| Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tigmanshu Dhulia |
| Produced by | Tigmanshu Dhulia Rahul Mittra |
| Starring | Jimmy Shergill Mahie Gill Randeep Hooda |
| Music by | Amit Sial Sunil Bhatia Jaidev Kumar Anuj Garg Abhishek Ray Ankit Tiwari Mukhtar Sahota |
| Distributed by | Tigmanshu Dhulia Films Brandsmith Motion Pictures Bohra Bros Pvt. Ltd |
| Release date(s) | September 30, 2011 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi[1] |
Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster (Hindi: साहेब बीवी और गैंगस्टर; English: Sir, Wife and Gangster) is a 2011 Bollywood thriller drama film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, starring Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill, Shreya Narayan, and Randeep Hooda in lead roles. The film released on September 30, 2011, and received solid positive response from critics, and was a moderate success at the box office. It was shot in North India.
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Based in a small town in the Northern part of India, Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster is a story packed with intrigue betrayal and ambition between a beautiful Begum, her Nawab husband and an ambitious young boy.
The Nawab and his Begum, live in their ancestral royal house trying to maintain the status and structure their ancestors had left behind. But due to the changing time, some extreme financial conditions and the long gone habit of a royal having a mistress, the Nawab tries real hard to maintain his status and financial conditions.
His rival political party, belonging to Gainda Singh is on a constant mission to eliminate the Nawab and his allies, to get a hold of the administration, which has been with this royal family for decades. Eventually leaving him with just one Kanahiya who is Saheb's most trusted and dangerous servant.
Due to the Nawab's interest in his beautiful mistress, Begum suffers seriously from the lack of his attention and tries to put every bit of her effort into getting him to come back to her or even spend a moment of his time with her. The Nawab starts taking contract killing assignments to be able to cope up with his lifestyle and to be able to get a stronger hold over his political situation while campaigning for the elections, which becomes a difficult battle considering the loss of his allies and deteriorating financial situation.
The drama in the plot walks in when the same rival gang plant Babloo, to get information and plot the Nawab's killing, as the temporary driver for Begum as her age-old driver meets with an accident, which was also conspired by the same group.
Begum suffering from the lack of her husband's attention and slightly hysterical due to the same gets into a sort of sexual relationship with this young driver who seems to be giving more of his time to her.
In this process, Babblo falls deeply in love with the Begum and lands up confessing of his connections and intentions in front of the Nawab. This is exactly the point where the entire drama between the Sahib, his Biwi and Babloo the gangster begins.
The story is filled with twists and turns as Biwi uses Babblo to get the mistress killed to gain back the lost attention from her husband. Babloo manages to fulfill her demand but in turn gets ambitious and wants the begum for him and the power which Saheb now holds after he eliminates Gainda Singh.[2]
| Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Amit Sial, Sunil Bhatia, Jaidev Kumar, Anuj Garg, Abhishek Ray, Ankit Tiwari, Mukhtar Sahota | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Bb Music Studio |
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chu Chu Chu" | Sunil Bhatia | Parthiv Gohil | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Jugni" | Jaidev Kumar | Babbu Mann | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Main Ek Bhanwara" | Amit Sial | Shail Hada | 4:33 |
| 4. | "I Love To Love You" | Anuj Garg | Rekha Bhardwaj | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Saheb Bada Hathila" | Ankit Tiwari | Vipin Aneja, Ankit Tiwari | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Ankhian" | Mukhtar Sahota | Arif Lohar | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Raat Mujhe" | Abhishek Ray | Shreya Goshal | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Chu Chu Chu (Acoustic)" | Sunil Bhatia | Debojit Saha | 4:18 |
Saheb, Biwi aur Gangster opened to extremely positive reviews from top critics. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama rated it 3.5 out of 5, however Movie Talkies rated it 4/5 stars calling it Tigmanshu's "Twisty Tour De Force!".[3] Ayaz Shaikh from Rediff Movies quoted "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is a gripping tale of intricate politics, love and betrayal" with 3.5 stars.[4] At the box office, the film received an above average opening and collected 14.50 crores on its opening weekend. Throughout its full theatrical run, the film grossed 19 crores, and was declared an average grosser worldwide.