Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart

Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Anupam Sinha, starring Anupam Kher, Aftab Shivdasani, Shriya Saran and Indraneil Sengupta. The film is an adaptation of the 1998 American film Meet Joe Black.

Plot

Thirty years ago, Karam Jindal with his widowed mom, Gayatri, and wife, Sandhya, immigrated to London, England. Shortly thereafter, Gayatri was diagnosed with cancer and died. Sandhya gives birth to two daughters, Anjali and Sanam. The Jindals accumulate wealth and are now one of the wealthiest families in London.
Anjali marries Akash, while Sanam is on the look-out for her beau. With Karam's 60th birthday coming up, Anjali is busy with preparations for a grand party. Karam hopes to get Sanam married to Yash, his employee, who is like a son to him. Adding to the celebration is the inauguration of the "Gayatri Jindal Cancer Hospital" on Karam's birthday.
With the preparations under way, Karam brings home a young man, Rohan "Ricky" Verma, to live with them for a few days. Sanam has already met him and is quite friendly with him. She confides in her mother that she would like to marry Rohan, and her mother implies that she approves of him. They are shocked when Karam vehemently opposes any alliance with Rohan and refuses to divulge the reason. Only Karam knows that Rohan is not who he claims to be – he is Death himself – and is accompanying Karam during his last four days on Earth.

Cast

Anupam Kher as Karam Jindal
Aftab Shivdasani as Death / "Rohan Verma"
*also the young man Ricky in the coffee shop who is borrowed by Death
Shriya Saran as Sanam K. Jindal
Indraneil Sengupta as Yash
Rati Agnihotri as Sandhya K. Jindal
Rana Jung Bahadur as Uday R. Jindal
Anupam Sharma

Reception

Kaveree Bamzai of India Today wrote, "What happens when a music video director makes a three-hour-long movie? You feel like calling cut. Shukriyais not original, which in this age of DVD clones is not a surprise." Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film two out of five, writing, "If the story of this film is its USP, it's also a deterrent. While some would love the novel theme, there might be a sizable section of moviegoers who may not absorb the unconventional storyline."