''Dilwale'' () is an 2015 Indian
Hindi
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-language
romantic action comedy film
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Film
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directed by
Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film director of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mix genres of action, comedy a ...
. The film stars
Kajol
Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six F ...
,
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...
,
Kriti Sanon
Kriti Sanon (born 27 July 1990) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu-language films. After pursuing a degree in engineering from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, she briefly worked as a fashion model. Sanon began h ...
, and
Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes b ...
.
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Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awa ...
,
Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, photographer and voice artist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He has acted in more than a 100 films in his career.
Ear ...
,
Kabir Bedi
Kabir Bedi ( pa, ਕਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ; born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other European countries in three media: fi ...
and
Johnny Lever
Johnny Lever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and popular comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, inc ...
appear in supporting roles. The film also marked the last film appearance of
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awa ...
, before his death in April 2017.
''Dilwale'' released theatrically worldwide on 18 December 2015, one week prior the
Christmas
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period, to positive reviews with praise directed towards the humour, action sequences, music, cinematography and cast performances. Although the film's domestic collection was considered below expectations grossing 150 crore, it became the
sixth highest-grossing Indian film overseas and earned over worldwide, becoming the
27th highest grossing Indian film of all time.
At the
61st Filmfare Awards
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''Bajirao Mastani'' led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by ' ...
, ''Dilwale'' received 5 nominations, including
Best Actor (Khan) and
Best Actress
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(Kajol).
Plot
Veer Bakshi and Raj Bakshi are brothers who work as
car tuners in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
. Veer meets an educated-young girl named Ishita, where he helps her, but damages the car of a customer in the process. As a penance, Raj makes Veer to fix the car in the night. Veer falls asleep while fixing the car, and when he awakes, he finds that the car's
sound system is stolen.
Meanwhile, Veer gets into a tussle with a
drug baron
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named King. He beats a few of his henchmen, who threatened Ishita, and gets knocked out. Raj breaks the fight and admits him to the hospital. Raj learns of King's hideout, where he, along with his friends Shakti and Anwar, kill the gang members and burn their stash. Raj reveals himself to be ''Kaali''. King suspects Raj to be Kaali, due to the tussle between him and Veer. However, Raj's humbleness convinces King he is harmless, and he makes a deal to fix their car, in exchange for their protection.
2000: In
Bulgaria
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, Raj and Veer are sons of a
crime boss
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Description
A crime boss typically has absolute or nearl ...
named Randhir Bakshi. Raj comes across Meera during one of their chases with Randhir's rival, Dev Narayan Malik. He falls in love with her, and two begin to spend time with each other. During a shipment delivery to his father, Raj gets attacked by Dev's henchmen where Meera reveals that she was Malik's daughter, and that she lied to Raj. She spares Raj's life as it was her birthday.
Raj confronts Meera shortly after this. He chases Meera in his car and saves her life when she almost falls off a cliff. He tells her to never meet him again, lest he will kill her. Meera, overcome by remorse, declares her love for Raj, who eventually forgives her. Raj and Meera reveal their relationship to Randhir and Dev who agree to meet each other. However, Dev tries to kill Raj and his father in a shootout. Dev and Randhir end up shooting each other to death. When Meera sees Raj holding a gun next to Dev's body, Meera is convinced Raj has betrayed her. She shoots him. Raj survives and Shakti and Anwar convince him to forget about the past and start a new life with Veer.
Present: Veer discovers that his friend and Shakti’s brother, Siddhu was the thief who stole the car's parts, but spares him as Siddhu reveals that he did this for his girlfriend Jenny. Veer proposes to Ishita. Raj learns about their relationship and decide to meet Ishita's family. However, Ishita’s family is Meera, her elder sister. Upon meeting Raj, Meera immediately forbids Ishita from meeting Veer again.
Veer and Ishita try to figure about why their siblings dislike each other so much. Veer and Siddhu try to confront Shakti and Anwar. They panic, and make up a ridiculous story, that Raj was a washerman named 'Ramlal' and Meera was a girl named 'Pogo' who left him for money. Veer and Ishita scheme together to rekindle Raj and Meera's relationship, but they are unsuccessful. Mani, Raj's lieutenant, steal's one of King's cars and brings it to the shop. Veer, Mani and Siddhu discover drugs in the car's
decklid
The trunk ( North American English) or boot (British English) of a car is the vehicle's main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the rear of the vehicle. It is also called a tailgate.
In Indian English the storage area is known a ...
and burn them.
Upon realizing Ishita loves Veer greatly, Meera issues an ultimatum that, in order to marry Ishita, Veer must move in with Meera, leaving Raj in the process. As an angered Veer proceeds to storm out, Meera reveals to Veer that Raj was actually Randhir's adopted son and is not Veer's biological brother. Raj confirms this and the two brothers embrace. Angry, Raj confronts Meera for trying to ruin his relationship with his brother. He tells her is innocent, and never betrayed her. Malik's right hand, Raghav reveals Raj's innocence, and Meera, who realizes the truth, takes Ishita to Raj's house, declaring that Veer can live with Raj and Ishita after marriage. Meera apologizes to Raj, and he forgives her immediately.
At Siddhu and his girlfriend Jenny's wedding in a
church
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* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
, King finds his car (which was being used as a wedding car) and brings Mani, Oscar and Veer, demanding to know where his drugs were. He loses his temper when he learns what happened, and a fight ensues where Raj reveals himself as Kaali and thrashes King. King tries to kill Raj, but Meera takes the bullet, and King is beaten up and thus defeated by Raj's men. Meera is admitted to the hospital, where she recovers and reunites with Raj.
Cast
*
Kajol
Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six F ...
as Meera Malik
*
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...
as Raj "Kaali" Bakshi
*
Kriti Sanon
Kriti Sanon (born 27 July 1990) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu-language films. After pursuing a degree in engineering from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, she briefly worked as a fashion model. Sanon began h ...
as Ishita "Ishu" Malik
*
Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes b ...
as Veer Bakshi
*
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awa ...
as Randhir Bakshi (Kaali and Veer's father)
*
Kabir Bedi
Kabir Bedi ( pa, ਕਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ; born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other European countries in three media: fi ...
as Dev Malik (Meera and Ishita's father)
*
Varun Sharma
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People
* Varun Aaron (born 1989), Indian cricketer
* Varun Agarwal (born 1987), Indian entrepreneur
* Varun Badola (born 1974), Indian actor
* Varun Singh Bhati (born 1995), ...
as Siddharth "Sidhu" Saigal
*
Johnny Lever
Johnny Lever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and popular comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, inc ...
as Mani Tripathi
*
Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, photographer and voice artist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He has acted in more than a 100 films in his career.
Ear ...
as King Bhattacharya
*
Mukesh Tiwari
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as Shakti Saigal
*
Pankaj Tripathi
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as Anwar Ali Mirza
*
Chetna Pande as Jenny D'Costa
*
Sanjay Mishra as Oscar D'Costa
*
Nawab Shah
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as Raghav Shankar
* Pradeep Kabra as Joshua
Production
Development
In January 2015, Rohit Shetty announced a project with
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...
in the lead which would be their second collaboration after the 2013 film ''
Chennai Express
''Chennai Express'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Gauri Khan and Karim Morani, based on a story by K. Subash, with a screenplay written by ...
''. Shetty stated that he would start filming in March 2015. Shetty paired actress
Kajol
Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six F ...
with Khan, making it the seventh time they were cast opposite each other. He also signed actor
Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes b ...
who was reportedly playing Khan's brother, while actress
Kriti Sanon
Kriti Sanon (born 27 July 1990) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu-language films. After pursuing a degree in engineering from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, she briefly worked as a fashion model. Sanon began h ...
was signed opposite him.
Filming
Principal photography
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Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...
began on 20 March 2015 with Dhawan in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
.
Khan and Kajol first joined the crew for filming in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
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
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. The entire team then left for
Hyderabad
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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
Theatrical
''Dilwale'' was released in the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
a day before its worldwide release on 18 December 2015. The film was released in around 3100 screens in India.
On 14 December 2015, in the United Kingdom, the film received a 12A classification from the
British Board of Film Classification
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for "moderate violence". The film's UK distributor chose to remove thirteen seconds 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.
Home media
The satellite rights of the film were sold to
Sony Pictures Networks
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Culver Max Entertainment manages and operates 26 television channels, ...
as part of a deal worth .
Reception
Box office
''Dilwale'' made around 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 nett in India on its opening day, the third highest of the year after ''
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya. Produced by Rajshri Productions, it stars Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor. Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Swara Bhaskar, Deepa ...
'' and ''
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Kabir Khan, based on an original story by screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad, and produced by Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh and Kabir Khan. ...
''. The film showed little drop on its second day, and earned nearly nett. On its first Sunday, ''Dilwale'' took in approximately nett, bringing the three-day nett to an estimated . ''Dilwale'' had a first week of nett in the domestic market.
The film earned around nett in its second weekend. It grossed little over nett in week two, taking its business to nett. The film made around nett more in the third week.
Khan expressed disappointment with the film's domestic performance in India.
Kajol was also reportedly disappointed, with reports claiming that she regretted turning down the lead role in a
Sujoy Ghosh
Sujoy Ghosh is an Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He has directed ''Jhankaar Beats'' (2003), '' Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak'' (2005), '' Aladin'' (2009), ''Kahaani'' (2012), ''Kahaani 2'' (2 ...
film in favour of ''Dilwale''.
Other territories
''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
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. In
Pakistan
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, the film earned in its first three days. The film collected 9.13 crore in ''Pakistan'' in the first week.
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
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...
in overseas markets.
''Dilwale'' sales reached more than $25 million following openings in new markets such as Germany,
Netherlands
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and
Indonesia
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.
The film went on to earn approximately $26.6 million (
INR 1756.5 million) by February 2016. The film's final overseas gross was US$30.2 million
(194crore),
the highest ever for a Shah Rukh Khan film, and making it the twelfth
highest-grossing Indian film overseas.
Critical response
The film received mixed-to-negative reviews from both the critics and audience, alike.
Taran Adarsh
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from ''
Bollywood Hungama
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'' 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
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in his review of the film said, "''Dilwale'' is a masala entertainer from the start till the end." Rachit Gupta from ''
Filmfare
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'' 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
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'' 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
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'' 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
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'' 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
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'' felt that the film's plot "went in circles" and that while Kajol was great, the film overall failed to appeal. ''
The Economic Times
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'' 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
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of ''
IBN Live
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'' 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
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of ''
The Hindu
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'' 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
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'' gave the film a 1.5/5 rating and called the plot "highly predictable".
Anupama Chopra
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of
Hindustan Times
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gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Even in the context of Shetty's oeuvre, Dilwale is a low. It made me nostalgic for
Chennai Express
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...Rohit and leading man Shah Rukh Khan have clearly positioned Dilwale as a masala entertainer. Which means that we must not expect logic, coherence, characters or depth." Raja Sen of
Rediff
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, it had more than 300 e ...
gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and said, "Budget and access. These have long been Shetty's favoured Lego blocks, and they have never been more visible than in Dilwale, where the greatest on screen pair in modern Hindi cinema are reduced to insignificance."
Accolades
Soundtrack
The songs featured in the film as are composed by
Pritam
Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, and singer. After working as an ad jingles composer, he debuted as a co-composer in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye. A ...
, and lyrics are written by
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Amitabh Bhattacharya (born 16 November 1976) is an Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood films. He shot to fame with the film ''Dev.D'' with the song "Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under the ...
.
Amar Mohile
Amar Mohile is an Indian film score composer who works predominantly in Bollywood. He is the son of composer Anil Mohile.
Selected filmography
;As background score composer
;As composer of songs.
* 2004 - '' Ek Hasina Thi''
* 2013 - ''Satya 2 ...
has composed the
film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
.
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" which was released on 26 November 2015. The album features seven tracks and was released on 4 December 2015 by
Sony Music India
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.
Sony Music India
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acquired the music rights of the film for a record .
The song "Gerua" also had different versions. An
Arabic
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version called "Telagena" was released on 11 December 2015 while a
Malay
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Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
version entitled "Warna Cinta" featuring vocals from
Aliff Aziz and Kilafairy was released later on 18 December 2015.
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2015 films
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Indian romantic action films
Indian action comedy films
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Films featuring songs by Pritam
Films directed by Rohit Shetty
Films shot in Bulgaria
Films shot in Goa
Films shot in Hyderabad, India
Films shot in Iceland
UTV Motion Pictures films
Red Chillies Entertainment films
2010s romantic action films