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Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 19m
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5.9/10
11K
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Katrina Kaif, Imran Khan, and Ali Zafar in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)
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A quirky rom-com where Kush finds the ideal Indian bride Dimple for his brother Luv and a series of comical and unpredictable events follow.A quirky rom-com where Kush finds the ideal Indian bride Dimple for his brother Luv and a series of comical and unpredictable events follow.A quirky rom-com where Kush finds the ideal Indian bride Dimple for his brother Luv and a series of comical and unpredictable events follow.

  • Director
    • Ali Abbas Zafar
  • Writer
    • Ali Abbas Zafar
  • Stars
    • Imran Khan
    • Katrina Kaif
    • Ali Zafar
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    11K
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    • Director
      • Ali Abbas Zafar
    • Writer
      • Ali Abbas Zafar
    • Stars
      • Imran Khan
      • Katrina Kaif
      • Ali Zafar
    • 26User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 14 nominations total

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    Imran Khan
    Imran Khan
    • Kush Agnihotri
    Katrina Kaif
    Katrina Kaif
    • Dimple Dixit
    Ali Zafar
    Ali Zafar
    • Luv Agnihotri
    Tara D'Souza
    Tara D'Souza
    • Piali Patel
    Parikshit Sahni
    Parikshit Sahni
    • Colonel Agnihotri
    • (as Parikshet Sahani)
    Kanwaljeet Singh
    Kanwaljeet Singh
    • Mr. Dilip Dixit
    • (as Kanwaljit Singh)
    Suparna Marwah
    Suparna Marwah
    • Mrs. Dixit
    Arfeen Khan
    • Ajju Dixit
    Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
    Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
    • Shobit
    Tariq Vasudeva
    • Rohit
    Brijendra Kala
    Brijendra Kala
    • Salmaan Bhai
    Kusum Talwar
    • Grandmother
    Vijay Mohan
    • Uncle
    Veena Mohan
    • Aunt
    Monika Kohli
    • Bitti Mami
    • (as Monica Kohli)
    Ayesha Khanna
    • Tina
    Aradhana Khanna
    • Diya
    Sunny Dagar
    • Dinesh
    • Director
      • Ali Abbas Zafar
    • Writer
      • Ali Abbas Zafar
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews26

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    8basitfast

    Enjoyable Fair

    This review is quite short but I will be glad if it helps. MBKD starts of with Luv (Ali Zafar) breaking up with his longtime girlfriend. Being fed up with his hookups he finally decides to settle down and assigns the job of finding a suitable bride to his younger brother Kush (Imran Khan). So Kush gets on the job and finally finds a girl Dimple (Katrina Kaif). Both families meet up and get along with each other. Problem starts when Kush and Dimple realize that they are in love with each other.

    During the first half the film runs slowly while the second half is more enjoyable thanks to the comic timing of Ali Zafar who plays his character very well. Katrina plays her role of a mad, carefree girl very well while Imran plays his role fairly, nothing special about him. The film doesn't have a strong script but runs smoothly on the acting of the stars. Music is good. Overall MBKD is a good enjoyable fair that you wont get bored watching. When every movie maker resorts to crude jokes for humor, MBKD is one film that can be watched with your family.
    aprajita11

    Absolute waste of time

    After watching this movie, I felt so proud of myself. I always felt that Bollywood movies are just waste of time. This movie reinforced my

    thoughts. This is just a total waste of time. I would say watch AAJ TAK

    news. They are much more funny that this movie. I am still trying to

    figure if this movie was comedy or tragedy................ Well save

    some time and money....... Don't waste either for this movie.

    I m just completing ten lines for text so ignore the following.

    i m not judgmental but this movie sucked big time. I was waiting for it to be done. i held my patience..... but this is so much dragging.... i finally started doing my work. didn't waste my time. Khan did a good job. somehow katrina didn't fit in the role. but its my view. some people will like this movie. just depends how much you admire Hollywood movies. if someone can understand Hollywood movies, will hate bollywood movies. but for some people for whom English is a big problem, will like the crappy Hindi movies.
    pranav_2001

    Painfully boring experience and bad acting

    MBKD is a pure breed of Bollywood movie. There is a lot of dancing, songs, celebration, over-acting, a few good jokes (again: very few), masala... If you like to watch such movies where you don't have to use too much of your brain after a hard week's work, you might enjoy this.

    Watching MBKD is insult to intelligence and a boring experience. You know you are in the wrong theater when you get up and see people around you in deep sleep. I just couldn't wait for the movie to complete. Any movie that produces that kind of effect can only be hit because of its stars, great advertising and distribution.

    The movie is flawed at many instances, but for me the most important thing in a movie is 'the story'. The story has nothing innovative or even interesting. The overall story is predictable and illogical. However, the story has a small twist at the end, which was not predictable (bad news for people who wanted the movie to end soon). You won't predict how unwanted 'the twist' at the end is. For some reason our film industry forgets that making a 'funny story' doesn't mean making a 'stupid story'.

    The good thing in the movie is Katrina and her dancing skills. She can make any song look good with her size-zero body. Katrina looks good in any movie until she opens her mouth. Katrina's acting in this movie is childish and 'not cute'. Katrina's character was supposed to be of a cute and chulbuli girl, similar to Kareena Kapoor's character in 'Jab we Met'. But a combination of 'Bad acting' and inability to speak proper Hindi made Katrina look stupid.

    Acting of Imran and others is equally artificial. But Imran doesn't look as bad as the overacting of 'Ali Zafar' who is Imran's brother in the movie. For some reason everyone in the movie have stopped working and are behind getting 'Ali Zafar' married.
    9siber-363-532980

    India Films

    This film was very good.However I think you shouldn't give up your traditions and your culture. We watch your films and you have a lot of fans . Hint films don't contain very bad settings and everybody should watch easily and India shouldn't deviate own line.

    Players played perfectly and India films tell us India traditions and people's lives.

    Song in films and dances are professional and very quality.you don't lose your customs .

    We see India very beautiful country. Absoluately everybody should see this country.
    6Somak21

    Stress-reliever

    EXPECTATIONS ---- Yash Raj, Ali Zaffar, Imran Khan & Katrina Kaif - now that's a pair that can drag audiences into cinema halls. MBKD is a brave attempt to compete with a tornado flowing these days named 'BodyGuard'. So, just to change the taste from Action to comedy, MBKD works for a big time. Imran Khan, the most successful teen in B'Town, Katrina, the most successful popular actress and Ali Zaffar, the heartthrob of many gals. MBKD is the biggest surprise that can come with three crackers. Also, the super-successful music is also there. What does one want more?

    MBKD is a rom-com based on a new tragedy as it claims itself in teasers. And, so it is. We have seen this type of story in Onir's SORRY BHAI or MY BROTHER'S WIFE (or A BEAUTIFUL WIFE). But MKBD is totally different from them. It's entertaining, funny, clumsy & is filled with strong performances.

    Kush Agnihotri (Imran Khan) is looking for the ideal Indian bride for his brother Luv Agnihotri (Ali Zafar), who stays in London. In his quest, Kush goes through an array of wacky encounters with several families until he finally finds that perfect girl in Dimple Dixit (D)(Katrina Kaif), the craziest / wackiest girl he has ever known.

    Both the families meet. Formalities are completed. Preparations proceed in full swing. And just then Kush falls in love with Dimple... his brother's dulhan. Dimple is also in love with him. How can their love overcome in this society? That's when a wacky plot with wacky incidents take place.

    MBKD deals with a very heavy plot in a funny and light manner and changes the whole mood where a calamity is occurring. Director Ali Abbas Zafar has a dream debut fulfilled by this. His smart direction and handling every scene with good humor shows that he's different from most other directors debuting nowadays.

    Imran Khan does a commendable job this time also. Unlike Delhi Belly, Imran achieves such a role this time that has been focused on him entirely. And also he lives with it more than good. Some people call it 'Reserved' and some call 'Fattu' Imran had to do work in such a role and does it bloody good. The dulhan herself, Katrina Kaif was gorgeous and pretty and a powerhouse entertainer this time. But she still needs to work on her Hindi and acting skills. Ali Zaffar was a joy to watch. A dashing, handsome, wild, cool & aggressive player, just opposite to his brother's nature. Ali Zaffar had delivered a far better performance this time than 'Tere Bin Laden' by giving some giggles. Kanwaljeet Singh as Dimple's Daddy & Parikshat Sahni as Colonel Agnihotri (Luv & Kush's Dad) were tremendous. Imran's friends were cool. Debutant Tara D' Souza (as Piyali) was fine. The man who acted a s Dimple's brother gave a bad performance trying to imitate SRK from My Name Is Khan.

    Music by Sohail Sen was the major plus point of this movie. Every song was situational (after a long period) and vibrant and excellent. Background Score worked fine too. Next comes screenplay which somehow covers up the flaws and immaturity of the script. A cool and pacy script, we can say. Cinematography by Sudeep Chatterjee, which mostly covered Agra & Taj was fine. Costumes were fabulous. Editing could have been much better.

    Allover, MBKD tries to be something different in clichéd rom-com movies but for a so-so plot and some clumsy moments, it stays afloat. Forget beating Bodyguard's records, it is somehow a nearly good competition to it. But some funny moments, Imran Khan & a spectacular music score make Mere Brother Ki Dulhan far better than most other movies of this type came in this year. It's lightening, joyful, honest & a bit introvert. So, just go to theaters, pop up the corns and forget stress and tension.

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    • Trivia
      Ali Zafar does his own singing in the film.
    • Goofs
      Around 50 minutes into the movie before the Chhu Mantar song, Dimple strips her jeans and in the next frame puts on a top over the same jeans and then she is not wearing jeans again
    • Quotes

      Kush Agnihotri: You're amazing, Dimple. First you endanger my life, then you ask me to say thank you.

    • Connections
      Features Padosan (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
      Performed by Krishna Kant (as K K)

      Backing vocals by Krishna Beuraa

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • M.B.K.D.
    • Production company
      • Yash Raj Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $496,172
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $403,017
      • Sep 11, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,983,381
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 19m(139 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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