Happy Hardy and Heer

<p>Happy, a lovable loser, is smitten by his childhood friend Heer. Though she is fond of him, she is yet to express her feelings for him. When she moves to London, Happy follows her there. Though he goes there on the pretext of getting a job, his real goal is to woo Heer. In London, she meets Hardy, who is born and raised there. While Happy comes across as a happy-go-lucky guy, who fails at everything he attempts, Hardy is a successful entrepreneur. Heer falls for the latter, a twist in the tale leads to a situation where she has to choose between her childhood friend and her ideal man. The film was shot in places such as , and of and were filmed from 15 April 2019 to 15 May 2019. The makers of the film took a different approach to promote the film, deciding to organize in 12 different cities. On 16 November 2019, the first concert was organized in . On 16 July 2019, a musical teaser of the film was released. The film was released on 31 January 2020. The soundtrack was composed by Reshammiya, with lyrics by , , , Reshammiya and Aaryan Tiwari. The soundtrack will consist of songs sung by Reshammiya, , , , , , , , and . The first song of the album “Heeriye” was released on Reshammiya’s birthday on 23 July 2019. The song “Teri Meri Kahani” was released on 11 September 2019. Aashiqui Mein Teri 2.0 is the remake of Aashiqui Mein Teri from originally composed and recreated by Reshammiya. For the song “Duggi”, Reshammiya collaborated with , an American singer-songwriter, daughter of singer , who also marked her debut as playback singer in Bollywood. The soundtrack was successful. “Teri Meri Kahani” went viral and was viewed over 23 million types on YouTube. “Teri Meri Kahani” became the second most searched song and most searched Hindi song on in 2019. Harshada Rege from gave it 3/5 and called it “Music makes this love triangle an entertaining watch.” Sonil Dedhia from gave 3/5 and stated “Happy Hardy and Heer is a harmless, watchable film – sad, because it could have been better. It has its moments in the first half, while the second looks a bit dragged. With well- crafted romantic and intense moments, the film is a breezy love story.” gave it 3/5 and stated “an amusing watch despite wafer-thin plot & weak screenplay.” Conversely, Nandini Ramnath from gave it 2/5 and stated “There is barely anything new in the situations between Heer and the two men in love with her. Besides, both the leads look a bit too seasoned to be playing the love-at-first-sight game. Despite the high volume at which the dialogue is delivered – Reshammiya is subtlety itself compared to Sonia Mann – almost nothing resonates.” Moumita Bhattacharjee of gave the film 1 out of 5, calling it “an extended music video.” The film collected (US$59,000) on its opening day.</p>