Youngistaan

<p>is a love story set against the backdrop of Indian politics. It is the story of Abhimanyu Kaul and the love of his life, Anwita Chauhan. Abhimanyu Kaul, a young man living an ordinary life in Japan, finds himself in the political spotlight due to the sudden death of his father, the . Abhimanyu struggles to balance his complicated personal relationships with the political resistance against him from his own party. Being a public figure, and reluctantly accepting to represent the governing party, much against his own wishes and at the cost of his private life, is a double-edged sword that Abhimanyu must walk on. Thought of as an amateur and incapable of handling the issues at large by one and all (except the ever-faithful Akbar Patel, Secretary to the P.M.), the story closes as a victorious Abhimanyu changes the course of events and turns the tide his way through his hard work, honesty, and above all, a political legacy – a sharp, leading mind that not everyone inherits. While the first schedule of the film took place in Indore, and overseas – the second schedule was held at the in , where a campaign titled was launched. The first trailer of was unveiled at a suburban multiplex in Mumbai on 1 February 2014. Shubha Shetty-Saha of gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating, “While the movie has a very interesting premise, it is totally diluted by lazy scriptwriting and sketchy direction.” Shubhra Gupta of rated it 2 out of 5 stars and stated “The film, despite its efforts, becomes muddled, and dull.” Anupama Chopra of rated the film 1 out of 5 stars saying “Youngistaan is brain-dead and insufferable.” Paloma Sharma of rated the film 1 out of 5 stars saying “Youngistaan neither says something new nor does it reinforce time-tested wisdom in a way that you actually want to pay attention to it.” opened to a “low” occupancy of 5–10% on the first day of its release across 1000 theatres in India with the other two releases of the day: and . According to exhibitor Rajesh Thadani, “Youngistaan raked in Rs 40 million during the first weekend.” On its first Monday, the film saw a sharp decline in its gross collection earning in the range of 7.5 million, thus taking its domestic total up to a cumulative of 48.0 million at the box office. The film was a . Music was composed by (Suno Na Sangemarmar, Suno Na Sangemarmar (Remix)), (Tanki (Mika Version) and Tanki (Bhaven Version)), (Daata Di Divaani, Mere Khuda), and Shree Isshq (Youngistaan Anthem, Youngistaan Anthem Remix) whilst the background score were composed by . Lyrics were penned by Sanamjeet, Syed Ahmad Afzal, , , , and Sonny Ravan. The makers have announced a sequel titled , which would narrate the story after Abhimanyu becomes prime minister.</p>