One Two Three

One Two Three is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy film which is an uncredited remake of the 1992 American film Blame It on the Bellboy about three men with similar surnames staying in the same hotel. One Two Three stars Sunil Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Tushar Kapoor, Upen Patel, Esha Deol, Sameera Reddy, Neetu Chandra and Tanisha. It revolves around three men who share the same name — Laxmi Narayan. The film was rated a hit grosser by boxofficeindia.com.

This article is about the 2008 Hindi film. For the 1961 American film, see One, Two, Three. For other uses, see 1-2-3.

One Two Three
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAshwni Dhir
Produced byKumar Mangat
Sunil Lulla
Written bySumanta Mukhopadyay
Screenplay byAshwni Dhir
StarringSunil Shetty
Tushar Kapoor
Paresh Rawal
Upen Patel
Esha Deol
Neetu Chandra
Sameera Reddy
Tanisha
Music byRaghav Sachar
CinematographyNirmal Jani
Edited byDharmendra Sharma
Production
company
Big Screen Entertainment Pvt. Ltd
Distributed byEros Entertainment
Release date
  • 28 March 2008 (2008-03-28)
Running time
137 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹27 crore (US$3.8 million)[1]

Synopsis

Laxmi Narayan 1 (Tushar Kapoor) lives a poor man's lifestyle in Mumbai with his widowed mother Kanta, who wants him to be a successful gangster and would like him to kill a few people, make enough money, then marry Chota Khujli's daughter, Meena Khujli. To fulfill his mother's wish, Laxminarayan 1 accepts a contract to kill D'Mello Yadav (Mukesh Tiwari), a Pondi-based gangster, who has stolen a diamond.

Laxmi Narayan 2 (Sunil Shetty), the detailed and obedient Secretary of D.M. Pipat, wants him to buy a vintage car from a Pondi-based used car dealer, Laila (Sameera Reddy).

Laxmi Narayan 3 (Paresh Rawal) sells undergarments and runs a business, 'Bulbul Lingerie,' with his son, Sonu; he travels to Pondi to meet with his new supplier, Jiya (Esha Deol).

The trio all arrive and book rooms next to each other in Blue Diamond Hotel. Their respective lives are hilariously turned upside down when their names cause all three to end up in the wrong places. They are also on the run from Inspector Mayawati Chautala (Neetu Chandra), who also has a crush on Laxmi Narayan 2.

Cast

Character descriptions
  • Laxmi Narayan 1 (Tusshar Kapoor): He desperately needs to prove his killer instincts. But, much to his mother's despair, this wannabe Bhai always goofs up. It's his last chance to kill, but he ends up becoming the victim — of love!
  • Laxmi Narayan 2 (Sunil Shetty): He's a loveable geek who has an MBA from Jharkhand University and takes pride in being accurate and detailed. He'll do anything to please the boss, including bearding a Don in his den. But when beaten up, burnt and tortured, even this ever affable soul wants to call it quits!
  • Laxmi Narayan 3 (Paresh Rawal): All the Bhabhis and Behenjis of Delhi will vouch for his uncanny eye — just one look and he can gauge your innermost measurements. But then he comes across Laila who refuses to show him what he wants and blackmails him instead!
  • Jiya (Esha Deol): Jiya is a talented lingerie designer who is desperate to strike a deal that will settle her debts with the lecherous Mende. Waiting for underwear expert Laxmi Narayan 3 she falls for Laxmi Narayan 1— the man who's come to kill her.
  • Laila (Sameera Reddy): Laila will do anything to save her glitzy auto showroom from being shut down by creditors. She will agree to strip or even try and sell off an old car till she discovers that the same car holds diamonds worth crores!
  • Inspector Mayawati Chautala (Neetu Chandra): She's bright and alert and takes a fancy to Laxmi Narayan 2. She's on the lookout for criminals and diamond thieves, but finds herself chasing after not one, not two, but three Laxmi Narayans!
  • Chandu & Chandni (Upen Patel & Tanisha): They work in the auto showroom and love in their spare time. They hide the diamonds in an ancient car they think nobody will ever buy but, to their dismay, their boss Laila is hell-bent on selling this car to save her garage.
  • D'mello "Papa" Yadav (Mukesh Tiwari): He puts an S after every single word, including his goons Pinto's and Alberts' names.
  • Pinto (Sanjai Mishra): Nasal-voiced, he has a diploma in constructing bombs. That is, bombs that don't explode until Pinto explains it to you.
  • Albert (Vrajesh Hirjee): Always being the more quieter goon out of the two, he always has a cigarette and rarely talks.
  • Kanta Narayan (Usha Nadkarni): This mother's dream has always been to have her son as a murderer, to the point where her son will be disowned if he doesn't complete his murder.
  • Batlya Bhai (Manoj Pahwa): The man who originally wanted the diamonds for himself.
  • Murli Manohar Munde (Murali Sharma): His catchphrase is "Murli Manohar Munde. Na zyada na kam. Bubblegum?" (Murli Manohar Munde. Not more, not less. Bubblegum?)
  • Sonu Narayan (Arjun Punj): The son of Laxmi Narayan 3.
  • D. M. Pipat (Ashwin Mushran): Completely fed up with Laxmi Narayan 2's detailed information; also has 2 wives.

Box office

The film had a successful run at the box office, grossing ₹23.75 crore (including entertainment tax).[2]

Soundtrack
TrackTitleSinger(s)
1 "One Two Three" Kunal Ganjawala, Raghav Sachar, Earl Ed
2 "Rock Mahi" Raghav Sachar, Sunidhi Chauhan
3 "Gup Chup" Raghav Sachar, Mahalakshmi Iyer
4 "One Two Three" (Amalgamation) Kunal Ganjawala, Kaptan Laadi, Kshitij Tarey, Kailash Kher, Raghav Sachar, Aditya Dhar
5 "I Wanna Guy" Sunidhi Chauhan
6 "Gup Chup" (Remix) Raghav Sachar, Mahalakshmi Iyer
7 "One Two Three" (Club Mix) Kunal Ganjawala, Raghav Sachar, Earl Ed
8 "Lakshami Narayan" Ninad Kamat
9 "One Two Three" (Ballad) Raghav Sachar
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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