Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (
Hindi: - रब ने बना दी जोडी ),
translation:
A Match Made by God)
[Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - BBC review] is a 2008
Indian romantic comedy directed by
Aditya Chopra and produced by
Yash Raj Films.
Shahrukh Khan stars in the film as mild-mannered office worker Surinder "Suri" Sahni whose love for beautiful, vivacious Tania "Taani Partner" Gupta (
Anushka Sharma) transforms him into the loud and funloving "Raj." It was released worldwide on 12 December 2008.
Plot
Shy, introverted, and kind-hearted Surinder "Suri" Sahni (
Shahrukh Khan) is an office employee for
Punjab Power. He quietly falls in love with the daughter of his former professor (
M.K. Raina), beautiful and vivacious Tania "Taani" Gupta (
Anushka Sharma), whom he first sees during the preparations for her wedding. When they are introduced however, Taani jokingly berates and blames him for setting an impossible set of standards (reiterated by her father) that she was never able to meet growing up. A short while later, the shocking news arrives that her lover and fiancé and his wedding entourage were killed in a road accident. The hitherto immensely carefree Taani's immediately distraught; her father suffers a heart attack. Fearing that Taani will be alone in the world, the professor on his deathbed, and paternally affectionate toward Suri, requests him to marry her. Suri silently concedes; Taani tearfully agrees for her father's sake.