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| producer      = [[Gauri Khan]]<br/>Ratan Jain

| writer        = '''Screenplay:'''<br>[[Abbas Tyrewala]]<br>[[Farah Khan]]<br>Rajesh Saathi<br>'''Dialogues:'''<br>[[Abbas Tyrewala]]

| starring      = [[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br />[[Sushmita Sen]]<br/>[[Zayed Khan]]<br />[[Sunil Shetty]]<br />[[Amrita Rao]]

| music          = '''Score:'''<br>[[Ranjit Barot]]<br>'''Songs:'''<br>[[Anu Malik]]

| studio        = [[Red Chillies Entertainment]]<br/>[[Venus Records & Tapes|Venus Movies]]

| distributor    = Red Chillies Entertainment<br />[[Eros International]]<br />[[Venus Records & Tapes]]

| budget        = {{INR}}210 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Main Hoon Na |url=http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Main+Hoon+Na|publisher=IBOS Network|access-date=25 December 2010}}</ref>

| gross          = {{INR}}840 million<ref name=BOI-life>{{cite web|title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=25 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021202725/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|archive-date=21 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

'''''Main Hoon Na''''' (Translation: I'm there) is a 2004 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[masala film|masala]] comedy action flick written and directed by [[Farah Khan]] in her directorial debut. The film stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Sushmita Sen]], [[Sunil Shetty]], [[Amrita Rao]] and [[Zayed Khan]] and follows Ram Sharma, an Indian soldier sent undercover as a university student to protect a general's daughter from a rogue soldier.<ref>Rajinder Dudrah, Rajinder Kumar Dudrah ''Bollywood Travels: Culture, Diaspora and Border Crossings in Popular Hindi Cinema'' Routledge (2012) p. 18</ref>

The film began development in 2001, and faced a number of delays during production. ''Main Hoon Na'' is notable for approaching the [[Indo-Pakistani conflict]] from a neutral perspective. It was filmed at [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling|St. Paul's School]] and the surrounding state of [[West Bengal]]. The film is also the first produced and distributed by [[Red Chillies Entertainment]], and is produced by [[Gauri Khan]]. Initially scheduled for release in 2003, ''Main Hoon Na'' was released worldwide on 30 April 2004.

The film set numerous box-office records during its theatrical run, and with over {{INRConvert|84|c}} in revenue worldwide, it was the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2004, behind ''[[Veer-Zaara]]''. ''Main Hoon Na'' received 12 nominations at the [[50th Filmfare Awards]], including those for [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for Farah Khan, [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Shah Rukh Khan, [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Zayed Khan, and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Rao. It won for [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]].

Over an attempt to de-escalate [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|tensions between the two nations]], India and Pakistan launch Project Milaap, a [[prisoner exchange]] program. Raghavan Dutta ([[Sunil Shetty]]), a former Indian special forces soldier discharged for murdering Pakistani citizens in revenge for the murder of his son, shoots his former superior, Brigadier General Shekhar Sharma ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]) at a press conference. Raghavan runs a militant group with a former comrade Captain Khan ([[Murali Sharma]]), set against peace between the countries.

On his deathbed, Shekhar informs his son, fellow soldier Major Ram ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]), of his other son Lakshman ([[Zayed Khan]]), and asks Ram to reconcile with his family as they had separated very long ago because Shekhar had cheated on his wife with Ram's mother. Meanwhile, Ram's boss, Gen. Amarjeet Bakshi, sends him undercover to protect his daughter Sanjana ([[Amrita Rao]]), who studies at the same university as Lakshman. During a race, Lakshman is saved by Ram from falling from the university's roof. The trio becomes friends, and Ram moves in with Lakshman and his mother Madhu ([[Kirron Kher]]). Outside a cinema, Ram saves his classmate, Percy, from an assassination attempt by Khan; Ram captures him, but his true identity is found out by Raghavan, who arrives at the university masquerading as a teacher.

 

Raghavan then holds the university hostage, demanding the cancelation of Project Milaap. Upon being informed, Ram immediately returns to the university. Before fully entering the hostage situation, he encounters Madhu and apologizes. Knowing what he's about to do, she decides to accept him as a son. Accompanying Khan, Ram enters the building, and is subsequently shot by Khan. A plan by the pair to feign Ram's death, who successfully frees the hostages, results in Khan being killed by Raghavan. A fight between Ram and Raghavan then kills Raghavan by removing the pin from Raghavan's hand grenade.

 

Lakshman helps Ram escape from the ensuing explosion from aboard a helicopter and the two happily embrace as brothers, meanwhile Project Milaap is a success and all the prisoners are exchanged triumphantly. Ram and Lakshman go and immerse their father's ashes together, as Madhu tearfully looks on. Lakshman is finally allowed to graduate alongside Ram and the entire university cheers.

*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Major Ram Prasad Sharma: A Para Commando whose objective is to protect Sanjana and reconcile with his half-brother and stepmother.

*[[Sushmita Sen]] as Chandni Chopra: Ram, Sanjana and Laxman's chemistry teacher and Ram's love-interest.

*[[Zayed Khan]] as Lakshman "Lucky" Prasad Sharma: Ram's half-brother and Sanju's love-interest

*[[Suniel Shetty]] as Ex-Major Raghavan Singh Dutta: A rogue ex-Para Commando who was court-martialed when he started killing innocent Pakistani citizens and claiming that they were spies without evidence.

*[[Amrita Rao]] as Sanjana "Sanju" Bakshi: General Bakshi's daughter and Lucky's love interest (Few lines dubbed by [[Mona Ghosh Shetty]])

*[[Kirron Kher]] as Madhu Sharma: Ram's stepmother and Lucky's mother

*[[Kabir Bedi]] as General Amarjeet Bakshi: Sanju's father and Ram's superior officer

*[[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Brigadier General Shekhar Prasad Sharma: Ram and Lucky's father (Cameo)  

*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Mrs. Sonali Kakkar, the Hindi teacher, who is very bad at speaking English

*[[Satish Shah]] as Professor Rasai, the Physics teacher, who spits while speaking, and is very short-tempered

*[[Rakhi Sawant]] as Mini, a flirtatious student

*Nassar Abdullah as Project Milaap's TV host

*[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] as Aparna: A girl watching Ram's dance rehearsal (Uncredited cameo)

*[[Geeta Kapoor]] as girl dancing; in song "Gori Gori" (Cameo)

*[[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]] as band member; in song "Gori Gori" (Cameo)

*Rajeev Punjabi as Percy, a nerdy student

The film was planned by Farah Khan and Shahrukh Khan in 2001. The shooting of the film had to begin in October 2001 but later that year, Shahrukh Khan got badly injured while shooting an action sequence for his 2002 film ''[[Shakti: The Power]]'' due to which he suffered pain in filming for his other projects. He was later sent to [[England]] for treatment and the film was subsequently shelved. The film was later revived in 2003 after Shahrukh Khan came back from England; Farah Khan wanted to name it ''The Outsider''. After some of her friends suggested that the title she wants matches that of a [[The Outsiders (film)|1983 Hollywood film]], she finalized the title ''Main Hoon Na'' for the film though Shahrukh Khan was unhappy at that time with the title, thinking the title was incomplete, but later changed his mind after listening to the recording of the film's title song.

At a time when the film was revived in 2003, [[Hrithik Roshan]], [[Farhan Akhtar]], and [[Sohail Khan]] were considered for Lucky's role. Due to unknown reasons, none of the three accepted the film; [[Zayed Khan]] was later signed. [[Ameesha Patel]] was offered Sanju's role but rejected the character due to date issues, as did then-newcomer [[Ayesha Takia]] when she was also approached who also declined, after which [[Amrita Rao]] was finalized for the role.<ref>https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/16-years-main-hoon-na-farah-khan-reveals-srks-friends-played-peons-ayesha-takia-ditched-film-hrithik-walked-kamal-haasan-declined-lot/</ref>

Shah Rukh Khan asked Farah Khan to approach [[Kamal Haasan]] to play the antagonist, suggesting that Haasan owed him a favour for his role in ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (2000).<ref>https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/16-years-main-hoon-na-farah-khan-reveals-srks-friends-played-peons-ayesha-takia-ditched-film-hrithik-walked-kamal-haasan-declined-lot/</ref> Kamal Haasan heard the script but turned down the role citing that it would portray him as an anti-national.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050228123806/http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/movies/2004/april/82036.htm</ref>

== Critical reception ==

== Box office ==

''Main Hoon Na'' was the second-highest grossing Indian movie of 2004 behind ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' (also a [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]]-starrer set against India-Pakistan backdrop).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA== |title=Box Office 2004 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=13 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132208/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA== |archive-date=14 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It made {{INRConvert|480|m}} in India and an additional {{INRConvert|19|m}} in the overseas market.

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The music was composed by [[Anu Malik]].<ref>https://music.apple.com/us/album/main-hoon-na-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1120934166</ref> The lyrics were provided by [[Javed Akhtar]]. Anu Malik won his second [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]] award at Filmfare. According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', with around 2.1 million units sold, the film's soundtrack album was the one of the highest selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year. [[Sonu Nigam]] received several award nominations and an [[MTV Immies]] Best Male Singer Award.<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/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

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| extra5 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]

| length5 = 06:02|

| extra2 = Sonu Nigam, Altaf Sabri, Hashim Sabri

| title1 = Chale Jaise Hawayein

| extra1 = [[Vasundhara Das]], K.K.

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! colspan="11" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|[[50th Filmfare Awards]]

|rowspan="11" {{nom}}

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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]

|[[Sonu Nigam]] for "Main Hoon Na"

|-

|[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]]

|-

|rowspan="5" {{nom}}

|[[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]]

|[[IIFA Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Direction]]

|[[Sonu Nigam]] for "Main Hoon Na"

|rowspan="2" {{won}}

|[[Screen Award for Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback]]

|[[Sonu Nigam]]

|[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]

|[[Zayed Khan]]

|rowspan="7" {{nom}}

|[[Farah Khan]]

|[[Screen Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]

|[[Javed Akhtar]]

|Publicity Design

|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]

|[[Farah Khan]]

|rowspan="3" {{won}}

|rowspan="9" {{nom}}

|[[Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Male|Best Actor&nbsp;– Male]]

|[[Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film]]

|[[Red Chillies Entertainment]]

|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male]]

|[[Sonu Nigam]] for "Main Hoon Na"

|-

In 2008, the film was remade in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and released as ''[[Aegan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/aegan-review--pclwNtjjgdffc.html|title=Aegan|date=25 October 2008|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref>

[[Category:Masala films]]