Kismat Konnection (2008)

A luckless architect discovers a social activist to be his lucky charm. Unfortunately, she's protecting the community center he's aiming to win a contract to tear down.

Director:

Aziz Mirza

Writers:

Sanjay Chhel, Sai Kabir (screenplay),

Stars:

Shahid Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Vishal Malhotra

Cast

Credited cast:
Shahid Kapoor	...	Raj Malhotra
Vidya Balan	...	Priya
Vishal Malhotra	...	Hiten Patel
Om Puri	...	Sanjeev 'Harry' Gill
Himani Shivpuri	...	Manpreet Gill
Haidar Ali	...	Mr. Bakshi
Shehnaz Anand	...	Aditi
Juhi Chawla	...	Haseena Bano Jaan
Karanvir Bohra	...	Dev Kataria
Amit Varma	...	Karan Behl
Dimple Sharma	...	Rita
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hyder Ali	...	Senior citizen
Boman Irani	...	Rajiv Batra
Shah Rukh Khan	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

Toronto-based social activist Priya meets out-of-work architect Raj Malhotra, and both end up in a series of hilarious misunderstandings. Priya finds out that Raj is attracted to her. She shows interest in him as well, though she is seeing Karan Bahl, to whom all of their friends expect she'll soon be married. What Priya does not know is Raj believes she is lucky for him and may be using her to obtain a contract that would involve tearing down her beloved community center to build a shopping mall in it's place.

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Plot Keywords:

architect | lucky charm | indian | guilt | business rivalry | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

18 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Füreinander bestimmt - Kismat Konnection

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£126,639 (UK) (18 July 2008)

Gross:

$479,759 (USA) (1 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tips Films Pvt. Ltd., Tips Industries

Technical Specs

Runtime:

153 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aziz Mirza had tough time shooting the song "Move Your Body Now." Regardless of how much practice she had, Vidya Balan was constantly messing up her moves. Shahid Kapoor, who was previously a back-up dancer, tremendously helped her out.

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Quotes

Haseena Bano Jaan: But your luck is one in a million, so the thing which will change your destiny, too, will be one in a million. And you will get it. Just keep your eyes open and recognize it.
Raj Malhotra: Yes, but how will I know that thing is lucky for me?
Haseena Bano Jaan: With luck and the power of that energy, your every work will go smoothly, and you will start your journey to reach the stars.

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Connections

Features Scream (1996)

User Reviews

Were your earlier outings Kismat Konnection Mr. Mirza?

Seriously not a product you would expect from somebody who has strings of hits to his credit namely Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Yes Boss, Chalte Chalte and my favourite Phir Bhi Dil Hain Hindustani. Clearly the midas touch is missing. After watching the first few reels, one can walk out and confidently write a review (like me here!). The idea is pretty stale – probably belonging to the roaring 70's (Sanjay Chhel, how did you manage to market the lousy stuff?).

Aziz Mirza's Raju Ban Gaya & Yes Boss contributed towards numero uno status for SRK and with the same hope Shahid Kapur gives his best.

Hey Baby, you need some serious advise on fashion ie. Vidya Balan at her awful best.

Vishal Malhotra as a side-kick is becoming monotonous in his la Rajendranath roles.

Om Puri is wasted.

The lucky mascots donning the narrators and fortune teller hats don't help either ie. SRK and Juhi.

Music by Pritam is good with a few catchy fusion mix numbers.

There is no good reason to base the story in Canada. Any city from India would do. Old age home idea is plagiarised from Lage Raho Munnabhai.

PS: Will I finish the rest of the movie? Hope not!