Style (2001 film)

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

Plot
The film revolves around two slap-happy college students, Bantu/Nehal (Nehal) and Chantu/Amit (Amit), who stand out in the college for their expertise in ragging and playing pranks, and their ability to outfox others. 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

 * Sharman Joshi as Nehal Shah (Bantu)
 * Sahil Khan as Amit Malik (Chantu)
 * 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 Jarie
 * 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. The tune of the song "Mohabbat Ho Na Jaye" is a copy of the Egyptian artist Amr Diab's song "Habibi Ya Nour El Ain".

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."

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

Sequel
A sequel Xcuse Me was released in 2003.