetty Neha Dhupia Paresh Rawal Rajpal Yadav Shakti Kapoor Om Puri Anupam Kher Manoj Joshi Asrani |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar Aravind |
| Music by | Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Background Score: Achu Rajamani |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹12crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹25.58 crore[2] |
Chup Chup Ke (transl. Quietly, Quietly) is a 2006IndianHindi-languagecomedy drama film co-written and directed byPriyadarshan. The film starsShahid Kapoor,Kareena Kapoor,Suniel Shetty,Neha Dhupia,Paresh Rawal,Rajpal Yadav,Shakti Kapoor,Om Puri andAnupam Kher. It is a remake of the Malayalam language filmPunjabi House.
Jeetu, the son of a retired teacher named Jaidev Prasad, is debt-ridden due to many failed businesses. Jeetu breaks off his engagement with hisfiancé, Pooja and decides to commitsuicide by throwing himself into the sea to claiminsurance money that his father could use to pay off his debts. However, Jeetu is found tangled in the fishing nets by a pair of fishermen, Gundya and Bandya, who rescue him and mistake him to bemute and deaf.
Gundya owes money to aGujaratibusinessman, Prabhat Singh Chauhan, who takes away Gundya's boat. Gundya cunningly makes Prabhat believe that Jeetu is his loving nephew and leaves both Jeetu and Bandya in Prabhat's house as the guarantee until he returns the money. Prabhat's niece Shruti is mute too, but notdeaf. Her overprotective brother Mangal wants her to get married; however, her muteness makes her an undesirable match. One night, Shruti and her cousin Meenakshi learn Jeetu's secret and make him break off Shruti's undesirable marriage match to keep his secret.
Shruti and Meenakshi send money to Jeetu's village through Bandya to repay his debts. Bandya returns from the village and tells Jeetu that Pooja is married now. Unaware that Pooja believes herself to be Jeetu'swidow, is living with Jeetu's family. At the same time, Shruti confesses her love for Jeetu. Mangal approves their marriage after Jeetu reveals he is not deaf and mute. Later, Mangal sends Gundya and Bandya to deliver a suitcase of money to Jeetu's family to secure their financial well-being. However, while delivering the money, they inadvertently reveal that Jeetu is alive. Shocked, Jaidev demands that they take him to Jeetu. Jaidev arrives at Prabhat's house during Jeetu and Shruti's engagement ceremony and sees him alive.
Jaidev reveals to Jeetu that Pooja is living as his widow and implores him to return home and marry Pooja. Jeetu later goes back home to speak to his family, but they demand he marry Pooja, and Gundya and Bandya bring him back. On the day of the wedding, Jeetu's family intruded on the marriage, wanting for him to return and marry Pooja instead. However, when Pooja learns that Shruti is mute, she has a change of heart and tells Jeetu to marry Shruti. Jeetu and Shruti get married and live happily.
The film began production under the titleGujarati House.Dileep, who starred in the original filmPunjabi House (1998), turned dubbing artiste after the director wasn't satisfied with the voice for the dumb portions.[citation needed]
The film was released on 9 June 2006 in India.Chup Chup Ke received generally mixed reviews.Sukanya Verma ofRediff.com praised the cinematography and Rawal and Yadav's comedic performances. She also commented that the romance between Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor lacked chemistry.[3]The Times of India reviewer also thought that the romance between Shahid and Kareena was not believable and also criticised the lack of humour.[4] The film grossed₹25.5crore at the box office worldwide.[5]
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
| Himesh Reshammiya chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written bySameer; all music is composed byHimesh Reshammiya.
| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
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| 1. | "Aaya Re" | Kunal Ganjawala,Sunidhi Chauhan | 04:05 |
| 2. | "Dil Vich Lagya Ve" | Sonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala,Akriti Kakkar | 05:26 |
| 3. | "Ghoomar Re" | K. K., Sunidhi Chauhan | 05:14 |
| 4. | "Mausam Hai Bada Qatil" | Sonu Nigam | 04:22 |
| 5. | "Shabe Firaq" | Himesh Reshammiya,Tulsi Kumar | 04:11 |
| 6. | "Tumhi Se" | Vijay Yesudas,Shreya Ghoshal | 05:46 |
| 7. | "Tumhi Se" (Unplugged) | Kunal Ganjawala | 02:15 |
| Total length: | 58:01 | ||
