''Dosti Ke Side Effects'' (English: ''Side effects of friendship'') is a 2019 Indian

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

-language

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

directed by Hadi Ali Abrar and produced by Joyal Daniel. Set in

North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central ...

and

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

, the film features Haryanvi dancer and reality television show

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...

participant Sapna Choudhary with Vikrant Anand. This Film Also include an ensemble cast of

Zuber K. Khan Zuber Kamal Khan (born 21 March 1989), professionally known as Zuber K. Khan, is an Indian model and actor who appears in Hindi films. He made his debut with ''Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'', which was released on 4 July 2014. He won Raymond model ...

Anju Jadhav Anju Jadhav is an Indian actress. She is best known for her roles in television shows such as ''Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan'', ''Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi,'' ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey. . In ...

Neel Motwani Neel Motwani is an Indian television actor known for portraying Advocate Neel Pathak in ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'' and Raj Bajwa in '' Waaris''. Biography Motwani acted in the television series '' Waaris'' as Raj Bajwa. He previously appeared in ...

in pivotal roles. The film also features Sai Ballal (who acted in

television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms t ...

shows

Udaan (2014 TV series) ''Udaan'' () is an Indian soap opera that premiered on Colors TV on 18 August 2014, replacing ''Madhubala''. Produced by Mahesh Bhatt, it was originally planned as a film which was eventually shelved.''Udaan'' is the one of the longest running ...

and Saraswatichandra) and Vaishnavi Mahant. The film was shot in various locations in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

including Film City.

Cast

*Sapna Chowdhary as Shristi *

Vikrant Anand Vikrant or Vikrān‍ta, a name of Indian origin that means ''powerful'' or ''brave'', may refer to: People * Vikrant Massey (born 1987), Indian actor * Vikrant Shetty (born 1983), UAE cricketer * Vikrant Chaturvedi (born 1970), Indian actor * Vikr ...

as Ranveer *

as Manveer *

as Gaurav *

as Avni * Rebecca Anand (Special Appearance) *

Sai Ballal Sai or SAI may refer to: Companies * Science Applications Incorporated, original name of Leidos * ICAO designator for Shaheen Air, a Pakistani airline * Skandinavisk Aero Industri, a former Danish aeroplane manufacturer * Software Architects, Inc ...

as Dharamveer * Vaishnavi Mahant as Shiristi's mother *Himmayat Ali as local goon

Marketing

The poster of the film was released on 30 October 2018 and the teaser was released on 4 December 2018 in the

YouTube YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by ...

channel of

Zee Music Company Zee Music Co. (ZMC) is an Indian music company, a subsidiary of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. It carries its business activities mainly from New Delhi. The company has captured a major chunk of market share in Bollywood music in a short ...

Music

The film's soundtrack is composed by Altaaf Sayeed and Manny Verma. The music is reported to be released by

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt9248962 2019 films Films about friendship 2010s Hindi-language films Hindi-language comedy films