De De Pyaar De

<p>Ashish Mehra is a 50-year-old investor in who meets a 26-year-old independent woman Aisha. The two begin dating and then start . Ashish informs her that he is separated from his wife Manju Rao who lives in India with their children Ishika and Ishaan. After a back and forth regarding their age gap, Ashish decides to introduce Aisha to his family and takes her to his home in . Manju and their children are now living with Ashish’s parents. Ishika is irritated by his arrival, believing that he will ruin the meeting with her boyfriend Rishi and his father Atul Saxena. Startled, Ashish lies that Aisha is his secretary, much to Aisha’s detest. Aisha and Manju feel tension over their feelings for Ashish. Due to circumstances, Ashish is introduced as Manju’s brother to Rishi and Atul. Aisha and Manju fail to get along with each other. After finally noticing that Aisha and Ashish are together, Ishika shouts at Ashish for lying to his entire family. Ashish finally reveals that he brought Aisha to gain the approval of his family. Atul also learns the same and calls off the wedding as he feels the family is not reliable. Manju defends Ashish and Aisha’s relationship in front of their entire family, where Ashish also consoles Manju and gets intimate with her. The next morning, Aisha finds out that Manju and Ashish slept together and Manju responds that she is still his wife and Aisha is technically the other woman. Disheartened, Aisha returns to London. Ashish convinces Atul for the marriage between Ishika and Rishi, but begins missing Aisha. When Ishika’s engagement arrangements are in full swing, Manju realises the true longing the couple have for each other and goes to London to ask Aisha to give Ashish a second chance. Aisha reconciles with Ashish and celebrates Ishika’s engagement. In a , Ashish and Aisha argue on whether they should meet Aisha’s family. In February 2017, confirmed that had committed to star in an untitled “urban comedy” film that would be written by Luv Ranjan and produced by Ranjan and . The “contemporary rom-com” was to be directed by film editor in his directorial debut, who had previously worked as editor on Ranjan’s films, among others. Devgn played a 50-year-old in the film, the first time he played a character his real age; he attributed it to “meatier roles.. being written for actors of [his] age and audience accepts it”. It was also his first romance film in years. Devgn mentioned that the film’s premise followed “strong woman characters[,] and there’s also a nice message”. In May 2017, a member of the film’s crew confirmed that was confirmed to play one of the film’s female leads opposite Devgn, marking her seventh collaboration with the actor; their last production together at the time was (2017). According to Tabu, the film highlights the differences in “[t]he way a mid-40s couple deals with their relationship, their definition of love and relationship will be different than a 27-year-old woman. Her insecurities are different and issues are varied”. ‘s inclusion in the cast in a supporting role as the love interest of Tabu’s character, was confirmed in late April 2018. Sheirgill had previously shared screen space with Tabu for the 1996 film , which was also his film debut. After the success of their previous comedy (2018), and of formed a mutual understanding to continue their collaboration by co-producing a series of films, the first of which was . In mid-January 2018, , who had earlier made her debut with the T-Series production , was signed in as a female lead opposite Devgn. According to Ranjan, Singh’s “natural persona fit[ted] the character to the tee”. In February 2018, Singh confirmed her casting and said she had “a meaty role”, but couldn’t reveal more details at the time. commenced on 19 January 2018 at . The film had a production budget of 500 million. In June 2018, Singh revealed that close to 50 percent of filming was completed at that point. The next shooting schedule of the film commenced in July 2018 at . In August 2018, Devgn and Singh began their next schedule in . By August 2018, filming was completed and post-production work commenced. The film’s soundtrack was composed by , , , and , with lyrics written by , , , Mellow D and Tanishk Bagchi. It was released by T-Series on 15 May 2019. Tanishk Bagchi recreated Garry Sandhu’s single as “Hauli Hauli” with additional voice of and rap by Mellow D. Manj Musik recreated Surjit Bindarikhia’s track in the voice of and . Shreya Paul of wrote that the music is “as problematic as the plot seems to be”, noting that it “doesn’t do much to evoke any worthy reaction from listeners, except for maybe a sigh of disappointment”. Paul, however, praised “Dil Royi Jaye” for “stand[ing] apart” from the rest of the songs. The film’s first look poster, which depicted Devgn perched atop two cars with the leading ladies, was released on 22 March 2019. The official trailer was released on 2 April 2019, on the occasion of Devgn’s 50th birthday. A writer for wrote of the trailer, “Ajay Devgn’s birthday gift to his fans is a laugh riot”. Similarly, Pranita Chaubey of commented that it “will tickle your funny bone”. The song “Vaddi Sharaban” was released on 11 April 2019. Next, another song, “Tu Mila To Haina” was released on 22 April 2019. “Hauli Hauli”, which was released on 26 April 2019, was a remix of the original by Hauli Hauli by Garry Sandhu. Sandhu re-sung the song with additional vocals from . The song “Chale Aana” was released on 2 May 2019. was first scheduled to release on 26 April 2019; after the release of (2019) in India was also revealed to be on the same day, the release was preponed to 15 March 2019. Later on, to avoid competition from , another film starring Devgn which was to release on 22 February 2019, the film was indefinitely postponed, and the release was later revealed to be on 17 May 2019. The (BBFC) certified the film with a runtime of 135 minutes. It opened for paid previews on 16 May, one day prior to its theatrical release. On its first day of release in India, the film earned 8.5 crore nett, which was lower than trade expectations. On the second day, however, collections rose by 50 percent to 12.5 crore nett, owing to positive word-of-mouth. The film earned 14 crore nett on the third day. On its first Monday, it maintained a strong hold with earnings of 5.85 crore nett. It dropped slightly on Tuesday to earn 5.5 crore nett. The earnings on Wednesday were 5.15 crore nett. On Friday, the film collected 3.25 crore nett. It showed growth of 45 percent on Saturday to earn 4.5 crore nett. On its second Monday, the film earned 2.5 crore nett. Tuesday collections dropped slightly to 2.25 crore nett. It has grossed 143 crore worldwide, with gross of 123.38 crore in India and 19.66 crore from overseas. received mixed reviews from critics. of gave 4/5 stars and praised all aspects of production, concluding, “On the whole, is a paisa vasool entertainer with plenty of laugh aloud moments and strong emotions as its USP”. Anita Iyer of gave 2/5 stars and felt that the “[l]ack of a storyline is hardly compensated by the presence of the stars on board”. Manjusha Radhakrishnan of gave 3/5 stars and wrote “[I]f you can ignore [the female leads’] questionable choice in men, there’s a lot to enjoy in “. Raja Sen of gave 2.5/5 stars and felt that Devgn delivered his “sincerest performance”, while Stutee Ghosh of gave 3/5 stars and wrote that the film “owes a lot to Ajay Devgn and Tabu’s chemistry”. Ronak Kotecha of gave 3.5/5 stars and was impressed with the film for “reinstat[ing] the fact that when it comes to love, age is just a number.” Meena Iyer of concurred, opining that it “nicely captures frailties in human relationships”. Mayur Sanap of gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote “Despite its bright premise and superlative cast, the Akiv Ali directorial isn’t as smart as it aspires to be.” Similarly, Mayank Shekhar of gave the film 1.5/5 stars and lamented, “It’s almost like the filmmakers are certain the intended audience won’t connect much with such a young-old love, by itself, in a single screen theatre”. Gaurang Chauhan of rated 3/5 stars and attributed the film’s strength to strong performances. Shubhra Gupta of gave 2.5/5 stars and felt the film was “a mixed bag”, stating, “You wish the film had been braver in its intention of creating a really cracking rom-com, instead of playing its clichés for a laugh”. of gave 1/5 stars and opined it was “a vehicle for claims of universal male victimhood, better disguised than its co-producer and co-writer Luv Ranjan’s three directorial ventures that have struck box office gold in the past decade”. Nandini Ramnath of felt the film’s “biggest achievement is that it might actually compel filmmakers to ask whether their leads are appropriately matched wrinkle for wrinkle rather than forcing chronological acrobatics on viewers”. Kunal Guha of wrote, “The build-up gets dangerously close to that tipping point from where on expects it to nose-dive, but it doesn’t”. Charu Thakur of praised Tabu’s performance as “light[ing] up every frame with her presence, and [a] comic timing.. par excellence. Reshu Manglik of gave 1/5 stars and called it “[a] shapeless tale of unusual love story that takes you nowhere”. A sequel titled is complete, with a release set for 19 September 2025 starring , , , and . Devgn and Singh will be reprising their roles from the previous film with Madhavan’s introduction to the sequel. The film like its prequel is also set in Punjab and is being directed by Anshul Sharma, replacing . The film is being produced by ’ Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and ’ Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg. Production saw two shooting schedules in Punjab. The first schedule, held in during September–October 2024, was cut short due to director Anshul Sharma falling ill with fever. The second schedule resumed in January 2025 and concluded in February 2025. This unexpected interruption led to a delay in the film’s planned release.</p>