Prithvi is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language mystery film starring Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shetty (in double role), Shakti Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, Faraaz Khan, and
Shweta Menon. The actual director of the film was Deepak Shivdasani, but Nithin Manmohan asked him to leave the film and took his place as director. This is the first film of Suniel Shetty with Shilpa, and the only film of Faraz Khan with Suniel Shetty as the villain. Shilpa Shetty appeared for the second time in a double role after Main Khiladi Tu Anari.
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Cast
Sunil Shetty as Prithvi
Shilpa Shetty as Rashmi / Neha (dual roles)
Faraaz Khan as V. K. Aka Vinod Kumar
Shweta Menon as Lucky
Karminder Kaur as Vinod Henchwoman
Shakti Kapoor as Dabu/Bellboy/Indian Embassy Staff/Club Waiter/Mental Patient/Sikh Man/Transgender (seven roles)
Suresh Oberoi as Dhanraj
Navin Nischol as Rashmi's father
Viju Khote as Movie Director
Summary
Prithvi (Sunil Shetty), a famous photographer, and Neha (Shilpa Shetty) fall in love and soon get married. Prithvi and Neha both fly to America for their honeymoon, but when Neha uses the bathroom at a restaurant, she gets kidnapped. Prithvi is really worried and would do anything to get Neha back. He takes the help of Lucky (Shweta Menon). When Prithvi was near a hospital, he finds Neha, but she had fainted. But once she wakes up, she does not recognize Prithvi. The girl he found was, in fact, a duplicate of Neha, whose name was Rashmi. Neha was threatened by her kidnapper, Vinod Kumar aka V.K. (Faraaz Khan), as she should prove him innocent of a murder case. Prithvi and Rashmi rush to the court and say that he is not innocent and has gotten a duplicate of the girl. Prithvi finds Neha, kills Vinod, and they both live happily ever after.
Soundtrack
"Jis Ghadi Tujhko Tere", Anuradha's version, was very popular, but this song is available only on the audio track, not in the movie. "Een Meen Sade Teen" is partly lifted from Rendezvous 2' by Jeanne Mitchell Jarre. The soundtrack also included 3 bonus songs composed by Sukhwinder Singh, none of which featured in the film.
Critical reception
Anupama Chopra of India Today called it a "passable fare". K.N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times opined that the film "is not all that bad".