Bachna Ae Haseeno
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Bachna Ae Haseeno is a Bollywood
film released on 15 August 2008. It stars Ranbir Kapoor
, Bipasha Basu
, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone
. The film was directed by Siddharth Anand
whose previous films include Salaam Namaste
(2005) and Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007).
) who meets three young women at different stages of his life: Mahi (Minissha Lamba), a small-town girl from Punjab; Radhika (Bipasha Basu
), a model in Mumbai; and Gayatri (Deepika Padukone
), a non-resident Indian student in Australia. The film is about a journey of a man who goes from one love affair to another, only to run into true love.
In 1996, Raj runs into Mahi on the Eurorail, during a Europe
trip. Mahi is a dreamy girl who believes in true love and is sure she will meet her "Raj" (the lead character from the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
, released in 1995), who will sweep her off her feet. Mahi misses her train after getting off at a station in Switzerland. Raj, a passenger on the same train, sees this and gets off the train to woo her. He pretends he has missed the train, too, consoles her and offers to help her reach the airport in time for her return flight. On the way, Mahi falls in love with Raj. They share a kiss after Raj reads her a poem he has written about his feelings for her. Raj gets Mahi to the airport where she meets her family and friends again. Mahi tells her friends what happened between Raj and her. When she opens the piece of paper on which Raj had written the poem, she finds it blank. She goes in search of Raj, overhears him boasting to his friends about the "stuff" the pair did, and is shocked and heartbroken on hearing his lies. Raj realizes she overheard the conversation and leaves shamefacedly, leaving the crying and heartbroken Mahi behind.
It is 2002. Raj has moved to Mumbai
and found a job with Microsoft
as a game designer. He is in a live-in relationship with Radhika, an aspiring model. Raj narrates how he met Radhika, who was his neighbor and with whom he shared a mutual attraction. Raj gets an offer to move to Sydney
for a Halo 3
game launch. He expects to be able to leave Radhika and move on to a new life, assuming that Radhika is a modern girl who would be able to handle a break-up. However, Radhika unexpectedly announces that she intends to sacrifice her career as a model to marry Raj and join him in Australia
. After failing on several occasions to have Radhika dump him, he boards a flight to Sydney on the day he is to marry Radhika. Radhika learns this while waiting for him at the registrar's office, heartbroken.
It's 2007. Raj now has a successful career in Sydney. One day, he meets Gayatri, an intelligent, independent girl who drives a taxi during the nights and studies at a business school during the day. She also works part-time in a supermarket. Raj befriends her and learns that, like him, she does not believe in marriage. However, he realizes that he is falling in love with her and proposes. Gayatri turns him down, saying that she is happy with her life as it is. Rejection cuts him deep. As he stands alone watching his true love walk away, he remembers the times that he broke the hearts of Mahi & Radhika, realizing how they must've felt. He decides to return to India
to apologize to both of them.
On his return in 2008, he first seeks out Mahi, who is now married and has two sons. He runs into her husband Joginder (Kunal Kapoor
), who expresses his anger at first, as he had heard about Raj from Mahi's sister and how Mahi had been hurt. He explains that, while Mahi is the perfect housewife and perfect mother of his perfect children, she is scared of love and romance. Raj apologizes to Mahi and makes her realize how much her husband loves her and that her husband is the "Raj" she has been waiting for. Mahi forgives Raj and expresses her love for Joginder.
Raj then searches for Radhika. When he finds her, he sees that she has changed her name to Shreya and has become a highly successful supermodel
. After much effort, he manages to meet her and apologizes. Shreya refuses to accept his apologies and tells him that if he really wants her forgiveness, he will have to work hard for it. To do this, she offers him the job of her personal assistant. Once Raj starts his job, Shreya makes him do all sorts of tasks, from cleaning to serving at parties to holding tons of shopping bags. She tries to humiliate him on every possible occasion but Raj remains firm on his resolve and continues to serve her without complaint. She finally gives up and tells him how hurt she felt, sitting alone outside on the day that was supposed to be their wedding. She refuses to accept his apologies though, and tells Raj to give up and return home. While Raj is waiting for his flight to Sydney, Shreya arrives and tells him how she has realized that the root of her frustrations was the bottled-up hate against Raj. She thanks him and forgives him. Content, Raj returns to Australia, having completed what he had set out to do.
On his return, Raj finds a pile of letters from Gayatri, written over the course of the 6 months Raj was gone. While he has been away, Gayatri has had second thoughts and regretted turning down Raj. Raj seeks her out and reunites with her. They declare their love for each other and share a kiss, living happily ever after.
had signed Ranbir Kapoor
for the main lead in his next film. However, after indicating that the news was "mere speculation" and "absolutely untrue," he later confirmed that Kapoor was starring in his film.
The director was also in talks with actresses Preity Zinta
, Bipasha Basu
, Deepika Padukone
and Amrita Rao
for the roles in question but indicated that "it wouldn't be right to reveal their names till we sign them on the dotted line." In June 2007, Katrina Kaif
and Deepika Padukone were finalised to play two of leading ladies but the former's role was later removed due to the film's story becoming too long. Actress Amrita Rao was also considered to play one of the leading ladies but opted out.
The heroines of the film share very limited time on screen together and therefore most of their parts were filmed separately. Deepika Padukone's portions were filmed in Sydney
, Australia
while the song Khuda Jaane was shot at various locations in Italy
, including Venice
and Capri
. Minissha Lamba's portions, inspired by Yash Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
, were filmed in the similar locales of Amritsar
and Switzerland
. Bipasha Basu's portions were filmed in Mumbai
, India
and Capri
, Italy
. Ranbir Kapoor
's look in the film was styled by Aki Narula
, which changed with time. In film's title track Ranbit had at least 10 wardrobe changes in one shot. Though he found styling for three lead female actresses characters, exciting as well as challenging, as all different types of women who enter into Ranbir's life at different times. So he ensured that the styling was unique for everyone without any overlapping.
Continuing the tradition of showcasing the first look of their upcoming films with their latest release, Yash Raj Films
showcased the first trailer of the film on 25 April 2008 with the release of Vijay Krishna Acharya's film Tashan
and a second trailer was shown on 27 June 2008 with the release of Kunal Kohli's film Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
. Yash Raj Films usually does not spend much money on promoting its films. However, it has made an exception with Bachna Ae Haseeno. Instead of the usual promotion 2–3 weeks before a movie release, the production house planned a new strategy with promotion over two months.
Since two of the film's characters work for Microsoft Game Studios
, plenty of video games that have been released by the studio are referenced. In addition, nearly all of the movies referenced are previous releases from Yash Raj Films
, with the notable exception of Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977).
U.S. critic Maitland McDonagh, who reviewed the film for both TVGuide.com
and Time Out New York, said in the former that this "cocoon of brightly costumed beauties, gorgeous locations, bouncy musical numbers and breathless romance...is slick, mainstream entertainment with just enough surprises that you don't have to feel like a fool for enjoying it".
.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film released on 15 August 2008. It stars Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid...
, Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...
. The film was directed by Siddharth Anand
Siddharth Anand
Siddharth Anand is an Indian film director. He is the son of film producer Bittu Anand who produced the Amitabh Bachchan hit, Shahenshah. Anand's grandfather was screenwriter Inder Raj Anand who wrote 120 films including Safar, Sangam and Ek Duje Ke Liye...
whose previous films include Salaam Namaste
Salaam Namaste
The film has seven songs composed by the duo Vishal-Shekhar. The music of the film released on 10 August 2005. The music includes four songs and two remixes.-External links:*...
(2005) and Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007).
Plot
The film follows the journey of a young man named Raj Sharma (Ranbir KapoorRanbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid...
) who meets three young women at different stages of his life: Mahi (Minissha Lamba), a small-town girl from Punjab; Radhika (Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
), a model in Mumbai; and Gayatri (Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...
), a non-resident Indian student in Australia. The film is about a journey of a man who goes from one love affair to another, only to run into true love.
In 1996, Raj runs into Mahi on the Eurorail, during a Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
trip. Mahi is a dreamy girl who believes in true love and is sure she will meet her "Raj" (the lead character from the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , also known as DDLJ, is a Hindi language film released on 20 October 1995. A romantic comedy, the film marked the directorial debut of Aditya Chopra, and stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol...
, released in 1995), who will sweep her off her feet. Mahi misses her train after getting off at a station in Switzerland. Raj, a passenger on the same train, sees this and gets off the train to woo her. He pretends he has missed the train, too, consoles her and offers to help her reach the airport in time for her return flight. On the way, Mahi falls in love with Raj. They share a kiss after Raj reads her a poem he has written about his feelings for her. Raj gets Mahi to the airport where she meets her family and friends again. Mahi tells her friends what happened between Raj and her. When she opens the piece of paper on which Raj had written the poem, she finds it blank. She goes in search of Raj, overhears him boasting to his friends about the "stuff" the pair did, and is shocked and heartbroken on hearing his lies. Raj realizes she overheard the conversation and leaves shamefacedly, leaving the crying and heartbroken Mahi behind.
It is 2002. Raj has moved to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
and found a job with Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
as a game designer. He is in a live-in relationship with Radhika, an aspiring model. Raj narrates how he met Radhika, who was his neighbor and with whom he shared a mutual attraction. Raj gets an offer to move to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
for a Halo 3
Halo 3
Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2...
game launch. He expects to be able to leave Radhika and move on to a new life, assuming that Radhika is a modern girl who would be able to handle a break-up. However, Radhika unexpectedly announces that she intends to sacrifice her career as a model to marry Raj and join him in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. After failing on several occasions to have Radhika dump him, he boards a flight to Sydney on the day he is to marry Radhika. Radhika learns this while waiting for him at the registrar's office, heartbroken.
It's 2007. Raj now has a successful career in Sydney. One day, he meets Gayatri, an intelligent, independent girl who drives a taxi during the nights and studies at a business school during the day. She also works part-time in a supermarket. Raj befriends her and learns that, like him, she does not believe in marriage. However, he realizes that he is falling in love with her and proposes. Gayatri turns him down, saying that she is happy with her life as it is. Rejection cuts him deep. As he stands alone watching his true love walk away, he remembers the times that he broke the hearts of Mahi & Radhika, realizing how they must've felt. He decides to return to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to apologize to both of them.
On his return in 2008, he first seeks out Mahi, who is now married and has two sons. He runs into her husband Joginder (Kunal Kapoor
Kunal Kapoor
Kunal Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi cinema.-Career:Kapoor began his career as an assistant director on the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Aks. He began his acting career training under theatre legend Barry John. He continued his theatre career with Motley, a theater group run by...
), who expresses his anger at first, as he had heard about Raj from Mahi's sister and how Mahi had been hurt. He explains that, while Mahi is the perfect housewife and perfect mother of his perfect children, she is scared of love and romance. Raj apologizes to Mahi and makes her realize how much her husband loves her and that her husband is the "Raj" she has been waiting for. Mahi forgives Raj and expresses her love for Joginder.
Raj then searches for Radhika. When he finds her, he sees that she has changed her name to Shreya and has become a highly successful supermodel
Supermodel
The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
. After much effort, he manages to meet her and apologizes. Shreya refuses to accept his apologies and tells him that if he really wants her forgiveness, he will have to work hard for it. To do this, she offers him the job of her personal assistant. Once Raj starts his job, Shreya makes him do all sorts of tasks, from cleaning to serving at parties to holding tons of shopping bags. She tries to humiliate him on every possible occasion but Raj remains firm on his resolve and continues to serve her without complaint. She finally gives up and tells him how hurt she felt, sitting alone outside on the day that was supposed to be their wedding. She refuses to accept his apologies though, and tells Raj to give up and return home. While Raj is waiting for his flight to Sydney, Shreya arrives and tells him how she has realized that the root of her frustrations was the bottled-up hate against Raj. She thanks him and forgives him. Content, Raj returns to Australia, having completed what he had set out to do.
On his return, Raj finds a pile of letters from Gayatri, written over the course of the 6 months Raj was gone. While he has been away, Gayatri has had second thoughts and regretted turning down Raj. Raj seeks her out and reunites with her. They declare their love for each other and share a kiss, living happily ever after.
Cast
- Ranbir KapoorRanbir KapoorRanbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid...
as Raj Sharma - Deepika PadukoneDeepika PadukoneDeepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...
as Gayatri - Bipasha BasuBipasha BasuBipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
as Radhika/Shreya Rathore - Minissha Lamba as Mahi
- Kunal KapoorKunal KapoorKunal Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi cinema.-Career:Kapoor began his career as an assistant director on the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Aks. He began his acting career training under theatre legend Barry John. He continued his theatre career with Motley, a theater group run by...
as Joginder Singh Ahluwalia - Hiten PaintalHiten PaintalHiten Paintal is an Indian film and Television actor. He is the son of veteran actor Paintal and made his debut in the musical, ‘Tere Liye.’ He quit Television in early 2008 and since then has been working on a few films...
as Sachin - Puneet IssarPuneet IssarPuneet Issar is an Indian actor and director, most famous for his role as Duryodhana in the TV adaptation of the Mahabharata, and directing Garv: Pride and Honour starring Salman Khan. His other notable roles are in Border, 1997 war film, directed by J. P...
as Mahi's dad - Avantika Hundal as Mahi's Friend (Mona)
- Sham Mashalkar as Raj's Friend
- Natasha Bhardwaj as Mahi's Friend
- Sumeet Arora as Raj's Friend
- Pratik Dixit
Production
In April 2007, sources indicated that director Siddharth AnandSiddharth Anand
Siddharth Anand is an Indian film director. He is the son of film producer Bittu Anand who produced the Amitabh Bachchan hit, Shahenshah. Anand's grandfather was screenwriter Inder Raj Anand who wrote 120 films including Safar, Sangam and Ek Duje Ke Liye...
had signed Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid...
for the main lead in his next film. However, after indicating that the news was "mere speculation" and "absolutely untrue," he later confirmed that Kapoor was starring in his film.
The director was also in talks with actresses Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta is an Indian film actress. She has appeared in Hindi films of Bollywood, as well as Telugu, Punjabi and English language films. After graduating with a degree in criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se in 1998 followed by a role in Soldier the same year...
, Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
, Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...
and Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras...
for the roles in question but indicated that "it wouldn't be right to reveal their names till we sign them on the dotted line." In June 2007, Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011...
and Deepika Padukone were finalised to play two of leading ladies but the former's role was later removed due to the film's story becoming too long. Actress Amrita Rao was also considered to play one of the leading ladies but opted out.
The heroines of the film share very limited time on screen together and therefore most of their parts were filmed separately. Deepika Padukone's portions were filmed in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
while the song Khuda Jaane was shot at various locations in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, including Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
and Capri
Capri
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
. Minissha Lamba's portions, inspired by Yash Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , also known as DDLJ, is a Hindi language film released on 20 October 1995. A romantic comedy, the film marked the directorial debut of Aditya Chopra, and stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol...
, were filmed in the similar locales of Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Bipasha Basu's portions were filmed in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Capri
Capri
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid...
's look in the film was styled by Aki Narula
Aki Narula
Aki Narula is an Indian fashion designer and costume designer and wardrobe stylist in Hindi films, who is most known for films like, Bunty Aur Babli , Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Dostana...
, which changed with time. In film's title track Ranbit had at least 10 wardrobe changes in one shot. Though he found styling for three lead female actresses characters, exciting as well as challenging, as all different types of women who enter into Ranbir's life at different times. So he ensured that the styling was unique for everyone without any overlapping.
Continuing the tradition of showcasing the first look of their upcoming films with their latest release, Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...
showcased the first trailer of the film on 25 April 2008 with the release of Vijay Krishna Acharya's film Tashan
Tashan (film)
Tashan is an Indian Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Anil Kapoor in the lead roles. Produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films, it was released 25 April 2008, and marked the directorial debut of Vijay Krishna Acharya.- Plot :In the beginning,...
and a second trailer was shown on 27 June 2008 with the release of Kunal Kohli's film Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic is a 2008 Hindi film with Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles and Rishi Kapoor and Ameesha Patel in special appearances. The child artists include Akshat Chopra, Shriya Sharma, Rachit Sidana and Ayushi Berman...
. Yash Raj Films usually does not spend much money on promoting its films. However, it has made an exception with Bachna Ae Haseeno. Instead of the usual promotion 2–3 weeks before a movie release, the production house planned a new strategy with promotion over two months.
Since two of the film's characters work for Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Game Studios
Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before...
, plenty of video games that have been released by the studio are referenced. In addition, nearly all of the movies referenced are previous releases from Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...
, with the notable exception of Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977).
Reception
The film grossed a net of Rs.21 crores in its first week. At the end of the second week, the film grossed Rs.31.20 crores and was declared a semi-hit. The film opened to mixed response from critics. Indiafm.com gave it 2.5 stars out of 5, with Taran Adarsh commenting, "On the whole, [it] has an interesting first half, but a weak second hour spoils the show." AOL India gave it 3 out of 5, with Noyon Jyoti Parasara saying, "Overall, Siddharth Anand seems to have hit the bull's eye this time after a not-so-great Ta Ra Rum Pum. At least the first half of the film looked like it would pull out Yash Raj out of the rot!"U.S. critic Maitland McDonagh, who reviewed the film for both TVGuide.com
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
and Time Out New York, said in the former that this "cocoon of brightly costumed beauties, gorgeous locations, bouncy musical numbers and breathless romance...is slick, mainstream entertainment with just enough surprises that you don't have to feel like a fool for enjoying it".
Soundtrack
There are a total of seven tracks in the movie including a remix version. The album entered the Top 3 of the music charts within a couple of days of its arrival on the stands. The lyrics of all the songs are written by Anvita Dutt GuptanAnvita Dutt Guptan
Anvita Dutt Guptan is a dialogue writer, screenplay writer, story writer and lyricist for Indian films.Following is the details of her work.-References:**...
.
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khuda Jaane | KK, Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao is an Indian female playback singer.-Early life:She was born on 11 April 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music... |
5:35 | Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid... , Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film... |
| 2 | Lucky Boy | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... , Hard Kaur Hard Kaur Hard Kaur , also known as Hardkaur, is an Indian rapper and hip hop singer, as well as playback singer in Hindi films; she is the first female Indian rapper -Early life:... , Raja Hasan Raja Hasan Raja Hasan Sagar is an Indian playback singer. He was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 who achieved 1st runner up in the competition attaining 3,52,40,963 votes in the final, losing to Aneek Dhar.-Early years:... |
4:15 | Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:... |
| 3 | Aahista Aahista | Lucky Ali Lucky Ali Lucky Ali , born as Maqsood Mehmood Ali , is an Indian singer songwriter, composer and actor. Lucky is best known for his soulful but strikingly simple ballad-style singing and melodious voice.-Biography:... , Shreya Ghoshal |
5:52 | Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid... , Minissha Lamba |
| 4 | Jogi Mahi | Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh, Born as Sukhi Singh Lubana is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se, was composed... , Shekhar Ravjiani, Himani Kapoor Himani Kapoor Himani Kapoor is an Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005. She also hosted a show with Karan Oberoi on Zee TV called "Antakshari". She also competed in Star Plus's Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar.... |
4:54 | Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid... , Minissha Lamba, Kunal Kapoor Kunal Kapoor Kunal Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi cinema.-Career:Kapoor began his career as an assistant director on the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Aks. He began his acting career training under theatre legend Barry John. He continued his theatre career with Motley, a theater group run by... |
| 5 | Small Town Girl | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... |
3:49 | Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid... , Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:... |
| 6 | Khuda Jaane - Revisited | KK, Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao Shilpa Rao is an Indian female playback singer.-Early life:She was born on 11 April 1984 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Her father S. V. Rao, who held a degree in music, introduced her to music... |
4:43 | Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid... , Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film... |
| 7 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century... , Sumit Kumar, Vishal Dadlani |
3:31 | Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid... , Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film... , Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:... , Minissha Lamba |