Paisa Vasool (2004 film)

For the 2017 film, see Paisa Vasool (2017 film).

Paisa Vasool (a common phrase meaning "value for money") is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Srinivas Bhashyam, starring Manisha Koirala and Sushmita Sen. The film was Manisha Koirala's debut as producer.

Paisa Vasool
Poster
Directed by	Srinivas Bhashyam
Written by	Srinivas Bhashyam Anurag Kashyap
Produced by	Manisha Koirala Siddharth Koirala
Starring	Manisha Koirala Sushmita Sen Sushant Singh
Cinematography	Nirav Shah
Edited by	Shirish Kunder
Music by	Bapi–Tutul
Release date	27 January 2004 (2004-01-27)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹3 crore[1]
Box office	₹69 lakh[1]

Plot

After a chance encounter at a club, the struggling actress Baby decides to move in with Maria, a withdrawn divorcee who is having financial troubles and run-ins with the mafia. By accident, the two women overhear a conversation in which a man confesses committing robbery to his girlfriend. The two women decide to blackmail him for a piece of the action. Unfortunately, the robbers have no intention of sharing the loot, nor are they too thrilled about anyone knowing their secret.

Cast

• Manisha Koirala as Maria
• Sushmita Sen as Baby
• Sushant Singh as Johnny
• Tinnu Anand
• Makrand Deshpande as Biryani
• Rakhi Sawant (item song 'Maine Saiyan Ki Demand')
• Rajkumar Kanojia

Soundtrack

Paisa Vasool
Soundtrack album by Bapi-Tutul
Released	November 2003
Genre	Hindi film soundtrack

Satyajit from Smashhits.com called the soundtrack 'a complete washout' stating that the soundtrack is 'rather a rehashed version of many remix albums'.^[2]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Paisa Vasool"	Sunidhi Chauhan	04.18
2.	"Maine Saiyan Ki Demand"	Ila Arun	03.03
3.	"Rukte Chalte"	Shankar Mahadevan	04.44
4.	"Bindas"	Vasundhara Das	04.07
5.	"Paisa Vasool – Male"	Hamza Farooqui	04.16
6.	"Helen’s Dance"	Pandit Sukhdev Chaturvedi, Swastika	06.40
7.	"Yaadon Mein Aksar Aate Rahe"	Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal	03.25
8.	"Sabse Bada Rupayya"	Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal	04.42
9.	"Hai Re Hai Tera Ghungta"	Kunal Ganjanwala, Soumya Rao	05.11

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 0.5 stars out of 5, writing ″Director Srinivas Bhashyam is saddled with an uninspiring screenplay and he needs to partner the blame partly. He may be a sound technician, but a director ought to be a good story teller.″^[3]

Ronjita Kulkarni of Rediff.com gave a positive review, writing ″It must have taken guts for Koirala to make her production debut with a film like this. Her efforts are commendable. Paisa Vasool may not tell a unique story, but it definitely lives up to its name″.^[4]