Money Hai Toh Honey Hai

About the film

Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (transl. If You've Got the Money, You've Got the Honey) is a 2008 Indian comedy film directed by Ganesh Acharya and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak. It features a cast of stars including Govinda, Aftab Shivdasani, Upen Patel, Hansika Motwani, Celina Jaitly and Manoj Bajpayee in the lead roles with Ravi Kishan, Antara Biswas and Prem Chopra in supporting roles. Esha Deol and the director of the film Ganesh Acharya make special appearances.

Plot

Money Hai Toh Honey Hai tells the story of six people, each facing their own struggles. Bobby Arora is a carefree young man who runs away from home in search of adventure. Lallabhai becomes wealthy after winning the lottery, but loses all his money when his business fails. Gaurav is a copywriter who has just been dismissed from his job. Manik is a struggling model who sleeps with a middle-aged fashion designer in the hope of becoming successful. Ashima Kapoor is a successful television star, but she is unhappy with her career and wants to act in films. Shruti is a struggling dress designer.

One day, all six receive a text message informing them that they are now the owners of Shahenshah Jaiswal's 10-billion-rupee company. However, their happiness is short-lived when they discover that the company owes 1.2 billion rupees. They are placed under house arrest until the debt is repaid.

The six friends decide to use surplus fabric left over from a failed shipment to South Korea to make affordable garments for ordinary people. They showcase these designs in a fashion show, which proves to be a success. The bank agrees to help them repay the debt, enabling them to revive the company.

Music

The album has eight tracks including one instrumental, composed by Nitz 'N' Sony (Nitin Arora and Sony Chandy).

Reception

Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN rated it 2/5: "Sorely lacking in drama and genuine humour, Money Hai Toh Honey is mind-numbingly dull because there’s no conflict or plot progression, and everything seems to fall into place too conveniently, which even ruins the amazing comedy at the first half!"

Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times rated it 2.5/5: "Scenes may well be dull and weak in parts. And they are. But for a comedy film, it needs to have some more sense-of-humor".

Raja Sen of Rediff rated it 1.5/5: "This is, first and foremost, a tacky film. The tastelessness flowing right down into the script, however, makes for a very different league of disaster."

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