Style (2001 film)

Plot

The film revolves round two slap-happy college students, Bantu (Sharman Joshi) and Chantu (Sahil Khan), who stand out in the college for their expertise in ragging and playing pranks, and ability to outfox others.

As their college life nears an end, the duo begin to realize that they need to start getting more serious about their life and career. Realising that they are not cut out for a life of struggle and hard work, Bantu comes up with an idea to trick two rich girls into marrying them so that they can spend their lives comfortably. They then focus their attention on rich teenyboppers Sheena (Riya Sen) and Rani (Shilpi Mudgal) and set about wooing the two girls to win their love.

A mysterious woman named Nikki Malhotra (Tara Deshpande) enters the scene, and pretty soon Chantu and Bantu get embroiled in a murder mystery.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music score was given by Sanjeev Darshan. The lyrics are written by Nitin Raikwar, Tejpal Kaur and Abbas Katka. The song "Mohabbat Ho Na Jaye" is a ditto copy of the Egyptian artist Amr Diab's song "Habibi Ya Nour El Ain" .

Box office

The film was made on a low budget and was a surprise hit at the box office. Critics praised Sharman Joshi's acting performance.After the end of its eight-week theatrical run it collected 16,767,244 in year 2001 which is equivalent to ₹370 million or US$5,500,000 in 2015 domestically.

Sequel

After the success of the film, its sequel Xcuse Me was made and released in 2003 which was also a moderate success.