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<div>{{Short description|2008 Indian film directed by Aditya Chopra}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi<br />
| image = Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Aditya Chopra]]<br />
| producer = [[Yash Chopra]]<br />
| writer = Aditya Chopra<br />
| starring = [[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br />[[Anushka Sharma]]<br />[[Vinay Pathak]]<br />
| music = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ravi K. Chandran]]<br />
| editing = Ritesh Soni<br />
| studio = [[Yash Raj Films]]<br />
| distributor = Yash Raj Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|12|12}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<ref name="British Board of Film Classification">{{cite web | title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Main language- Hindi | website=British Board of Film Classification | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-video | access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref><br />
| budget = {{INR|31 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rs 1200 cr riding on Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Jumbo & Ghajini|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/rs-120-cr-riding-on-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-jumbo-ghajini/articleshow/3820791.cms|date=11 December 2008|work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 164 minutes<ref>{{cite news|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|title=Shah Rukh's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi sees heavy booking|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182937/business|publisher=[[CNN-IBN|IBNLive]]|access-date=2 December 2008}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|157 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=313|website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi''''' ({{translation|A Match Made By God}}), also known as '''''RNBDJ''''', is a 2008 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Aditya Chopra]] and produced by him and his father [[Yash Chopra]] under their banner of [[Yash Raj Films]]. The film stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Surinder Sahni, a mild-mannered office employee who marries his deceased teacher's miserable daughter Taani Gupta, portrayed by [[Anushka Sharma]] in her debut. His friend Balwinder "Bobby" Khosla, played by [[Vinay Pathak]], eventually transforms him into the fun-loving actor "Raj Kapoor" to win Taani's love. The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Salim–Sulaiman]], and it became the first [[Bollywood]] soundtrack to reach the top 10 album sales on the [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="bollywoodhungama1">{{cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |title=Dinesh Hingoo News, Latest News of Dinesh Hingoo, Movies, News, Songs, Images, Interviews - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/dinesh-hingoo/}}</ref><br />
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''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' was released worldwide on 12 December 2008 and marked Chopra's return to direction after an 8-year hiatus, following his previous directorial venture, ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000), which also starred Khan. The film was not heavily promoted pre-release by either Khan or YRF, mainly due to uncertainty and apprehensions regarding cinema-market conditions following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|terror attacks]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2008/shahrukh-promotion-091208.html |title=Where is Shahrukh Khan? |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |date=9 December 2008 |access-date=11 December 2008}}</ref> Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics but broke several box-office records. It was declared a year-end super-hit, and at the end of its theatrical run, it grossed over {{INRConvert|1.57|b}} worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year overseas, as well as YRF and Khan's highest-grossing film at the time.<ref name="businessofcinema1">{{cite web|author=Businessofcinema.com Team |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=11600 |title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is YRF & SRK's highest-grossing film |publisher=Businessofcinema.com |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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At the [[54th Filmfare Awards]], ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' received a leading 10 nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Aditya), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Khan), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Sharma) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Pathak), and won 2 awards – [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] ([[Sukhwinder Singh]] for "Haule Haule") and [[Filmfare Award for Best Scene of the Year|Best Scene of the Year]].<br />
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The film's script was recognized by a number of critics and was invited to be included in the [[Margaret Herrick Library]] of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]], just a day after its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Cinema/Rab-Ne-Bana-Di-Jodi-goes-to-Oscar-library/Article1-359008.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226125504/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Cinema/Rab-Ne-Bana-Di-Jodi-goes-to-Oscar-library/Article1-359008.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2014 |title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi goes to Oscar library |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=18 December 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> The script is accessible for research purposes only; students, filmmakers, writers, and actors are among the regular patrons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Cinema/Rab-Ne-Bana-Di-Jodi-goes-to-Oscar-library/Article1-359008.aspx |title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi goes to Oscar library |website=www.hindustantimes.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226125504/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Cinema/Rab-Ne-Bana-Di-Jodi-goes-to-Oscar-library/Article1-359008.aspx |archive-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Surinder Sahni is a shy and mild-mannered office employee working for [[Punjab State Power Corporation|Punjab Power]] who visits the marriage ceremony of Taani Gupta, the cheerful daughter of Professor Shirish Gupta who is his former teacher. He falls in [[love at first sight]] with her but is unable to express it. Unfortunately, her fianceè and all his family members are killed in a road accident which results in the devastated Professor Gupta developing a massive [[heart attack]]. He is taken to a hospital where, on his deathbed, the dying Professor Gupta asks Surinder to marry Taani upon fearing that she will be left alone in the world after his death. Surinder agrees to this as he loves Taani anyway. Taani also agrees to fulfill her father's last wish.<br />
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After Professor Gupta's death and funeral, Surinder has an unplanned marriage with Taani and takes her to his ancestral house in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. Over there, he begins to behave with her in a kind nature and show his respect to her - he even lets her have his [[bedroom]] all to herself and stays in the [[attic]] - but is too frightened to confess his love for her. A miserable Taani locks herself in Surinder's room all the time as she was not willing to marry Surinder. However, Surinder's close friend Balwinder Khosla alias Bobby and other office colleagues invite themselves to his house for a party after learning about his marriage from the neighbours. Surinder feels awkward as he cannot make them meet a depressed Taani but is surprised when she shows up. Later that night, Taani eventually agrees to become a good wife and thus respect her role in Surinder's life but feels that she can never love him or anyone else again.<br />
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Grateful towards her care for him, Surinder buys a new [[car]] for her and often takes her to the [[Movie theater|movie theatre]] to watch Hindi films as Taani has a passion of [[Romance (love)|romance]] and [[dance]]. Later, Taani finds a [[poster]] of a [[Competitive dance|dance competition]] in Amritsar and asks Surinder to let her participate in it, to which, he agrees and even helps her pay the [[fee]]s. Surinder subsequently asks Bobby for some grooming advice which could help him win Taani's love by converting her back into a happy-go-lucky girl. Being a hair-salon owner, Bobby gives Surinder a complete [[makeover]] - which includes making him not use his [[Glasses|spectacles]], trimming off his [[moustache]], changing his [[hairstyle]] into a fashionable [[Liberty spikes|spiky]] style and fitting him out in funky Western-style [[clothing]] with aviator-style [[shades]] and oversize pastel [[contact lens]]es, including a [[motorcycle]] to help him become a [[Machismo|macho]].<br />
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He is thus transformed into a loud and fun-loving boy named "Raj Kapoor" (who is an actor) and then goes to the venue of the dance competition to see Taani's performance. He joins the competition and at the end of the class, all the participants are put into two groups with random numbers given out by the instructors in colours [[red]] and [[green]], respectively. Raj and Taani coincidentally have the same number - "[[21 (number)|21]]" - and are thus selected as each other's dance partners. Raj tries to give the "cool" images of heroes to Taani and returns home in his original form of Surinder, deciding to play this "[[dual role]]" for a few more days.<br />
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Taani eventually assures Raj that they will surely come first in the competition if they practice their dance in extra time, making him criticize Surinder's character with the hopes of winning her love. Raj and Taani become friends and start working together in their dance routine. They are eventually selected for the finals and go to have dinner at a restaurant where Raj wins the [[Competitive eating|eating competition]] between them with ''[[Panipuri]]s''. Later that night, Taani prepares ''[[Biryani]]'' for Surinder who graciously eats it after returning home but ends up having a [[Abdominal pain|stomachache]] for [[overeating]].<br />
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After a couple of days, Raj confesses his love for Taani by using his electric company abilities to shape the Amritsar lights to spell out "I Love You". A shocked Taani faces a dilemma despite Raj assuring her that they can still remain friends if she does not reciprocate his feelings. With tears in her eyes, she asks him to leave her alone for some time which leaves Raj confused. Meanwhile, Surinder also faces a dilemma as he cannot tell Taani of his disguise. He thus gains Bobby's advice of winning her love as "Surinder", but not as Raj.<br />
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One night, Surinder takes Taani to a [[trade fair]] where he participates in a [[Sumo]]-wrestling competition to win two [[airline ticket]]s for [[Japan]], knowing that his office salary would not be sufficient for the trip. He is severely injured and ultimately manages to defeat the huge Sumo-wrestler but Taani gets shell-shocked and infuriated at this. While dressing Surinder's injuries at home, she demands to know the reason behind his actions and begs him not to keep showering his care on her as she would not be able to repay him. Surinder understands that true love cannot be repaid and is disappointed as Taani cannot see it in his original form, but only in Raj. Later that night, Taani reunites with Raj in a garage and emotionally explains her dilemma to him. Seeing her distressed, he asks her to elope with him after the competition. A heartbroken Surinder then reveals to Bobby that he has decided to exit from Taani's life by sacrificing his cravings for her love, leaving her his property and applying for a transfer to [[Delhi]] so that she can find some suitable "Raj" for herself.<br />
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The next day, Surinder takes Taani to the [[Golden Temple]] to make her receive blessings from [[God]] for her performance and internally, also for her life without Raj. While there, Taani believes God has shown her a sign that her marriage with Surinder is divinely inspired. For the first time, she reflects on Surinder and has the realization of the strength and integrity in his character, something which she grows into love. That night, Taani confesses to Raj that she loves Surinder and tells him that she cannot choose him over her husband as it is equivalent in leaving God which is impossible. She leaves him in a state of shock with tears in his eyes but Raj is secretly happy that Taani loves his "true-self", Surinder.<br />
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When the time comes for their performance, Taani is shocked to see Surinder joining her on stage instead of Raj. While dancing, she awakens to the fact that Raj is none other than Surinder through a series of flashbacks. After their performance, Taani tearfully confronts Surinder backstage when he confesses that he "loves her more than God". She admits that she reciprocates his feelings and the two win the competition. In the end, the film leaves a message that there is an extraordinary love story in every ordinary couple.<br />
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The end credits show the couple visiting Japan on their belated honeymoon.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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=== Main ===<br />
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* [[Shahrukh Khan]] as Surinder "Suri" Sahni / Raj Kapoor<br />
* [[Anushka Sharma]] as Taani Surinder Sahni (née Gupta)<br />
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Balwinder "Bobby" Khosla (Suri's friend)<br />
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=== Supporting ===<br />
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* Aneesha Dalal as Dance Instructor<br />
* [[Isha Koppikar]] as Dance Instructor<br />
* Puneet Cheema as Dance Instructor<br />
* Nilofar Salehi as Dolly (dance competitor)<br />
* Bobby Bedi as Tiny Singh (dance competitor)<br />
* [[Rajesh Jais]] as Mr. Brijesh Khanna (Surinder's office colleague)<br />
* Manmeet Singh as Raju Mechanic<br />
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=== Cameo Appearances ===<br />
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* [[M. K. Raina]] as Professor Shirish Gupta (Taani's father)<br />
* Mark Sagato as Sumo Wrestler <br />
* [[Richa Pallod]] as an actress in a film in the theatre<br />
* Areesz Gandhi as MC at Dance Competition<br />
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=== Special appearances during the "[[Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte]]" song (in order of appearance) ===<br />
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* [[Kajol]]<br />
* [[Bipasha Basu]]<br />
* [[Lara Dutta]]<br />
* [[Preity Zinta]]<br />
* [[Rani Mukerji]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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=== Theme ===<br />
''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' tells a story from the point of view of an ordinary person and, most importantly, conveys a message that being 'ordinary' is cool. The filmmakers were confident that it would be able to strike a chord with millions because the film has ordinary people as its target audience:<ref name="Oneindia.in">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2008/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-ordinary-people-151208.html |title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi conveys a message |date=15 December 2008 |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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<blockquote>"As middle-class people, so many of us have a routine life. We wake up in the morning, get dressed, go to the office, come back, sometimes for a change we buy things to take home, watch TV, eat dinner and go to sleep. And then we repeat this day after day, week after week. ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' talks about one such man who lives a routine life. It is a simple film at heart."<ref name="Oneindia.in"/></blockquote><br />
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=== Casting and filming ===<br />
In February 2008, [[Aditya Chopra]] announced that he will helm another film titled ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' and that it will star his lucky mascot, Shah Rukh Khan. The female lead was to be a newcomer who would be chosen following a massive talent hunt for a young, demure woman with quintessential Punjabi features.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mypage.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/01chopra.htm |title=Aditya Chopra to direct again |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=1 February 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> In May, Yash Raj announced the casting of the 19-year-old model [[Anushka Sharma]] as the leading lady opposite Khan. [[Yash Chopra]] commented: <blockquote>"We were looking first for someone who could truly embody the spirit of small-town [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. We know we have found her in Anushka. While she has no previous acting experience, we have seen that unique spark in her that makes us confident that she will be a standout even opposite Shah Rukh."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/08rab.htm |title=SRK's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi gets a heroine |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=11 December 2011| first=Girish|last= Rao| date=8 May 2008}}</ref></blockquote><br />
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Sharma was chosen over hundreds of girls for this role and was kept hidden from the media during the filming. When asked about that, Khan said: "The idea was not to keep her a secret; we wanted her work to speak for her. When new actors come into films, it is important for people to see their work and then question them. It becomes easier after the film releases."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/19video2-when-srk-kissed-anushka.htm |title=When Shah Rukh kissed Anushka |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> [[Vinay Pathak]] was cast to play an important role in the film, making it his first commercial outing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2008/vinay-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-170608.html |title=Vinay Pathak joins Shahrukh in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |date=17 June 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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Filming began in May 2008; Yash Chopra was present at the shoot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/16look1.htm|title=Shooting of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi starts|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> A portion was shot with Khan at the [[Golden Temple]] in [[Amritsar]], Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/02sld1.htm |title=rediff.com: Shah Rukh Khan goes to Golden Temple |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> Khan had to lose the six-pack abs he developed for the song "[[Dard-e-Disco|Dard-E-Disco]]" from ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' (2007) since he was playing the role of a very normal, regular person.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2008/shahrukh-loses-six-pack-abs-160908.html |title=Shahrukh loses his six-pack abs |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |date=16 September 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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== Music ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]<br />
| cover = <br />
| alt = <br />
| released = {{start date|2008|11|14|df=y}}<br />
| recorded = 2008<br />
| venue = [[Mumbai]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]<br />
| studio = [[YRF Studios]], [[Mumbai]]<br />
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 29:25<br />
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| label = [[Yash Raj Films|YRF Music]]<br />
| producer = [[Yash Raj Films]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]<br />
| prev_year = 2008<br />
| next_title = [[8 X 10 Tasveer]]<br />
| next_year = 2009<br />
}}<br />
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The soundtrack of ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' was composed by [[Salim–Sulaiman]]. The lyrics of all the songs have been given by [[Jaideep Sahni]]. This marks the second collaboration of the composer duo with Shah Rukh Khan after ''[[Chak De! India]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624132928/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-date=24 June 2010}}</ref> The album was mixed by [[YRF Studios|Vijay Dayal]] at YRF Studios in [[Mumbai]] and was mastered by [[Brian Gardner|Brian "Big Bass" Gardner]] at [[Bernie Grundman Mastering]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2655/9474/products/IMG_20190404_121946_1024x1024@2x.jpg?v%3D1554368829&imgrefurl=https://avdigital.in/collections/audio-cd/products/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi&tbnid=nvGfL_Bnk85jdM&vet=1&docid=pRh8N607J_JS5M&w=2040&h=1794&q=rab+ne+bana+di+jodi+audio+cd&hl=en-in&source=sh/x/im|title=Google Image |website=www.google.co.in|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref><br />
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The song "[[Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte]]" pays homage to Bollywood actors [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Dev Anand]], [[Shammi Kapoor]], [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Rishi Kapoor]] and actresses [[Nargis|Nargis Dutt]], [[Sadhana Shivdasani]], [[Helen (actress)|Helen Khan]], [[Sharmila Tagore]] and [[Neetu Singh]]. The performance of the song includes appearances by [[Kajol|Kajol Devgn]], [[Bipasha Basu]], [[Lara Dutta]], [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Rani Mukerji]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/10rab-ne-bana-di-jodis-music-fails-to-excite.htm "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi's music fails to excite"], rediff.com, November 2008.</ref><br />
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Serbian pop singer [[Jelena Karleuša]] remade the song "''Dance Pe Chance''" as "Insomnia" in 2010. Bulgarian pop singer [[Ivana (singer)|Ivana]] also made a copy of the same song as "Nedei".<br />
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The soundtrack of ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' was released on 14 November 2008. It is the first Bollywood soundtrack to reach the top 10 album sales for the [[iTunes Store]].<ref name="bollywoodhungama1" /> According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', with around 19,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's second highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624132928/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-date=24 June 2010|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai<br />
| note1 = Male<br />
| extra1 = [[Roop Kumar Rathod]]<br />
| length1 = 04:43|<br />
| title2 = Haule Haule<br />
| extra2 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]]<br />
| length2 = 04:25|<br />
| title3 = Dance Pe Chance<br />
| extra3 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Labh Janjua]]<br />
| length3 = 04:22|<br />
| title4 = [[Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte]]<br />
| extra4 = [[Sonu Nigam]]<br />
| length4 = 06:36|<br />
| title5 = Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai<br />
| note5 = Female<br />
| extra5 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
| length5 = 01:44|<br />
| title6 = Dancing Jodi<br />
| extra6 = Instrumental<br />
| length6 = 03:59|<br />
| title7 = Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai<br />
| note7 = Hinglish Mashup<br />
| extra7 = [[Roop Kumar Rathod]], Jay Kadn<br />
| length7 = 03:33<br />
}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' was released across 30 countries worldwide on 12 December 2008 on over 1,200 screens, including approximately 300 prints for the overseas market, making it the first time a Bollywood film was released on such a wide scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2008/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-europe-101208.html |title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi &#124; Shahrukh Khan &#124; Anushka Sharma &#124; Europe &#124; Holland |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |date=10 December 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> Before release, the film witnessed a large volume of advance bookings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-sees-heavy-booking-news-bollywood-kkfs8Sajfje.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902054001/http://www.sify.com/movies/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-sees-heavy-booking-news-bollywood-kkfs8Sajfje.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 September 2015 |title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi sees heavy booking |website=[[Sify]] |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> Aditya Chopra, who is known for maintaining secrecy over his films and not showing them to anyone until the day of release, made an exception and held a special screening on 23 November 2008 at Yash Raj Studios. The screening was attended by Khan and his family, [[Karan Johar]], Yash Chopra, and debutante Sharma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2008/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-screening-281108.html |title=Aditya made Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi an exception |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |date=28 November 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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There was a huge debate in the industry whether Aditya Chopra's decision to go ahead with the release of the film in the wake of the terror strikes in Mumbai was the right one. With the trauma of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai city on 26, 27, and 28 November still fresh, there was divided opinion on the release schedule. While some felt that Chopra should go ahead with the release because the public, tired and depressed after watching news of the attacks and the aftermath on television screens, would be waiting for a true entertainer to divert its mind, others thought he should postpone the film release as the audiences, not just in Mumbai but all over the country, were still not in a mood to visit theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2008/priyanka-defends-harman-111208.html |title=Why Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi now? |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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=== Promotion ===<br />
The first poster of ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' was released in October in theatres and multiplexes across India, with full-page advertisements in national dailies. The first theatrical promo was released on 14 November, with Karan Johar's ''[[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]]''. Initially very little was known about the movie, and there were many theories floating around on the Internet about the story.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2008/shahrukh-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-071008.html |title=Shahrukh in the limelight again |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |date=7 October 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/11a-date-with-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi.htm |title=A date with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=11 November 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> The first music promo of the song "''Haule Haule''" was released on 2 November 2008, across all leading television channels to coincide with Khan's 43rd birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2008/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-promo-051108.html |title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi &#124; Promo &#124; Shahrukh Khan &#124; Anushka Sharma &#124; Aditya Chopra |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |date=5 November 2008 |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> The song promo had received praise from the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2008/rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-promo-051108.html|title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi promo rocks|date=5 November 2008|website=www.filmibeat.com}}</ref><br />
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=== Home media ===<br />
Joginder Tuteja of ''Bollywood Hungama'' gave the DVD of ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' 3.5 out of 5 stars stating that it is a good choice if you "want to watch a clean family movie at home." The DVD includes the documentaries, ''The Making of the Film'' and ''The Making of the Songs'' ("''Haule Haule''", "''Dance Pe Chance''", "''Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte''"), as well as a number of deleted scenes and interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/dvdreview/13824/index.html |title=''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'': DVD review |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date= |accessdate=2021-05-12}}</ref> The film, was released on [[Blu-ray]] a year after its theatrical release.<br />
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==Reception==<br />
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=== Critical reception ===<br />
Upon release, the film received mixed reviews. Robert Abele of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' calls ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' an "agreeably amusing comedy/romance/musical" noting that, "the magnetic Khan is a skilled enough comic actor with his physical transformation—like a [[Peter Sellers]]-ish recessive turning into a [[Jerry Lewis]] extrovert—that believing Taani wouldn't notice isn't difficult."<ref>[http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-couple15-2008dec15,0,7796516.story Abele, Robert. "''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (A Match Made by God)'',"] ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref> Rachel Saltz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' describes it as "soft, sweet and slow, in the words of one of its songs. It deftly blends comedy, the ruling tone of the new Bollywood, with melodrama, the ruling tone of the old."<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/movies/13jodi.html?ref=arts Saltz, Rachel. "''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'': Forlorn Husband Makes the Right Moves"], ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> Manish Gajjar of the ''[[BBC]]'' gave the film 4 out of 5 stars noting that, "Shah Rukh Khan makes you laugh and cry as the nerdy-looking, clumsy, bespectacled Surinder and all hip and happening Raj. A true professional in his own right, Khan breezes through his dialogues during the emotional and comic scenes."<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2008/12/19/bollywood_reviews_rab_ne_feature.shtml Gajjar, Manish. ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (review)], [[BBC]]</ref> [[Frank Lovece]] of ''[[Film Journal International]]'' argues that it is "smarter and more self-aware of its rom-com contrivances than most Hollywood movies" and notes that while "the movie's cleverness eventually devolves into a simplistic Harlequin-Romance-for-males wish-fulfillment about beauty and the geek, it's a very well-acted variation on a Hollywood staple."<ref>[http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3iffab62725e964a29e971e890df03478f Lovece, Frank. Film Review: ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi''], ''[[Film Journal International]]''</ref> Critic and author [[Maitland McDonagh]] of ''MissFlickChick.com'' stated that the film, "has been dismissed in some quarters as self-conscious and artificial, a coyly self-referential reworking of outdated movie tropes a la [[Todd Haynes]]' ''[[Far From Heaven]]'', but it works for me in a way that most contemporary Hollywood romcoms don't."<ref>[[Maitland McDonagh|McDonagh, Maitland]], [http://www.missflickchick.com/bollywood.html ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (review)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414144118/http://missflickchick.com/bollywood.html |date=14 April 2016 }}</ref><br />
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The film also received some negative reviews. [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' was critical, giving it 2 out of 5 stars and stating that "Aditya Chopra's return to direction after 8 years is marked by a flawed script, which in turn spawns a disappointing film. Where's the smart dialogue and the spirited characters that defined his debut film, ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]''? There's no trace of either in this film...the problem then, at the root of ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'', is that much like those artificial sets in the film, the emotions too are contrived."<ref name="RNBDJ CNN-IBN Review">{{cite web|author=Masand, Rajeev|title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is contrived|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-is-contrived/80427-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216233807/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-rab-ne-bana-di-jodi-is-contrived/80427-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 December 2008|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=13 December 2008}}</ref> Derek Elley of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' argues that the film has "a huge, hollow center that sinks the project early on...A paper-thin script drags itself to the finish line amid tiresome mugging by Khan, a huge credibility gap (she never recognises him without his spectacles and moustache?), and a blah score with only one showstopper (featuring 5 famous actresses)."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939234.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi}}</ref><br />
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A number of critics have further noted the similarities between this movie and [[superhero]] films. Khalid Mohamed, of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars stating that Surinder "is a soul brother to the mousy [[Clark Kent]]-cum-[[Superman]]" who "makes you laugh and sob alternately."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=c4504e86-39f6-4c2f-84dc-c3c4343b5435|title=Satyam Shahrukham Surinderam}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Mayank Shekhar from ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]'' gave the film three out of five stars and argues that "[The] same person, oppositely twinned, is usually the stuff of superhero films; the kinds of Clark Kent-Superman, [[Peter Parker]]-[[Spider-Man]] etc. You feel entirely lost in this fantasy flick because for the most part, it’s built around something so intimate and real. It’d be much easier to travel to foreign countries around far-fetched situations with fake heroes."<ref name="RNBDJ Mumbai Mirror Review">{{cite web|author=Mayank Shekhar|title=RNBDJ Mumbai Mirror Review |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20081213200812130215383752170b2dc/Get-more-real-Suri|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|access-date=13 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215121242/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20081213200812130215383752170b2dc/Get-more-real-Suri |archive-date=2008-12-15}}</ref> In addition, Sudish Kamath of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that while ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' could have been an interesting art film exploring the dynamics of an [[arranged marriage]], the director instead "treats this character type like [[Sam Raimi]] would treat Spider-Man...Superhero 'Raj' slips into costume and out, complaining about how it gets uncomfortable around the crotch, to win over his [[Mary Jane Watson|Mary Jane]] with not much saving-the-world business to keep him busy. But while Spidey does it for a bigger reason than just MJ, Raj’s sole motivation is to stalk his wife and play out his fantasy as somebody else. His obsession with his alter-ego reaches new heights when he wants his wife to cheat on the real him—the goofy Surinder Sahni who starts off well."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/19/stories/2008121950100300.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219123154/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/19/stories/2008121950100300.htm|archivedate=2008-12-19|title=The Hindu : Cinema Plus / Film Review : Romance with Raj -- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi|date=19 December 2008}}</ref><br />
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=== Box office ===<br />
''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' collected {{INRConvert|420|m}} in its opening week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=first_week_records|title=Box Office India: Top First Week Earners}}</ref> By its fourth week, it had earned {{INRConvert|860|m}}, making it Shah Rukh Khan's fifth consecutive blockbuster in 3 years and Aditya Chopra's third blockbuster as a director.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aditya Chopra|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=2108&role=25|access-date=12 November 2020|website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>[http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jan/10-rnbdj-srks-third-consecutive-blockbuster-100910.asp RNBDJ: SRK's third consecutive blockbuster!]</ref> The film grossed $8.43 million in the overseas market of which $2.09 million was contributed by the United States and $2.24 million from the UK, and was declared as a blockbuster overseas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=308&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU= |title=Top Lifetime Grossers Overseas (US $) |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=11 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006052405/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=308&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D |archive-date=6 October 2013}}</ref><br />
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At the end of its theatrical run, it grossed {{INRConvert|1578.9|m}} worldwide, thus becoming [[Yash Raj Films]]' and Khan's highest-grossing film at the time of its release.<ref name="businessofcinema1" /> It was the second-highest-grossing film domestically and the highest-grossing in the overseas market that year.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Award<br />
! Category<br />
! Recipients and Nominees<br />
! Results<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="8"|[[54th Filmfare Awards]]<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]<br />
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]] for "Haule Haule"<br />
|rowspan="2" {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Scene of the Year|Best Scene of the Year]]<br />
|First breakfast flower scene<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Aditya Chopra]]<br />
|rowspan="6" {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]<br />
|Shah Rukh Khan<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
|Anushka Sharma<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]<br />
|[[Vinay Pathak]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]<br />
|[[Sunidhi Chauhan]] for "Dance Pe Chance"<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="5"|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]<br />
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]<br />
|Shah Rukh Khan<br />
|rowspan="5" {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
|Anushka Sharma<br />
|-<br />
|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]<br />
|[[Vinay Pathak]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]<br />
|[[Jaideep Sahni]] for "Haule Haule"<br />
|-<br />
|[[IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]<br />
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]] for "Haule Haule"<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="5"|Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards<br />
|Best Actor<br />
|Shah Rukh Khan<br />
|rowspan="5" {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
|Best Female Debut<br />
|Anushka Sharma<br />
|-<br />
|Best Lyrics<br />
|[[Jaideep Sahni]] for "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai"<br />
|-<br />
|Best Female Playback Singer<br />
|[[Shreya Ghoshal]] for "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai"<br />
|-<br />
|Best Choreography<br />
|[[Shiamak Davar]] for "Dance Pe Chance"<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="4"|[[Stardust Awards]]<br />
|[[Stardust Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
|Aditya Chopra, [[Yash Chopra]]<br />
|rowspan="4" {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Stardust Award for Best Director|Best Director]]<br />
|Aditya Chopra<br />
|-<br />
|[[Stardust Award for Star of the Year - Male|Star of the Year - Male]]<br />
|Shah Rukh Khan<br />
|-<br />
|[[Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female|Superstar of Tomorrow - Female]]<br />
|Anushka Sharma<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="6"|[[Star Screen Awards]]<br />
|[[Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]<br />
|Shah Rukh Khan<br />
|rowspan="6" {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female|Most Promising Newcomer - Female]]<br />
|Anushka Sharma<br />
|-<br />
|[[Screen Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]<br />
|[[Jaideep Sahni]] for "Haule Haule"<br />
|-<br />
|[[Screen Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback Singer]]<br />
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]] for "Haule Haule"<br />
|-<br />
|[[Screen Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]]<br />
|[[Sunidhi Chauhan]] for "Dance Pe Chance"<br />
|-<br />
|Best Choreography<br />
|[[Vaibhavi Merchant]] for "Haule Haule"<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite book|last=Raghavendra|first=M. K.|title=The Politics of Hindi Cinema in the New Millennium: Bollywood and the Anglophone Indian Nation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=94-uoAEACAAJ|date=31 July 2014|publisher=Oxford University Press India|isbn=978-0-19-945056-5}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.yashrajfilms.com/microsites/rnbdjmicro/rnbdj.html}}<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB2fZsBZGYs Official trailer] - [[Yash Raj Films]]<br />
* {{IMDb title|1182937|Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi}}<br />
* {{mojo title|rabnebanadijodi|Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi}}<br />
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|10010335_rab_ne_bana_di_jodi}}<br />
* ''[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/13824/index.html Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi]'' at [[Bollywood Hungama]]<br />
* ''[http://www.rediff.com/movies/rabne08.html Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi] at [[Rediff.com]]<br />
* ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/image_galleries/bollywood_buzz_rab_ne_gallery.shtml Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'] at [[BBC]]<br />
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