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	Bhaskar reveals to Prem that Priya will marry someone according to Raj's will. They both come to Priya's wedding ceremony with Rohan, but find Naina there and Rohan convinces her to marry Prem while Raj is convinced by Bhaskar. Priya now prepares to marry Bhaskar.		Bhaskar reveals to Prem that Priya will marry someone according to Raj's will. They both come to Priya's wedding ceremony with Rohan, but find Naina there and Rohan convinces her to marry Prem while Raj is convinced by Bhaskar. Priya now prepares to marry Bhaskar.

	Meanwhile, a spoilt brat named Neil Bakshi ([[Rajat Bedi]]) comes to Prem for help and he asks Prem to convince a girl to have a [[one-night stand]]. Prem gets angry with Neil and tells him that he does not help people with such bad intentions. Neil somehow manages to get his one-night stand and then ditches her, telling her the love guru gave him the advice to do so. Unfortunately, the girl turns out to be Naina's friend Nikki ([[Aarti Chabria]]). Naina then sets out to expose the Love Guru and finds out that it is Prem. Naina hates Prem for what she thought he did to her friend and publishes a front-page article claiming that Prem can set anyone up with the girl they want using the Priya-Bhaskar relationship as an example. Bhaskar is fired from his job as a result.		Meanwhile, a spoilt brat named Neil Bakshi ([[Rajat Bedi]]) comes to Prem for help and he asks Prem to convince a girl to have a [[one-night stand]]. Prem gets angry with Neil and tells him that he does not help people with such bad intentions. Enraged, Neil somehow manages to get his one-night stand and then ditches her, telling her the love guru gave him the advice to do so. Unfortunately, the girl turns out to be Naina's friend Nikki ([[Aarti Chabria]]). Naina then sets out to expose the Love Guru and finds out that it is Prem. Naina hates Prem for what she thought he did to her friend and publishes a front-page article claiming that Prem can set anyone up with the girl they want using the Priya-Bhaskar relationship as an example. Bhaskar is fired from his job as a result.

	Prem thinks that Bhaskar may commit suicide without Priya and goes to her to tell her what really happened. Priya realizes that all the things she liked about Bhaskar are what Prem wanted Bhaskar to hide from her and Priya is ready to take Bhaskar back. Prem makes up with Naina by making her hear the truth about him not helping Neil, and they get back together. On both couples' honeymoon night, Bhaskar again asks Prem for help but this time they both get mingled with their respective wives.		Prem thinks that Bhaskar may commit suicide without Priya and goes to her to tell her what really happened. Priya realizes that all the things she liked about Bhaskar are what Prem wanted Bhaskar to hide from her and Priya is ready to take Bhaskar back. Prem makes up with Naina by making her hear the truth about him not helping Neil, and they get back together. On both couples' honeymoon night, Bhaskar again asks Prem for help but this time they both get mingled with their respective wives.

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{{Infobox film
| name = Partner
| image = Partner-01.jpg
| caption = Poster for ''Partner''
| director = [[David Dhawan]]
| producer = [[Sohail Khan]] [[Parag Sanghvi]]
| writer = '''Screenplay:''' David Dhawan Yunus Sajawal Sanjay Chhel '''Dialogues:''' Sanjay Chhel
| based_on = ''[[Hitch (film)|Hitch]]'' by [[Andy Tennant]]
| narrator = [[Salman Khan]]
| starring = [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] [[Salman Khan]] [[Katrina Kaif]] [[Lara Dutta]]
| music = [[Sajid–Wajid]]
| cinematography = [[Johny Lal]]
| editing = Nitin Rokade
| studio = [[K Sera Sera Limited|K Sera Sera Private Limited]] Sohail Khan Productions
| distributor = [[Eros International]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|07|20}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|220 million}}
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|1.03 billion}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Top All Time Worldwide Grossers Updated 11/5/2012|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4409&nCat=|publisher=boxofficeindia|access-date=11 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102223818/http://boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4409&nCat=|archive-date=2 November 2013}}</ref>
}}
'''''Partner''''' is a 2007 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[David Dhawan]] and produced by Sohail Khan under his eponymous production banner and Parag Sanghvi under [[K Sera Sera Limited|K Sera Sera Private Limited]], with [[Eros International]] serving as distributor. Inspired by the 2005 American film ''[[Hitch (film)|Hitch]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title='Partner' inspired from 'Hitch'|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20070708-0.html|date=8 July 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323061340/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20070708-0.html|archive-date=23 March 2012}}</ref> it follows the story of a love guru, Prem Kulkarni, played by [[Salman Khan]], who gives his client, Bhaskar Divakar Chaudhary, played by [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], the ideas of wooing his gorgeous boss, Priya Jaisingh, played by [[Katrina Kaif]]. In the process, he ends up falling in love with a widowed mother, Naina Sahani, played by [[Lara Dutta]], leading him to hide his identity. [[Ali Haji (actor)|Ali Haji]], [[Deepshikha Nagpal|Deepshikha]], and [[Dalip Tahil]] are featured in supporting roles as Naina's son, Prem's sister and Priya's father respectively. The film was released on 20 July 2007, receiving positive reviews and praise for its comedic scenes and Govinda's comical performance.

''Partner'' emerged as a major box-office commercial success, grossing a total of {{INRConvert|1.03|b}} at the worldwide box office. According to box office, it was the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year behind ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'', ''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]'' and ''[[Chak De! India]]''.

Dhawan has expressed interest in creating a sequel to the film, but as of 2012 no script had been finalized and news outlets have reported that the film has been shelved entirely.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/script-not-ready-but-partner-2-is-still-alive/story-gbT0vohVbenXNor5MdwcEL.html|title=Script not ready, but Partner 2 is still alive!|date=2012-04-21|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=2016-10-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/salman-khan-govindas-partner-2-shelved/|title=Salman Khan, Govinda's 'Partner 2' shelved|publisher=Bollywood Life|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-30}}</ref>

==Plot==
Prem ([[Salman Khan]]) is a ''Love Guru'' who solves the love issues of his clients. He meets Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary ([[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]) who comes to Prem for help in his love life. Bhaskar loves his boss, Priya Jaisingh ([[Katrina Kaif]]), but is unable to express his love to her as she is the daughter of a wealthy businessman, Raj Jaisingh. Prem initially refuses to help Bhaskar and goes to [[Phuket Province|Phuket]], [[Thailand]]. Bhaskar follows him there and convinces him to help.

After returning from Thailand, Prem meets Naina ([[Lara Dutta]]), a photojournalist who was running from some gangsters led by Chhota Don ([[Rajpal Yadav]]), who mimics [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] in ''[[Don: The Chase Begins Again|Don]]''. Prem saves her and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, he starts teaching Bhaskar how to impress Priya. But Bhaskar uses his own simplicity and nonsense acts to impress Priya, who finally falls in love with Bhaskar but does not disclose it to him. Meanwhile, Prem learns that Naina has a son named Rohan ([[Ali Haji (actor)|Ali Haji]]) from her previous marriage, and to impress Naina, he takes care of him.

Bhaskar reveals to Prem that Priya will marry someone according to Raj's will. They both come to Priya's wedding ceremony with Rohan, but find Naina there and Rohan convinces her to marry Prem while Raj is convinced by Bhaskar. Priya now prepares to marry Bhaskar.

Meanwhile, a spoilt brat named Neil Bakshi ([[Rajat Bedi]]) comes to Prem for help and he asks Prem to convince a girl to have a [[one-night stand]]. Prem gets angry with Neil and tells him that he does not help people with such bad intentions. Neil somehow manages to get his one-night stand and then ditches her, telling her the love guru gave him the advice to do so. Unfortunately, the girl turns out to be Naina's friend Nikki ([[Aarti Chabria]]). Naina then sets out to expose the Love Guru and finds out that it is Prem. Naina hates Prem for what she thought he did to her friend and publishes a front-page article claiming that Prem can set anyone up with the girl they want using the Priya-Bhaskar relationship as an example. Bhaskar is fired from his job as a result.

Prem thinks that Bhaskar may commit suicide without Priya and goes to her to tell her what really happened. Priya realizes that all the things she liked about Bhaskar are what Prem wanted Bhaskar to hide from her and Priya is ready to take Bhaskar back. Prem makes up with Naina by making her hear the truth about him not helping Neil, and they get back together. On both couples' honeymoon night, Bhaskar again asks Prem for help but this time they both get mingled with their respective wives.

==Cast==
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhary, a nerdy man who has a crush on his boss Priya Jaisingh.
* [[Salman Khan]] as Prem Kulkarni a.k.a. Love Guru, a love master who advises those needing help to start a relationship.
* [[Lara Dutta]] as Naina Sahani, a photojournalist who Prem falls in love with.
* [[Katrina Kaif]] as Priya Jaisingh, Bhaskar’s boss and love interest. ([[Mona Ghosh Shetty]] as the Hindi dubbing voice)
* [[Master Ali Haji]] as Rohan Sahani, Naina's son from her Previous Marriage
* [[Dalip Tahil]] as Raj Jaisingh, a wealthy businessman who is also Priya’s father and also approves of Bhaskar’s relationship with her.
* [[Aarti Chabria]] as Nikki, Naina's colleague
* [[Rajat Bedi]] as Neil Bakshi, a spoiled brat who tries to get Prem to help him set up a one-night-stand with Nikki but is rejected by him.
* [[Suresh Menon]] as Kiran
* [[Deepshikha Nagpal]] as Pammi Kulkarni, Prem's sister
* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Naina's boss
* [[Ali Asgar (actor)|Ali Asgar]] as Naina's colleague
* [[Atul Parchure]]
* [[Vindu Dara Singh]] as Chadha
* [[Razak Khan]] as John uncle
* [[Puneet Issar]] as Rana
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Chhota Don, a midget gangster and crime boss mimicking [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]'s character from [[Don (2006 Hindi film)|Don]]
* Shashi Kiran as Newspaper stall owner
* Dheirya Sorecha as Pammi's son
* [[Sohail Khan]] as Pammi’s husband (photograph only)
*[[Jason Shah]] as Priya's fiancé

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Partner
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Sajid–Wajid]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = [[2007 in music|2007]]
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Sajid–Wajid]]
| prev_title = [[Jaane Hoga Kya]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Kismat Konnection]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Planet Bollywood
| rev1Score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Partner Music Review|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=063007081326|access-date=17 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118142304/http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=063007081326|archive-date=18 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev2 = Bollywood Hungama
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Partner Music Review|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/12766/index.html|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref>
}}

The music was composed by [[Sajid–Wajid]]. The soundtrack entered the top five on 23 July 2007.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/07/23/2875/index.html| title=Partner enters Top 5| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930221055/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/07/23/2875/index.html| archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around 18,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's third 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>

===Track list===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Picturised on !! Length
|-
| 1
| "Do You Wanna Partner"
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Sajid–Wajid|Wajid]], [[Suzanne D'Mello]], [[Clinton Cerejo]]
| [[Salman Khan]] & [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]
| 04:30
|-
| 2
| "You’re My Love"
| Shaan, [[Shweta Pandit]], Suzanne D'Mello, Earl D’Souza
| Govinda, [[Katrina Kaif]], Salman Khan & [[Lara Dutta]]
| 04:35
|-
| 3
| "Dupatta Tera Nau Rang Da"
| [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Kunal Ganjawala]], Suzanne D'Mello
| Govinda, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta & Salman Khan
| 05:00
|-
| 4
| "Soni De Nakhre"
| [[Labh Janjua]], Sneha Pant, [[Sajid–Wajid|Wajid]]
| Govinda, Katrina Kaif & Salman Khan
| 04:17
|-
| 5
| "Maria Maria"
| Wajid, Sonu Nigam, Shakib, [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Naresh Iyer]]
| Salman Khan & Lara Dutta
| 04:36
|-
| 6
| "You’re My Love" (Remix)
| Shaan, Shweta Pandit, Suzanne D'Mello, Earl D’Souza
| Excluded in film
| 04:27
|-
| 7
| "Do You Wanna Partner" (Remix)
| Udit Narayan, Shaan, Wajid, Suzanne D'Mello, Clinton Cerejo
| Excluded in film
| 03:58
|}

==Reception==

===Box office===
Box Office India declared the film a "Blockbuster" and was the second biggest domestic opener at that time. It grossed Rs. 1.03 billion in India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/partner#.UuMpj3mQHCQitemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw== |title=Box Office 2007 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=28 December 2010}}</ref> and $4.19 million overseas.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=308&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU= Top Lifetime Grossers OVERSEAS (US $)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222234038/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=308&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU= |date=22 December 2010 }}. ''Box Office India''. Retrieved 1 September 2011.</ref>
*[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12833/index.html Review-Taran Adarsh {{rating|3|5}}]
*[http://movies.rediff.com/review/2009/oct/30/review-london-dreams.htm Review- Rediff {{rating|2.5|5}}]
*
[http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/review-partners-salman-govinda-have-great-chemistry/ Review - Rajeev Masand {{rating|2|5}}]

==Legal issues==
=== Copyright Infringement Lawsuit===
Sony Pictures, owners of the film ''[[Hitch (film)|Hitch]]'', contemplated a $30-million suit against both the Indian producers for copyright infringements.<ref>{{cite news| url =http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Partner_may_face_30_mn_Hitch/articleshow/2264000.cms| title=Partner may face $30 mn Hitch | work=The Times of India | date=8 August 2007}}</ref> It would have been the second time after Begunah an international film company took legal action against an Indian entertainment company for plagiarism. ''Partner'' was eventually released, with Sony acquiring the world exclusive satellite broadcasting rights.<ref>{{cite news| url =http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/2322| title=Who Will Bell the Copycat | work=Forbes | date=22 July 2009}}</ref> The film had a television premiere on [[Sony Max]] in late October 2007.

A decade later, ''Partner'' was acquired by [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] as part of its programming and branding overhaul.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0807758|Partner}}

{{David Dhawan}}

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