Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan

About the film

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (transl. Someone's Brother, Someone's Lover), also known by the initialism KBKJ, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Farhad Samji and produced by Salman Khan Films. The film, a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Veeram, stars Salman Khan, Venkatesh and Pooja Hegde.

Principal photography began in May 2022 and ended in February 2023 with filming taking place in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ladakh. Ravi Basrur composed the musical score. The soundtrack was composed by Basrur, alongside Himesh Reshammiya, Devi Sri Prasad, Sajid Khan, Sukhbir, Payal Dev and Amaal Mallik. The cinematography and editing were handled by V. Manikandan and Mayuresh Sawant.

Plot

Bhaijaan lives with his three brothers – Ishq, Moh and Luv – in a housing colony in Delhi. Bhaijaan is often involved in fights and dislikes the idea of marriage, as he believes that a wife might create disharmony among his brothers. Although the younger brothers pretend that they do not want to marry, they are all secretly in romantic relationships with Sukun, Muskaan and Chahat.

The brothers learn from Nadeem Chacha that Bhaijaan was once in love with a girl named Bhagyalakshmi "Bhagya". They scheme to locate her and reintroduce her to Bhaijaan in the hope of rekindling their relationship, but later discover that she is now married and has a son, Abhimanyu. The brothers then conspire to find another woman named Bhagyalakshmi, believing that Bhaijaan was more attached to the name than to the girl herself. They eventually come across Gundamaneni Bhagyalakshmi, a Telugu-speaking girl who has recently moved into their neighbourhood, and they arrange for Bhagya and Bhaijaan to fall in love with each other. Bhaijaan clashes with MLA Mahavir, who attempts to attack the colony, but Bhaijaan foils his plans.

While travelling to Bhagya's village in Telangana, Bhaijaan learns that Bhagya's brother, Gundamaneni Balakrishna, despises violence. Later, several goons board their train, but Bhaijaan beats them up. Bhagya is shocked to witness Bhaijaan's violent behaviour, having believed him to be a non-violent person. Bhagya also learns that she was the goons' main target. Bhaijaan discovers that a goon named Kodati Nageshwara wants to kill Balakrishna and his family, and had earlier enlisted Mahavir's help to eliminate Bhagya.

Production

Director Farhad Samji initially sought to remake the 2014 Tamil film Veeram as Bachchhan Paandey (previously titled Land of Lungi) with Akshay Kumar. However later, he changed the script of Bachchhan Paandey to be the remake of another Tamil film Jigarthanda instead. As Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment held the remake rights of both the films, Samji tweaked Veeram's story and pitched it to Salman Khan who accepted the film. Later, Nadiadwala walked out of the project and gave the rights to Khan, who then decided to make the film under his banner Salman Khan Films.

The film was announced on 10 January 2020 with the title Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. The film was supposed to produce by Sajid Nadiadwala under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, thus marking his seventh collaboration with Khan. The film was made on a production and marketing budget of around ₹125 crore (US$13 million).

Samji narrated the story to Khan in early January 2020, and agreed to do the film in the first meeting itself. However, it was later postponed for a longtime and suffered numerous pre-production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in August 2022, the film's official title was announced as Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.

Music

In June 2022, Bollywood Hungama reported that Ravi Basrur was approached to compose the background score and one song. The source also claimed that Devi Sri Prasad, who was earlier signed for the film, opted out of the project. Prasad, however, denied the rumors, saying that he had already composed a dance number for the film. Himesh Reshammiya, Sajid Khan, Sukhbir, Payal Dev, Devi Sri Prasad, Ravi Basrur and Amaal Mallik have been signed to compose songs as well.

The soundtrack consists of eight original songs, namely, "Naiyo Lagda", "Billi Billi", "Jee Rahe The Hum (Falling in Love)", "Bathukamma", "Yentamma", "O Balle Balle", "Lets Dance Chotu Motu", and "Tere Bina". Lyrics are written by Shabbir Ahmed, Kumaar, Devi Sri Prasad, Sajid Khan, Ravi Basrur, Vicky Sandhu, Kinnal Raj and Harini Ivaturi. The album was released by Zee Music Company on 20 April 2023, a day before the film's release.

Marketing

The film's title and first look was revealed on 26 August 2022 through an announcement video, coinciding Khan's 34 years in Bollywood. The film's teaser was released on 25 January 2023. Subsequently, the teaser was attached to the prints of Pathaan for theatrical screenings. In March 2023, when the song "Billi Billi" was unveiled, the hook step, choreographed by Jani Master and performed by Khan and Hegde in the music video, quickly went viral, adding to the song's popularity and becoming a social media sensation. Many people have recreated the hook step (signature step) by recording their own dance performances to the song and sharing these videos across social media platforms. The official trailer of the film was released on 10 April 2023. Trailer launch event was held at a multiplex in Mumbai, where cast and crew were present.

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