''Break Ke Baad'' () is a 2010 Indian
Hindi
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-language
romantic comedy
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film directed by
Danish Aslam
Danish Aslam is an Indian film director based in Mumbai.
Career
Before making his debut as a director, Aslam assisted on films like '' Fanaa'' (2006), ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'', ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'', ''Being Cyrus'', ''Salaam Namaste'' and ''Sw ...
and starring
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...
and
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone ( or ; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in India, and her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most pop ...
.
Shahana Goswami
Shahana Goswami is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of Indian economist and writer Omkar Goswami.
Career
Through her theater circle Goswami met talent consultant Shaanu Sharma who asked her to audition for a role in Naseeruddin Shah's ...
and Yudhishtr Urs play siblings while
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is a retired Indian actress, primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, Tagore is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the Fi ...
,
Navin Nischol
Navin Nischol (18 March 1946 – 19 March 2011) was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film ''Sawan Bhadon'' in 1970. In 1996 he worked in Pyar Zindagi Hai along with Rita Bhaduri and Raj Mohammed. The film was shot in Hyderabad. ...
(in his last role before his death in 2011), and
Lillete Dubey
Lillete Dubey (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian actress and theatre director. She has worked in Indian and international theatre, television and films in Hindi and English languages. Dubey began her career with Barry John in Delhi and was the ...
have supporting roles. The major part of the film was shot in
Mauritius
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. The film is produced by
Kunal Kohli
Kunal Kohli is an Indian film director, producer, actor and writer in Bollywood. He is best known as the director of '' Hum Tum'' (2004) and '' Fanaa'' (2006). He also owns the production house Kunal Kohli Productions, whose first was his ''T ...
under the banner of
Kunal Kohli Productions. The music for the film has been composed by
Vishal–Shekhar
Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composer, production, singing and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar have a ...
with lyrics by
Prasoon Joshi
Prasoon Joshi (born 16 September 1971) is an Indian poet, writer, lyricist, screenwriter, and communication specialist and marketer. He is the CEO of McCann World group India and Chairman APAC (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global marketi ...
. This is the first time that Vishal–Shekhar and Prasoon have worked together on a movie soundtrack. The music was released on 15 October 2010 to mixed reviews. It was also Sharmila Tagore's last film prior to her retirement after her husband's death, until she would make her comeback post the COVID-19 in 2022.
Plot
Abhay Gulati and Aaliya Khan have been friends since childhood. Aaliya has always loved acting since her mother is an actress. Her father leaves her and her mother. Abhay likes cooking but his father wants him to take care of his business. Eventually Abhay and Aaliya start dating but Aaliya does not want to marry. An opportunity comes for Aaliya to go to Australia for acting school which she takes. She goes to Australia where she has to live with her strict aunt. She then moves into a bungalow where a group of young people live for cheap. Abhay becomes paranoid and goes to Australia, annoying Aaliya because she feels he doesn't trust her and they break up. Abhay opens a restaurant and it becomes a big hit. Aaliya and Abhay slowly become friends again. Aaliya finishes acting school and Abhay's father finds out about his restaurant. Abhay and Aaliya's mother, Ayesha, come for Aaliya's graduation. Aaliya gets an opportunity to work in a movie and signs the contract without telling her mother, thereby enraging her. Soon Abhay leaves Aaliya too, because she is selfish. Realizing she is wrong and that she can't go on without her mother's support, she quits the movie and rushes back to India to repair their relationship. Soon, her mother realises that Aaliya is strong to face the world and can come to terms with her mistakes more easily than her mother herself was capable of, so she allows her to act in the movie and sends her back again. However, soon she return to the same Australian city for shooting her movie, and meets Abhay, who tells her he still hasn't moved on. She apparently convinces him to move on and get married. However, she is stunned when she learns from another friend that Abhay is going to be married. Puzzled as to why he didn't tell her first about the news, Aaliya rushes to Abhay's house and finds him getting ready to get married. Aaliya begs him to re-think his decision, proposing to him with the very ring he was considering for her once upon a time. She confesses her love to him and tells him that she is really in love with him. Abhay, realising Aaliya's regret and love for him, shows her his wedding invitation which has her name, implying he intended to marry her all along. She is happy and they embrace, making up. The end credits show that the two are married, and have a daughter named Sara.
Cast
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Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...
as Abhay Gulati / Gelato
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Namit Shah
Namit Shah (born 21 October 2001) is an Indian child actor who works in Hindi-language films and television series. He is known for his role as Kabir in ''The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir'' and Vivaan Dwivedi in sitcom Wagle Ki Duniya - Nayi Pe ...
as Young Abhay
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Parzaan Dastur as Teenage Abhay
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Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone ( or ; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in India, and her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most pop ...
as Aaliya Khan / Aaliya Abhay Gulati aka Al
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Ziyah Vastani
Ziyah Vastani (born 8 December 2003) is an Indian child actress. She made her Bollywood debut in 2008 with Hindi film Contract as Binty. In 2010, she appeared in the Hindi film Bumm Bumm Bole as Rimzim. She also appeared in Indian serial Yeh H ...
as Young Aaliya
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Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is a retired Indian actress, primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, Tagore is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the Fi ...
as Ayesha Khan, Aaliya's mother
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Shahana Goswami
Shahana Goswami is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of Indian economist and writer Omkar Goswami.
Career
Through her theater circle Goswami met talent consultant Shaanu Sharma who asked her to audition for a role in Naseeruddin Shah's ...
as Nadia "Nads"
* Yudhishtar Urs as Cyrus
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Lillete Dubey
Lillete Dubey (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian actress and theatre director. She has worked in Indian and international theatre, television and films in Hindi and English languages. Dubey began her career with Barry John in Delhi and was the ...
as Pammi Gulati, Abhay's bua
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Naveen Nischol as Jeet Gulati, Abhay's father
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Suparna Marwah
Suparna Marwah, is an Indian TV and film actress, known for her work in the films ''Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'' and ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan''. She appeared on TV's some mega-projects like ''Mahi Way'', which was produced by film producers Ad ...
as Khaala, Ayesha's sister
* Divyaalakshmi as Preeti Gulati
* Rohan Mantri as Jai
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Neelu Kohli
Neelu Kohli (also Nilu Kohli ) is an Indian film and television actress. She has done many roles in many Indian television series, like Sangam, Mere Angne Mein, Maddam Sir and Choti Sarrdaarni. She is also worked in Hindi films such as House ...
as Kamal Gulati, Abhay's mother
* Shankar Sachdev as Javed Bhai
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Gaurav Nanda
Gaurav Nanda is an Indian actor and producer. He works in films, serials and theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a r ...
as Theatre Director
* Kamlesh Ojha as Rishabh Malhotra
* Alexander Koenio as Daniel Trip
* Nyesha Arora as Sara Gulati, Abhay and Aaliya's daughter
Music
Release
Critical reception
''Break Ke Baad'' met with mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards Padukone's performance.
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Filmfare
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'' critic Sukanya Venkatraghavan gave it its best review, calling it "possibly the best love story we have seen all this year and maybe last year too."
More positive reviews included critics Rohit Sukhwani, who tagged the movie as a very pleasant and matured love Story and Padukone was again at her best.
Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and journalist. He has worked for Noida based English language news channel CNN-Indian Broadcasting Network (CNN-IBN). He usually reviews Bollywood films and major Hollywood films released in India in hi ...
, who said that director
Danish Aslam
Danish Aslam is an Indian film director based in Mumbai.
Career
Before making his debut as a director, Aslam assisted on films like '' Fanaa'' (2006), ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'', ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'', ''Being Cyrus'', ''Salaam Namaste'' and ''Sw ...
"makes a respectable debut with a reasonably engaging film." and
Anupama Chopra
Anupama Chopra () is an Indian author, journalist, film critic and director of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. She is also the founder and editor of the digital platform Film Companion, which offers a curated look at cinema. She has written sev ...
, who praised Padukone's performance as "her best to date".
Negative reviews included
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media.
Career
Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with ''Trade Gui ...
, who stated that even though the movie had a "vibrant Khan and Padukone as its USP", it also had a "faulty and an unpersuasive screenplay as is its major stumbling block".
''Bollywood Hungama
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Box office
''Break Ke Baad'' grossed Rs. 205 million over its first weekend. In the US, the collections over the first day were about $114,742 as compared to lead actor Khan's previous release ''I Hate Luv Storys
''I Hate Luv Storys'' is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Punit Malhotra and produced under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Ronnie Screwvala's UTV Motion Pictures. It stars Imran Khan and Sonam Kapo ...
'' (2010) which collected $50,176.
Award nominations
References
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2010s Hindi-language films
2010 directorial debut films
Films scored by Vishal–Shekhar
Indian romantic comedy films
2010 romantic comedy films
2010 films