''Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar'' () is an upcoming Indian

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-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by

Luv Ranjan Luv Ranjan is an Indian film director, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He was born in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. He has directed films such as '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'', '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 ...

. The film is written by Ranjan and Rahul Mody, and produced by

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and

T-Series Films Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited, doing business as T-Series, is an Indian music record label and film production company founded by Gulshan Kumar on 11 July 1983. It is primarily known for Bollywood music soundtracks and Indi-pop mu ...

. It stars

Shraddha Kapoor Shraddha Kapoor (born 3 March 1987 or 1989Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor (; born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films. He is one of the highest-paid actors of Hindi cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. Kapoor is the rec ...

, alongside

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and

Boney Kapoor Achal Surinder "Boney" Kapoor (born 11 November 1955) is an Indian producer primarily associated with Hindi cinema in addition to Tamil and Telugu cinema. Early life Kapoor was born as Achal Surinder Kapoor in 1955, the son of Surinder Kapoor ...

(in his acting debut). The film is scheduled for theatrical release on 8 March 2023.

Cast

Anubhav Singh Bassi Anubhav Singh Bassi is an Indian actor, YouTuber and stand-up comedian. His career as a standup comic started after an open mic in 2017. Bassi's YouTube videos have got 200 million+ views and he has over 4 million subscribers along with 3 millio ...

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Production

Development

The film was officially announced as an untitled romantic comedy on 20 December 2019. The first release date of the film was set to be on 26 March 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was shifted to 18 March 2022. Yet again, due to the delay in filming, the release date was shifted to Republic Day, 26 January 2023. The final release date was decided to be on 8 March 2023, concurring with the

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festival.

Casting

were cast as the leads, marking their first project together.

and

were cast as Ranbir's parents. The film marks Boney Kapoor's acting debut.

Filming

Filming began on 8 January 2021 in

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with Ranbir and Shraddha. In July 2021, the second schedule of the film commenced in Delhi. The third schedule began in August 2021 in Mumbai, followed by another schedule in November 2021 in Delhi. The next schedule again took place in Mumbai in March 2022. The overseas schedule of the film commenced in June in

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. That month, a video of Shraddha and Ranbir Kapoor filming a song in Spain was leaked on the internet. The next schedule took place in

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, during which pictures of Shraddha Kapoor filming in a beach were leaked on the internet. In May 2022, it was reported that crew members protested due to non-payment of dues. Ranjan denied the allegations. In July 2022, a song featuring Shraddha Kapoor was to be shot, but production was stalled when a fire broke out at the film's set in Chitrakoot Grounds,

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. It led to the death of a crew member named Manish Devashi, while another man from the lighting department was injured. The film was wrapped up in August 2022.

Soundtrack

The music of the film 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 ...

. 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 ...

Release

''Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar''s title was released with an announcement video along with the first poster on 14 December 2022. The film is scheduled for release by

Yash Raj Films Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes Hindi and Punjabi films. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios ...

on 8 March 2023, coinciding with the

festival. The film will be streaming on

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post the theatrical release.

References

External links

* {{Luv Ranjan Films featuring songs by Pritam Films distributed by Yash Raj Films T-Series (company) films