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| screenplay    = Mangesh Kulkarni
| screenplay    = Mangesh Kulkarni
| story          = [[Aziz Mirza]]
| story          = [[Aziz Mirza]]
| starring      = [[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br />[[Aditya Pancholi]]<br />[[Juhi Chawla]]
| starring      = [[Aditya Pancholi]]<br />[[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br/>[[Juhi Chawla]]
| music          = [[Jatin Lalit]]
| music          = [[Jatin–Lalit]]
| cinematography = Harmeet Singh<br />Thomas A. Xavier
| cinematography = Harmeet Singh<br />Thomas A. Xavier
| editing        = Javed Sayyed
| editing        = Javed Sayyed
| studio        = [[Venus Records & Tapes|Venus Movies]]
| studio        = [[Venus Records & Tapes|Venus Movies]]
| distributor    = [[B4U Films]]
| distributor    = [[B4U Films]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1997|07|18}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1997|07|18}}
| runtime        = 165 minutes
| runtime        = 165 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''Yes Boss''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Aziz Mirza]] starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Juhi Chawla]], and [[Aditya Pancholi]]. Produced by Ratan Jain, ''Yes Boss'' was one of the most successful films of the year at the time of release, and was declared a super hit with a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|23|c}}. It is based on the film ''[[For Love or Money (1993 film)|For Love Or Money]]'' starring [[Michael J Fox]].
'''''Yes Boss''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Aziz Mirza]] starring [[Aditya Pancholi]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Juhi Chawla]] in the lead roles. Produced by Ratan Jain, it is based on the film ''[[For Love or Money (1993 film)|For Love Or Money]]'' (1993) starring [[Michael J Fox]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 June 2021 |title=Michael J Fox Birthday: How the 'Back to the Future' Actor's Films Inspired Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Mohanlal, Suriya Movies! (LatesLY Exclusive) |url=https://sportsgrindentertainment.com/michael-j-fox-birthday-how-the-back-to-the-future-actors-films-inspired-shah-rukh-khan-akshay-kumar-mohanlal-suriya-movies-latesly-exclusive/ |access-date=17 October 2021 |archive-date=31 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531081041/https://sportsgrindentertainment.com/michael-j-fox-birthday-how-the-back-to-the-future-actors-films-inspired-shah-rukh-khan-akshay-kumar-mohanlal-suriya-movies-latesly-exclusive/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The film partially inspired the 2005 Malayalam film ''[[Junior Senior]]'' and was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Guru En Aalu]]'' (2009). The rights are owned by Khan's production company [[Red Chillies Entertainment]]. ''Yes Boss'' received seven nominations at the [[43rd Filmfare Awards]] including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Khan and [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Chawla. Pancholi was nominated under the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]] category as well.
''Yes Boss'' released on 18 July 1997 and emerged as a commercial super hit at the box-office, with a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|23|c}}. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its humor, soundtrack and the performances of the cast, but criticism for its script and pacing.  


== Plot ==
At the [[43rd Filmfare Awards]], ''Yes Boss'' received 6 nominations, including [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Khan), [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Chawla) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]] (Pancholi), and won [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] ([[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] for "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon").
Rahul ([[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]) is an ambitious young, bright man who desires to become wealthy. He is lucky enough to find a job with extra earnings with his boss, Siddharth ([[Aditya Pancholi]]), who is a lustful person having extramarital affairs. Siddharth has deviously trapped a rich woman Sheela ([[Kashmera Shah]]) and Rahul earns overtime money in keeping his boss' affairs a secret.


Then comes along Seema ([[Juhi Chawla]]) an elegant and gorgeous young woman and an ambitious, aspiring model - also desiring a life of luxury. Siddharth is lustfully attracted to Seema and her heavenly beauty and charm and asks Rahul to help him trap her too. A helpless Rahul does so, but deep down somewhere in his heart, Rahul has a soft spot for Seema.
''Yes Boss'' partially inspired the Malayalam film ''[[Junior Senior (2005 film)|Junior Senior]]'' (2005) and was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''[[Guru En Aalu]]'' (2009). The rights of the film are owned by Khan's production company [[Red Chillies Entertainment]].


Anyway, due to Rahul's efforts, Seema is impressed by Siddharth's personality and business acumen. Gradually, Seema and Siddharth become closer and she discovers Siddharth's purity of heart and begins liking him. However, she also grows close to Rahul as she seeks his help.
== Plot ==
 
Ambitious, Rahul Joshi wants to be rich, and is lucky enough to find a job with extra earnings from his boss, Siddharth, a lustful person having extramarital affairs, who has deviously trapped the rich Sheela. Rahul earns overtime money in keeping the affairs a secret. Later, Siddharth is lustfully attracted to the elegant and gorgeous Seema Kapoor, an aspiring model also desiring a life of luxury. Siddharth asks Rahul to help him trap Seema too. Helpless, Rahul does so, but also has a soft spot and a little bit of romantic feelings for her. Anyway due to his efforts, Seema is impressed by Siddharth's personality. Gradually, the two get closer; Seema begins liking Siddharth. However, she also grows close to Rahul while seeking his help.
As their companionship blossoms, Rahul introduces Seema to his mother ([[Reema Lagoo]]), who is a heart patient and is sensitive to any shocking news or stress in life. Unfortunately, Bhushan ([[Gulshan Grover]]) uses this to his advantage and to mess with Rahul, and tells her that Rahul has married Seema. Rahul's mother is overjoyed with this news.
 
In order to avoid shocking his mother, Rahul and Seema have to continued the act as if they are a happily married couple; however, both slowly fall in love in the process.


When Siddharth learns that Rahul is in love with Seema (Siddharth's new pawn) he offers Rahul his dream office - with the unsaid implication that it was in return for Seema. Siddharth, however, has no intention of giving Rahul his dream office. Rahul realizes that he had been supporting Siddharth's lustful habits all along for his dream office by being a bootlicker to him.
As their companionship blossoms, Seema meets Rahul's mom, Sonali, a heart patient sensitive to any shocking news in life. Sheela's cousin Bhushan takes this benefit and tells Sonali that Rahul has married Seema, overjoying her. To not shock her, Rahul and Seema act as a happy couple and slowly grow even closer and after a bit of arguments they start falling in love with eachother. Siddharth learns about them, and offers Rahul his dream office, with unsaid implication that it was in return for Seema. Rahul realises he was supporting his lustful habits for his dream office by being a bootlicker to him. He says he wants only Seema.


Rahul replies to him and says that he does not want Siddharth as his boss, nor his dream office, but wants only Seema.
After this fiasco, true love triumphs as Seema decides to spend her life with Rahul and Sonali, who wholeheartedly accepts their relationship again. Rahul decides he'd have a luxurious life for him and Seema by his own money, not by bootlicking anyone. The story/movie ends with the two on a scooter and reminiscing of how they met and it shows them driving off with "Don't Worry, Get Married" written on a plate in the back of the scooter. The end credits roll and play '''Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon''' until halfway of it and the actual movie finally ends.
 
After this fiasco, true love triumphs as Seema decides to let a luxurious life go and spend the rest of her life with Rahul and his ailing mother who wholeheartedly accepts the relationship again, and Rahul decides that he'd have a luxurious life for him and Seema by his hard earned money and not by bootlicking anyone.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Rahul Joshi
*[[Aditya Pancholi]] as Siddharth Chaudhary
*[[Aditya Pancholi]] as Siddharth Chaudhary: Rahul's boss
*[[Shahrukh Khan]] as Rahul Joshi
*[[Juhi Chawla]] as Seema Kapoor: Rahul's ex-wife (fake) - turned wife again
*[[Juhi Chawla]] as Seema Kapoor
*[[Kashmera Shah]] as Sheela Chaudhary
*[[Kashmera Shah]] as Sheela Chaudhary
*Rahul Kanawat as Mahesh joshi
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as JD Choudhary, the father-in-law of Siddharth Chaudhary.
*[[Ashok Saraf]] as Johnny, Rahul's friend
*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Bhushan
*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Bhushan, Sheela’s cousin
*[[Ashok Saraf]] as Johnny
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Madhav Advani aka Mr.Mad
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Madhav Advani / Mr. Mad
*[[Reema Lagoo]] as Rahul's mother/Mrs. Joshi
*[[Reema Lagoo]] as Sonali Joshi, Rahul's mother.
*[[Mahavir Shah]] as Advocate Shukla
*[[Mahavir Shah]] as Advocate Arvind Shukla
*[[Rakesh Bedi]] as Watchman at Girls Hostel/Bahadur
*[[Rakesh Bedi]] as Watchman at Girls hostel / Bahadur Kaushik Chopra
*[[Anant Mahadevan]] as Doctor
*[[Anant Mahadevan]] as Mahendra Shastri
*Amrit Patel as Mamaji
*Amrit Patel as Dharia
*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as the father in law of Siddharth Chaudhary
*Shashi Kiran as Sadanand
*[[Sheela Sharma]] as Jyoti
*[[Ajay Wadhavkar]] as Vinayak
*Joginder Shelly as Hakim Singh
 
==Production==
"Main Koi Aisa Geet" song was shot in [[Bern]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=VERMA |first=SUKANYA |title=15 Times Bollywood Mixed Songs, Sightseeing |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/15-times-bollywood-mixed-songs-sightseeing/20240606.htm |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref>


== Music ==
== Music ==
{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name       = Yes Boss
| name         = Yes Boss
| type       = [[Soundtrack]]
| type         = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist     = [[Jatin-Lalit]]
| artist       = [[Jatin–Lalit]]
| cover     =
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| released   = [[1997 in music|1997]]
| released     = {{Start date|df=y|1997|5|9}}
| recorded   =
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| venue     =
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| studio     =
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| genre     = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| genre       = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length     = 30:21
| length       = 30:21
| label     = [[Venus Records & Tapes]]
| label       = [[Venus Records & Tapes]]
| producer   = Jatin-Lalit
| producer     = Jatin–Lalit
| prev_title = Tum Jiyo Hazaro Saal
| prev_title   = Tum Jiyo Hazaro Saal
| prev_year = 1997
| prev_year   = 1997
| next_title = [[Badadin]]
| next_title   = [[Badadin]]
| next_year = 1998
| next_year   = 1998
}}
}}
The movie soundtrack has 6 songs composed by [[Jatin-Lalit]] who also composed the background score, with lyrics by [[Javed Akhtar]]. Most of the songs are sung by [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] and won his first [[Filmfare Award]] Best Play Back singer (Male) for the song "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon".The song " Suniye To" was copied from the song "Azhagiya Laila" from the Tamil movie [[Ullathai Allitha]] which itself was lifted from "Ahla Ma Feki" by [[Hisham Abbas]]. Other contributing artists are [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Udit Narayan]] & [[Alka Yagnik]].{{citation needed|reason=Unsourced edit made from IP with occasionally unreliable edit history|date=June 2016}}


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
The film's soundtrack has 6 songs composed by [[Jatin–Lalit]] who also composed the background score, with lyrics by [[Javed Akhtar]]. Most of the songs are sung by [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] and won his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] for the song "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon". Other contributing artists are [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Udit Narayan]] & [[Alka Yagnik]].{{citation needed|reason=Unsourced edit made from IP with occasionally unreliable edit history|date=June 2016}} The song "Suniye To" is based on "Ahla Ma Feki" by [[Hisham Abbas]]. The song "Ek din aap" is inspired from Dilip Kumar song "Sham-e-gham ki Qasam" from the movie "Footpath" (1953).
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!! Length
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)!! Length
|-
|-
| 1
| 1.
| "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon"
| [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| 05:11
|-
| 2
| "Choodi Baji Hai Kahin"
|[[Udit Narayan]], Alka Yagnik
| 05:05
|-
| 3
|"Chaand Taare"
|"Chaand Taare"
| Abhijeet Bhattacharya
| [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]]
| 04:48
| 04:48
|-
|-
| 4
| 2.
|"Suniye To"
| "Choodi Baji Hai"
| Abhijeet Bhattacharya
|[[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| 05:12
| 05:05
|-
| 5
|"Jaata Hai Tu Kahan"
| Abhijeet Bhattacharya
| 05:35
|-
|-
| 6
| 3.
|"Ek Din Aap"
|"Ek Din Aap"
|[[Kumar Sanu]], Alka Yagnik
|[[Kumar Sanu]], Alka Yagnik
| 04:30
| 04:30
|-
|-
| 7
|4.
|"Ek Din Aap II"
|"Jaata Hai Tu Kahan"
|[[Babul Supriyo]]
|Abhijeet
| 04:27
|04:41
|-
| 5.
| "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon"
| Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik
| 05:11
|-
| 6.
|"Suniye To"
| Abhijeet
| 05:12
|}
|}
== Reception ==
K. N. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote that "with bubbly Shahrukh Khan at his best, you cannot afford to give this film a miss".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o5xOAAAAIBAJ&dq=vijiyan+review+new+straits+times&pg=PA26&article_id=4690,792517|title=A winning combination of Shahrukh and Juhi Chawla|work=[[New Straits Times]]|date=5 August 1997|page=5|first=K. N.|last=Vijiyan}}</ref>


== Box office ==
== Box office ==
''Yes Boss'' grossed {{INRConvert|19.48|c}} in India and $975,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}3.48 [[crore]]) in other countries, for a worldwide total of {{INRConvert|22.96|c}}, against its {{INRConvert|5|c}} budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of {{INRConvert|3.07|c}}, and grossed {{INRConvert|5.65|c}} in its first week.<ref name="Yes Boss Box office" /> It is the [[Bollywood films of 1997|12th-highest-grossing Indian film of 1997]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1997#.VbrjPp5Viko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 1997|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317235719/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1997#.VbrjPp5Viko |archive-date=17 March 2015|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>
''Yes Boss'' grossed {{INRConvert|19.48|c}} in India and $975,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}3.48 [[crore]]) in other countries, for a worldwide total of {{INRConvert|22.96|c}}, against its {{INRConvert|5|c}} budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of {{INRConvert|3.07|c}}, and grossed {{INRConvert|5.65|c}} in its first week.<ref name="Yes Boss Box office" /> It is the 12th-highest-grossing Indian film of 1997 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1997#.VbrjPp5Viko|title=Top Worldwide Grossers 1997|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317235719/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1997#.VbrjPp5Viko |archive-date=17 March 2015|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref>


=== India ===
=== India ===
It opened on Friday, 18 July 1997, across 180 screens, and earned {{INRConvert|57|l}} nett on its opening day. It grossed {{INRConvert|1.79|c}} nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of {{INRConvert|3.29|c}} nett. The film earned a total of {{INRConvert|11.33|c}} nett, and was declared "Hit" by Box Office India.<ref name="Yes Boss Box office" /> It is the [[Bollywood films of 1997|14th-highest-grossing film of 1997]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/1997#.Vbrl0p5Viko|title=Top India Total Nett Gross 1997|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317235717/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/1997#.Vbrl0p5Viko |archive-date=17 March 2015|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref>
It opened on Friday, 18 July 1997, across 180 screens, and earned {{INRConvert|57|l}} nett on its opening day. It grossed {{INRConvert|1.79|c}} nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of {{INRConvert|3.29|c}} nett. The film earned a total of {{INRConvert|11.33|c}} nett, and was declared a "Hit" by Box Office India.<ref name="Yes Boss Box office" /> It is the 14th-highest-grossing film of 1997 in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/1997#.Vbrl0p5Viko|title=Top India Total Nett Gross 1997|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317235717/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/1997#.Vbrl0p5Viko |archive-date=17 March 2015|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref>


=== Overseas ===
=== Overseas ===
It earned $975,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}3.48 [[crore]]) outside India.<ref name="Yes Boss Box office" /> It is the [[Bollywood films of 1997|3rd-highest-grossing film of 1997]] behind ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' ($3.3 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}12.04 [[crore]])) and ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' ($1.7 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}6.12 [[crore]])), which were also [[Shah Rukh Khan]] starrers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/1997#.Vbrmq55Viko|title=Top Overseas Gross 1997|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318000013/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/1997#.Vbrmq55Viko|archive-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>
It earned $975,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}3.48 [[crore]]) outside India.<ref name="Yes Boss Box office" /> It is the 3rd-highest-grossing film of 1997 behind ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' ($3.3 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}12.04 [[crore]])) and ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' ($1.7 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}6.12 [[crore]])), which were also [[Shah Rukh Khan]] starrers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/1997#.Vbrmq55Viko|title=Top Overseas Gross 1997|publisher=Box Office India|date=22 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318000013/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/1997#.Vbrmq55Viko|archive-date=18 March 2015}}</ref>
 
== Awards ==
 
; [[43rd Filmfare Awards]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>


{| class="wikitable"  style="float:centre; width:45%; text-align:center;"
'''Won'''
|+ ''''Yes Boss'''' worldwide collections breakdown
 
|-
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] – [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] for "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon"
! Territory
 
! Territory wise Collections break-up
'''Nominated'''
|-
| rowspan="3" | India
| ''Nett Gross'':<br />{{INRConvert|11.33|c}}
|-
| ''Distributor share'':<br />{{INRConvert|5.89|c}}
|-
| ''Total Gross'':<br />{{INRConvert|19.48|c}}
|-
| rowspan="1" | International<br /><small>''(Outside India)''</small>
| $975,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}3.48 [[crore]])
|-
||'''Worldwide'''
| {{INRConvert|22.96|c}}
|}


== Filmfare Awards ==
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]
{|class="wikitable storable"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Juhi Chawla]]
! Category || Recipient and Winner's || for || Result
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]] – [[Aditya Pancholi]]
|-
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[Jatin–Lalit]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] – [[Javed Akhtar]] for "Chaand Taare"
|[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]]
|"Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon"
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Shahrukh Khan]]
|Best actor in lead role
|rowspan="5"{{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Juhi Chawla]]
|Best actress in lead role
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Jatin-Lalit]]
|Best music direction
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Javed Akhtar]]
|"Chaand Taare"
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Filmfare Best Villain Award]]
|[[Aditya Pancholi]]
|Best actor as Villain
|-
|}


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Yes Boss
Poster
Directed byAziz Mirza
Produced byRatan Jain
Umed Jain
Champak Jain
Screenplay byMangesh Kulkarni
Story byAziz Mirza
StarringAditya Pancholi
Shah Rukh Khan
Juhi Chawla
Music byJatin–Lalit
CinematographyHarmeet Singh
Thomas A. Xavier
Edited byJaved Sayyed
Production
company
Distributed byB4U Films
Release date
  • 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹21 crore or US$2.9 million in 2019)[1]
Box office₹23 crore (equivalent to ₹94 crore or US$13 million in 2019)[2]

Yes Boss is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz Mirza starring Aditya Pancholi, Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. Produced by Ratan Jain, it is based on the film For Love Or Money (1993) starring Michael J Fox.[3]

Yes Boss released on 18 July 1997 and emerged as a commercial super hit at the box-office, with a worldwide gross of ₹23 crore (US$3.2 million). The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its humor, soundtrack and the performances of the cast, but criticism for its script and pacing.

At the 43rd Filmfare Awards, Yes Boss received 6 nominations, including Best Actor (Khan), Best Actress (Chawla) and Best Villain (Pancholi), and won Best Male Playback Singer (Abhijeet Bhattacharya for "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon").

Yes Boss partially inspired the Malayalam film Junior Senior (2005) and was remade in Tamil as Guru En Aalu (2009). The rights of the film are owned by Khan's production company Red Chillies Entertainment.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Ambitious, Rahul Joshi wants to be rich, and is lucky enough to find a job with extra earnings from his boss, Siddharth, a lustful person having extramarital affairs, who has deviously trapped the rich Sheela. Rahul earns overtime money in keeping the affairs a secret. Later, Siddharth is lustfully attracted to the elegant and gorgeous Seema Kapoor, an aspiring model also desiring a life of luxury. Siddharth asks Rahul to help him trap Seema too. Helpless, Rahul does so, but also has a soft spot and a little bit of romantic feelings for her. Anyway due to his efforts, Seema is impressed by Siddharth's personality. Gradually, the two get closer; Seema begins liking Siddharth. However, she also grows close to Rahul while seeking his help.

As their companionship blossoms, Seema meets Rahul's mom, Sonali, a heart patient sensitive to any shocking news in life. Sheela's cousin Bhushan takes this benefit and tells Sonali that Rahul has married Seema, overjoying her. To not shock her, Rahul and Seema act as a happy couple and slowly grow even closer and after a bit of arguments they start falling in love with eachother. Siddharth learns about them, and offers Rahul his dream office, with unsaid implication that it was in return for Seema. Rahul realises he was supporting his lustful habits for his dream office by being a bootlicker to him. He says he wants only Seema.

After this fiasco, true love triumphs as Seema decides to spend her life with Rahul and Sonali, who wholeheartedly accepts their relationship again. Rahul decides he'd have a luxurious life for him and Seema by his own money, not by bootlicking anyone. The story/movie ends with the two on a scooter and reminiscing of how they met and it shows them driving off with "Don't Worry, Get Married" written on a plate in the back of the scooter. The end credits roll and play Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon until halfway of it and the actual movie finally ends.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

"Main Koi Aisa Geet" song was shot in Bern, Switzerland.[4]

Music[edit | edit source]

Yes Boss
Soundtrack album by
Jatin–Lalit
Released9 May 1997 (1997-05-09)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length30:21
LabelVenus Records & Tapes
ProducerJatin–Lalit
Jatin–Lalit chronology
Tum Jiyo Hazaro Saal
(1997) 		Yes Boss
(1997) 		Badadin
(1998)

The film's soundtrack has 6 songs composed by Jatin–Lalit who also composed the background score, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Most of the songs are sung by Abhijeet Bhattacharya and won his first Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon". Other contributing artists are Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik.[citation needed] The song "Suniye To" is based on "Ahla Ma Feki" by Hisham Abbas. The song "Ek din aap" is inspired from Dilip Kumar song "Sham-e-gham ki Qasam" from the movie "Footpath" (1953).

# Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Chaand Taare" Abhijeet 04:48
2. "Choodi Baji Hai" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik 05:05
3. "Ek Din Aap" Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik 04:30
4. "Jaata Hai Tu Kahan" Abhijeet 04:41
5. "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon" Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik 05:11
6. "Suniye To" Abhijeet 05:12

Reception[edit | edit source]

K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote that "with bubbly Shahrukh Khan at his best, you cannot afford to give this film a miss".[5]

Box office[edit | edit source]

Yes Boss grossed ₹19.48 crore (US$2.7 million) in India and $975,000 (₹3.48 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹22.96 crore (US$3.2 million), against its ₹5 crore (US$700,000) budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of ₹3.07 crore (US$430,000), and grossed ₹5.65 crore (US$790,000) in its first week.[2] It is the 12th-highest-grossing Indian film of 1997 worldwide.[6]

India[edit | edit source]

It opened on Friday, 18 July 1997, across 180 screens, and earned ₹57 lakh (US$80,000) nett on its opening day. It grossed ₹1.79 crore (US$250,000) nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of ₹3.29 crore (US$460,000) nett. The film earned a total of ₹11.33 crore (US$1.6 million) nett, and was declared a "Hit" by Box Office India.[2] It is the 14th-highest-grossing film of 1997 in India.[7]

Overseas[edit | edit source]

It earned $975,000 (₹3.48 crore) outside India.[2] It is the 3rd-highest-grossing film of 1997 behind Dil To Pagal Hai ($3.3 million (₹12.04 crore)) and Pardes ($1.7 million (₹6.12 crore)), which were also Shah Rukh Khan starrers.[8]

Awards[edit | edit source]

43rd Filmfare Awards:

Won

Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Yes Boss Budget". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Yes Boss Box office". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Michael J Fox Birthday: How the 'Back to the Future' Actor's Films Inspired Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Mohanlal, Suriya Movies! (LatesLY Exclusive)". 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. ↑ VERMA, SUKANYA. "15 Times Bollywood Mixed Songs, Sightseeing". Rediff. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Vijiyan, K. N. (5 August 1997). "A winning combination of Shahrukh and Juhi Chawla". New Straits Times. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Top Worldwide Grossers 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Top India Total Nett Gross 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Top Overseas Gross 1997". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

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