Dil Dhadakne Do

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Dil Dhadakne Do
File:First Look Poster of Dil Dhadakne Do.jpg
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani
Farhan Akhtar
Written by Farhan Akhtar (Dialogue)
Javed Akhtar
(Additional Dialogue)
Screenplay by Reema Kagti
Zoya Akhtar
Story by Reema Kagti
Zoya Akhtar
Starring
Narrated by Aamir Khan
Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematography Carlos Catalan
Edited by Anand Subaya
Manan Mehta
Production
company
Junglee Pictures
Excel Entertainment
Distributed by Eros International
Release dates
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  • 5 June 2015 (2015-06-05)
Running time
 170 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹85 crore (US$13 million)[2]
Box office ₹144 crore (US$21 million) [3]

Dil Dhadakne Do (English: Let the Heart Beat) is a 2015 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar. The film features an ensemble cast of Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma. With Farhan Akhtar in a special appearance and Aamir Khan performs a voice-over as the narrator of the film. Also with Rahul Bose, Zarina Wahab and many more others in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a dysfunctional Punjabi family who invite their family and friends along on a cruise trip to celebrate the parents' 30th wedding anniversary.[4] The film was released worldwide on 5 June 2015.[5]

Plot

Kamal Mehra (Anil Kapoor) is a self made businessman who owns Ayka, a company on the verge of bankruptcy. He has a troubled relationship with his wife, Neelam Mehra (Shefali Shah) and his two children, Ayesha Sangha née Mehra (Priyanka Chopra) and Kabir Mehra (Ranveer Singh). The Mehra family also includes their pet dog Pluto Mehra (voiced by Aamir Khan). Ayesha owns a successful travel portal of her own but is unhappy with her marriage to Manav Sangha (Rahul Bose), who is a controlling, narcissistic husband, who together with his mum Smita Sangha (Zarina Wahab) disdains Ayesha's family. Kabir unwillingly participates in the family business even though he yearns to become a pilot.

In celebration of Kamal and Neelam's 30th wedding anniversary, they invite their family and friends for a 10-day cruise across the Mediterranean. Among their invitees are the Sood family, consisting of businessman Lalit Sood (Parmeet Sethi), his wife Naina Sood (Dolly Mattdo) and their daughter Noorie Sood (Riddhima Sud). Kamal and Neelam plan to get Kabir married to Noorie, in exchange for Lalit Sood investing in Ayka.

On the cruise, Kabir meets dancer Farah Ali (Anushka Sharma) and engages in a romantic relationship with her. Noorie, on the other hand, is in love with Rana Khanna (Vikrant Massey), the son of Vinod Khanna (Manoj Pahwa) and Vandana Khanna (Preeti Mamgain). The Soods and Khannas do not get along. Kabir and Noorie decide to manipulate their parents into believing that they are dating each other, while continuing their respective relationships. Meanwhile, Ayesha considers divorcing her husband, whom she believes is incompatible with her; her parents, however, are staunchly against it as they believe it will dishonour her and the family. Meanwhile, Sunny Gill (Farhan Akhtar), the son of Kamal's manager Amrish Gill (Ikhlaque Khan), arrives on the ship. It is revealed that Sunny and Ayesha dated each other as teenagers; Kamal, who was unhappy with their relationship, arranged and paid for Sunny to study abroad to separate his daughter from Sunny. Ayesha realises that she still harbors feelings for Sunny who is now a successful journalist. He, unlike her husband, appreciates her strong personality and believes in female empowerment.

Neelam sees Kamal flirting with one of the female guests, and wonders why she did not divorce him despite his past infidelities. Ayesha confronts Sunny about his sudden departure abroad and ends up kissing him, which she regrets later, not because of her feelings, but because of her marital status. Meanwhile, Farah hears that Kabir is planning on marrying Noorie, and ends their relationship. Elsewhere, Kamal spots Noorie making out with Rana and has a fit. He is rushed to the emergency room on-board suspected to have had a heart attack, but it turns out to be excess stomach gas. In the hospital room, Kamal tells Kabir that he saw Noorie with Rana and asks him to not be involved with her anymore. Kabir admits to his family that he knew about the couple all along and that he is in love with Farah, a dancer and a Muslim. He also tells them of his intention to leave the family business and persuades them to consider Ayesha, who is actually interested in business. He also tries to persuade them to let her proceed with her divorce as she is not happy with the marriage, but Kamal and Neelam still refuse on the grounds of their belief that marriages are lifelong commitments. Infuriated, Kabir reveals to Kamal that Neelam, Ayesha and himself were all aware about his adulterous pursuits and that Neelam pretended not knowing, bearing his infidelities and suffering emotionally in silence to save family. After all this Kamal and Neelam realise that their kids are disappointed with them. Kamal asks Neelam why she hadn't divorced him after knowing everything. She reveals to him that after leaving him she had no choice as her family won't accept her back due to dishonour similarly like Ayesha. Kamal realises his mistake, asks for forgiveness and consoles her. Later, while in efforts to reconcile Manav and Ayesha, Kamal becomes infuriated when he sees Manav misbehaving with his daughter and asks him and his mother to leave immediately. He agrees to the divorce and begs Ayesha for forgiveness.

Kabir tries to persuade Farah to forgive him for lying to her but she ends up getting fired from her job for being involved with a passenger and was told to leave the ship. Kabir finds out about her being sacked after the ship has set sail. Seeing no other option, Kabir jumps off the ship, aided by Sunny, hoping that his family will rescue him and help him get to the shore. Kamal, Neelam, Ayesha and their dog Pluto eventually find a lifeboat to rescue him. While departing, Ayesha asks Sunny if he would wait for her to which he replies "forever". This indicates towards their re-union later in the plot. The family pick up Kabir and head towards the shore while being chased by the ship's crew. The Mehra family is seen happy in each other's presence for the first time.

Cast

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Production

Development

Following the release of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), it was announced that Zoya Akhtar was working on a script which was to be start filming in December 2012.[7] Later it was reported that the script was about siblings, partially based on Zoya Akhtar and her brother Farhan Akhtar.[8] Farhan Akhtar later denied the reports of the film being autobiographical saying that the film has nothing to do with their real life relationship and that it is entirely a work of fiction.[9] In a 2013 interview, Zoya Akhtar revealed that she was still writing the script and that the film was a family drama.[10] Akhtar had always wanted to make a family drama with a Brother-Sister relationship at the core.[11] She felt that a sibling story has never been well represented in Indian cinema. Akhtar said "I don't think a brother-sister relationship is well represented in Bollywood. They generally have cheesy representations. They are never at ease. This is one of the most important relationships in the world because nobody else shares your parents."[12]

Casting

The cast consisted of Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. After Ranbir's date issues were apparent, Akhtar approached Ranveer Singh to play the role of the brother opposite Kareena with Katrina as his love interest.[13] Kareena had decided to turn down the offer as she was keen to work with cousin Ranbir.[14] In June 2013 it was rumoured Priyanka Chopra will be replacing Kareena as Ranveer's sister and in October 2013 it was confirmed.[15][16] Also announced was Anushka Sharma as Ranveer's love interest and Anil Kapoor in a pivotal role. After featuring in Zoya's Luck By Chance and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, brother Farhan Akhtar was confirmed to play a role in the film.[17] Actors Madhuri Dixit, Tabu and Raveena Tandon were all considered for the role of Ranveer's and Priyanka's mother on screen until Shefali Shah was confirmed.[18]

Filming

Shooting of the film's first schedule began on 17 May 2014. The cast and crew filmed on a Pullmantur Cruises Deck 7 throughout Europe, specifically in France, Spain, Tunisia and Italy for a month.[19] Shooting then proceeded on land in Turkey and was wrapped on 18 July 2014.[20] The shooting of the film's second and final schedule began on 5 August 2014 in Mumbai and was officially wrapped on 23 September 2014.

Soundtrack

Dil Dhadakne Do
Soundtrack album by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Released 2 May 2015 (2015-05-02)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 21:07
Language Hindi
Label T-Series

The soundtrack of the album is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar.

Track listing

No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Dil Dhadakne Do"   Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar 03:48
2. "Pehli Baar"   Sukriti Kakar, Siddharth Mahadevan 04:23
3. "Gallan Goodiyaan"   Shankar Mahadevan, Yashita Sharma, Manish Kumar Tipu, Farhan Akhtar, Sukhwinder Singh 04:56
4. "Girls Like To Swing"   Sunidhi Chauhan 04:03
5. "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi"   Farhan Akhtar, Vishal Dadlani, Divya Kumar, Alyssa Mendonsa 04:27

Marketing

The first movie poster was released 22 July 2014.[21] On 10 April 2015 individual posters of the main cast, featuring Kapoor, Shah, Chopra, Singh, Sharma and (Farhan) Akhtar were released. The trailer was screened on 13 April 2015 privately by the team for their families owing to the theme of the film. The trailer was made publicly available on 15 April 2015.[22]

Critical reception

In a 4 star review for Mumbai Mirror, critic Kunal Guha compared Akhtar's direction to that of Woody Allen and Wes Anderson, and praised Ranveer Singh's performance in it.[23] Conversely, Shilpa Jamkhandikar of Reuters called it "Akhtar's weakest film yet, because she tries to tell too many stories at once and tells none entirely".[24] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV criticized the film as well, calling it "an overly caramelised and flaky dysfunctional family drama that strives - and fails - to strike a balance between the sly and the syrupy", and gave the film 2.5 stars.[25] Bollywood Hungama scored the film 3.5 stars, particularly praising Akhtar's direction for "[pulling] off such a magnificent film with such utmost ease."[26] Subhash K. Jha also praised the direction, writing that Akhtar proved that she was the "master of dysfunctional selfserving relationships" and gave the film 4 stars.[27] Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times, however, gave the film 2 stars, writing that "there is hardly any takeaway from Dil Dhadakne Do and its characters are not likely to stay with you for long".[28]

Film critic Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN, who particularly praised the performances of the lead actors and the humour in the screenplay, concluded that the film is "easy and breezy, and packed with terrific actors who appear to be enjoying themselves", although he did criticize the pacing and climax of the film.[29] Srijana Mitra Das of The Times of India gave the film 4 stars, also praising the performances of the lead actors, especially Singh's, and reviewed, "On this ship, a few bolts could be tighter. But these are fleeting clouds on an otherwise beautiful sea, hosting a cruise...while searching beyond Bollywood's emotional Botox for a family's warts - and its heart."[30] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare described the film as a "spunky comedy, straight from the heart", attributing the performances of the lead actors as the prime reason for the film's success.[31] Shubha Shetty-Saha of Mid-Day gave the film 4 stars, and praised the story, stating, "If this film looks like an entertaining, escapist film at the outset, it is, but it is also much deeper than that".[32]

In a 3 star review, film critic Mayank Shekhar of ABP News found that "patiently drawing out emotions from every character" made the film "horrendously long [and] too languidly paced", although he did call the film ""intensely real, intrinsically adult, with several sharp observations about relationships and life".[33] Sarita A. Tanwar of Daily News and Analysis gave the film 2.5 stars, and wrote that the film would have "been a lot of fun [if] had it been shorter, crisper and less indulgent".[34] Scoring the film 3 stars, Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote that Dil Dhadakne Do "unravels like an entire season of soap opera condensed into a nearly three-hour movie" but found it "too facile to rise above the charming fluff".[35] Ritika Bhatia of Business Standard wrote that the film "does have its enjoyable moments, but with a three-hour runtime, it fails to sail the high seas", and termed the film "ambitious" but "meandering".[36]

Accolades

Award Date of Ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
BIG Star Entertainment Awards 16 January 2016 Most Entertaining Drama Film Dil Dhadakne Do Nominated [37]
Most Entertaining Actor in Drama Role – Male Anil Kapoor Nominated
Most Entertaining Actor in a Drama Film – Female Priyanka Chopra Nominated
Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Role – Male Ranveer Singh Won
Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Role – Female Anushka Sharma Nominated
Most Entertaining Singer – Female Priyanka Chopra (for song "Dil Dhadakne Do") Nominated
Filmfare Awards 16 January 2016 Best Supporting Actor Anil Kapoor Won [38]
[39]
Best Supporting Actress Shefali Shah Nominated
Anushka Sharma Nominated
Best Music Director Shankar Ehsaan Loy Nominated
Best Choreography Bosco–Caesar (for song "Gallan Goodiyaan") Nominated
Global Indian Music Academy Awards 6 April 2016 Best Music Director Shankar Ehsaan Loy Nominated [40]
Best Background Score Shankar Ehsaan Loy Nominated
Best Engineer – Film Album Tanay Gajjar Nominated
Best Music Arranger and Programmer Shankar Ehsaan Loy Nominated
IIFA Awards 26 June 2016 Best Actress Priyanka Chopra Pending [41]
Best Supporting Actor Anil Kapoor Pending
Farhan Akhtar Pending
Best Supporting Actress Anushka Sharma Pending
Best Female Playback Singer Sunidhi Chauhan (for song "Girls Like to Swing") Pending
Mirchi Music Awards 2016 Album of the Year Dil Dhadakne Do Nominated [42]
Lyricist of the Year Javed Akhtar (for song "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi") Nominated
Best Background Score Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Jim Satya Nominated
Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year Sukriti Kakkar (for song "Pehli Baar") Nominated
Producers Guild Film Awards 22 December 2015 Best Actress in a Leading Role Priyanka Chopra Nominated [43]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Farhan Akhtar Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Anushka Sharma Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Sunidhi Chauhan (for song "Girls Like to Swing") Nominated
Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar (for song "Gallan Goodiyaan") Nominated
Best Choreography Bosco–Caesar (for song "Gallan Goodiyaan") Nominated
Screen Awards 8 January 2016 Best Film Dil Dhadakne Do Nominated [44]
[45]
Best Director Zoya Akhtar Nominated
Best Actress Priyanka Chopra Nominated
Best Ensemble Cast Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra,
Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar		 Won
Best Actor (Popular Choice) Ranveer Singh Nominated
Best Actress (Popular Choice) Priyanka Chopra Nominated
Best Actress (Popular Choice) Anushka Sharma Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Anil Kapoor Won
Best Music Director Shankar Ehsaan Loy Nominated
Stardust Awards 22 December 2015 Actor of the Year – Female Priyanka Chopra Nominated [46]
[47]
Actor of the Year – Male Ranveer Singh Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Anil Kapoor Won
Best Supporting Actress Shefali Shah Won
Best Costume Design Arjun Bhasin Won
Times of India Film Awards 18 March 2016 Best Film Dil Dhadakne Do Nominated [48]
Best Director Zoya Akhtar Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Male Anil Kapoor Won
Best Supporting Actor Female Shefali Shah Nominated
Zee Cine Awards 2016 Best Actor – Female Priyanka Chopra Nominated [49]
[50]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Anil Kapoor Nominated
Best Female Debut Ridhima Sud Nominated
Best Music Director Shankar Ehsaan Loy Nominated

Box office

As of 12 July 2015, Dil Dhadakne Do had earned approximately ₹ 75 crores nett in India, $6.9 million gross in overseas and ₹ 144 crores worldwide.[3]

In the UK, Ireland and Malta, it earned $330,000 in its opening weekend debuting at number 9 at the U.K. box office.[51]

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