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{{Infobox film
| name = Money Hai Toh Honey Hai
| image = Money Hai Toh Honey Hai.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ganesh Acharya]]
| producer = Kumar Mangat Pathak
| music = [[Nitz 'N' Sony]] (Nitin Arora and Sony Chandy)
| story = [[Muazzam Beg]]
| screenplay = [[Muazzam Beg]]
| starring = [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] [[Aftab Shivdasani]] [[Hansika Motwani]] [[Celina Jaitly]] [[Manoj Bajpayee]] [[Ravi Kissen]] [[Antara Biswas]] [[Upen Patel]]
| cinematography = Sriram
| editing = Ballu Saluja
| distributor = [[Eros International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|07|25}}
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Money Hai Toh Honey Hai''''' ({{Translation|If You've Got the Money, You've Got the Honey}}) is a [[Bollywood]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ganesh Acharya]] and produced by Kumar Mangat, story and screenplay by [[Muazzam Beg]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/reviews/type/view/id/436/Money%20Hai%20Toh%20Honey%20Hai | title=Money Hai Toh Honey Hai | accessdate=25 Jul 2008}}</ref> It features a cast of stars including [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], [[Aftab Shivdasani]], [[Upen Patel]], [[Hansika Motwani]], [[Celina Jaitly]] and [[Manoj Bajpayee]] in the lead roles with [[Ravi Kissen]], [[Antara Biswas]] and [[Prem Chopra]] in supporting roles. [[Esha Deol]] and the director of the film [[Ganesh Acharya]] make special appearances.

==Plot==
''Money Hai Toh Honey Hai'' is a comedy that deals with the lives of six individuals. Bobby Arora ([[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]) is a happy-go-lucky guy who runs away from home to prove himself as a can-do child. Lallabhai ([[Manoj Bajpayee]]) becomes wealthy after his lottery win of 1 crore rupees, but he goes back on the streets after his business fails and he loses all his money. Gaurav ([[Aftab Shivdasani]]) is a copy writer who is fired from his job. Manik ([[Upen Patel]]), is a struggling model who sleeps with a middle-age fashion designer, Dolly ([[Archana Puran Singh]]), and hopes to make it big. Ashima Kapoor ([[Hansika Motwani]]) is a successful TV star, but she’s not happy with her career and is desperate to star in films. Shruti ([[Celina Jaitly]]) is a struggling dress designer.

One day, they all get an SMS informing them that they are the owners of Shahenshah Jaiswal's ([[Prem Chopra]]) 1000-crore company. However, their happiness does not last long, for their lawyer reveals that there’s a loan of 1200 crore on the company and they must repay it. Until the loan is repaid, they will be kept under house arrest. So, using the extra cloth left from a failed shipment to Korea, they make garments.((unclear)) But not just any, the type they make is enough for an ordinary person to buy. They display that in a fashion show, getting ordinary people from the street. At the end, they succeed and keep on making more stores for other parts of India with the help of the bank. The movie ends with Bobby and Ashima getting married.

==Cast==
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Bobby Arora
* [[Aftab Shivdasani]] as Gaurav Negi
* [[Hansika Motwani]] as Ashima Kapoor / Meera
* [[Celina Jaitly]] as Shruti
* [[Manoj Bajpayee]] as Lallabhai Bharodia
* [[Ravi Kishan]] as Parag Batra
* [[Prem Chopra]] as Krishnakumar / Shehenshah Jaiswal
* [[Archana Puran Singh]] as Dolly
* [[Kim Sharma]] as Sara
* Priyanka Sharma as Anjali Sukhani
* [[Javaid Sheikh]] as Prakash Arora, Bobby's father
* [[Upen Patel]] as Manikchand 'Manik' Khiralal
* [[Ketki Dave]] as Aarti Arora, Bobby's Mother
* [[Kurush Deboo]] as Production Supervisor
* [[Shruti Sharma]] as Sakkubai
* [[Paresh Ganatra]] as Chaman Patel
* [[Viju Khote]] as Jaiswal's Doctor
* [[Rakhee Tandon (actress)|Rakhee Tandon]] as Mukti Kapoor (Ashima's boss)
* [[Nitin Arora]][https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1747318/] as Bhola Plumber
* [[Esha Deol]] (Special appearance in song Ta Na Na)
* [[Ganesh Acharya]] (Special appearance in song Chhuriyaan)
* [[Om Puri]] as the Narrator
* [[Vicky Sidana]] as Ravan
* Sumit Arora as Traffic Constable
* [[Raju Mavani]] as Mr. Wadhwa
* [[Snehal Sahay]]
* [[Antara Biswas]] as Manish Sarraf’s Wife

==Music==
The album has eight tracks including one instrumental, composed by [[Nitz 'N' Sony]] (Nitin Arora and Sony Chandy).

=== Track Listings ===
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Money Hai Toh Honey Hai" || [[Harshdeep Kaur]], [[Nitz 'N' Sony|Nitin Arora]], [[Nitz 'N' Sony|Sony Chandy]] || 3:31
|-
| 2 || "Awaara Dil" || [[Adnan Sami]], [[Shruti Pathak]], [[Ishq Bector]], Arya, Bob, Nitin Arora, Sony Chandy, Shantanu Hudlikar || 4:23
|-
| 3 || "Chhuriyaan" || [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Labh Janjua]] || 4:57
|-
| 4 || "Ta Na Na" || [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Rekha Bhardwaj]], Earl, Arya, Nitin Arora, Sony Chandy || 4:34
|-
| 5 || "Rangeeli Raat" || [[Daler Mehndi]], Sunidhi Chauhan, [[Master Saleem]], Arya || 4:45
|-
| 6 || "No Big Deal" || [[Suraj Jagan]] || 5:29
|-
| 7 || "Dance Master" || [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], Shivamani || 4:24
|-
| 8 || "Hope" (Instrumental) || || 5:30
|-
|}

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
Rajeev Masand of [[CNN-IBN]] rated it 2/5: "Sorely lacking in drama and genuine humour, ''Money Hai Toh Honey'' is mind-numbingly dull because there’s no conflict or plot progression, and everything seems to fall into place too conveniently, which even ruins the amazing comedy at the first half!"

Mayank Shekhar of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' rated it 2.5/5: "Scenes may well be dull and weak in parts. And they are. But for a comedy film, it needs to have some more sense-of-humor."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/review-money-hai-to-honey-hai/story-obfjLGw8bE7jec8lBEt5RJ.html|title=Review: Money Hai To Honey Hai|date=25 July 2008|publisher=}}</ref>

Raja Sen of [[Rediff]] rated it 1.5/5: "This is, first and foremost, a tacky film. The tastelessness flowing right down into the script, however, makes for a very different league of disaster."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/25money.htm|title=Watch Money Hai if you're a Govinda fan|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>

Taran Adarsh of ''Bollywood Hungama'' rated it 2/5: "''Money Hai Toh Honey Hai'' is a poor show. Watch the first half and laugh your total head-off, but at the second half, try to enjoy a damp squib!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/money-hai-toh-honey-hai/critic-review/|title=Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Review - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>

Nikhat Kazmi of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave it the highest rating it got: 3.5/5: "''Money Hai Toh Honey'' made a complete laugh-riot in the first part, but soon after the interval a lot of drama and romance jumps in which is totally something you don't need in a comedy movie, it needed a much smarter script to keep the laughter ringing."

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=1126516|title=Money Hai Toh Honey Hai}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:2008 comedy films]]

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