Dilwale (2015)

Dilwale (translation: The Big Hearted) is a 2015 Indian romantic action film directed by Rohit Shetty, and produced by Gauri Khan and Rohit Shetty under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment and Rohit Shetty Productions respectively.


The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, and Kriti Sanon in lead roles, with Johnny Lever and Varun Sharma in supporting roles.


Dilwale has grossed over ₹372 crore (US$58 million) worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing film starring Shah Rukh Khan after Chennai Express, also directed by Shetty. Dilwale is the highest-grossing film starring Shah Rukh Khan in overseas markets. The song "Gerua" performed well in the charts. However, Khan expressed disappointment with the box office collections and the film's performance, especially in India, as did Kajol, who stated that she regretted doing the film.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
  • 3.1 Development
  • 3.2 Filming
• 4 Release
• 5 Critical reception
• 6 Box office
  • 6.1 India
  • 6.2 Overseas
• 7 Awards and nominations
• 8 Soundtrack
  • 8.1 Track listing
• 9 External links

 

Plot

The movie begins in Goa, where Raj leaves his auto repair shop to confront Mani for stealing a man’s cell phone. Mani tells Raj that he is stealing it for his younger brother, whom he must care for after both of their parents died. While out driving, Veer sees a woman, Ishita, hitchhiking but his friend refuses to pick her up. However, after he stops the car to urinate and leave his friend and went back to ishita, and he agrees to take her where she needs to go, damaging the car in his rush to get there. For penance, Raj forces Veer to work in the shop day and night. Veer’s friend Siddhu provides him with coffee so he can stay awake to fix the car. However, he falls asleep anyway and awakes to find that the car’s sound system has been stolen. Siddhu takes it to a pawn shop to sell it, having stolen the sound system while Veer was asleep.


The men of the local gang leader, King, try to sell drugs at a crab shack. Veer beats them up after they threaten Ishita. They then come back later to exact revenge on Veer, but Raj breaks up the fight. Raj’s men find him at the hospital where Veer is staying and tell him they know where to find King’s men. Raj goes to King's hideout, incapacitates the gang members, and burns their drug stash. Raj tells King’s men his gangster name, Kaali. King stops by Raj’s shop the next day to present a deal where Raj will fix all of King’s cars in exchange for protection.


The film then flashes back to Bulgaria. Raj is in a car chase with a rival gang, trying to make off with a container of gold, when he accidentally runs over a woman, Meera. When he gets out to help her, the rival gang catches up with him, and he has to leave. Later, Raj runs into Meera again, who works as a sketch artist. He reveals to her that he is a gangster, and that he is the son of Randhir Bakshi, the leader of the gang. Veer attends a boarding school where Raj only comes to visit once a month.

Randhir and Raj talk about how Raj was adopted. Raj meets with Meera again, and she asks him to take care of some guys who are troubling her. She also asks him to celebrate her birthday with her the next day. He promises to take care of a job early and then meet her in the evening. The next day, Raj is engaged in a car chase. His car gets blown up and rolls over, trapping him inside. He is confronted by Meera, who he finds out is the daughter of the rival gang’s leader, Malik. She reveals that their entire relationship so far was designed so that Malik’s gang could have a chance to kill him. She holds a gun to his head, but she chooses to spare his life this time. Later, Raj gets a new car and engages in a car chase with Meera, eventually pushing her car to the edge of a cliff. He saves Meera from falling off the cliff, then tells her that the next time he sees her, he will kill her. Despite this warning, she later comes to his home and tells him that she loves him. At first he refuses to listen to her, but then he admits that he loves her, too. They make plans to tell their parents about their relationship.


The film quickly flashes back to Goa, where Veer discovers that Siddhu has been putting sleeping pills in Veer’s coffee so that he fell asleep on his shift, allowing Siddhu to steal items from the shop. Veer is upset, but Siddhu explains it is for his girlfriend, Jenny. They agree to help each other secure girlfriends. As a consequence, Veer reveals his feelings to Ishita. Upon finding out about their relationship, Raj wants to meet Ishita’s family. When Raj visits Ishita’s house, he discovers that Meera is Ishita’s older sister.


The film then quickly flashes back to Bulgaria, where Malik agrees to meet Randhir, but, secretly, he plans to kill him. The meeting breaks into a shootout, during which Malik shoots Randhir. Randhir then shoots Malik, and both men die. Raj holds Randhir and takes the gun out of his hand. Meera finds Raj and believes that he killed her father, for which she shoots Raj; however, he survives the gunshot. Both Meera and Raj decide to move far away from Bulgaria and start a new life.


The film is again in Goa, where Veer and Ishita come up with several plots to bring Meera and Raj together. As a side plot, Mani steals King’s car and brings it to the shop, where Veer discovers drugs in the trunk and decides to burn them. Ishita tells Raj that Meera has not forgotten her first love. King comes to Meera’s house one night, but Raj, as Kaali, shows up and stops them from causing her any harm. King asks Meera later if she knows Kaali, but she refuses to acknowledge their relationship.
Meera issues an ultimatum that in order to marry Ishita, Veer must move in with Meera. Meera also tells him that Raj is adopted and not his blood brother. Veer says that he loves Ishita, but he cannot abandon his brother. Raghav, one of Malik’s men, decides to tell Meera that Raj did not kill Malik, but that Malik had shot Randhir, who had shot Malik in return. Upon learning this, Meera tells Veer that he can marry Ishita and stay with Raj. At this process Raj and Meera gets reconciled.


Siddhu and Jenny get married. King shows up at the wedding, having tracked down his stolen car, which is now being used as the bride and groom’s getaway car. King starts to cause a disturbance, but Raj beats him up. King then tries to shoot Raj, but accidentally shoots Meera who tries to save Raj, however Meera survives and King gets beaten to death hence Raj and Meera reunite in hospital.

Cast

• Shah Rukh Khan as Raj Randhir Bakshi/Kaali
• Kajol as Meera Dev Malik
• Varun Dhawan as Veer Randhir Bakshi
• Kriti Sanon as Ishita Dev Malik
• Boman Irani as King
• Johnny Lever as Mani Bhai
• Sanjay Mishra as Oscar Bhai
• Varun Sharma as Sidhu
• Chetna Pande as Jenny, Sidhu's girlfriend (Oscar Bhai's sister)
• Mukesh Tiwari as Shakti, Sidhu's brother
• Pankaj Tripathi as Anwar
• Vinod Khanna as Randhir Bakshi
• Kabir Bedi as Dev Malik
• Nawab Shah as Raghav, Malik's right-hand

Production

Development

In January 2015, Rohit Shetty announced a project with Shah Rukh Khan in the lead which would be their second collaboration after the 2013 film Chennai Express. Shetty stated that he would start filming in March 2015. Shetty paired actress Kajol with Khan, making it the seventh time they were cast opposite each other. He also signed actor Varun Dhawan who was reportedly playing Khan's brother while actress Kriti Sanon was signed opposite him.

Filming

Principal photography began on 20 March 2015 with Dhawan in Goa. Khan and Kajol first joined the crew for filming in Bulgaria from June 2015. Later that month, the first song from the film was shot on Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, in Bulgaria. The schedule there was wrapped up by late July. In August 2015, a romantic song featuring the lead pair was shot in Iceland. The entire team then left for Hyderabad in early September to shoot what was touted to be the final schedule of filming. However, the work in Hyderabad was completed by late October, and filming officially came to an end with a brief schedule in Goa, the same location where it was started. In December, after the promotions had commenced, another song was shot in haste. It featured all four lead actors and had to be played simultaneously with the end-credits.

Release

Dilwale was released in the United Arab Emirates a day before its worldwide release on 18 December 2015. The film was released in around 3100 screens in India.


The satellite rights of the film were sold to Sony Pictures Networks as part of a deal worth ₹220 crore (US$34 million), along with the next two or three Red Chillies Entertainment productions. The valuation of Dilwale alone was approximately ₹60 crore (US$9.4 million).


On 14 December 2015, in the United Kingdom, the film received a 12A classification from the British Board of Film Classification for "moderate violence". The film's UK distributor chose to remove thirteen seconds in order to obtain this rating (the excised material being scenes involving stronger violence than possible for a 12A rating). An uncut 15-rated version is available.

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4/5 stars, saying, "On the whole, Dilwale is akin to a mouthwatering meal that satiates the craving of those who relish masalathons, besides being an absolute treat for SRK-Kajol fans. An unadulterated crowd-pleaser, Dilwale delivers what you expect from a Rohit Shetty film: King-sized entertainment. Go for it!". Komal Nahta in his review of the film said, "Dilwale is a masala entertainer from the start till the end." Rachit Gupta from Filmfare gave it 4/5 stars and added, "Dilwale is the quintessential popcorn flick. It’s colorful, bright and entertaining. It smartly keeps its play on the SRK-Kajol chemistry (watch out for the brilliant ending). It has fantastic music. Decent laughs too. Definitely worth a dekho." Sarita A Tanwar of DNA gave the film 3/5 stars, saying "Dilwale is flawed, but it's right for those who believe that love does conquer it all, actually."


Ananya Bhattacharya of India Today also rated the film 3/5 and concluded, "Dilwale is immensely enjoyable despite an oh-my-god-this-is-so-predictable story. Keep your brains out of the picture, and you have an out-and-out entertainer which fits perfectly in the mould of a guilty pleasure. Go indulge!" Shubha Shetty-Saha of Mid Day gave the film 3 stars as well and said, "Watch this for the chemistry between SRK and Kajol which refuses to simmer down even after all these years." Meena Iyer from The Times of India gave the film 3/5 stars, criticizing the plot, and stated, "Dilwale leans heavily on Shah Rukh's mega-stardom, Varun's effervescence, breathtaking locales (Iceland and Bulgaria), orchestrated car chases and over-the-top situations, which have you chuckling."
NDTV felt that the film's plot "went in circles" and that while Kajol was great, the film overall failed to appeal. The Economic Times gave the film 2.5/5 stars and felt that it "lacked soul and freshness" and stated that it would only appeal to fans of Khan and Kajol. Rajeev Masand of IBN Live gave the film 2 out of 5 and said, "The real problem with Dilwale is the sheer artificiality of the enterprise. From the rainbow-hued sets and the touched-up landscapes in the Gerua song, to many moments of comedic and emotional payoff, so much of it just feels fake." Namrata Joshi of The Hindu commented, "With Dilwale, Rohit Shetty goes hopelessly wrong despite much that he had at his disposal, including a power-packed cast and producer". Joshi also felt that the attempt to repackage Khan and Kajol had backfired. Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave the film a 1.5/5 rating and called the plot "highly predictable".

Box office

Dilwale made around ₹150 crore (US$23 million) worldwide in its opening weekend, the third highest of the year.

India

The film, releasing alongside Bajirao Mastani, opened number one at the box office, and collected ₹21 crore (US$3.3 million) nett in India on its opening day, the third highest of the year after Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The film showed little drop on its second day, and earned nearly ₹20 crore (US$3.1 million) nett. On its first Sunday, Dilwale took in approximately ₹23 crore (US$3.6 million) nett, bringing the three-day nett to an estimated ₹64 crore (US$10 million). Dilwale had a first week of ₹97 crore (US$15 million) nett in the domestic market.


The film earned around ₹21 crore (US$3.3 million) nett in its second weekend. It grossed little over ₹31 crore (US$4.8 million) nett in week two, taking its business to ₹127 crore (US$20 million) nett. The film made around ₹11 crore (US$1.7 million) nett more in the third week, and finished with a total of ₹140 crore (US$22 million) nett in India.

Overseas

Dilwale had the highest opening of 2015 abroad and the second highest ever, with a weekend gross of around $8.5 million. The film also set an all-time record opening in the Gulf. In Pakistan, the film earned ₹6.5 crore (US$1.0 million) in its first three days. The film collected ₹9.13 crore in Pakistan in three weeks. The film went on to earn over $13 million overseas in the first week, again the highest of the year.


Dilwale grossed another $3.75 million in the second weekend, for an overall $16.75 million in ten days. After two weeks, the film's earnings abroad were more than $20.5 million. The film had grossed around $23.3 million outside India as of 12 January 2016 to become the highest-grossing film starring Shah Rukh Khan in overseas markets.


Dilwale had expanded its business abroad to higher than $25 million following release in new markets like Germany, Netherlands and Indonesia. At the end of its theatrical run in overseas, the film has earned approximately $26.6 million (INR 175.65 crore).

Awards and nominations

Soundtrack

Dilwale's songs are composed by Pritam and lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Amar Mohile has composed the film score.


Dilwale, the film's soundtrack album, was composed by Pritam. A track titled "Gerua" was released on 18 November 2015 as the first single prior to the soundtrack album's release. The second single to be released was "Manma Emotion Jaage". The album features seven tracks, and was released on 4 December 2015. Sony Music India acquired the music rights of the film for a record ₹19 crore (US$3.0 million).


The song "Gerua" also had different versions. An Arabic version called "Telagena" was released on 11 December 2015 while a Malay version entitled "Warna Cinta" featuring vocals from Aliff Aziz and Kilafairy was released later on 18 December 2015.

Track listing

All lyrics are penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Gerua"	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Arijit Singh, Antara Mitra	05:45
2.	"Manma Emotion Jaage"		Amit Mishra, Anushka Manchanda, Antara Mitra	03:29
3.	"Janam Janam"		Arijit Singh, Antara Mitra	03:57
4.	"Tukur Tukur"		Arijit Singh, Kanika Kapoor, Neha Kakkar, Nakash Aziz, Siddharth Mahadevan	04:07
5.	"Daayre"		Arijit Singh	04:50
6.	"Premika"		Benny Dayal, Kanika Kapoor	03:45
7.	"Theme of Dilwale (Dj Chetas)"		Arijit Singh	03:42

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Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)

Badrinath Ki Dulhania (English: Badrinath's Bride) is a 2017 Indian romantic comedy film, directed by Shashank Khaitan, and produced by Karan Johar under the Dharma Productions banner. Starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in the lead, the film marks the second installment of a franchise that began with Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014). Principal photography for the film began in May 2016, and the film was released on 10 March 2017, on the Holi weekend.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
• 4 Themes
• 5 Soundtrack
• 6 Critical reception
• 7 Box office
  • 7.1 Domestic
• 8 External links

Plot

Badrinath "Badri" Bansal (Varun Dhawan) is the younger son of a wealthy family in Jhansi. In a flashback, we see that Badri's older brother, Alok (Yash Sinha) was in love with a girl and was going to leave the family for her (because their father disapproved), but decided against it after their father's first heart attack. Now Alok is married to Urmila (Swetha Basu Prasad) through an arranged marriage and she is not allowed to work despite being very intelligent and professionally trained, more than Alok himself. Alok is also depressed at having to leave his love and be forced into a marriage, so spends a lot of time drinking. Badri fears the same fate for himself so when he sees Vaidehi Trivedi (Alia Bhatt) at a wedding, he becomes obsessed with her and makes it his mission to marry her with his father's approval.


Vaidehi is also clearly more intelligent than Badri. She has a full education and is secretly training to become a flight attendant while Badri only passed the tenth grade. She's initially uninterested in getting married and is even offended by his marriage offer. But when Badri helps Vaidehi's older sister, Kritika find a husband and even resolves a dowry crisis, Vaidehi agrees to marry him. On their wedding day, however, Vaidehi never shows. Badri is heartbroken and his father is furious. He commands Badri to find Vaidehi and bring her back so that they can "hang her from the ceiling." Despite being afraid of his father's words, Badri goes to Mumbai to find Vaidehi, where he discovers that she's already moved to Singapore for a flight attendant training program.


Badri shows up on Vaidehi's doorstep in Singapore and kidnaps her. On the way, he pulls over and lets her out of the car trunk and they have an argument. Badri is furious at her for leaving him at the altar and she apologizes, trying to assure him that the reason she left was not because of him. Badri grabs her by the throat when a police car pulls up and takes them to the police station. At the police station, Vaidehi covers for Badri despite him having kidnapped her and attempted to choke her. Over the next few days, Badri stalks Vaidehi. When his father calls, Badri lies and tells him that he didn't find Vaidehi and his father tells him that he's started looking for other brides. This terrifies Badri and he attempts entry into Vaidehi's workplace. She stops him and tells him she'll marry him only if he can convince his father to let her work and live in Singapore. Badri gets drunk that night and causes a scene outside Vaidehi's residential building and they have to go to the police again, where this time Vaidehi has to pay $1500 to bail him out.


Badri moves into Vaidehi's apartment where she cares for him by cooking for him before leaving for work every day, which humbles him. They spend time together with friends and tour Singapore together. Over time Badri begins to respect Vaidehi's independence and grows impressed by her job and intelligence. He also remembers his sister in law and feels sorry that she doesn't get to work. When Badri is finally deported, Vaidehi comes to miss him and becomes depressed by his absence.
Back in Jhansi, Badri's sister-in-law is pregnant and the father holds a mega-pooja to ensure a boy is born. Badri feels sorry for his sister in law and finally understands why Vaidehi ran away. Before the pooja, he gets severely drunk and berates his father for being disrespectful to women. He blames his father for being the reason that he can't have Vaidehi when suddenly he sees Vaidehi from the corner of his eye. She tells him that she loves him and wants to marry him. Together they stand up to his dad and tell him that they will get married and Vaidehi will work as she pleases regardless of whether he agrees or not.


In the epilogue, it is shown that Badri and Vaidehi maintain a long distance relationship while she finishes her training program in Singapore before moving back to India and starting her own flight attendant training center. Badri's sister in law gives birth to twins, one boy and girl, and it is shown that insofar his father has been treating both of them equally. She also starts working in the family's car showroom with Alok and even gets her own office. Badri and Vaidehi promise not to collect any dowry for any of their children.

Cast

• Varun Dhawan as Badrinath Bansal (Badri)
• Alia Bhatt as Vaidehi Trivedi
• Sahil Vaid as Somdev
• Yash Sinha as Aloknath Bansal (Alok)
• Shweta Basu Prasad as Urmila Aloknath Bansal
• Sukhmani Lamba as Kritika Trivedi
• Aakanksha Singh as Kiran
• Gauahar Khan as Laxmi Shankar
• Aparshakti Khurana as Bhushan
• Rituraj Singh (actor) as Badrinath's father
• Swanand Kirkire as Vaidehi's father
• Kanupriya Pandit as Vaidehi's mother
• Atul Narang as Sagar
• Gaurav Pandey as Gurmeet

Production

Badrinath Ki Dulhania marks the second installment of a franchise that began with the romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), which was also directed by Shashank Khaitan, produced by Karan Johar for Dharma Productions and starred Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles. The film was first announced on 3 May 2016 with the release of an online motion poster featuring Dhawan and Bhatt at a local village fair. Principal photography also began on the same day. Some of the scenes were also shot at the Ghatotkach Circle, Kishore Sagar Lake and Seven Wonders Park in Kota, Rajasthan.

Themes

Misogyny, patriarchy, and gender roles in India are the common themes with the film focusing on the dowry system and stigma against women in the workplace. There is also allusion to violence against women and honor killings as Badri's father makes multiple references to killing Vaidehi and Badri is violent towards her in one scene.

Soundtrack

 The music for the film has been composed by Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva and Bappi Lahiri while the lyrics have been written by Kumaar, Shabbir Ahmed, Akhil Sachdeva and Badshah & Indeevar. The "Tamma Tamma" song which was originally composed by Bappi Lahiri from the 1990 film Thanedaar has been recreated by Tanishk Bagchi for this film. The music rights of the film are acquired by T-Series. The full soundtrack album which includes 6 songs was released on 14 February 2017.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aashiq Surrender Hua"	Shabbir Ahmed	Amaal Mallik	Amaal Mallik, Shreya Ghoshal	4:10
2.	"Roke Na Ruke Naina"	Kumaar	Amaal Mallik	Arijit Singh	4:39
3.	"Humsafar"	Akhil Sachdeva	Akhil Sachdeva	Akhil Sachdeva, Mansheel Gujral	4:29
4.	"Badri Ki Dulhania (Title Track)"	Shabbir Ahmed	Tanishk Bagchi	Dev Negi, Neha Kakkar, Monali Thakur, Ikka Singh, Rajnigandha Shekhawat	3:27
5.	"Tamma Tamma Again"	Indeevar, Badshah	Bappi Lahiri, Tanishk Bagchi	Bappi Lahiri, Anuradha Paudwal, Badshah	3:19
6.	"Humsafar" (Alia Bhatt Version)	Akhil Sachdeva	Akhil Sachdeva	Alia Bhatt, Akhil Sachdeva	2:50

Critical reception

Nihit Bhave from Times of India rated the film 3.5/5 and stated "Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a rucksack full of radioactive social issues handled cautiously". He also praised Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhat's chemistry saying, " Together, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are the best thing that could have happened to our screens". Rohit Rats from Hindustan Times gave film 2.5/5 and noted that Varun Dhawan by portraying a Jhansi boy, reminds of Govinda. Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express gave film 3/5 saying, "Alia Bhatt is pitch-perfect as dulhania with a mind of her own. Varun Dhawan impresses as a boy-struggling-to-be-a-man. Together, they offer us a flavourful romance which takes down patriarchy." Tushar Joshi from DNA India described the film as light, entertaining and likeable. He writes, "Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt prove that on screen chemistry can be enough sometimes to keep you engaged in an average plot with a predictable narrative".

Box office

Domestic

The film collected ₹125.25 crore in the first week  of release becoming fourth highest Indian first week collecting film of 2017. The film was third highest domestic opener for both Bhatt and Dhawan. 

External links

Paying Guest (1957)

Paying Guest is a 1957 Bollywood film directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The film stars Dev Anand and Nutan along with Shubha Khote.

The soundtrack, composed by Sachin Dev Burman, received a degree of popularity and made a lasting impression. The lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Paying Guest was the second hit film of the team of Mukherjee, Hussain, Dev Anand and S. D. Burman, who had combined two years earlier to make the successful Munimji.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Contrasting views
• 3 Cast
• 4 Sweet melody
• 5 Music
• 6 External links

Plot 

“Paying Guest” is about a struggling lawyer (Ramesh), who falls in love with his landlord's daughter, wins her heart only to lose her faith from a misunderstanding and eventually saves her from a murder charge. Nutan (Shanti) and Shoba Khote (Chanchal) have little love lost between them following a college debate that evokes contrasting views from them – Shanti prefers love over money. To prove her point, Chanchal marries a wealthy lawyer Dayal (played by Gajanan Jagirdar) but comes to grief when her husband finds little time for her. Chanchal hatches a plot with Prakash, Shanti's alcoholic brother-in-law (Yakub), to eliminate her husband. Shanti is implicated before Ramesh plays the saviour's role on predictable lines. The movie ends with the two uniting against a conspiring Chanchal and Prakash. 

The pace of the movie, directed by Subodh Mukerji, and the story, by Nasir Husain, are nothing to rave about but the same cannot be said of the music.

Contrasting views

Dev Anand is the paying guest in this film but Nutan it is who holds the key, literally, to the success of this romantic comedy. Every time the movie threatens to meander from the planned path, she restores quality with her vibrant presence. The close-up shots capture her pristine beauty even as Dev Anand competes to match her acting talents during one-on-one situations. Nutan emerges a winner by miles. Dev Anand, at 34, was a ‘veteran' of more than 40 movies and established star when “Paying Guest” was released. Nutan, barely 21, was new to the industry but not a novice, having won the Filmfare Award for “Seema”, a moving portrayal of an orphan who finds her way after immense struggle. “Seema” had given early indications of Nutan's commanding skills as an actor and the commercial success of “Paying Guest” was a confirmation of the fact that she could carry a movie on her own despite a weak plot.

Cast

• Dev Anand as Ramesh Kumar
• Nutan Behl as Shanti
• Gajanan Jagirdar as Dayal
• Sajjan as Jagat
• Shubha Khote as Chanchal
• Gani
• Dulari as Uma
• Rajendra
• Chaman Puri
• Sailen Bose
• Gitanjali
• Master Bapu
• Yakub as Prakash

Sweet melody

With a composer like Sachin Dev Burman and lyricist like Majrooh Sultanpuri, one can expect nothing but melody at its sweetest. 

Dev Anand did not have Mohammad Rafi as his background voice in this movie. Kishore Kumar had begun to share the stage, giving Dev Anand some hits in “Nau Do Gyarah”, released the same year as “Paying Guest”. The year also featured Dev Anand and Nutan as the leading pair in “Barish”, a forgettable movie, but “Paying Guest” made an impact on the audience, thanks to Nutan and Sachinda's music.

The actor refers to the movie when he writes in his autobiography about ‘O Nigaahen Mastana', a duet by Kishore and Asha Bhonsle. 

“The audience had swooned over both of us, as I had on Nutan!” wrote Dev Anand in his autobiography. 

Another duet, ‘Ah Chhod Do Aanchal Zamana Kya Kahega' brings out the best out of Nutan – and Asha. You warm up early in the movie to Kishore singing ‘Mana Janab Ne Pukara Nahi' with Dev Anand riding a cycle, trying to woo Nutan. There is another solo by Kishore, ‘Hai Hai Hai Yeh Nigaahen' before Burman opts for Lata Mangeshkar to sing the memorable ‘Chand Phir Nikla', easily the pick of all the numbers, an evergreen composition that figures among her personal best.

Dev Anand and Nutan make a delightful pair to dominate the movie and create entertaining fare. But Nutan steals the show with her impeccable performance.

Music

#	Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist	Length
1	Chand Phir Nikla	Lata Mangeshkar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	4:43
2	Chhod Do Aanchal Zamana Kya	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle	Majrooh Sultanpuri	4:12
3	Chupke Chupke Rukte	Lata Mangeshkar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	2:21
4	Haaye Haaye Ye Nigahen	Kishore Kumar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	4:37
5	Mana Janaab Ne Pukara Nahin	Kishore Kumar	Majrooh Sultanpuri	4:16
6	O Nigahen Mastaana	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle	Majrooh Sultanpuri	3:47

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Hasee Toh Phasee (2014)

Hasee Toh Phasee (English: She Smiles, She's Snared!) is a 2014 Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Vinil Mathew and produced by Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap. The film features Parineeti Chopra, Sidharth Malhotra and Adah Sharma in the lead roles. The film was released on 7 February 2014 and received positive reviews. The movie collected around ₹620 million (US$9.2 million) worldwide.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
  • 3.1 Development
  • 3.2 Casting
  • 3.3 Filming
• 4 Music
  • 4.1 Track listing
  • 4.2 Reception
• 5 Critical reception
• 6 Box office
  • 6.1 India
  • 6.2 Overseas
• 7 Awards and nominations
• 8 External links

Plot

Nikhil (Sidharth Malhotra) is a struggling businessman whose girlfriend Karishma (Adah Sharma) is an actress. Nikhil is a guy who believes that once you are committed to a girl, there should be no straying. Karishma asks Nikhil to arrange ₹50 million (US$740,000) before marriage, which is 7 days later, to earn a contract.

Nikhil meets Meeta (Parineeti Chopra), Karishma's younger sister, with whom he had a brief encounter 7 years ago. Meeta, who is an IITian in Chemical Engineering and PhD., is a super-intelligent geek with unusual behaviour and habits, who ran away 7 years ago to China after stealing money from her own father, leading to his heart attack. Now, just a week before Nikhil and Karishma's wedding, Meeta has turned up to meet her father, but Karishma is scared that her sister's sudden appearance might ruin their wedding. Hence, Karishma assigns Nikhil to keep Meeta away from her father (Manoj Joshi).

Meeta has returned with an intention to steal again but her involvement with Nikhil during the next 7 days diverts her attention. During these 7 days, with many personal and social activities, Nikhil and Meeta fall in love but Nikhil backs off as he doesn't want to betray Karishma. He comes to know that for her research, Meeta has taken a heavy loan of ₹100 million (US$1.5 million) from a Chinese investor by forging her father's signature. The deadline for payback is over and an extension of three days was given, during which she has to steal money from her father's account to save him from the investor's goons. Nikhil helps Meeta to hack her father's account but advises her to apologize to her family. Meeta reunites with her family and Nikhil realizes he is marrying the wrong girl.

Meeta is unable to gather the courage to steal her father's money and tells her father the truth. Her father forgives her and provides her with the money. Nikhil later tells Meeta on the phone that he should have gone with her to Goa when she asked him to come with her 7 years ago. Meeta tells him that it is not too late for them to run away.

When Nikhil comes to Meeta's house to run away with her, he sees Karishma with her family and returns home, realizing the complications. Nikhil later scolds Meeta for being so ready to run away and says that he cannot torture Karishma even though Karishma has emotionally tortured him throughout their relationship. Nikhil leaves Meeta and later regrets doing so.

On the wedding day, Meeta leaves her house without telling anyone, leaving her mobile phone inside Karishma's room. Nikhil tries to call her and sends many texts, which go unanswered. Karishma finds Meeta's phone in her room, reads the messages, and realizes she has lost Nikhil. She asks Nikhil to leave the wedding, her decision supported by her father. Meeta returns to the wedding to try to win Nikhil back. The two reunite and express their love.

The movie ends with Nikhil and Meeta at the airport, scheduled to travel to Germany. Meeta tells him that there is another problem waiting for them there.

Cast

• Siddharth Malhotra as Nikhil Bharadwaj
• Parineeti Chopra as Dr. Meeta Solanki Bharadwaj
• Adah Sharma as Karishma Solanki
• Manoj Joshi as Devesh Solanki - Meeta and Karishma's father
• Sharat Saxena as S.B Bharadwaj - Nikhil's father
• Neena Kulkarni as Nikhil's mother
• Samir Sharma as Nikhil's brother
• Anil Mange as Abhinandan
• Bobby Darling in the song "Drama Queen"
• Sameer Khakhar as Alpesh Bhai Solanki
• Sunil Upadhyay as Salim
• Tinnu Anand as Mukesh Adnani (Special appearance)
• Garvita Sharma as Amrita
• Lily Patel as Baa, Meeta's grandmother
• Karan Johar (Special appearance)

Production

Development

Karan Johar's production house Dharma Productions is financing this film along with Phantom Productions, which is run by four filmmakers - Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena.

Casting

Anurag Kashyap, who is very excited about this project, said, "The story works with fresh faces, but requires a high level of chemistry and maturity in the performances. After spending months shortlisting various actors, we finalised Sidharth and Parineeti." Reportedly, Adah Sharma is playing the second female lead in the movie and the sister of the film's female protagonist. To capture the seven-year period covered in the film, Vinil Matthew wanted Parineeti Chopra to have different hairstyles.

Filming

Filming began on 18 April 2013. On talking about the director Vinil Mathew, Sidharth Malhotra, who would be cast as a middle class working man in the film, said, "It didn't feel like the first day of shoot because he is so sorted and knows exactly what he wants. He made us rehearse a lot during a two-month workshop before shooting began". In an Interview Siddharth says, he plays a character who is stressed out, lost and sentimental. He meets a girl who is a bit cracked. Actress Parineeti Chopra reported that her character was a quite difficult one. It is the first collaboration for both the protagonists with each other, but however, none complained and instead, both were praising each other to be energetic and tireless. The fact that actress Adah Sharma was also involved in the cast as one of the lead characters was supposed to be kept a secret as the producers wanted to make an official announcement about it. But it was later revealed as Adah was seen shooting for the film at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade.

Music

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy were initially signed on as composers for the film. But eventually they opted out, and songs featured in the film were composed by Vishal-Shekhar, while the lyrics are written by Kumaar and Amitabh Bhattacharya. The track "Drama Queen", sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Vishal Dadlani, was launched as a single on December 23, 2013. The song "Zehnaseeb", sung by Chinmayi along with Shekhar Ravjiani, was launched on January 2, 2014. There are six original tracks and a remix track in the album. The remix version of "Drama Queen" was later uploaded as a single on the official YouTube channel of Dharma Productions.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Kumaar; all music composed by Vishal–Shekhar.

Hasee Toh Phasee No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length 1. "Punjabi Wedding Song" Amitabh Bhattacharya Sunidhi Chauhan, Benny Dayal 03:53 2. "Shake It Like Shammi" Amitabh Bhattacharya Vishal Dadlani, Benny Dayal 03:26 3. "Drama Queen" Amitabh Bhattacharya Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani 03:18 4. "Manchala" Amitabh Bhattacharya Shafqat Amanat Ali, Nupur Pant 03:47 5. "Zehnaseeb" Amitabh Bhattacharya Chinmayi, Shekhar Ravjiani 03:37 6. "Ishq Bulaava" Kumaar Sanam Puri, Shipra Goyal 05:03 7. "Drama Queen (Remix)" Amitabh Bhattacharya Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani 02:00 Reception The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics. Rediff gave it 3.5/5 stars and stated, "The music of Hasee Toh Phasee delivers more than it promised at the outset. One expected just a fun-filled score, but Vishal-Shekhar have gone beyond that to bring us some soulful melodies as well." Koimoi giving the same ratings added, "If you can't applaud this music album for technique and creativity, sheer freshness will do the trick for you. From a peppy Wedding Song to the calming Manchala, music-director duo Vishal and Shekhar strike the right chords. Moreover, lyrics by Rakesh Kumaar and Amitabh Bhattacharyya add the right ingredients to make the scores of Hasee Toh Phasee worth listening to more than a single time." Critical reception Meena Iyer of Times of India gave it 4/5 stars, stating, "Hasee Toh Phasee is for the romantics who like their martinis stirred not shaken. This romantic comedy mirrors the quirks in human nature subtly and provides humour in everyday situations; in the family and amongst friends. If you're looking to rediscover the magic of goofy love around Valentines, give HTP a shot." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5/5 stars and said, "Hasee Toh Phasee dares to be distinctive. This one's *not* merely about opposites falling in love. This one's a quirky love tale involving two individuals, shades different from the mundane stuff on matters of heart". Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the movie with same ratings and wrote, "Hasee Toh Phasee is that rare film that allows you to know the two people you're investing in. And the closer you get, the more they win you over. Parineeti sinks her teeth into this misunderstood kook without a trace of self-consciousness or exaggeration. If that's not magical enough, what Hasee Toh Phasee celebrates certainly is. That the only high you need is life, love and smiles." Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave it 3/5 stars and wrote, "The film is both pleasantly surprising and utterly baffling in equal amounts. Though Vinil Mathew's direction might not be perfect due to his lack of experience, Hasee Toh Phasee will definitely win your heart for the symbiotically arranged, pitch perfect chemistry of Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra. It was passionate and compelling, almost to make me wish that they were a real life couple and that alone becomes the winning shot." A review from India Today rated it with 3/5 stars, stating, "Hasee Toh Phasee is a refreshing, much-needed entry in the contemporary romcom genre, which has lately seen a series of uninspiring films. It's largely to do with the presence of an unseen pairing with great chemistry - Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra - and Mathew and writer Harshvardhan Kulkarni's perky take on love." Tushar Joshi of Daily News and Analysis gave the movie with 3/5 stars, writing, "The lead pair of Sidharth and Parineeti make Hasee Toh Phasee enjoyable and believable. This odd pairing works only because these two actors take an effort to play their characters with utmost sincerity. Watch it if you want to see a different take on modern day romance. Hasee Toh Phasee is worth a watch for a solid act put together by its lead pair.". Box office India According to Box Office India, Hasee Toh Phasee had a reasonable start in major metros in most parts of the country. Hasee Toh Phasee grossed around ₹40 million (US$590,000) on its first day. The movie showed a 35% growth on Saturday, earning about ₹55 million (US$820,000). The weekend collections (according to Box Office India) were approximately ₹170 million (US$2.5 million), while trade analyst Taran Adarsh claimed it to be ₹185 million (US$2.7 million). The movie grossed a decent ₹275 million (US$4.1 million) in the first week. In the second week, the movie's screen count fell due to the release of Yash Raj Films' Gunday. However, it still grossed a figure of ₹47.5 million (US$710,000), taking the 10-day total to ₹320 million (US$4.8 million). Overseas The opening weekend gross of film was approx $1.027 million (₹ 64.1 million). Awards and nominations

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Kapoor & Sons (2016)

Kapoor & Sons, also known as Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921), is an Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Shakun Batra and produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, and Apoorva Mehta under the banners of Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios. The film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan and Alia Bhatt in leading roles, while Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak and Rajat Kapoor were cast in supporting roles. Kapoor & Sons tells the story of two estranged brothers who return to their dysfunctional family after their grandfather suffers a cardiac arrest.

The film was released worldwide on 18 March 2016. Kapoor & Sons and Khan's performance received critical acclaim upon release. Made on a budget of ₹35 crore (US$5.2 million), the film earned over ₹152 crore (US$23 million) worldwide.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
• 4 Music
• 5 Critical reception
• 6 Box office
• 7 External links

Plot

Estranged brothers Rahul (Fawad Afzal Khan) and Arjun Kapoor (Sidharth Malhotra) are compelled to return to their childhood home in Coonoor when their 90-year-old grandfather Amarjeet (Rishi Kapoor) suffers a heart attack. Rahul is a successful writer who appears to be the most mature in the family. Meanwhile, Arjun struggles to get his books published, resorting to working part-time as a bartender to make ends meet, while writing in his spare time. Their parents, Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and Sunita Kapoor (Ratna Pathak) favor Rahul more for being successful, which upsets Arjun. While the brothers struggle to get along, their parents also grapple with their troubled marriage. Harsh is discouraging of Sunita's wish to open a catering business and Harsh's past extra-marital affair is a sore spot in their relationship. Amarjeet reveals that his last wish is to take a family photo titled "Kapoor & Sons, since 1921".

At a party, Arjun meets Tia Malik (Alia Bhatt), and the two hit it off. Rahul and Tia also meet, and the two go out for dinner. However, Rahul is shocked when she spontaneously kisses him. Tia reveals to Arjun that she lost her parents at the age of thirteen and lives alone. Arjun too reveals that Rahul's bestseller novel's idea was similar to his but he never confronted his brother so as to not break the family apart. Tia admits her love for Arjun but regrets unnecessarily involving herself with Rahul.

The Kapoor family throws a party to celebrate Amarjeet's birthday. Arjun discovers that Tia and Rahul know each other and fears that Rahul and Tia have something between them, but Rahul clarifies that he is already in a committed relationship in London. Problems arise when the family finds out that Harsh invited Anu, the woman he had an affair with. A family argument ensues, ending the party. Harsh and Sunita later reminisce on how happy they were. Harsh apologizes for losing all their money.

The Kapoor family tries to fulfill Amarjeet's wish to take a family photo but are unsuccessful when secrets are revealed. Rahul finds out that his father was lying about having ended the affair, while Sunita discovers that the relationship Rahul has in London is actually with another man. Tia tells Arjun what happened between her and Rahul, calling it a mistake. Arjun finds out Rahul has been reading his script, and confronts him about stealing his first story. A shaken Sunita then reveals to Arjun that she was the one who gave Rahul his story, thinking Arjun had no interest in writing. Amidst all this, Harsh dies in a car accident. Rahul comes out as gay to Arjun and the two leave for London and New Jersey respectively.

After four months, the duo receive a video message from Amarjeet, in which he requests them to come back, as he is feeling alone. Sunita comes to terms with Rahul's homosexuality, and the misunderstanding between Arjun and Tia is cleared. The family finally takes the family photo Amarjeet wanted, where they place a cutout of Harsh in his memory.

Cast

• Rishi Kapoor as Amarjeet Kapoor
• Ratna Pathak as Sunita Kapoor
• Rajat Kapoor as Harsh Kapoor
• Sidharth Malhotra as Arjun Kapoor
• Fawad Afzal Khan as Rahul Kapoor
• Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik
• Ratna Pathak as Sunita Kapoor

Production

In early 2015, Karan Johar announced his next film, titled Kapoor & Sons, which will feature Fawad Khan with Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt as the lead roles. Johar said in an interview "We have a very stylish star cast." The movie revolves around two brothers played by Fawad Khan and Sidharth Malhotra. Rishi Kapoor will be playing grandfather of the male leads. Karan Johar said in an interview, “Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) was a tough film to cast. There was a point when we almost didn’t make it. We kept it on the backburner for over a year. No one was willing to do Fawad Khan’s role. We went to six actors and after six rejections, I told Shakun Batra (director) that we should drop the idea and he started developing another screenplay."

Music

The music for the film is composed by Amaal Mallik, Badshah, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, and Tanishk Bagchi. The background score is given by Sameer Uddin. The lyrics are penned by Badshah, Kumaar, Manoj Muntashir, Dr. Devendra Kafir, and Abhiruchi Chand. Sony Music India have acquired the music rights of the film.

The film's first song "Kar Gayi Chull", a party song, was released on 17 February 2016. The second song "Bolna" was released on 24 February 2016. The full music album was released on 4 March 2016.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kar Gayi Chull"	Badshah, Kumaar	Badshah (Recreated by Amaal Mallik)	Badshah, Fazilpuria, Sukriti Kakar, Neha Kakkar	3:07
2.	"Bolna"	Dr. Devender Kafir	Tanishk Bagchi	Arijit Singh, Asees Kaur	3:32
3.	"Buddhu Sa Mann"	Abhiruchi Chand	Amaal Mallik	Armaan Malik	3:26
4.	"Saathi Rey"	Manoj Muntashir	Arko	Arko Pravo Mukherjee	4:32
5.	"Let's Nacho"	Kumaar, Christopher Pradeep	Nucleya, Benny Dayal	Badshah, Benny Dayal, Nucleya	3:35

Critical reception

Srijana Mitra Das from The Times of India gave it 4.0 stars & said, Kapoor & Sons's star is its story. An entirely real family full of uncomfortable secrets, awkward jealousies, & sharp pain where brothers steal, parents cheat, siblings suspect, & 'perfect bacchaas' don't have perfect love-lives. Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 stars and wrote that the film "makes for an excellent movie that you must watch with your entire family. This film is Beautiful kar gayi chul!". Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV rated movie 3.5/5 & wrote, Kapoor And Sons is intense and incisive in its observation of human inadequacies but is always entertaining. Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express, gave 2 stars out of 5 stating, Sidharth brings to the table a loose-limbed pleasing vulnerability which he reveals slowly. Fawad plays his straight but awesome role. Namrata Joshi from The Hindu called it "the ultimate family film" and commented, "It is yet another film that has been brilliantly crafted and mapped out in terms of the writing, how the scenes slowly get built up towards a crescendo. It’s an onion peel narrative in which the relationships, revelations, secrets and lies, unfinished confidences, unresolved issues, betrayals and conflicts are unspooled layer by layer." Talking about the characters, she described Khan's role "charming and delightful", Malhotras' as "solid and vulnerable", Bhatt as "hyper and ditzy" while calling Kapoor's role as "disappinting and out of sync". Ananya Bhattacharya of India Today gave the film 3.5 stars and summarised the film as "madhouse drama" while stating, "Shakun Batra's Kapoor And Sons wins in being able to portray the quick fixes that every family has to employ sometime or the other. This is what shines through. Batra crafts a refreshing tale of family problems and the art of sweeping them under the carpet. She also praised Khan's role, while praising the Rajat Kapoor and Pathak's characters as "incomparable". She however applauded film's cinematography and music.

Surabhi Redkar form Koimoi gave the film 3.5 stars and mentioned, "Kapoor And Sons is a modern-age family drama. It does not shy away from being emotionally soppy yet convincingly lovable. You could laugh, cry and smile through this one!". Redkar praised the characters' realistic nature. Anna M.M. Vetticad of Firstpost summed up the film as "the best film of 2016 so far". She stated, "Kapoor & Sons is hilarious, heartwarming and heartbreaking rolled in one. It does not wear its social conscience on its sleeve, but make no mistake about this: it has one. This is a disarmingly entertaining, thoughtful film that evokes a fuzzy feeling of warmth. It left me with wet cheeks, a smile on my face and a chuckle welling up in my throat at the memory of Daadu".

Nirmalya Dutta of Daily News and Analysis described Khan's role as a gay male as "a big leap forward for India's LGBT movement," noting that in India, where it is illegal to be gay, "Khan had the guts and gumption to play this seminal role."

Box office

As of 5 April 2016, Kapoor & Sons had grossed over ₹162 crore (US$23 million) worldwide.

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Shaandaar (2015)

Shaandaar (tr. Magnificent) is an Indian romantic-comedy film, directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. It stars Alia Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles, with Pankaj Kapur and Sanjay Kapoor in supporting roles. The Times of India described Shaandar as "India's first destination wedding film". Principal photography began in August 2014 in Leeds, and the film released on 22 October 2015.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Critical reception
• 4 Soundtrack
• 5 Box office
• 6 External links

 

Plot

Alia Arora (Alia Bhatt) is an orphan who is adopted by Bipin Arora (Pankaj Kapur) whose wife Geetu Arora (Niki Aneja Walia) and mother-in-law Kamla Arora (Sushma Seth) are extremely business minded and have no feeling except for money. Alia is hated by Geetu and Kamla but is loved by Bipin and his daughter Isha (Sanah Kapoor). Alia is also an insomniac who Bipin encourages to sleep by giving dreams drawn on paper but doesn't succeed.

The girls grow and while driving to the palatial wedding place for Isha, Bipin's car is hit by Jagjinder Joginder aka JJ (Shahid Kapoor) driving his motorcycle and abuses him comically, and is later revealed to be the event manager for Isha's marriage. The marriage is being arranged as a business merger between the Fundwanis led by Mr Fundwani (Sanjay Kapoor) and Aroras. The bride groom Robin Fundwani (Vikas Verma) is a fitness freak and is obsessed with his abs; he looks at Isha with contempt because she has a thick body. Through some magical and comical moments Alia and JJ (who is also an insomniac due to loss of his mother in riots) get attracted to each other and finding peace among each other end up sleeping and thus curing their insomnia. Kamla has a sneezing accident and dies. But the Aroras are desperate for the marriage as they are bankrupt and really need the money from the merger of the two families.

Robin on the other hand escalates the friction by verbally abusing Isha at many instances leading to Isha breaking her marriage off at the wedding dais and her speech inspires every one to believe in themselves and their real inner self. Frustrated Fundwani tries to physically force the marriage through and it is revealed that the Fundwanis are bankrupt too. Alia, Isha, JJ, Bipin and Robin escape from the scene and fly off to a happy ending.

Cast

• Shahid Kapoor as Jagjinder Joginder (Event manager)
• Alia Bhatt as Alia Arora (daughter of Bipin and Prabha, half-sister of Isha and step-daughter of Geetu)
• Pankaj Kapur as Bipin Arora (father of Isha and Alia, husband of Geetu)
• Sanjay Kapoor as Mr Fundwani (brother of Robin)
• Niki Aneja Walia as Geetu Arora (mother of Isha, step-mother of Alia and wife of Bipin)
• Sanah Kapoor as Isha Arora (half-sister of Alia, daughter of Bipin and Geetu and fiancee of Robin)
• Vikas Verma as Robin Fundwani, brother of Mr Fundwani and fiancee of Isha
• Sushma Seth as Kamla Arora (mother-in-law of Geetu, mother of Bipin and grandmother of Alia and Isha)
• Shibani Dandekar as Sonia (assistant event manager)
• Anjana Sukhani as Mrs Fundwani (wife of Mr Fundwani)
• Karan Johar as Himself
• Tessa Vellara and Teena Vellara as the Twins

Critical reception

Deepanjana Pal at Firstpost described the writing as sloppy, commenting that, "it's more a series of YouTube sketches than a proper story." Indian Express felt that Kapoor's character Jagjinder Joginder was "badly-written", noting, "He can be such a natural charmer, but here the charm offensive is not allowed to stop, and finally just overtakes him." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV, felt that while there were "flashes of smart writing", that there was also "[a lack] of sustained narrative force, especially in the second half". Chatterjee described the interaction between Kapoor and Bhatt as "spontaneous chemistry", an opinion that was not shared by the Indian Express reviewer, who wrote, "Shahid and Alia look good together, but there's not very much else they manage between the two of them."

Ibnlive described the movie as "The film is bizarre and wildly inconsistent". India TV stated "There is nothing Shaandaar about this Shahid-Alia starrer". TimesofIndia gave two stars to the film.

Soundtrack

The music and background score for the film is composed by Amit Trivedi The first song titled, "Gulaabo" was released on 10 September 2015, followed by "Shaam Shaandaar" which was released on 16 September 2015. The music rights for the film have been acquired by Zee Music Company. The full audio album was released on 24 September 2015.

TrackList

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Gulaabo"	Anvita Dutt	Vishal Dadlani, Anusha Mani	04:24
2.	"Shaam Shaandaar"	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Amit Trivedi	03:57
3.	"Nazdeekiyaan"	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Nikhil Paul George, Neeti Mohan	03:26
4.	"Senti Wali Mental"	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Arijit Singh, Neeti Mohan, Swanand Kirkire, Amit Trivedi	09:02
5.	"Raitaa Phailgaya"	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Divya Kumar	03:55
6.	"Neend Na Mujhko Aaye"	P L Santoshi	Siddharth Basrur, Saba Azad	04:16
7.	"Eena Meena Deeka(Music by Mikey McCleary)"	NA	Rachel Varghese	03:06

Box office

The opening day collection was ₹13.1 crore (US$1.9 million). After taking a good opening the collections dropped but the overseas collection were good and first five day collections were ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million). After 16 days in theatres, the worldwide collection was estimated as ₹59.69 crore (US$8.9 million). The movie was declared as failure after full run. The success of Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 was considered to add to the film's failure.

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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (English: The bride of Humpty Sharma, abbreviated as HSKD) is a 2014 Hindi romantic comedy film written and directed by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Karan Johar. It features Varun Dhawan as Humpty Sharma and Alia Bhatt as Kavya Pratap Singh in the lead roles. HSKD was released on 11 July 2014 and became a box office success.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Development
• 4 Soundtrack
• 5 Awards
• 6 Sequel
• 7 External links

Plot

The story revolves around the exciting love story of Kavya Pratap Singh and Rakesh Sharma aka Humpty, who meet in Delhi when Kavya comes shopping for her wedding lehenga. After helping her friend getting her money back from a blackmailer. At her best friend wedding they fall in love and made love at night. Kavya returns to Ambala for her wedding.

When Humpty goes after her with his friends Shonty and Poplu, he finds out about her seemingly perfect NRI fiancé, Angad. After many attempts to prove Kavya's dad wrong and Angad asks Kavya for date. On the date some goons tease Kavya and Humpty shows and starts beating them up. Kavya's father shows up and tells him to go away and never come back again.

After Humpty fails the challenge Angad and Kavya are to be wed. After explaining to her father that a local groom will be the best for her, Kavyas father gets Humpty and her married.

Cast

• Varun Dhawan as Rakesh Sharma aka Humpty.
• Alia Bhatt as Kavya Pratap Singh.
• Ashutosh Rana as Kavya's father, Mr. Singh.
• Siddharth Shukla as Angad.
• Aditya Sharma as Kavya's brother, Ranjeet.
• Deepika Amin as Kavya's mother, Mrs. Singh
• Mahnaz Damania as Kavya's sister, Swati.
• Gaurav Pandey as Shonty.
• Sahil Vaid as Poplu.
• Kenny Desai as Humpty's father, Mr. Sharma.
• Guncha Narula as Kavya's friend, Gurpreet.
• Shivani Mahajan as Humpty's teacher, Mrs. Chhibbar.

Development

In August 2013, Dharma Productions confirmed that Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt would be portraying the main leads. This was the second time the pair will be seen together in a movie after Student of the Year. And it was also their second time working with the producer Karan Johar, who directed Student of the Year. Karan Johar in a press conference said that the movie is a tribute to the cult romantic classic Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.

Filming took place in Mumbai with a second schedule completed on 12 March in Punjab. Filming took place in Vaseela in March 2014 with more planned for Ambala and Chandigarh. The filming was completed in Ambala, Chandigarh, Khan Market and Delhi University, at a budget of ₹17.5 crore (US$2.6 million).

The song "Saturday Saturday" was filmed in Mumbai Film City recreating the Colosseum for a futuristic avatar song choreographed by Ahmed Khan.

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack is composed by Sachin-Jigar and Sharib-Toshi with lyrics penned by Kumaar, Irshad Kamil and movie director Shashank Khaitan.

The song "Saturday Saturday" was the first single track released, which was originally composed by The Titans, Badshah and recreated by Sharib-Toshi. The song "Samjhawan" was originally taken from 2010 Punjabi film Virsa music done by Jawad Ahmed and sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Farah Anwar. The second single track "Mein Tenu Samjhawan Ki" is sung by actress Alia Bhatt while lyrics have been given by lyricist Kumaar. DJ Chetas composed The Humpty Mashup also known as Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Mashup.


TrackList

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Saturday Saturday"	Indeep Bakshi, Badshah, Kumaar	Sharib-Toshi, The Titans, Badshah	Akriti Kakkar, Indeep Bakshi, Badshah	3:30
2.	"Samjhawan"	Ahmed Anees, Kumaar	Jawad Ahmed, Sharib-Toshi	Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal	4:29
3.	"Daingad Daingad"	Irshad Kamil	Sachin-Jigar	Udit Narayan, Divya Kumar, Akriti Kakkar, Pratibha Baghel, Deepali Sathe, Niharika Sinha	3:43
4.	"Lucky Tu Lucky Me"	Shashank Khaitan	Sachin-Jigar	Benny Dayal, Anushka Manchanda,Rap by: Varun Dhawan	3:23
5.	"Emotional Fool"	Kumaar	Sharib-Toshi	Toshi Sabri	3:26
6.	"D Se Dance"	Irshad Kamil	Sachin-Jigar	Vishal Dadlani, Shalmali Kholgade, Additional Vocals: Anushka Manchanda	3:27
7.	"Samjhawan (Unplugged)"	Ahmed Anees, Kumaar	Jawad Ahmed, Sharib-Toshi	Alia Bhatt	3:36

Awards

Stardust Awards 2014

• Breakthrough Supporting Performance (Male) - Siddharth Shukla
• Best Actor (Romance / Comedy) - Varun Dhawan
• Best Actress (Romance/Comedy) - Alia Bhatt

Sequel

Main article: Badrinath Ki Dulhania

In May 2016, it was announced that Khaitan will write and direct another romantic comedy under the Dharma Productions banner with Dhawan and Bhatt playing the lead roles. Although the two films will have different plots and characters, the film is considered the second installment in a franchise that began with Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. The second installment, titled Badrinath Ki Dulhania, is currently set to release in March 2017.

 

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