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	Shortly after Sachin ends up complicating matters with Gehna when she slits her wrist in a suicide attempt upon being arrested for a fraudulent set-up on his part and is hospitalized, Sachin breaks the truth about his disillusionment with his past principles and reconciles with Gehna as well as her elder brother Madhav. A few days later, he spots Azad escape from Sanjay's house. He then learns of Anjali's death because of an accident. While Ramakant is devastated, Sachin is suspicious and smells foul play in her death. He then meets Azad again at the Municipal office in Gehna's presence and learns of Azad's intentions from her about how he had acquired strong evidence which would help in putting the people involved in the bridge collapse behind bars. They both then agree to help each other to reveal the corruption behind the faulty construction of the bridge.		Shortly after Sachin ends up complicating matters with Gehna when she slits her wrist in a suicide attempt upon being arrested for a fraudulent set-up on his part and is hospitalized, Sachin breaks the truth about his disillusionment with his past principles and reconciles with Gehna as well as her elder brother Madhav. A few days later, he spots Azad escape from Sanjay's house. He then learns of Anjali's death because of an accident. While Ramakant is devastated, Sachin is suspicious and smells foul play in her death. He then meets Azad again at the Municipal office in Gehna's presence and learns of Azad's intentions from her about how he had acquired strong evidence which would help in putting the people involved in the bridge collapse behind bars. They both then agree to help each other to reveal the corruption behind the faulty construction of the bridge.

	Sanjay comes to know of Azad's intentions and hires masked robbers, who kill Azad while he was on his way to court. Sachin takes the fatally injured Azad to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, while Azad is dying in Sachin's arms, he reveals that while he was stealing the evidence, he saw Anjali being raped by Sanjay's friends and it's not clear whether she was murdered by her rapists while she escaped or she committed suicide. Attempting to make sure the evidence isn't revealed, Sanjay steals it after robbing Azad's house. Sachin spots Sanjay fleeing with the bag full of evidence and a fight ensues between Sanjay and Sachin. ~~An enraged crowd~~ Sanjay is then killed after being run over by a truck and Sachin successfully retrieves the evidence.		Sanjay comes to know of Azad's intentions and hires masked robbers, who kill Azad while he was on his way to court. Sachin takes the fatally injured Azad to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, while Azad is dying in Sachin's arms, he reveals that while he was stealing the evidence, he saw Anjali being raped by Sanjay's friends and it's not clear whether she was murdered by her rapists while she escaped or she committed suicide. Attempting to make sure the evidence isn't revealed, Sanjay steals it after robbing Azad's house. Sachin spots Sanjay fleeing with the bag full of evidence and a fight ensues between Sanjay and Sachin. A furious Sanjay is crowd then killed after being run over by a truck and Sachin successfully retrieves the evidence.

	Trigun, Harish and Suhas are arrested and the whole family, especially Sachin's sisters-in-law, begins belittling him, claiming he was jealous of them and unlike his successful brother Harish and brothers-in-law Trigun and Suhas, blaming him for tarnishing the family name. Sachin then argues back that their husbands are still alive behind bars where the wives can see them, while the people who have died to the bridge collapse are gone forever, and nothing can be done to bring them back, and he had to deal with the pain of losing Anjali the most, considering that his brothers-in-law had a hand in her death and were not reprimanded.		Trigun, Harish and Suhas are arrested and the whole family, especially Sachin's sisters-in-law, begins belittling him, claiming he was jealous of them and unlike his successful brother Harish and brothers-in-law Trigun and Suhas, blaming him for tarnishing the family name. Sachin then argues back that their husbands are still alive behind bars where the wives can see them, while the people who have died to the bridge collapse are gone forever, and nothing can be done to bring them back, and he had to deal with the pain of losing Anjali the most, considering that his brothers-in-law had a hand in her death and were not reprimanded.

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	Shortly after Sachin ends up complicating matters with Gehna when she slits her wrist in a suicide attempt upon being arrested for a fraudulent set-up on his part and is hospitalized, Sachin breaks the truth about his disillusionment with his past principles and reconciles with Gehna as well as her elder brother Madhav. A few days later, he spots Azad escape from Sanjay's house. He then learns of Anjali's death because of an accident. While Ramakant is devastated, Sachin is suspicious and smells foul play in her death. He then meets Azad again at the Municipal office in Gehna's presence and learns of Azad's intentions from her about how he had acquired strong evidence which would help in putting the people involved in the bridge collapse behind bars. They both then agree to help each other to reveal the corruption behind the faulty construction of the bridge.		Shortly after Sachin ends up complicating matters with Gehna when she slits her wrist in a suicide attempt upon being arrested for a fraudulent set-up on his part and is hospitalized, Sachin breaks the truth about his disillusionment with his past principles and reconciles with Gehna as well as her elder brother Madhav. A few days later, he spots Azad escape from Sanjay's house. He then learns of Anjali's death because of an accident. While Ramakant is devastated, Sachin is suspicious and smells foul play in her death. He then meets Azad again at the Municipal office in Gehna's presence and learns of Azad's intentions from her about how he had acquired strong evidence which would help in putting the people involved in the bridge collapse behind bars. They both then agree to help each other to reveal the corruption behind the faulty construction of the bridge.

	Sanjay comes to know of Azad's intentions and hires masked robbers, who kill Azad while he was on his way to court. Sachin takes the fatally injured Azad to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, while Azad is dying in Sachin's arms, he reveals that while he was stealing the evidence, he saw Anjali being raped by Sanjay's friends and it's not clear whether she was murdered by her rapists while she escaped or she committed suicide. Attempting to make sure the evidence isn't revealed, Sanjay steals it after robbing Azad's house. Sachin spots Sanjay fleeing with the bag full of evidence and a fight ensues between Sanjay and Sachin. Sanjay is then killed after being run over by a truck and Sachin successfully retrieves the evidence.		Sanjay comes to know of Azad's intentions and hires masked robbers, who kill Azad while he was on his way to court. Sachin takes the fatally injured Azad to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, while Azad is dying in Sachin's arms, he reveals that while he was stealing the evidence, he saw Anjali being raped by Sanjay's friends and it's not clear whether she was murdered by her rapists while she escaped or she committed suicide. Attempting to make sure the evidence isn't revealed, Sanjay steals it after robbing Azad's house. Sachin spots Sanjay fleeing with the bag full of evidence and a fight ensues between Sanjay and Sachin. An enraged crowd Sanjay is then killed after being run over by a truck and Sachin successfully retrieves the evidence.

	Trigun, Harish and Suhas are arrested and the whole family, especially Sachin's sisters-in-law, begins belittling him, claiming he was jealous of them and unlike his successful brother Harish and brothers-in-law Trigun and Suhas, blaming him for tarnishing the family name. Sachin then argues back that their husbands are still alive behind bars where the wives can see them, while the people who have died to the bridge collapse are gone forever, and nothing can be done to bring them back, and he had to deal with the pain of losing Anjali the most, considering that his brothers-in-law had a hand in her death and were not reprimanded.		Trigun, Harish and Suhas are arrested and the whole family, especially Sachin's sisters-in-law, begins belittling him, claiming he was jealous of them and unlike his successful brother Harish and brothers-in-law Trigun and Suhas, blaming him for tarnishing the family name. Sachin then argues back that their husbands are still alive behind bars where the wives can see them, while the people who have died to the bridge collapse are gone forever, and nothing can be done to bring them back, and he had to deal with the pain of losing Anjali the most, considering that his brothers-in-law had a hand in her death and were not reprimanded.

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	'''''Khatta Meetha''''' ({{trans\|Sour and Sweet}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[political satire]] film written and directed by [[Priyadarshan]] and produced by [[Dhilin Mehta]] and [[Twinkle Khanna]] under [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd\|Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited]] and [[Hari Om Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/akshay-kumar-to-produce-khatta-meetha_100301399.html\|title=Akshay Kumar to produce Khatta Meetha\|date=9 January 2010}}</ref>A remake of Priyadarshan's previous 1988 [[Malayalam film]] ''[[Vellanakalude Nadu]]'' (1988), scripted by [[~~Sreenivasan (actor)\|~~Sreenivasan]],<ref name="indiglamour">{{cite web\|year=2010 \|title=Trisha to Enter Bollywood Soon \|publisher=indiglamour \|access-date=24 May 2010 \|url=http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Telugu/Trisha-to-Enter-Bollywood-Soon201005 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025810/http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Telugu/Trisha-to-Enter-Bollywood-Soon201005 \|archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> the film stars [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Trisha (actress)\|Trisha]], while [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]], [[Rajpal Yadav]], [[Johnny Lever]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Urvashi Sharma]], [[Jaideep Ahlawat]], [[Manoj Joshi (actor)\|Manoj Joshi]], [[Milind Gunaji]], [[Neeraj Vora~~]], [[Asrani]] and [[Vijay Maurya~~]] feature in supporting roles. The story follows Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relation with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations. However, as he begins to mend his ways, justice comes knocking on his door.		'''''Khatta Meetha''''' ({{trans\|Sour and Sweet}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[political satire]] [[comedy]] film written and directed by [[Priyadarshan]] and produced by [[Dhilin Mehta]] and [[Twinkle Khanna]] under [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd\|Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited]] and [[Hari Om Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/akshay-kumar-to-produce-khatta-meetha_100301399.html\|title=Akshay Kumar to produce Khatta Meetha\|date=9 January 2010}}</ref> A remake of Priyadarshan's previous 1988 [[Malayalam film]] ''[[Vellanakalude Nadu]]'' (1988), scripted by [[Sreenivasan]],<ref name="indiglamour">{{cite web\|year=2010 \|title=Trisha to Enter Bollywood Soon \|publisher=indiglamour \|access-date=24 May 2010 \|url=http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Telugu/Trisha-to-Enter-Bollywood-Soon201005 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025810/http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Telugu/Trisha-to-Enter-Bollywood-Soon201005 \|archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> the film stars [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Trisha (actress)\|Trisha]], while [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]], [[Rajpal Yadav]], [[Asrani]], [[Johnny Lever]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Urvashi Sharma]], [[Makarand Deshpande]], [[Jaideep Ahlawat]], [[Manoj Joshi (actor)\|Manoj Joshi]], [[Milind Gunaji]] and [[Neeraj Vora]] feature in supporting roles. The story follows Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relation with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations. However, as he begins to mend his ways, justice comes knocking on his door.

	Released on 23 July 2010, ''Khatta Meetha'' opened to mixed reviews and was a ~~disaster~~ at the time of release. On television, it has acquired a great cult audience over the years, and has been the subject of many viral [[Internet meme\|memes]].		Released on 23 July 2010, ''Khatta Meetha'' opened to mixed reviews and was a below-average grosser at the time of release. On television, however, it has acquired a great cult audience over the years and has been the subject of many viral [[Internet meme\|memes]].

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Sachin Tichkule ([[Akshay Kumar]]) is a struggling Maharashtrian contractor who dreams big but has no chance of his dreams coming true as he doesn't have any money to bribe the bureaucracy. His family has lost faith in him, telling him to earn money through honest means. To make matters worse, the new Municipal Commissioner turns out to be his ex-girlfriend, Gehna Ganpule ([[Trisha (actress)\|Trisha]]), who now hates him due to his wayward ways. His brothers-in-law Trigun Fatak ([[Manoj Joshi (actor)\|Manoj Joshi]]), Suhas Vichare ([[Milind Gunaji]]) and his elder brother Harish Tichkule ('''Paritosh Sand''') were all responsible for a bridge collapse resulting in many fatalities, and were helped by a politician named Sanjay Rana ([[Jaideep Ahlawat]]).		Sachin Tichkule ([[Akshay Kumar]]) is a struggling Maharashtrian contractor who dreams big but has no chance of his dreams coming true as he doesn't have any money to bribe the bureaucracy. His family has lost faith in him, telling him to earn money through honest means. To make matters worse, the new Municipal Commissioner turns out to be his ex-girlfriend, Gehna Ganpule ([[Trisha (actress)\|Trisha]]), who now hates him due to his wayward ways. His brothers-in-law Trigun Fatak ([[Manoj Joshi (actor)\|Manoj Joshi]]), Suhas Vichare ([[Milind Gunaji]]) and his elder brother Harish Tichkule ('''Paritosh Sand''') were all responsible for a bridge collapse resulting in many fatalities, and were helped by a politician named Sanjay Rana ([[Jaideep Ahlawat]]).

	After putting the blame of the mishap on their driver Vishwas Rao, ([[Tinu Anand]]) they kill him later fearing he would reveal the truth. Meanwhile, Sanjay's lustful eyes fall on Sachin's sister Anjali ([[Urvashi Sharma]]). Sachin warns him to keep away from Anjali and slaps him. Meanwhile, a journalist named Azad Bhagat ([[Makrand Deshpande]]) wants justice as his family was killed in that accident. Anjali ~~marries~~ Sanjay, unbeknownst to Sachin. When he confronts his father Ramakant Tichkule ([[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]) as to how the marriage is finalized to an evil man without his knowledge, he reprimands Sachin, saying he has no right to say ~~he didn't know~~ anything ~~because~~ he has no money to marry his sister off. After losing ~~contact~~, Sachin learns that Anjali has been attempting to contact him and when he goes to their house one night, he is informed by the guard that they have gone out.		After putting the blame of the mishap on their driver Vishwas Rao, ([[Tinu Anand]]) they kill him later fearing he would reveal the truth. Meanwhile, Sanjay's lustful eyes fall on Sachin's sister Anjali ([[Urvashi Sharma]]). Sachin warns him to keep away from Anjali and slaps him. Meanwhile, a journalist named Azad Bhagat ([[Makrand Deshpande]]) wants justice as his family was killed in that accident. Anjali is betrothed to Sanjay, unbeknownst to Sachin. When he confronts his father Ramakant Tichkule ([[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]) as to how the marriage is finalized to an evil man without his knowledge, he reprimands Sachin, saying he has no right to say anything as he has no money to marry his sister off. After losing touch with her, Sachin learns that Anjali has been attempting to contact him, and when he goes to their house one night, he is informed by the guard that they have gone out.

	Sachin spots Azad escape from Sanjay's house. He then learns of Anjali's death because of an accident. ~~Sachin and his parents are~~ devastated. Sachin is suspicious and smells foul play in her death. He then meets Azad again at the Municipal office and learns of Azad's intentions ~~and~~ how he had acquired strong evidence which would help in putting the people involved behind bars. They both then agree to help each other to reveal the corruption behind the faulty construction of the bridge.		Shortly after Sachin ends up complicating matters with Gehna when she slits her wrist in a suicide attempt upon being arrested for a fraudulent set-up on his part and is hospitalized, Sachin breaks the truth about his disillusionment with his past principles and reconciles with Gehna as well as her elder brother Madhav. A few days later, he spots Azad escape from Sanjay's house. He then learns of Anjali's death because of an accident. While Ramakant is devastated, Sachin is suspicious and smells foul play in her death. He then meets Azad again at the Municipal office in Gehna's presence and learns of Azad's intentions from her about how he had acquired strong evidence which would help in putting the people involved in the bridge collapse behind bars. They both then agree to help each other to reveal the corruption behind the faulty construction of the bridge.

	Sanjay comes to know of Azad's intentions and hires masked robbers, who kill Azad while he was on his way to court. Sachin takes the fatally injured Azad to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, while Azad is dying in Sachin's arms, he reveals that while he was stealing the evidence, he saw ~~Sachin's sister~~ Anjali being raped by Sanjay's friends and it's not clear whether she was murdered by her rapists while she escaped or she committed suicide. ~~In an attempt~~ to make sure the evidence isn't revealed, Sanjay steals it after robbing Azad's house. Sachin spots Sanjay fleeing with the bag full of evidence and a fight ensues between Sanjay and Sachin. Sanjay is then killed after being run over by a truck and Sachin successfully retrieves the evidence.		Sanjay comes to know of Azad's intentions and hires masked robbers, who kill Azad while he was on his way to court. Sachin takes the fatally injured Azad to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, while Azad is dying in Sachin's arms, he reveals that while he was stealing the evidence, he saw Anjali being raped by Sanjay's friends and it's not clear whether she was murdered by her rapists while she escaped or she committed suicide. Attempting to make sure the evidence isn't revealed, Sanjay steals it after robbing Azad's house. Sachin spots Sanjay fleeing with the bag full of evidence and a fight ensues between Sanjay and Sachin. Sanjay is then killed after being run over by a truck and Sachin successfully retrieves the evidence.

	~~Sachin's brother~~ and ~~brothers-in-law~~ are arrested and the whole family, especially Sachin's sisters-in-law, begins belittling him, claiming he was jealous of them and unlike his successful brother Harish and brothers-in-law Trigun and Suhas, blaming him for tarnishing the family name. Sachin then argues back that their husbands are still alive behind bars where the wives can see them, while the people who have died to the bridge collapse are gone forever, and nothing can be done to bring them back, and he had to deal with the pain of losing Anjali the most, considering that his brothers-in-law had a hand in her death and were not reprimanded.		Trigun, Harish and Suhas are arrested and the whole family, especially Sachin's sisters-in-law, begins belittling him, claiming he was jealous of them and unlike his successful brother Harish and brothers-in-law Trigun and Suhas, blaming him for tarnishing the family name. Sachin then argues back that their husbands are still alive behind bars where the wives can see them, while the people who have died to the bridge collapse are gone forever, and nothing can be done to bring them back, and he had to deal with the pain of losing Anjali the most, considering that his brothers-in-law had a hand in her death and were not reprimanded.

	He agrees to leave, until ~~his father~~ stops him and realizes his honesty and trustworthiness, ~~re-kindling~~ their relationship, saying that he is proud of him. As he gets out of the house, Sachin spots Gehna, who tells him that she remained a spinster waiting for him, and confesses her love for Sachin and they decide to marry.		He agrees to leave, until Ramakant stops him and realizes his honesty and trustworthiness, rekindling their relationship, saying that he is proud of him. As he gets out of the house, Sachin spots Gehna, who tells him that she remained a spinster waiting for him, and confesses her love for Sachin and they decide to marry.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	*[[Makrand Deshpande]] as Azad Bhagat, a social worker who lost his family in the bridge collapse		*[[Makrand Deshpande]] as Azad Bhagat, a social worker who lost his family in the bridge collapse
	*[[Asrani]] as Seth Karodimal		*[[Asrani]] as Seth Karodimal
	*[[Johnny Lever]] as Award Anshuman		*[[Johnny Lever]] as Award Anshuman, Girghardan Ghat
	*[[Milind Gunaji]] as Suhas Vichare, Sachin's brother-in-law		*[[Milind Gunaji]] as Suhas Vichare, Sachin's brother-in-law
	*[[Aruna Irani]] as Sheetaladevi, Sachin's mother		*[[Aruna Irani]] as Sheetaladevi, Sachin's mother
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	*[[Tinu Anand]] as Vishwas Rao, driver		*[[Tinu Anand]] as Vishwas Rao, driver
	*[[Atul Parchure]] as Chintan		*[[Atul Parchure]] as Chintan
	*[[Neeraj Vora]] as Mr Ganpule		*[[Neeraj Vora]] as Madhav Ganpule, Gehna's elder brother
	*[[Jaideep Ahlawat]] as Sanjay Rane		*[[Jaideep Ahlawat]] as Sanjay Rane
	*[[Anupam Bhattacharya]] as Police ~~inspector~~		*Anupam Bhattacharya as Police Inspector
	*'''Paritosh Sand''' as Harish Tichkule, Sachin's elder brother		*'''Paritosh Sand''' as Harish Tichkule, Sachin's elder brother
	*[[Anant Jog]] as Ramakant's ~~samdhi~~		*[[Anant Jog]] as Ramakant's brother-in-law
	*Swatantra Bharat as Mr Adiwarkar		*Swatantra Bharat as Mr. Adiwarkar
	*Preity Pundir as Sandhya, ~~Ganpule~~'s wife		*Preity Pundir as Sandhya, Madhav's wife
	*Pooja Bhatt as Subhadra Tichkule, Harish's wife		*Pooja Bhatt as Subhadra Tichkule, Harish's wife
	*Esha as Akanksha Vichare, Suhas's wife and Sachin's elder sister		*Esha as Akanksha Vichare, Suhas's wife and Sachin's elder sister
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	===Critical response===		===Critical response===
	Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics.		Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics.
	[[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN]] rated the film 3 out of 5 saying, "Khatta Meetha" is a complete family film , which had its moments. Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] gave it 2/5 saying, "The story with its baggage of generic turns and contrived twists ~~mangaes~~ to laugh the audience at many points but all seems too familiar in making its even-now significant point. In addition, it seems a tad too long at its three hours running time.<ref name="rev2">{{cite web\|url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jul/23/review-khatta-meetha.htm \|title=Khatta Meetha is only part-funny \|publisher=Rediff\|access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref> Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL rated the film 1.5/5 and stated, "In no way does 'Khatta Meetha' look like a film made by a director who has made 80 films till date. Certainly not from a director who got a National Award barely a year back for 'Kanchivaram'. This one is a rather amateur product which is best avoided."<ref>{{cite web\|title= AOL Movie Review: Khatta Meetha\|url=http://www.aolbollywood.com/2010/07/26/khatta-meetha-movie-review}}</ref> Blessy Chettiar of DNA gave it a rating of 2/5 and said, "Khatta Meetha is a hotchpotch of too much drama and very little comedy".<ref name="rev1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_review-khatta-meetha-is-more-sour-than-sweet_1413757 \|title=Khatta Meetha is more sour than sweet\|publisher=DNA India\|access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of the [[Times of India]] gave it the highest rating of 3.5/5 saying, "Tune off a bit for the tedious middle and you could be in for some fun and frolic in Khatta Meetha".<ref>{{cite news\|title=Khatta Meetha Movie review\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Khatta-Meetha/movie-review/6201100.cms\|publisher=Times of India\|access-date=30 July 2010\|first1=Nikhat\|last1=Kazmi\|date=23 July 2010}}</ref>		[[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN]] rated the film 3 out of 5 saying, "Khatta Meetha" is a complete family film, which had its moments. Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] gave it 2/5 saying, "The story with its baggage of generic turns and contrived twists manages to laugh the audience at many points but all seems too familiar in making its even-now significant point. In addition, it seems a tad too long at its three hours running time.<ref name="rev2">{{cite web\|url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jul/23/review-khatta-meetha.htm \|title=Khatta Meetha is only part-funny \|publisher=Rediff\|access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref> Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL rated the film 1.5/5 and stated, "In no way does 'Khatta Meetha' look like a film made by a director who has made 80 films till date. Certainly not from a director who got a National Award barely a year back for 'Kanchivaram'. This one is a rather amateur product which is best avoided."<ref>{{cite web\|title= AOL Movie Review: Khatta Meetha\|url=http://www.aolbollywood.com/2010/07/26/khatta-meetha-movie-review}}</ref> Blessy Chettiar of DNA gave it a rating of 2/5 and said, "Khatta Meetha is a hotchpotch of too much drama and very little comedy".<ref name="rev1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_review-khatta-meetha-is-more-sour-than-sweet_1413757 \|title=Khatta Meetha is more sour than sweet\|publisher=DNA India\|access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of the [[Times of India]] gave it the highest rating of 3.5/5 saying, "Tune off a bit for the tedious middle and you could be in for some fun and frolic in Khatta Meetha".<ref>{{cite news\|title=Khatta Meetha Movie review\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Khatta-Meetha/movie-review/6201100.cms\|publisher=Times of India\|access-date=30 July 2010\|first1=Nikhat\|last1=Kazmi\|date=23 July 2010}}</ref>

	==Awards and nominations==		==Awards and nominations==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Khatta Meetha
| image = Khattameetha movie.jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|hi|खट्टा मीठा}}
| director = [[Priyadarshan]]
| producer = [[Dhilin Mehta]] [[Twinkle Khanna]]
| writer = '''Story and Screenplay:''' [[Priyadarshan]] '''Dialogues:''' Jay Master
| based_on = ''[[Vellanakalude Nadu]]'' by [[Sreenivasan]]
| starring = [[Akshay Kumar]] [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] [[Urvashi Sharma]] [[Rajpal Yadav]]
| narrator =
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Pritam Chakraborty]] '''Guest Composer:''' [[Shani Arshad]] '''Background Score:''' [[Ouseppachan]]
| cinematography = [[V. Manikandan]]
| editing = [[Arun Kumar Aravind|Arun Kumar]]
| studio = [[Hari Om Entertainment]] [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision|Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]] [[Shemaroo|Shemaroo Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|7|23|[[India]]}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}35 [[crore]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Khatta Meetha - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=86|work=[[Box Office India]]|date=28 July 2018}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}62.79 [[crore]]<ref name="auto"/>
}}
'''''Khatta Meetha''''' ({{trans|Sour and Sweet}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[political satire]] film written and directed by [[Priyadarshan]] and produced by [[Dhilin Mehta]] and [[Twinkle Khanna]] under [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd|Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited]] and [[Hari Om Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/akshay-kumar-to-produce-khatta-meetha_100301399.html|title=Akshay Kumar to produce Khatta Meetha|date=9 January 2010}}</ref>A remake of Priyadarshan's previous 1988 [[Malayalam film]] ''[[Vellanakalude Nadu]]'' (1988), scripted by [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]],<ref name="indiglamour">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Trisha to Enter Bollywood Soon |publisher=indiglamour |access-date=24 May 2010 |url=http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Telugu/Trisha-to-Enter-Bollywood-Soon201005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025810/http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Telugu/Trisha-to-Enter-Bollywood-Soon201005 |archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> the film stars [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]], while [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]], [[Rajpal Yadav]], [[Johnny Lever]], [[Aruna Irani]], [[Urvashi Sharma]], [[Jaideep Ahlawat]], [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]], [[Milind Gunaji]], [[Neeraj Vora]], [[Asrani]] and [[Vijay Maurya]] feature in supporting roles. The story follows Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relation with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations. However, as he begins to mend his ways, justice comes knocking on his door.

Released on 23 July 2010, ''Khatta Meetha'' opened to mixed reviews and was a disaster at the time of release. On television, it has acquired a great cult audience over the years, and has been the subject of many viral [[Internet meme|memes]].

==Plot==
Sachin Tichkule ([[Akshay Kumar]]) is a struggling Maharashtrian contractor who dreams big but has no chance of his dreams coming true as he doesn't have any money to bribe the bureaucracy. His family has lost faith in him, telling him to earn money through honest means. To make matters worse, the new Municipal Commissioner turns out to be his ex-girlfriend, Gehna Ganpule ([[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]]), who now hates him due to his wayward ways. His brothers-in-law Trigun Fatak ([[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]]), Suhas Vichare ([[Milind Gunaji]]) and his elder brother Harish Tichkule ('''Paritosh Sand''') were all responsible for a bridge collapse resulting in many fatalities, and were helped by a politician named Sanjay Rana ([[Jaideep Ahlawat]]).

After putting the blame of the mishap on their driver Vishwas Rao, ([[Tinu Anand]]) they kill him later fearing he would reveal the truth. Meanwhile, Sanjay's lustful eyes fall on Sachin's sister Anjali ([[Urvashi Sharma]]). Sachin warns him to keep away from Anjali and slaps him. Meanwhile, a journalist named Azad Bhagat ([[Makrand Deshpande]]) wants justice as his family was killed in that accident. Anjali marries Sanjay, unbeknownst to Sachin. When he confronts his father Ramakant Tichkule ([[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]) as to how the marriage is finalized to an evil man without his knowledge, he reprimands Sachin, saying he has no right to say he didn't know anything because he has no money to marry his sister off. After losing contact, Sachin learns that Anjali has been attempting to contact him and when he goes to their house one night, he is informed by the guard that they have gone out.

Sachin spots Azad escape from Sanjay's house. He then learns of Anjali's death because of an accident. Sachin and his parents are devastated. Sachin is suspicious and smells foul play in her death. He then meets Azad again at the Municipal office and learns of Azad's intentions and how he had acquired strong evidence which would help in putting the people involved behind bars. They both then agree to help each other to reveal the corruption behind the faulty construction of the bridge.

Sanjay comes to know of Azad's intentions and hires masked robbers, who kill Azad while he was on his way to court. Sachin takes the fatally injured Azad to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, while Azad is dying in Sachin's arms, he reveals that while he was stealing the evidence, he saw Sachin's sister Anjali being raped by Sanjay's friends and it's not clear whether she was murdered by her rapists while she escaped or she committed suicide. In an attempt to make sure the evidence isn't revealed, Sanjay steals it after robbing Azad's house. Sachin spots Sanjay fleeing with the bag full of evidence and a fight ensues between Sanjay and Sachin. Sanjay is then killed after being run over by a truck and Sachin successfully retrieves the evidence.

Sachin's brother and brothers-in-law are arrested and the whole family, especially Sachin's sisters-in-law, begins belittling him, claiming he was jealous of them and unlike his successful brother Harish and brothers-in-law Trigun and Suhas, blaming him for tarnishing the family name. Sachin then argues back that their husbands are still alive behind bars where the wives can see them, while the people who have died to the bridge collapse are gone forever, and nothing can be done to bring them back, and he had to deal with the pain of losing Anjali the most, considering that his brothers-in-law had a hand in her death and were not reprimanded.

He agrees to leave, until his father stops him and realizes his honesty and trustworthiness, re-kindling their relationship, saying that he is proud of him. As he gets out of the house, Sachin spots Gehna, who tells him that she remained a spinster waiting for him, and confesses her love for Sachin and they decide to marry.

==Cast==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Akshay Kumar]] as Sachin Tichkule
*[[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] as Gehna Ganpule, Municipal Commissioner
*[[Rajpal Yadav]] as Rangeela
*[[Makrand Deshpande]] as Azad Bhagat, a social worker who lost his family in the bridge collapse
*[[Asrani]] as Seth Karodimal
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Award Anshuman
*[[Milind Gunaji]] as Suhas Vichare, Sachin's brother-in-law
*[[Aruna Irani]] as Sheetaladevi, Sachin's mother
*[[Urvashi Sharma]] as Anjali Tichkule, Sachin's sister
*[[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Trigun Fatak, Sachin's brother-in-law
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Ramakant Tichkule, Sachin's father, who is a retired judge
*[[Tinu Anand]] as Vishwas Rao, driver
*[[Atul Parchure]] as Chintan
*[[Neeraj Vora]] as Mr Ganpule
*[[Jaideep Ahlawat]] as Sanjay Rane
*[[Anupam Bhattacharya]] as Police inspector
*'''Paritosh Sand''' as Harish Tichkule, Sachin's elder brother
*[[Anant Jog]] as Ramakant's samdhi
*Swatantra Bharat as Mr Adiwarkar
*Preity Pundir as Sandhya, Ganpule's wife
*Pooja Bhatt as Subhadra Tichkule, Harish's wife
*Esha as Akanksha Vichare, Suhas's wife and Sachin's elder sister
*[[Geetha Vijayan]] as Gayatri Fatak, Trigun's wife
*Ajay Shah as Ajay
*Kanchan Pagare as Jadia
*Sanjay Belose as Gangya
*Satish as Joshi
*[[Nitin Desai]] as Lawyer
*Paresh Brahmabhatt as Peon
*Prafull as Gopi
*[[Nagesh Bhosle]] as Inspection Officer
*Pradeep Vengurlekar as Vigilance Officer
*'''Anand Ingale''' as Politician
*[[Kainaat Arora]] as the item girl in song "Aila Re Aila"
{{div col end|2}}

==Reception==

===Critical response===
Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics.
[[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN]] rated the film 3 out of 5 saying, "Khatta Meetha" is a complete family film , which had its moments. Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] gave it 2/5 saying, "The story with its baggage of generic turns and contrived twists mangaes to laugh the audience at many points but all seems too familiar in making its even-now significant point. In addition, it seems a tad too long at its three hours running time.<ref name="rev2">{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jul/23/review-khatta-meetha.htm |title=Khatta Meetha is only part-funny |publisher=Rediff|access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref> Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL rated the film 1.5/5 and stated, "In no way does 'Khatta Meetha' look like a film made by a director who has made 80 films till date. Certainly not from a director who got a National Award barely a year back for 'Kanchivaram'. This one is a rather amateur product which is best avoided."<ref>{{cite web|title= AOL Movie Review: Khatta Meetha|url=http://www.aolbollywood.com/2010/07/26/khatta-meetha-movie-review}}</ref> Blessy Chettiar of DNA gave it a rating of 2/5 and said, "Khatta Meetha is a hotchpotch of too much drama and very little comedy".<ref name="rev1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_review-khatta-meetha-is-more-sour-than-sweet_1413757 |title=Khatta Meetha is more sour than sweet|publisher=DNA India|access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref> [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of the [[Times of India]] gave it the highest rating of 3.5/5 saying, "Tune off a bit for the tedious middle and you could be in for some fun and frolic in Khatta Meetha".<ref>{{cite news|title=Khatta Meetha Movie review|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Khatta-Meetha/movie-review/6201100.cms|publisher=Times of India|access-date=30 July 2010|first1=Nikhat|last1=Kazmi|date=23 July 2010}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
! Ref
|-
| 2011 || [[Producers Guild Film Awards|6th Producers Guild Awards]] ||[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] ||[[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]] for "Sajde Kiye" || {{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations for 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/06/6994/index.html |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=7 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109145038/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/06/6994/index.html |archive-date= 9 January 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| 2011|| [[Zee Cine Awards|2011 Zee Cine Awards]] || [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] ||[[Trisha (actress)|Trisha Krishnan]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/01/6977/index.html |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=7 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105041016/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/01/6977/index.html |archive-date= 5 January 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || [[56th Filmfare Awards]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]] || [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha Krishnan]] ||{{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite news |date=2 August 2010 |title=With debut in Bollywood, Trisha eyes for global recognition |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/85622/with-debut-bollywood-trisha-eyes.html |access-date=4 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309062446/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/85622/with-debut-bollywood-trisha-eyes.html |archive-date=9 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 ||[[3rd Mirchi Music Awards]] || Best Item Song of the Year || "Aila Re Aila" || {{nom}} ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130070949/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-01-30|title=Nominees - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010|date=2011-01-30|access-date=2018-09-30}}</ref>
|}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Khatta Meetha
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Pritam]]
| cover =
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| released = 2010
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| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
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| prev_title = [[No Problem (2010 film)|No Problem]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai]]
| next_year = 2010
}}

The film's soundtrack is composed by [[Pritam]] with lyrics penned by [[Irshad Kamil]] and Nitin Raikwar, with rapper U.R.L. performing the Marathi rap on "Nana Chi Taang".<ref name="Musicaloud">{{cite web|year=2010|title=Music Review|publisher=Musicaloud|access-date=11 July 2010|url=http://www.musicaloud.com/2010/06/20/music-review-khatta-meetha}}</ref><ref name="Realbollywood">{{cite web|year=2010 |title=Khatta Meetha Music Review |publisher=Realbollywood |access-date=11 July 2010 |url=http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2010/06/khatta-meetha-music-lovers-delight-ians-music-review.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201032646/http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2010/06/khatta-meetha-music-lovers-delight-ians-music-review.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2013 }}</ref>

The song "Sajde Kiye" is sung by [[Roop Kumar Rathod]] & [[Harshdeep Kaur]] in the film version.

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Nana Chi Taang
| extra1 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]]
| length1 = 5:01
| title2 = Sajde Kiye
| extra2 = [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]] & [[Shahid Mallya]]
| length2 = 5:07
| title3 = Bullshit '''(Music by: [[Shani Arshad]])'''
| extra3 = [[Shehzad Roy]]
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Aila Re Aila
| extra4 = [[Daler Mehndi]] & [[Kalpana Patowary]]
| length4 = 4:22
| title5 = Nana Chi Taang
| note5 = Remix
| extra5 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]]
| length5 = 4:05
| title6 = Sajde Kiye
| note6 = Remix
| extra6 = KK, [[Harshdeep Kaur]] & [[Suzanne D'Mello]]
| length6 = 4:39
| title7 = Aila Re Aila
| note7 = Remix
| extra7 = [[Daler Mehndi]] & [[Kalpana Patowary]]
| length7 = 4:00
| title8 = Nachde Re
| note8 = instrumental
| extra8 = [[DJ Suketu]]
| length = 3:09
| all_writing =
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}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
* {{Mojo movie}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|khatta-meetha}}

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