Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (), also known by the initialism KKBKKJ, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Farhad Samji and produced by Salman Khan Films. It is a remake of the 2014 Tamil film Veeram. The film stars Salman Khan and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles with  Venkatesh in a pivotal role. Principal photography began in May 2022 and ended in February 2023 with filming taking place in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ladakh. Ravi Basrur composed the film score. The soundtrack was also composed by Basrur, along with Himesh Reshammiya, Devi Sri Prasad, Sajid Khan, Sukhbir, Payal Dev and Amaal Mallik. Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan was released theatrically on 21 April 2023, coinciding with Eid. Made on a production and marketing budget of around , including distributor's share, the film earned an estimated gross of over  worldwide. The film was released in Bangladesh on 25 August 2023. Plot
Bhaijaan, a brave person, lives with his three brothers Ishq, Moh and Love in a colony of Delhi, and are often caught in fights. Bhaijaan hates the idea of marriage as he feels that his wife might create disharmony among brothers. Though the  younger brothers pretend they don't want to get married, they all have secret lovers: Sukun, Muskaan and Chahat. The brothers learn through Nadeem Chacha that Bhaijaan was in love with a girl named Bhagyalakshmi (fondly called Bhagya) and his brothers scheme to find her and reintroduce her to Bhaijaan to rekindle their relationship, but later finds that she is married now and has a son. The brothers conspire to find another woman named Bhagyalakshmi, because Bhaijaan was not in love with that girl so much as her name, where they finally meets another girl named Gundamaneni Bhagyalakshmi, a Telugu-speaking girl, and they finally make Bhagya and Bhaijaan fall for each other. Bhaijaan clashes with a goon called Mahavir to take care of the colony. Mahavir tries to attack the colony, but Bhaijaan thwarts their attempts. While travelling in train to Bhagya's village in Telangana, Bhaijaan learns that Bhagya's brother Gundamaneni Balakrishna actually hates violence. Later, few goons enter into the train, but Bhaijaan bashes all the goons, Bhagya is shocked to see Bhaijaan whom she thought as a non-violent person, where she tries to leave for her village, but Bhaijaan convinces Bhagya and tells that he would never harbor violence again. Bhaijaan and his brothers, along with Bhagya arrive at Bhagya's village with clean shaven look, where he and his brothers are welcomed and respected by her family. Bhaijaan is touched and impressed by their love, affection and hospitality. Bhaijaan discovers that a goon named Kodati Nageshwara wants to kill Balakrishna and his family, and had also joined Mahavir to take down Bhaijaan also. Learning this, Balakrishna seeks forgiveness from Nageshwara. It is revealed that Nageshwara's father Rameshwara was supplying narcotics at his coffee factory. Balakrishna, who was formerly a goon called 'Rowdy' Anna complained against Rameshwara, who later died after his reputation gets damaged. Nageshwara witnessed his father's death and swore revenge against Balakrishna, who later quit violence for Bhagya and his family, who are unaware of this. Nageshwara attempts to attack Balakrishna and his family, but Bhaijaan thwarts his attempts and keeps them at a safe place. Later, Bhaijaan and his brothers, along with Balakrishna and his family arrive in Delhi for Bhaijaan and Bhagyalakshmi 's engagement, where Nageshwara and Mahavir attacks them, but Bhaijaan and a changed Balakrishna manage to kill Nageshwar. Bhaijaan also manages to kill Mahavir and saves his family and the colony. Cast

Production

Development 
Director Farhad Samji initially sought to remake the 2014 Tamil film Veeram as Bachchhan Paandey (previously titled Land of Lungi) with Akshay Kumar. However later, he changed the script of Bachchhan Paandey to be the remake of another Tamil film Jigarthanda instead. As Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment held the remake rights of both the films, Samji tweaked Veeram's story and pitched to Salman Khan who accepted the film. Later, Nadiadwala walked out of the project and gave the rights to Khan, who then decided to make the film under his banner Salman Khan Films. The film was announced on 10 January 2020 with the title Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. However, it was later postponed for a longtime and suffered numerous pre-production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later it was revived with the reported title Bhaijaan. However, in August 2022, the film's official title was announced as Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. Casting 
In February 2020, Pooja Hegde was signed as the female lead. In December 2021, Venkatesh joined the cast, marking his comeback to Hindi cinema after Taqdeerwala (1995). Jassie Gill, Siddharth Nigam and Raghav Juyal were roped in to play Khan's brothers in the film. Punjabi cinema actress Shehnaaz Gill, South Indian cinema actress Malvika Sharma, newbie Palak Tiwari and boxer-politician Vijender Singh were signed, marking their Hindi film debut with the film. Jagapathi Babu was signed in to play a pivotal role. Aasif Sheikh was signed in to play pivotal role, Ram Charan was cast for a special appearance. Filming 
Principal photography began on 12 May 2022 in Mumbai. Later in June, the production moved to Hyderabad. In August 2022, a song was filmed along with some portions in Ladakh. The shooting of the film was wrapped up in 3 December 2022. Soundtrack 

In June 2022, Bollywood Hungama reported that Ravi Basrur was approached to compose the background score and one song. The source also claimed that Devi Sri Prasad, who was earlier signed for the film, opted out of the project. Prasad, however, denied the rumors, saying that he had already composed a dance number for the film. Himesh Reshammiya, Sajid Khan, Sukhbir, Payal Dev, Devi Sri Prasad, Ravi Basrur and Amaal Mallik have been signed to compose songs as well. The teaser of the song "Naiyo Lagda" was showcased during the grand finale of Bigg Boss 16 and a day later, on 12 February 2023, the song was released on YouTube and other music platforms. The second single titled "Billi Billi" was released on 2 March 2023. The third single "Jee Rahe The Hum (Falling in Love)", sung by Salman Khan was released on 21 March 2023. The fourth single titled "Bathukamma" was released on 31 March 2023. The fifth single titled "Yentamma" was released on 4 April 2023. The sixth single titled "O Balle Balle" was released on 17 April 2023. The seventh single titled "Lets Dance Chotu Motu" was released on 18 April 2023. The eighth single titled "Tere Bina" was released on 19 April 2023. Marketing
The film's teaser was released on 25 January 2023 along with Pathaan. The official trailer of the film was released on 10 April 2023. Release

Theatrical
The film was theatrically released on 21 April 2023, coinciding with Eid. The film was released in 5700 screens worldwide, which included 4500 screens in India and 1200 screens in overseas market. On 25 August 2023, the film was released in Bangladesh. Home media
The film was premiered on ZEE5 from 23 June 2023. The satellite rights of the film have been acquired by Zee Cinema, where it was telecasted on 23 September 2023. Reception

Critical reception
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan received mixed reviews from both critics and audience. Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is a perfect Eid gift for Salman Khan's fans" Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Salman Khan, like always rules the screen with swag and ultimate presence with the combination of dumdaar dialogues and massy action sequences." Simran Singh of DNA India rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is a true-blue Salman Khan film, a complete family entertainer that his fans have expected for many years." Joyeeta Mitra Suvarna of India TV reviewed the film and wrote, "Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has all the ingredients of an entertainer-- action, drama, romance, and comedy which is the pattern of Salman Khan films. Especially Salman Khan's entry and Venkatesh's fight, and Ram Charan's cameo make it worth watching." Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "This Salman Khan starrer once again plays to the gallery for his die-hard fans. It is a larger-than-life actioner with brutal violence and tons of drama.". Scroll.in wrote "The spread includes all the elements typical of a Salman Khan movie, but in more judicious quantities than in his previous few outings." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote "tired, unimaginative amalgamation of every Salman Khan version". Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote "a travesty of gigantic proportions". Sukanya Verma of Rediff rated the film 1 out of 5 and wrote, "Salman Khan is so neck deep in his formulaic rut that the only way he knows out is to dole out some more of the bunk." Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote "Loud and senseless, Salman Khan's cringefest makes you say, 'stop it, Bhaijaan'". Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote "annoying, uninspired and full of empty odes to its fading superstar". Box office
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan grossed  in India and  overseas taking collection to , on its opening day. The film crossed 100 crore nett in India on 30 April, marking Khan's 16th film to do so. , the film has grossed  in India and  overseas for a worldwide gross collection of . References

External links 
 
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan on ZEE5

Hindi remakes of Tamil films
Indian action comedy films
Films scored by Devi Sri Prasad
Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya
Films scored by Sajid–Wajid
Films scored by Amaal Mallik
Films about brothers
Films about families
2023 action comedy films