Style (2001 film)

Style is a 2001 Indian Hindi language comedy thriller film directed by N. Chandra.^[2] The film stars Sharman Joshi and Sahil Khan. A sequel titled Xcuse Me was released in 2003.

Style
Release poster
Directed by	N. Chandra
Produced by	N. Chandra
Starring	Sahil Khan Sharman Joshi Riya Sen Shillpi Sharma
Music by	Sanjeev Darshan
Production company	N . Chandra Global Infotainment Limited
Distributed by	B4U Films
Release date	28 December 2001 (2001-12-28)
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹2.5 crore[1]
Box office	₹8.84 crore[1]

Plot

The film revolves around two slap-happy college students, Bantu/Nehal and Chantu/Amit, who stand out in the college for their expertise in ragging and playing pranks, and their ability to outfox others.^[2] As their college life nears an end, the duo begins 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 which leads them to focus their attention on rich teenyboppers Sheena and Rani and set about wooing the two girls to win their love and ultimately the key to becoming rich. A mysterious woman named Nikki Malhotra enters the scene, and pretty soon Chantu and Bantu get embroiled in a murder mystery.

Cast

• Sahil Khan as Amit Kharbanda (Chantu)
• Sharman Joshi as Nehal Satpute (Bantu)
• Riya Sen as Sheena
• Shillpi Sharma as Rani
• Varsha Usgaonkar as Inspector
• Tara Deshpande as Nikki Malhotra
• Darshan Jariwala as Principal Sardesai
• Shakti Kapoor as Suresh Bhagwat
• Vishwajeet Pradhan as Nayansukh
• Neelu Kohli as Bantu's Mother
• Atul Parchure as Manager
• Sikandar Kharbanda as Dinesh
• Rajkumar Kanojia as Sharad Kandi Bhagwat
• Lilliput as Hostel Manager
• Puneet Vashisht as Vicky
• Rinke Ali Khan as Savitri

Soundtrack

The music score was given by Sanjeev Darshan. The lyrics are written by Nitin Raikwar, Tejpal Kaur and Abbas Katka.

Song	Singer	Lyrics
"Excuse Me"	Nitin Raikwar, Nisha, Simmi	Nitin Raikwar
"Jaan Meri Jaan Hai Tu"	Sapna Mukherjee, Mohini	Abbas Katka
"Miss Dil And Mister Dil"	Hema Sardesai, KK	Nitin Raikwar
"Mohabbat Ho Na Jaye"	Hema Sardesai, Abhijeet,	Abbas Katka
"Ye Hai Style"	Abhijeet, KK	Tejpal Kaur
"Mohabbat Ho Na Jaye (II)"	Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan	Abbas Katka
"Style Mein Rehne Ka"	Sonu Nigam, Vinod Rathod	Nitin Raikwar
"Theme Music (Instrumental)"

Reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1 out of 5, writing, "Performance-wise, Sharman Joshi is likeable and delivers a convincing performance. Saahil Khan makes a decent debut. Riya Sen looks like a doll looks, but needs to brush up her acting skills. Shilpi Mudgal is not up to the mark. Varsha Usgaonker is okay in a brief role. Tara Deshpande overacts. Shakti Kapoor is wasted in a brief role. On the whole, STYLE is just about an average fare."^[3]

Made on a budget of ₹2.5 crore, it earned ₹8.84 crore in its entire run.^[1]

Sequel

A sequel Xcuse Me was released in 2003.