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| image = Lucky No Time For Love.jpg | | image = Lucky No Time For Love.jpg | ||
| caption = Poster | | caption = Poster | ||
| director = [[Radhika Rao (director)|Radhika Rao]] | | director = [[Radhika Rao (director)|Radhika Rao]]<br />Vinay Sapru | ||
| producer = [[Sohail Khan]] <br />[[Bhushan Kumar]] <br />[[Krishan Kumar | | producer = [[Sohail Khan]]<br />[[Bhushan Kumar]] <br />[[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishnan Kumar]] | ||
| writer = | | writer = Radhika Rao<br />[[Milap Zaveri]] | ||
| screenplay = | | screenplay = | ||
| narrator = | | narrator = | ||
| story = | | story = | ||
| based_on = | | based_on = | ||
| starring = | | starring = [[Salman Khan]] <br />[[Sneha Ullal]] | ||
| music = '''Songs:''' <br />[[Adnan Sami]] <br />'''Background Score:''' <br />[[Monty Sharma]] | | music = '''Songs:'''<br />[[Adnan Sami]] <br />'''Background Score:'''<br />[[Monty Sharma]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Sudeep Chatterjee]] | | cinematography = [[Sudeep Chatterjee]] | ||
| editing = Sanjay Sankla | | editing = Sanjay Sankla | ||
| studio = | | studio = Sohail Khan Productions<br/>[[T-Series (company)|T-Series Films]] | ||
| distributor = | |||
| released = {{ | | released = {{film date|df=y|2005|04|08}} | ||
| runtime = 132 minutes | | runtime = 132 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = Hindi | ||
| budget = {{INR}}14 crore<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=401|title=Lucky: No Time for Love – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=18 September 2022|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173528/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=401|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| gross = {{INR}}27.81 crore<ref name="auto"/> | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Lucky: No Time For Love''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[ | |||
'''''Lucky: No Time For Love''''', shortly known as '''Lucky''' is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[Radhika Rao]] and Vijay Sapru. It depicts the story of two lovers in war-torn [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vinay-sapru-its-disturbing-to-think-that-radhika-and-i-depicted-something-in-our-movie-which-came-true-several-years-later/articleshow/90093235.cms|title=Vinay Sapru: It's disturbing to think that Radhika and I depicted something in our movie which came true several years later|website=[[The Times of India]]|first=Rachana|last=Dubey|date=9 March 2022|access-date=30 July 2022|archive-date=30 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730033711/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vinay-sapru-its-disturbing-to-think-that-radhika-and-i-depicted-something-in-our-movie-which-came-true-several-years-later/articleshow/90093235.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The film stars [[Salman Khan]] and [[Sneha Ullal]]. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Lucky Negi | Lucky Negi is the daughter of Mr. Negi who works for Mr. Sekhri, the Indian Ambassador to Russia who has a son named Aditya. Lucky is a quiet, yet studious girl and lives with her parents as well as younger sister. | ||
One day, while going to school, Lucky's bicycle tire goes flat and she ends up being the victim of an attempted rape by a young Russian. She manages to escape and hides in a parked car while the rapist is chased away by the car's owner, Aditya. Unaware of his "cargo", Aditya drives the car to meet his father until he is stopped at a check-post. That's when he discovers Lucky sitting in the back seat. During the checking, a terrorist attack occurs and utter chaos ensues. Aditya and Lucky manage to escape and hide in an isolated graveyard. Meanwhile, Sekhri and Negi recruit a private investigator, retired Colonel Pindi Das Kapoor | One day, while going to school, Lucky's bicycle tire goes flat and she ends up being the victim of an attempted rape by a young Russian. She manages to escape and hides in a parked car while the rapist is chased away by the car's owner, Aditya. Unaware of his "cargo", Aditya drives the car to meet his father until he is stopped at a check-post. That's when he discovers Lucky sitting in the back seat. During the checking, a terrorist attack occurs and utter chaos ensues. Aditya and Lucky manage to escape and hide in an isolated graveyard. Meanwhile, Sekhri and Negi recruit a private investigator, retired Colonel Pindi Das Kapoor, to locate their children. Just as Colonel Kapoor finds the graveyard, Aditya is forced to leave with Lucky when she accidentally drinks water poisoned by the terrorists. Aditya then manages to persuade a local doctor to take him and Lucky in, where she receives treatment. When the two eventually leave the doctor under pressing circumstances, a series of events ensues as they struggle to return to their families. Aditya and Lucky soon fall in love and are finally found by the Colonel, upon which they reunite with their families and get ready to fly back to India. Upon reaching the airport, the Colonel promises to return Aditya's car to him by ship, while Aditya and Lucky bid farewell to Russia and the Colonel. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Salman Khan]] as Aditya Sekhri "Adi" | |||
*[[Salman Khan]] as Aditya "Adi" | *[[Sneha Ullal]] as Lucky Negi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/07sneha1.htm|title=Meet Salman's lucky heroine!|website=[[Rediff.com]]|first=Patcy|last=N|date=7 April 2005|access-date=24 April 2023|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424091744/https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/07sneha1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
*[[Sneha Ullal]] as Lucky Negi | *[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Retired Colonel Pindidas Kapoor | ||
*[[Kader Khan]] as Doctor | *[[Kader Khan]] as Doctor | ||
*[[Navni Parihar]] as Anjali Negi | *[[Navni Parihar]] as Anjali Negi | ||
*[[Ravi Baswani]] as | *[[Ravi Baswani]] as Vishal Negi | ||
*[[Vikram Gokhale]] as Ambassador Sekhri | *[[Vikram Gokhale]] as Ambassador Sekhri | ||
*[[Meher Vij]] as Padma | *[[Meher Vij]] as Padma<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/howimadeit-i-was-supposed-to-do-sneha-ullals-role-in-lucky-no-time-for-love-and-gave-9-auditions-for-secret-superstar-says-meher-vij/articleshow/78781811.cms |title=#HowIMadeIt: "I was supposed to do Sneha Ullal's role in 'Lucky: No Time For Love' and gave 9 auditions for 'Secret Superstar'," says Meher Vij |last=Lalwani |first=Vickey |date=21 October 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 April 2020 |quote=I was supposed to do Sneha Ullal's role but later I was told that they had cast somebody else instead |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021104728/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/howimadeit-i-was-supposed-to-do-sneha-ullals-role-in-lucky-no-time-for-love-and-gave-9-auditions-for-secret-superstar-says-meher-vij/articleshow/78781811.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*[[Mumaith Khan]] as Sunayana | |||
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==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| name = Lucky: No Time for Love | | name = Lucky: No Time for Love | ||
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| released = | | released = 4 February 2005 | ||
| recorded = | | recorded = | ||
| venue = | | venue = | ||
| studio = | | studio = | ||
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | | genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | ||
| length = | | length = 33:43 | ||
| label = | | label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] | ||
| producer = | | producer = | ||
| prev_title = | | prev_title = [[Sargam (1995 film)|Sargam]] | ||
| prev_year = | | prev_year = 1995 | ||
| next_title = | | next_title = [[Dhamaal]] | ||
| next_year = | | next_year = 2007 | ||
}} | }} | ||
The film's music is composed by [[Adnan Sami]] with lyrics written by [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tseries.com/lucky-no-time-love|title=Lucky - No Time For Love | T-Series|website=[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]|date=8 April 2005|access-date=24 April 2023|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424164812/https://www.tseries.com/lucky-no-time-love|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around 18,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was one of the top 5 highest selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year. Its soundtrack is one of the highest sellers of 2005 in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archivedate=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>{{Track listing | |||
| headline = Track listing | |||
| extra_column = Singer(s) | |||
| title1 = Jaan Meri Ja Rahi Sanam | |||
| extra1 = [[Anuradha Paudwal]] & [[Udit Narayan]] | |||
| length1 = 05:44 | |||
{| | | title2 = Sun Zara | ||
| extra2 = [[Sonu Nigam]] | |||
| | | length2 = 06:06 | ||
| | | title3 = Lucky Lips | ||
| | | extra3 = [[Asha Bhosle]] | ||
| [[ | | length3 = 05:12 | ||
| | | title4 = Chori Chori | ||
| | | extra4 = [[Alka Yagnik]] & [[Sonu Nigam]] | ||
| | | length4 = 05:24 | ||
| title5 = Shayad Yahi To Pyar Hai | |||
| [[ | | extra5 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]] & [[Adnan Sami]] | ||
| 05:44 | | length5 = 06:27 | ||
| | | title6 = Lucky Lips (Bolshoi Mix) | ||
| extra6 = Asha Bhosle | |||
| length6 = 03:15 | |||
| Sonu Nigam | | title7 = Hum Deewane (Not in film) | ||
| 06:06 | | extra7 = Anuradha Paudwal & Sonu Nigam | ||
| | | length7 = 05:04 | ||
| title8 = Sun Zara (The Lubov Mix) | |||
| extra8 = Adnan Sami | |||
| [[Asha Bhosle]] | | length8 = 03:42 | ||
| 05:12 | | title9 = Chori Chori (Remix) | ||
| | | extra9 = Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik | ||
| | | length9 = 05:15 | ||
| | | total_length = 47:46 | ||
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==Release== | ==Release and reception== | ||
The film was released on 8 April 2005. The film grossed {{INR}}27.81 crore against a {{INR}}14 crore production budget.<ref name="auto"/> [[Rediff.com]] called the box office performance of the film "Above average", writing, "Salman Khan's Lucky: No Time For Love saw one of the best openings this year -- almost 100 percent collections in the initial days. The film is well on its way to becoming a sizeble hit despite the cricket season, which seems to have become a nightmare for the Bollywood box-office."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/12box.htm|title=Bollywood box-office report|website=Rediff.com|date=12 April 2005|access-date=24 April 2023|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424091626/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/12box.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The | [[Anupama Chopra]] of [[India Today]] wrote "There are languorously lovely shots of the snowy wasteland, St Petersburg and Russian religious iconography. Adnan Sami's compositions are refreshingly melodious. The leads work nicely - Salman Khan's irreverent charm helps camouflage his cradle-snatching. Unfortunately, none of this can salvage the second half, in which the passion and plot seem to peter out. The lovers spend most of their time battling bullets, nasty rebels and the unrelenting winter."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Chopra |first=Anupama|author-link=Anupama Chopra|date=25 April 2005|title=Film review of 'Lucky: No Time For Love' starring Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20050425-film-review-of-lucky-no-time-for-love-starring-salman-khan-sneha-ullal-787930-2005-04-24 |url-status=live |magazine=[[India Today]] |location=[[New Delhi]] |publisher= Living Media India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209105724/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20050425-film-review-of-lucky-no-time-for-love-starring-salman-khan-sneha-ullal-787930-2005-04-24 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |access-date=}}</ref> Manish Gajjar of [[BBC.com]] wrote, "Music by Adnan Sami forms the highlight of the movie. Songs like Jaan Meri Ja Rahi Sanam, Sun Zara, Lucky Lips, Shayad Yehi To Pyaar Hai and Chori Chori are all well worth listening to. Praise also goes to Sudeep Chatterjee for his award winning cinematography of Russia. So for the above positive reasons, Lucky is a film well worth seeing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2005/04/lucky_review.shtml|title=BBC - Shropshire - Bollywood - Lucky -No time For Love|website=[[BBC.com]]|last=Gajjar|first=Manish|date=8 April 2005|access-date=24 April 2023|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424090457/https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2005/04/lucky_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[Rediff.com]] wrote, "The second half of the film is, for the most part, a letdown, as our tragically trapped couple plod through all the predictable Hindi film pitfalls, with the script suddenly dragging, scarred by great dollops of melodrama."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/08lucky.htm|title=Ash Lite's better than the real thing!|website=Rediff.com|last=Sen|first=Raja|date=8 April 2005|access-date=30 July 2022|archive-date=30 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730033547/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/08lucky.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]] | [[Category:Indian romantic drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Films shot in Russia]] | [[Category:Films shot in Russia]] | ||
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| Lucky: No Time for Love | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Radhika Rao Vinay Sapru |
| Produced by | Sohail Khan Bhushan Kumar Krishnan Kumar |
| Written by | Radhika Rao Milap Zaveri |
| Starring | Salman Khan Sneha Ullal |
| Music by | Songs: Adnan Sami Background Score: Monty Sharma |
| Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
Production company | Sohail Khan Productions T-Series Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹14 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹27.81 crore[1] |
Lucky: No Time For Love, shortly known as Lucky is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Radhika Rao and Vijay Sapru. It depicts the story of two lovers in war-torn Russia.[2] The film stars Salman Khan and Sneha Ullal.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Lucky Negi is the daughter of Mr. Negi who works for Mr. Sekhri, the Indian Ambassador to Russia who has a son named Aditya. Lucky is a quiet, yet studious girl and lives with her parents as well as younger sister.
One day, while going to school, Lucky's bicycle tire goes flat and she ends up being the victim of an attempted rape by a young Russian. She manages to escape and hides in a parked car while the rapist is chased away by the car's owner, Aditya. Unaware of his "cargo", Aditya drives the car to meet his father until he is stopped at a check-post. That's when he discovers Lucky sitting in the back seat. During the checking, a terrorist attack occurs and utter chaos ensues. Aditya and Lucky manage to escape and hide in an isolated graveyard. Meanwhile, Sekhri and Negi recruit a private investigator, retired Colonel Pindi Das Kapoor, to locate their children. Just as Colonel Kapoor finds the graveyard, Aditya is forced to leave with Lucky when she accidentally drinks water poisoned by the terrorists. Aditya then manages to persuade a local doctor to take him and Lucky in, where she receives treatment. When the two eventually leave the doctor under pressing circumstances, a series of events ensues as they struggle to return to their families. Aditya and Lucky soon fall in love and are finally found by the Colonel, upon which they reunite with their families and get ready to fly back to India. Upon reaching the airport, the Colonel promises to return Aditya's car to him by ship, while Aditya and Lucky bid farewell to Russia and the Colonel.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Salman Khan as Aditya Sekhri "Adi"
- Sneha Ullal as Lucky Negi[3]
- Mithun Chakraborty as Retired Colonel Pindidas Kapoor
- Kader Khan as Doctor
- Navni Parihar as Anjali Negi
- Ravi Baswani as Vishal Negi
- Vikram Gokhale as Ambassador Sekhri
- Meher Vij as Padma[4]
- Mumaith Khan as Sunayana
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Lucky: No Time for Love | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 4 February 2005 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 33:43 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Adnan Sami chronology | ||||
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The film's music is composed by Adnan Sami with lyrics written by Sameer.[5] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 18,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was one of the top 5 highest selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year. Its soundtrack is one of the highest sellers of 2005 in India.[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jaan Meri Ja Rahi Sanam" | Anuradha Paudwal & Udit Narayan | 05:44 |
| 2. | "Sun Zara" | Sonu Nigam | 06:06 |
| 3. | "Lucky Lips" | Asha Bhosle | 05:12 |
| 4. | "Chori Chori" | Alka Yagnik & Sonu Nigam | 05:24 |
| 5. | "Shayad Yahi To Pyar Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar & Adnan Sami | 06:27 |
| 6. | "Lucky Lips (Bolshoi Mix)" | Asha Bhosle | 03:15 |
| 7. | "Hum Deewane (Not in film)" | Anuradha Paudwal & Sonu Nigam | 05:04 |
| 8. | "Sun Zara (The Lubov Mix)" | Adnan Sami | 03:42 |
| 9. | "Chori Chori (Remix)" | Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik | 05:15 |
| Total length: | 47:46 | ||
Release and reception[edit | edit source]
The film was released on 8 April 2005. The film grossed ₹27.81 crore against a ₹14 crore production budget.[1] Rediff.com called the box office performance of the film "Above average", writing, "Salman Khan's Lucky: No Time For Love saw one of the best openings this year -- almost 100 percent collections in the initial days. The film is well on its way to becoming a sizeble hit despite the cricket season, which seems to have become a nightmare for the Bollywood box-office."[7]
Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote "There are languorously lovely shots of the snowy wasteland, St Petersburg and Russian religious iconography. Adnan Sami's compositions are refreshingly melodious. The leads work nicely - Salman Khan's irreverent charm helps camouflage his cradle-snatching. Unfortunately, none of this can salvage the second half, in which the passion and plot seem to peter out. The lovers spend most of their time battling bullets, nasty rebels and the unrelenting winter."[8] Manish Gajjar of BBC.com wrote, "Music by Adnan Sami forms the highlight of the movie. Songs like Jaan Meri Ja Rahi Sanam, Sun Zara, Lucky Lips, Shayad Yehi To Pyaar Hai and Chori Chori are all well worth listening to. Praise also goes to Sudeep Chatterjee for his award winning cinematography of Russia. So for the above positive reasons, Lucky is a film well worth seeing."[9] Raja Sen of Rediff.com wrote, "The second half of the film is, for the most part, a letdown, as our tragically trapped couple plod through all the predictable Hindi film pitfalls, with the script suddenly dragging, scarred by great dollops of melodrama."[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lucky: No Time for Love – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ Dubey, Rachana (9 March 2022). "Vinay Sapru: It's disturbing to think that Radhika and I depicted something in our movie which came true several years later". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ↑ N, Patcy (7 April 2005). "Meet Salman's lucky heroine!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ Lalwani, Vickey (21 October 2020). "#HowIMadeIt: "I was supposed to do Sneha Ullal's role in 'Lucky: No Time For Love' and gave 9 auditions for 'Secret Superstar'," says Meher Vij". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
I was supposed to do Sneha Ullal's role but later I was told that they had cast somebody else instead
- ↑ "Lucky - No Time For Love | T-Series". T-Series. 8 April 2005. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ↑ "Bollywood box-office report". Rediff.com. 12 April 2005. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ Chopra, Anupama (25 April 2005). "Film review of 'Lucky: No Time For Love' starring Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media India. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023.
- ↑ Gajjar, Manish (8 April 2005). "BBC - Shropshire - Bollywood - Lucky -No time For Love". BBC.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ Sen, Raja (8 April 2005). "Ash Lite's better than the real thing!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.