Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (English: This Heart is Complicated) is a 2016 Indian romantic drama film written and directed by Karan Johar. It features Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles. It was released on 28 October 2016 on the Diwali weekend.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
  • 3.1 Development
  • 3.2 Filming
• 4 Release
  • 4.1 Screening issue
• 5 Box office
• 6 Critical reception
• 7 Soundtrack
  • 7.1 Track listing
• 8 Accolades
• 9 External links

 

Plot

In London, a chance meeting between Ayan Sanger and Alizeh Khan ends up with them kissing instinctively. Later, when they break up with their lovers, Lisa D'Souza and Dr. Faisal Khan, the two begin to spend time together at discos, restaurants, and tourist places. While Ayan falls in love with Alizeh, she considers him to be only a friend. One day, Alizeh stumbles upon DJ Ali, her ex-boyfriend, who wants to reconcile. Confused, Alizeh stops hanging out with Ayan and they cease communication. A few days later, Alizeh calls and invites Ayan to her wedding with Ali in Lucknow. Ayan is petrified on hearing this but agrees to the invitation. At the wedding, he tells Alizeh he loves her but she rejects his feelings causing Ayan to leave the ceremony heartbroken.


At the airport to board a flight to Frankfurt, Ayan meets Saba, a poet, who is leaving for Vienna. She consoles Ayan and gives him a note with her poetry and number on it. Ayan calls after three months stating that he is in Vienna and wants to meet her. Saba meets him at a disco and they end up sleeping together. Ayan learns that Saba is divorced and has no place for love in her heart. Ayan also meets Saba's ex-husband, Tahir Taliyar Khan in a gallery, who tells him that love is not a weakness but empowering. Ayan who had blocked Alizeh from everywhere, finally calls and reconnects with her. Ayan begins to send pictures of Saba to Alizeh to induce jealousy. One day Alizeh informs Ayan that she's coming to Vienna and wants to meet him. Ayan invites her for dinner, but Alizeh thinks Ayan has found love in Saba and is happy for him. Meanwhile, Saba begins to develop feelings for Ayan, but he loves Alizeh. Seeing his love for Alizeh, Saba leaves Ayan.


Ayan continues to harbour love for Alizeh and becomes a famous singer. He meets Ali one day and realises that they have parted ways. Ayan goes to Alizeh's favourite point and waits there until she arrives.


Alizeh tells Ayan that she is diagnosed with cancer stage IV and will not live much longer. Ayan and Alizeh try to make the best of their time together. Ayan tries to make Alizeh love him, but Alizeh is stubborn. This leads to a fight between the two, and Alizeh decides to leave Ayan. Eventually, Ayan makes peace with the fact that he and Alizeh can at best be friends and nothing more. The screen blacks out and goes back to the beginning where Ayan, still a popular singer, is giving an interview based on the love of his life. Ayan sings the song "Channa Mereya" which is inspired by Alizeh, then finishes the interview.

Cast

• Ranbir Kapoor as Ayan Sanger
• Anushka Sharma as Alizeh Khan
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Saba Taliyar Khan
• Lisa Haydon as Lisa D'Souza
• Imran Abbas as Dr. Faisal Khan
• Fawad Khan as DJ Ali
• Shah Rukh Khan as Tahir Taliyar Khan (Cameo Appearance)
• Alia Bhatt as DJ (Cameo Appearance)
• Neha Dhupia as Voiceover Reporter (Cameo Appearance)

Production

Development

The film was first announced in November 2014. Writer-director Karan Johar said that for the past year and a half, he had been developing a story that he needed to work on for several months.


However, while he was in New York, the idea for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil came to him and he wrote the screenplay in 30 days. When he came back to India, he spoke to the three lead actors and they all signed on immediately. Johar stated that he was motivated to cast Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in the film after getting to know them by acting with them in Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet (2015). He added that he was excited to cast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after several unsuccessful attempts to cast her in his previous films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006).


Actor Fawad Khan was cast to play a role of a DJ, describing his role as "not exactly a cameo but it becomes a backbone for a certain conflict of a character in the movie." Lisa Haydon has also confirmed that she will appear in the film. In September 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival, Johar confirmed that Shah Rukh Khan had also filmed a scene for the movie. In October 2016, he confirmed that Alia Bhatt would also make a cameo appearance in the film.


On 6 February at the India Conference at Harvard, Johar revealed that in the film Ranbir Kapoor plays the character of a Hindu boy named Ayan and Anushka Sharma plays a Muslim girl named Alizeh.

Filming

Principal photography began in September 2015 with Kapoor and Sharma in London. At the end of September, the team filmed some portions in Paris. In October, they began shooting in various locations in Austria, including the city of Vienna. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan joined the crew in Vienna in mid-October after the release of her film Jazbaa. In March 2016, Kapoor, Sharma, and Khan were seen filming in Mandawa, Rajasthan. In July 2016, Johar tweeted a photo of Kapoor and Sharma on set in Mumbai for the last schedule.

Release

Screening issue

On 8 October 2016, Indian political party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), proclaimed that they would not allow the release of the film, following nationwide protests surrounding the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 18 September 2016 and the decision by Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India preventing the release of films with Pakistani actors in four states – Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Goa. Citing the casting of Pakistani actor, Fawad Khan, in the film, the MNS warned theater owners around the country to not screen the film, threatening them with vandalism. Announcing that security will be tightened at theaters along with sufficient police protection, Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, commented on the issue, saying, "Anyone found taking the law into their hands will be dealt with firmly." He also informed that 12 MNS members were sent to judicial custody after they barged into a Mumbai theater and held a protest on 19 October 2016.


Commenting on the ruckus behind his film's release, director Karan Johar said that the circumstances in which the film was filmed in 2015 were completely different. "Going forward, I would like to say that of course, I will not engage with talent from the neighbouring country, given the circumstance. But with that same energy, I beseech you to know one thing – that over 300 people in my Indian crew have put their blood, sweat, and tears into making my film, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. I don't think it's fair for them to face any kind of turbulence on account of other fellow Indians," he further added in a video statement. He was heavily criticized by news and social media for buckling under pressure. However, people from the film fraternity like Mukesh Bhatt and Shyam Benegal supported Johar and his film, and requested the people to consider the film and its release without giving importance to the actors' nationalities.


On 20 October 2016, filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt said that his discussion with Union home minister, Rajnath Singh, had been consequential, and affirmed that the film will be screened throughout the country without any violence. However, he promised that he would not make any more films with Pakistani actors.

Box office

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil was made on a total budget of over ₹100 crore ($15 million), including marketing and distribution costs. Prior to its release, the film had already recouped ₹75 crore ($11.2 million) from music, satellite and digital rights, so it needs to recover only ₹25 crore ($3.7 million) from the domestic box office. Worldwide, the film earned ₹90.84 crore ($13.6 million) on its opening weekend, while ComScore reported an estimated $12.8 million from 14 markets. As of November, it has made $21.3 million worldwide.


In India, its domestic market, the film had to compete with Shivaay which was released on the same day during the lucrative Diwali weekend. On its opening day the film made ₹13.30 crore, the third biggest for both Kapoor and Sharma, and the sixth biggest for a Bollywood film of the year. Through its opening weekend, It scored a debut of ₹35.60 crore ($5.3 million) net in its three days on 3,200 screens, equating to a gross ₹49.84 crore ($7.65 million), the ninth-biggest debut of the year and the best ever debut for Johar, beating My Name is Khan ₹31.50 crore ($4.7 million). On Monday, it saw a hike in ticket sales, earning ₹17.75 crore ($2.65 million) due to holiday. In its first full week, the film earned ₹80.19 crore ($12 million) in India alone and $20.2 million worldwide. The film continued to dominate the box office in its second weekend, earning $3.2 million from 2,000 screens (−1,200 screens). In just 10 days, the film earned ₹97.17 crore ($14.6 million) net and has become the sixth highest-grossing Bollywood film in the country. Morever, the film now ranks as the highest-earner for Aishwarya, beating Dhoom 2's ₹82.30 crore ($12.3 million) in 2006; the fourth biggest for Anushka as well as for Ranbir.


In the United Kingdom, it recorded the biggest Bollywood opening of the year with ₹4.88 crore ($772,891), debuting at eighth place at the U.K. box office. However, this is inclusive of previews. Including previews, Sultan would be the clear winner with a $1.3 million debut in July. But excluding previews, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is ahead of the former. In the United States and Canada, the film received a limited release across 302 theaters and grossed ₹14 crore ($2.13 million) in its opening weekend finishing in tenth place.


By the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed ₹160.69 crore in India and total ₹237.56 crore worldwide.

Critical reception

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil received mixed reviews. With critics praising the lead casts performances, soundtrack, and direction. But criticized the story and the runtime Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 60% score based on five critic reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 40 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".


Bollywood Hungama gave 4/5 ratings and commented, "a contemporary and a progressive take on relationships from the master story teller Karan Johar".


Raja Sen and Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com respectively rated 4/5 and 3.5/5 and said, "Thank you, Karan Johar for this film feels like a sob. Johar has improved massively as a storyteller, this film is more polished and assured than anything he's done before." and, "As evident by his body of work, Karan Johar has a sweet spot for this attribute, in the splendidly romantic and richly satisfying ADHM."


Nihit Bhave of The Times of India rated 3.5/5 and said, "a beautiful-looking film that isn't bereft of logic".


Subhash K. Jha of Deccan Chronicle rated 2.5/5 and said, "ADHM is one good looking film with actors who epitomise human beauty." Sweta Kaushal of Hindustan Times rated 2.5/5, saying "ADHM offers little in terms of story and fails to get the audience empathise or feel for the characters and events in the movie."

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated 2/5 and said, "Johar is unable to go the extra mile, hope that Johar will come up with something newer and sharper the next time around." Mike McCahill of The Guardian rated 2/5 and said, "Despite controversy over the casting, Karan Johar's romance, has a failure of nerve about Hindu-Muslim relations."


The Hindu commented, "ADHM is the latest in the brand of cinema that isn't so much as plot driven as it is focused on characters, relationships and interactions."


Reuters commented, "ADHM has neither gravitas nor the charm to be worth remembering."

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released on 26 October 2016 by Sony Music India. The film had five initial promotional singles released from the soundtrack. Audio Jukebox was released at YouTube on 2 November 2016.


Pritam received the Best Music Director distinction at the 62nd Filmfare Awards, while Arijit Singh won the "Best Playback Singer Award" for the title song of the film. Amitabh Bhattacharya won Best Lyricist" Award for "Channa Mereya".

Track listing

The reprised versions of songs "Bulleya" & "Channa Mereya" and "Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo" were released separately in the deluxe edition of the album, but not added in soundtrack album. However, latter of these, which is written by Fayyaz Hashmi and was originally composed by Sohail Rana, was recreated and featured in the film too.


All lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya; all music composed by Pritam.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"	Arijit Singh	4:29
2.	"Bulleya"	Amit Mishra, Shilpa Rao	5:49
3.	"Channa Mereya"	Arijit Singh	4:49
4.	"The Breakup Song"	Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Badshah, Nakash Aziz	4:12
5.	"Cutipie"	Pradeep Singh Sran, Nakash Aziz	3:51
6.	"Alizeh"	Arijit Singh, Ash King, Shashwat Singh	4:42

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
7.	"Bulleya" (Reprise)	Arijit Singh, Shilpa Rao	5:48
8.	"Channa Mereya" (Unplugged)	Arijit Singh	2:51
9.	"Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo"	Shilpa Rao	2:45

Accolades

Award	Date of Ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Playback Singer (Male)	Arijit Singh for "Channa Mereya"	Won
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Playback Singer (Male)	Arijit Singh for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"	Nominated
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Playback Singer (Female)	Jonita Gandhi for "The Breakup Song"	Nominated
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Music Director	Pritam	Won
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Music Album	Sony Music India	Won
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Lyricist	Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya"	Won
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Lyricist	Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"	Nominated
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Film	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil	Nominated
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Director	Karan Johar	Won
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Costume Design	Manish Malhotra, Anaita Shroff Adajania and Samidha Wangnoo	Nominated
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Actress	Anushka Sharma (also for Sultan)	Won
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	Nominated
Stardust Awards	20 December 2016	Best Actor	Ranbir Kapoor	Nominated
Screen Awards	4 December 2016	Best Supporting Actress	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	Nominated
Screen Awards	4 December 2016	Best Music Director	Pritam	Won
Screen Awards	4 December 2016	Best Male Playback	Amit Mishra for "Bulleya"	Won
Screen Awards	4 December 2016	Best Lyricist	Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"	Won
Screen Awards	4 December 2016	Best Actress	Anushka Sharma	Nominated
Screen Awards	4 December 2016	Best Actor	Ranbir Kapoor	Nominated
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	RD Burman Award for New Music Talent	Amit Mishra for "Bulleya"	Won
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	Best Playback Singer - Male	Arijit Singh for "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"	Won
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	Best Playback Singer - Male	Amit Mishra for "Bulleya"	Nominated
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	Best Playback Singer - Female	Jonita Gandhi for "The Breakup Song"	Nominated
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	Best Music Director	Pritam	Won
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	Best Lyricist	Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Channa Mereya"	Won
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	Best Director	Karan Johar	Nominated
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	Best Actress	Anushka Sharma	Nominated
Filmfare Awards	14 January 2017	Best Actor	Ranbir Kapoor	Nominated

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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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Love In Shimla (1960)

Love In Simla is a 1960 romantic Indian Hindi film, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and his Filmalaya production house. Directed by R.K. Nayyar, the film had the producer's son, Joy Mukherjee, in the lead. The heroine actress Sadhana made her Hindi movie lead debut in the film and became a star. The film also starred Azra, Shobhana Samarth and Durga Khote. The film was a light musical with humour as well as slapstick. It became a hit at the box office. The film is a part of the Love in trilogy. The film's success set up the lead pair's success in the 1960s and led to the making of Love in Tokyo also starring Joy Mukherjee.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Trivia
• 4 Songs
• 5 External links

 

Plot

After the untimely death of her father and step-mother, Sonia is orphaned and lives with her aunt and paternal uncle (Mr.and Mrs.General Rajpal Singh). Sonia is plain-looking as her real mother, and often invites unappreciative, taunts, and critical remarks from her aunt and cousin-sister, Sheela. Sheela has a boyfriend, Dev Kumar Mehra, and she plans to marry him. Fed-up of hearing frequent taunts and adverse remarks about her plain-looks, Sonia challenges Sheela that she will make Dev fall in love with her.

Cast

• Joy Mukherjee as Dev Kumar Mehra
• Sadhana as Sonia
• Azra as Sheela
• Kishore Sahu as General Rajpal Singh (Sonia's uncle)
• Shobhna Samarth as Mrs. Rajpal Singh (Sheela's mom)
• Durga Khote as Sonia's grandmother
• Vijayalaxmi as Vijaya
• Hari Shivdasani as Announcer
• Master Ramesh
• Bazid Khan
• Fouza Singh
• Ravi Tandon
• Saibee Sabherwal
• Kiran Kumar
• Cesar

Trivia

• The film started the romance between R.K. Nayyar (its director) and Sadhana (its leading lady), culminating in their marriage.
• The film starred the two Marathi Grande dames Shobhana Samarth and Durga Khote.
• Dharmendra was keen to play the lead role but the director preferred Joy.

Songs

#	Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist	Length
1	Dil Tham Chale Hum Aaj Kidhar	Mohammad Rafi	Rajinder Krishan	3:30
2	L O V E Love Ka Matlab Hai Pyar	Suman Kalyanpur, Mohammad Rafi , Asha Bhonsle	Rajinder Krishan	3:06
3	Gaal Gulabi Kiske Hain Nain Sharabi	Mohammad Rafi	Rajinder Krishan	3:34
4	Alif Zaber Ah	Mohammad Rafi	Rajinder Krishan	3:08
5	Ae Baby Ae Jee Idhar Aao	Mohammad Rafi , Asha Bhonsle	Rajinder Krishan	3:10
6	Haseenon Ki Sawari Hai	Suman Kalyanpur, Mohammad Rafi	Rajinder Krishan	3:23
7	Kiya Hai Dulruba Pyar Bhi Kabhi	Mohammad Rafi , Asha Bhonsle	Rajinder Krishan	4:19
8	Dar Pe Aaye Hain Kasam Le	Mukesh	Rajinder Krishan	3:15
9	Muskuraye Khet Pyase Tarse	Suman Kalyanpur, Mohd Rafi	Rajinder Krishan	3:13
10	Yun Zindagi Ke Raaste Sanwarte Chale	Mohammad Rafi	Rajinder Krishan	4:06
11	Husnwale Wafa Nahi Karte	Mohammad Rafi, Shamshad Begum	Rajinder Krishan	1:15

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Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)

Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai is a 1960 Hindi romantic drama film produced by S. A. Bagar. It is written and directed by Kishore Sahu. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Meena Kumari and Nadira as leads. The film tells the story of a surgeon is obligated to marry the daughter of a family friend, while he is love with a colleague nurse, played Meena Kumari. It is one of the noted acting performances of lead actress Meena Kumari's career.

The films music is by Shankar Jaikishan, and features hit song, the Hawaiin-themed "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" sung by Lata Mangeshkar. At the 1961 Filmfare Awards it created an upset by beating popular musical epic, Mughal-e-Azam of Naushad for the Best Music Director category.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Soundtrack
• 4 Awards
• 5 External links

 
 

Plot

Sushil Verma (Raaj Kumar) is a surgeon in the Shimla Hospital. He lives on the hospital grounds in a doctor's house with his ageing mother and younger sister Munni (Kumari Naaz). Sushil's father died and his father's close friend paid for his medical school fees, thus creating a debt that Sushil's mother feels needs to be fulfilled.

Karuna (Meena Kumari) is a nurse who comes to the Shimla hospital and first encounters Dr. Verma during an emergency surgery. Both are clearly besotted with each other, but keep their feelings restrained.

By chance, on a nurses' beach day trip, Karuna meets Munni, who injures herself whilst playing. She takes Munni back to her house, not knowing that she is Dr. Verma's sister, and the house she is visiting belongs to him. She dresses Munni's wounds, sees how much work needs to be done in the house, and the fact that his mother is too ill to attend household tasks. She immediately steps in and fulfills the duties of the housewife; cooking, cleaning and taking care of everyone. Sushil comes home to see this and falls even more in love.

However, later on his mother organises a trip to Kashmir for the whole family, and conveniently guilt trips Sushil to marry Kusum (Nadira), the daughter of the man who paid for his medical school fees.
They come back to Shimla, and Karuna is devastated when she finds this out. Although she manages to conceal this for a while, situations keep arising and Kusum soon gets jealous of Sushil's preference for Karuna, and her perceived ill-treatment. Kusum manipulates and mistreats her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, until Sushil orders her out of the house. She goes back to Kashmir.

Dr. Verma's mother then realises her mistake and should have gotten him married to Karuna.
To avoid scandal Karuna moves to another hospital. But Kusum seeks to enact revenge on her. Dr. Verma finds this out and tries to beat Kusum to Karuna, which yields a cliff top high speed car chase, resulting in Kusum's death. The film concludes with reunion of Karuna and Sushil.

Cast

• Raaj Kumar as Dr. Sushil K. Verma
• Meena Kumari as Karuna
• Nadira as Kusum
• Ruby Myers as Head Nurse
• Tun Tun as Haseena
• Helen as Cabaret Dancer
• Om Prakash as Girdhari
• Shammi as Sheela
• Kumari Naaz as Munni
• Pratima Devi as Mrs. K. Verma (as Protima Devi)
• Edwina as Nurse Rosie

Soundtrack

All music composed by Shankar Jaikishan.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist	Length
1	Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh	Lata Mangeshkar	Shailendra	4:29
2	Mera Dil Ab Tera Ho Sajna	Lata Mangeshkar	Shailendra	4:05
3	Jane Kahan Gai	Mohammed Rafi	Shailendra	4:18
4	Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai	Lata Mangeshkar	Shailendra	3:45
5	Sheesha-E-Dil Itna Na Uchhalo	Lata Mangeshkar	Hasrat Jaipuri	3:19
6	Andaz Mera Mastana	Lata Mangeshkar	Shailendra	4:23
7	Itni Badi Mehfil	Asha Bhosle	Hasrat Jaipuri	4:32

Awards

• 1961 Filmfare Best Music Director Award for Shankar Jaikishan

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Baharein Phir Bhi Aayegi (1966)

Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi is a 1966 Hindi-language film produced by Guru Dutt and directed by Shaheed Latif. It stars Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Tanuja, and Rehman. The film is still remembered for its music is by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by Sheven Rizvi, Aziz Kashmiri and for its expressionistic cinematography by K.G. Prabhakar.

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
• 4 Soundtrack
• 5 External links

Plot

Reporter Jitendra (Dharmendra) exposes dangerous working conditions in a mine owned by one of his employer's crooked creditors. He loses his job. When disaster strikes at the mine, Amita (Mala Sinha), daughter of the paper's deceased founder re-employs him. Her interest in him is more than just journalism. Unknown to her, her younger sister (Tanuja) is romantically linked to the reporter. The resultant conflict and anguish culminate in the sisters attempting to sacrifice their future happiness for the sake of the other.

Cast

• Mala Sinha ... Amita
• Dharmendra ... Jitendra Gupta
• Tanuja ... Sunita
• Rehman
• Johnny Walker
• Deven Verma

Production

The movie started with Guru Dutt in the main lead. He had to be replaced by Dharmendra and the movie re-shot due to Dutt's death; it turned out to be Guru Dutt team's last offering.

• Art direction: Souren Sen
• Costume design: Bhanu Athaiya

Soundtrack

The music is by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics are by ANJAAN, Sheven Rizvi, Aziz Kashmiri.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist	Length
1	Aapke Haseen Rukh Pe	Mohammed Rafi	Sheven Rizvi, Aziz Kashmiri	5:34
2	Koi Kehde	Asha Bhosle	Sheven Rizvi, Aziz Kashmiri	5:34
3	Dil To Pehle se Madhosh Hai	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle	Sheven Rizvi, Aziz Kashmiri	3:51
4	Badal Jaaye Agar Maali	Mahendra Kapoor	Sheven Rizvi, Aziz Kashmiri	4:06
5	Woh Hanske Mile Humse Hum Pyaar Samajh Baithe	Asha Bhosle	Sheven Rizvi, Aziz Kashmiri	4:09
6	Suno Suno Miss Chatterjee	Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle	Sheven Rizvi, Aziz Kashmiri	5:03

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Baar Baar Dekho (2016)

Baar Baar Dekho (English: Look Again and Again) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Nitya Mehra which marks her debut in Hindi cinema. The film stars Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra.

The film was released in India on 9 September 2016.

Contents

• 1 Cast
• 2 Production
  • 2.1 Development
  • 2.2 Filming
• 3 Music
• 4 Release
  • 4.1 Certification issue
  • 4.2 Box office
  • 4.3 Critical response
• 5 External links

Cast

• Sidharth Malhotra as Jai Varma
• Katrina Kaif as Diya Varma
• Sarika as Jai's Mother
• Ram Kapoor as Diya's Father
• Taaha Shah Badusha as Jai's younger Brother
• Sayani Gupta as Chitra
• Rohan Joshi as Raj
• Rajit Kapur as Priest

Production

Development

In October 2013, it was announced that Nitya Mehra, assistant director to films Life of Pi and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, would be making her directorial debut with Excel Entertainment on their new project. The film was rumoured to feature Aamir Khan and later Hrithik Roshan in the leading male role and Deepika Padukone in the leading female role. In September 2014, it was officially announced that the film will be co-produced by Karan Johar of Dharma Productions and that Sidharth Malhotra will feature in the film. Later in April 2015, Katrina Kaif was confirmed to feature in the film, opposite Malhotra. Initially titled Kal Jisne Dekha, Baar Baar Dekho reportedly is based on an ageing romance spanning 30 odd years.

Filming

Principal photography began on August 28, 2015, in Glasgow, Scotland, and went for over a month. Filming then continued in Delhi and Mumbai from November 2015 onwards. On February 22, 2016, the team filmed "Sau Aasmaan" in Krabi, Thailand, for a week.

Music

The music is composed by Amaal Mallik, Arko, Badshah, Jasleen Royal and Bilal Saeed. The first song "Kala Chashma" was released on 27 July 2016. The full music album was released on 3 August 2016. The music rights are acquired by Zee Music Company.

TrackList

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kho Gaye Hum Kahan"	Prateek Kuhad	Jasleen Royal	Jasleen Royal, Prateek Kuhad	3:33
2.	"Sau Aasmaan"	Kumaar	Amaal Mallik	Armaan Malik, Neeti Mohan	3:54
3.	"Dariya"	Arko	Arko	Arko	3:37
4.	"Nachde Ne Saare"	Aditya Sharma	Jasleen Royal	Jasleen Royal, Harshdeep Kaur, Siddharth Mahadevan	3:14
5.	"Teri Khair Mangdi"	Kumaar(Additional Lyrics: Bilal Saeed)	Bilal Saeed	Bilal Saeed	3:45
6.	"Kala Chashma"	Amrik Singh, Kumaar	Prem Hardeep	Amar Arshi, Badshah, Neha Kakkar & Indeep Bakshi	3:07

Release

Certification issue

In August 2016, the film was granted a U/A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). However, the examining committee of the board asked the producers to remove two visuals from the film which involved sequences depicting an actor wearing a brassiere and another referencing Savita Bhabhi, a popular Indian pornographic cartoon character.

Box office

Baar Baar Dekho opened at ₹ 6.75 crores on the first day.

Critical response

Rediff.com gave the film 1 out 5, calling it "catastrophically stupid," and commenting that "a feeble script is built on constant, relentless revelations with artlessly expository dialogues." Subhash K. Jha from NDTV gave the movie 4/5, and mentioned that there "is plenty to celebrate in Baar Baar Dekho, not the least of its virtues being the ability to deliver marital home truths without sermons or soliloquies.". Writing for The Hindu, Namrata Joshi commented that the movie features "passionless performances and cardboard characters" that lack depth. "There are no standout performances, no scenes that can pack in an emotional wallop and the conversational dialogue turns banal beyond a point." The Indian Express gave the movie 1.5 out of 5, noting that "Katrina Kaif’s limited emoting abilities, Sidharth Malhotra’s one-note performance and a banal script" make watching the film once "way more than enough." India Today criticized the performance of the lead actors in the film: "Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif both seem to think they are in the film to make it look good. There's hardly any acting on the part of either. While Katrina's moments of frustration and sorrow invoke the stray laugh from the theatre, Sidharth's neither-here-nor-there Jai hardly makes an impact."

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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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