Kareeb
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| Kareeb करीब کریب |
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| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Vir Chopra |
| Written by | Kamna Chandra Abhijat Joshi |
| Starring | Bobby Deol, Neha, Moushmi Chatterji |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Distributed by | Tips, Eros Labs (US) (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | 1998 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi/Urdu |
| Budget | Rs. 2, 7,11,000 |
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Kareeb (Hindi: करीब, Urdu: کریب, translation: near) is a 1998 Bollywood film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It stars Bobby Deol and Neha.
[edit] Plot summary
Birju is a young man who lives with his mother, father, sister, and a younger brother in an upper middle class home in Kashmir. His father would like him to work and be responsible. Birju is instead interested in petty thievery, lies, and romancing a beautiful young woman named Neha.
When Birju proposes marriage, his parents in the hope that this will set him on the right path & Birju's false claim that Neha's uncle is a rich buisnessman approve of his marriage to Neha. Birju steals money from his home & pretends that this money has been sent by Neha's uncle. However on the wedding night, Birju's father discovers the truth & calls off the marriage.
Neha's mother unable to withstand this emotional setback, suffers a heart attack and is transferred to a hospital in Shimla.
Birju eventually does find Neha and learns that her mother is hospitalized. When Birju makes inquiries, and is told that the operation for Neha's mother will be very expensive, he steals the money to pay for the surgery. He returns to the hospital with the money only to learn that the operation has already taken place and that Neha is to marry the doctor who performed this operation.
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| Vidhu Vinod Chopra | |
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| Films | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Mission Kashmir | Kareeb | 1942: A Love Story|Parinda | Khamosh | Sazaye Maut | An Encounter with Faces |
| Vinod Chopra Productions | Eklavya: The Royal Guard |Lage Raho Munna Bhai |Parineeta |Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. |Mission Kashmir | Kareeb | 1942: A Love Story|Parinda | Khamosh | Sazaye Maut | An Encounter with Faces |
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