Partner

Partner is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan and produced by Sohail Khan under his eponymous production banner and Parag Sanghvi under K Sera Sera Private Limited, with Eros International serving as distributor. Inspired by the 2005 American film Hitch,[2] it follows the story of a love guru, Prem Kulkarni, played by Salman Khan, who gives his client, Bhaskar Divakar Chaudhary, played by Govinda, the ideas of wooing his gorgeous boss, Priya Jaisingh, played by Katrina Kaif. In the process, he ends up falling in love with a widowed mother, Naina Sahani, played by Lara Dutta, leading him to hide his identity. Ali Haji, Deepshikha, and Dalip Tahil are featured in supporting roles as Naina's son, Prem's sister and Priya's father respectively. The film was released on July 20, 2007 receiving positive reviews and praise for its comedic scenes and Govinda's comical performance.

Partner emerged as a major box-office commercial success, grossing a total of ₹ 1.03 billion (US$14 million) at the worldwide box office. According to box office, it was the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year behind Om Shanti Om, Welcome, Chak De! India and Taare Zameen Par.

Dhawan has expressed interest in creating a sequel to the film, but as of 2022 no script had been finalized and news outlets have reported that the film has been shelved entirely.[3][4]