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Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
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Directed by	David Dhawan
Screenplay by	Yunus Sajawal, Imtiaz Patel
Story by	David Dhawan
Produced by	Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor
Starring	Govinda Sushmita Sen Rambha
Cinematography	K. P. Prakash Rao
Edited by	David Dhawan
Music by	Anand Raj Anand
Production company	Balaji Motion Pictures
Release date	21 September 2001 (2001-09-21)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	INR ₹ 14.34 crores

Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (transl. Because... I do not lie) rarely abbreviated as KMJNB is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy film directed by David Dhawan, starring Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Rambha, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Mohnish Bahl, and Ashish Vidyarthi. It is inspired by the American film Liar Liar (1997). This was later remade into a Telugu film as Mayagadu.

Plot

Raj Malhotra is a lawyer, hailing from a small town. He moves to Mumbai to live with his friend Mohan, also a lawyer. Mohan introduces Raj to his life and work. One day, the two attend a criminal case hearing, in which the defence attorney, Tejpal, expertly argues for his client. Tejpal is one of the richest and most successful lawyers in the city. Raj devises a plan to marry into Tejpal's family and become wealthy.

Raj attracts Tejpal's second daughter, Sonam, by making her believe that he is a principled and honest lawyer, who idolises her father. He lies his way into impressing Tejpal himself, who agrees to marry his daughter to Raj. The day after their marriage, Raj is shocked when Sonam insists on moving out of her father's house. She also refuses to take any of her father's money, forcing Raj to move back with Mohan, who wholeheartedly takes them in.

An underworld don called Kalra, starts seeking a criminal lawyer to defend his brother in a murder trial. Most lawyers are unwilling to take the case, fearing repercussion from Kalra, but Raj grabs the opportunity. He wins the case and Kalra's brother is released. Raj becomes Kalra's permanent attorney, gaining wealth and fame as a result. He and Sonam move into a large house and have a son together.

Some years later, Kalra's brother is again accused of murder. Sonam wants Raj to fight on behalf of the victim's widow. Raj accepts, but Sonam overhears him promising Kalra to lose the case willingly. Realising that Raj has turned dishonest to make money, Sonam leaves the house and asks for a divorce.

Raj's son wants his parents back together and makes a wish - he wants his father to stop lying completely. The wish works like a miracle, as the next day, Raj is unable to utter a single falsehood. He ends up telling Sonam and Tejpal that he married for money, and cross-examines his own prepared witnesses during Kalra's brother's trial.

Worried for his life, Raj visits his son and learns of the wish. He asks him to take it back or risk his father being killed by Kalra for losing the case. His son does as told. The miracle is reversed, but Raj has now had a change of heart. He promises his son to continue speaking the truth, and ends up fighting the case against Kalra's brother. He wins, bringing justice to the murdered man's widow. Kalra and his brother are imprisoned, and Sonam returns to Raj's life for keeping his word.

Cast

• Govinda as Raj Malhotra
• Sushmita Sen as Sonam "Sona" Singh, Tejpal's daughter and Raj's wife
• Rambha as Tara Ahuja, Kalra's assistant with whom Raj has an extramarital affair
• Satish Kaushik as Mohan Sharma, Raj's friend and also a lawyer, who invites Raj to live with him in his house
• Anupam Kher as Tejpal Singh, a famous and respected lawyer in the city
• Sharad Kapoor as Adarsh, Sonam’s brother-in-law, married to her elder sister
• Ashish Vidyarthi as Kalra, an underworld don who hires Raj to fight his brother's case
• Shahbaz Khan as Vinod, brother to the underworld don Kalra
• Kiran Kumar as Khurana, a businessman who helps Raj secure his first case
• Razzak Khan as Kala Bhai, Kalra's henchman
• Anant Mahadevan as Anand Mhatre, a tenant who is murdered by Vinod for refusing to vacate his landlord's house
• Jaya Bhattacharya as Kavita Mhatre, wife of Anand Mhatre, who is murdered by Vinod
• Mohnish Behl as Rajat Shukla, a journalist who films Anand Mhatre being murdered by Vinod
• Rammohan Sharma as Mr. Rahul Pange
• Jibraan Khan as Chintu Malhotra, Raj and Sonam's son
• Ghanshyam Rohera as Mishra Khanna
• Shashi Kiran as Doctor
• Guddi Maruti as Tisha Singh
• Ajit Vachani as Mr. Amit Vachhani
• Anil Nagrath as Judge
• Amit Behl as Doctor
• Mahavir Shah as Public Prosecutor

Soundtrack

The music has been composed by Anand Raj Anand. Akhlaq Hussain of Planet Bollywood rated the album 7 out of 10. The songs "Ek Ladki Chahiye" and "Paa Liya Hain Pyar Tera" among other outdoor scenes were shot in Glasgow.

Awards and nominations

• Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Govinda

References

1. "Box office collections: Kyo Kii Main Jhoot Nahi Bolta". Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. Pankaj Kapoor (28 August 2011). "Liar, Liar? Govinda Jhoot Nahin Bolta!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
3. "Movies: The Rediff review: Kyo Kii...Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
4. "'Kyo Kii.. Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
5. HUSSAIN, AKHLAQ. "Planet-Bollywood — Music Review — KYON KE... MAIN JHUTH NAHIN BOLTA". www.planetbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
6. Legend, Celtic (8 December 2020). "10 Great Bollywood Locations in Scotland". celticlegend.co.uk.

External links

• Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta at IMDb

• 2001 films
• Indian courtroom films
• 2000s Hindi-language films
• Films directed by David Dhawan
• Films scored by Anand Raj Anand
• 2000s fantasy comedy films
• Indian fantasy comedy films
• Balaji Motion Pictures films
• Indian remakes of American films
• 2001 comedy films
• Indian legal films
• Films about dysfunctional families
• Films about father–son relationships
• Films about lawyers
• Films about lying
• Films about wish fulfillment
• Legal comedy films
• Magic realism films
• Films shot in Glasgow
• Hindi remakes of English films
• Hindi-language fantasy comedy films