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Directed by | Sharat Katariya |
Produced by |
Maneesh Sharma Aditya Chopra |
Starring |
Ayushmann Khurana Bhumi Pednekar |
Music by |
Songs: Anu Malik Background Score: Andrea Guerra |
Cinematography | Manu Anand |
Edited by | Namrata Rao |
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Running time
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110 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹90 million |
Box office | est. ₹301.9 million |
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Soundtrack album by Anu Malik | ||||
Released | 9 February 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
Genre | Film Soundtrack | |||
Length | 29:09 | |||
Label | YRF Music | |||
Anu Malik chronology | ||||
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Dum Laga Ke Haisha is a 2015 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Sharat Katariya starring Ayushmann Khurana and Bhumi Pednekar in the lead roles. The film's background score is composed by Italian composer Andrea Guerra. The film was released on 27 February 2015 to good critical reception.Box Office India stated that the film collected ₹30.19 crore (US$4.5 million) after a five-week run. The film celebrated 50 days of its theatrical run on 16 April 2015. The film got five nominations at the 61st Filmfare Awards, winning two, Best Female Debut for Pednekar and Best Cinematography. The song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" got three nominations for its lyrics by Varun Grover and vocals by Papon and Monali Thakur. The film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, the citation for the award is : For a sweet and resonant film set in Haridwar and challenges the middle class prejudices in choosing a bride.
Set in 1995, Prem Prakash Tiwari (Ayushmann Khurrana) owns a cassette shop in the local market of Haridwar. His father is keen on getting him married to an educated but overweight girl Sandhya (Bhumi Pednekar). In spite of not liking her, the school drop out Prem agrees to marry her as he cannot attain a girl with 'Juhi Chawla-level-of-looks.' In addition, the fact that Sandhya is trying to be a school teacher, his family asks him to think of this as a financial help too. Eventually, in an elaborate community-wedding ceremony, Prem and Sandhya get married.