Producer: Vashu Bhagnani 
Director: David Dhawan 
Cast:  Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor, Tabu
Music: Anu Malik

Vashu Bhag ani's film Biwi No.1 is not simply about numbers.The dist inction attributed to the term number one is pivot of the story.A desire to succeed and to do so with dignity is what makes Biwi No.1 an exempl ary story of a woman who fight for her family and the values that hold them together and wins against the odds.Based on the tamil remake of a Kamalha-san hit film vashu Bhagani enlarges on the script with a creative spontaneity that has the

Distinctive feel of a vintage Bhagani film.The film oprates on three levels of subplots woven into a central plot which is the story of karishma and Salman. All other subplots parallel stories that feed on the main plot and draw sustenance from it.Biwi No.1 Is the story of a welknit indian family compl ete with an ideal father and husband,a loving wife & mother and two cute children.An utop ian situation that shows how strong the family unit is in the social fabric.Karisma kapoor is the ideal wife who has silently supported her hus band with love and determination in his efforts to succed in life.She has watched him struggle to crave his own niche in life and rejo iced in his success.She has lived her life with content hidden in the shadow of her husband.Heading an ambitious agency Salman Khan is a man on the move.Having seen poverty from close quaeters,he is keen to reach the pinacle in his carrer in a short time.But Salman is also to quintessent- iel family man who enjoyes and cherished the time he spends with his family and freinds who always take preccendence over his work.But his odylic existence shows the first cra cks of impermanence when he meets Sushmita sen,an ambitio- us who is of a similar midset as him Sushmita has a clarity of purpose that is fascinating to watch.she has a one point agenda in life to marry a rich man who has all the trappings of wealth of enable her to enjoy a plush life.her mitting Salman is the turning point in the the story and is the start of a liasion that will jeopardise the family life of salman & Karishma.Salman and sushmita are drawn to each oth er like minths to a flame and true to the prototype of an erannt husband,Salman Fails to mention to sushmita that he is married man.The fattal atraction between the two lead to several lapses on salman's part and as a consequences the wrost kept secret is made public.Anil Kapoor is Salman's best freind and along with wife Tabbu try hard to canvience Salman of the errors he is wifully commiting but their pleas fall on deaf ears. It is now left to karisna to assunme the mattle of respon sibiliy,hert and miserable her pleas and ultimatum go unheede until egged on by Anil Kapoor she decides to fight sushmita on her own turf.true to the tradition of a david dhavan film,Karisma subsequent actions are the stuff that will definietly go down in the annals of celluloid history.But will she succed in het attempts to wean salman away from sushmita?will salman seccumb to familial pressure?And will sushmita give up her chance of a life that is better than the one she as known?If you were expecting the story in this pages then you will be disappointed.David Dhawan is known for his unconv ential story telling and the plot has so many twist that it is better left to viewing on the big screen.It is perhaps the first time that such a multi starre project has come about in recenttimes and to take a peek at the Powerhouse performance that is a tribute to good cinema watch out for biwi no.1.