Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

<p>Naina Talwar is a studious medical student living in who feels like life is passing her by due to her controlling parents, especially her mom. While doing grocery shopping with her mother, she runs into an old classmate, Aditi Mehra, making her realize that she wants more from life. She makes an impulsive decision to go on a hiking trip mentioned by Aditi during their encounter to the in without informing her parents, afraid of them saying ‘No’. During the hike, she renews her friendship with Aditi and her other former classmates, Kabir “Bunny” Thapar and Avinash “Avi” Arora as they get into various hikes and adventures. Bunny is a charmer whose dream is to wander and discover the world; he has no interest in settling down. Avi is a playboy only interested in alcohol and betting. During the trek, Naina and Bunny grow close and she falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Aditi becomes jealous as Avi flirts with another trekker. Bunny and Naina realize that Aditi has feelings for Avi, but Avi does not. At the end of the trip, Avi discovers that Bunny has been accepted into the school of journalism at in and reveals to the rest of the group that he is leaving in three weeks. While Avi is upset that he is leaving, Adi tells him he should go, explaining that they are all growing up and that it is time to become adults. Naina realizes that love and marriage have no part in Bunny’s plans and remains silent about her feelings. Eight years later, Naina has finished medical school and is now working in a clinic. Bunny works as a videographer for a travel show and travels the world. With the show coming to an end, he receives an offer to become a host for a new travel show, which he accepts. Moving around too frequently to be reached by post, he receives a virtual wedding invitation video from Aditi; she is marrying a nerdy, wealthy engineer, Taran Khanna. Bunny comes to for her . While Adi and Naina are excited to see him, Avi is angry with him since Bunny never bothered to stay in touch with them after he left. During their conversations, it is revealed that Bunny’s father Sanjay died while he was away. Bunny and Avi get into an argument, with Avi upset with Bunny’s lack of effort in maintaining their friendship while Bunny accuses him of being stuck in the past and a loser, saddled with gambling debts and a drinking problem. They start physically fighting, with Aditi stopping them and making them apologize. They reconcile their friendship on the dance floor in a followup danceball event. Throughout the wedding celebrations, Naina’s feelings for Bunny grow once again as they spend time together, with Bunny teasing her about a potential love interest whose texts he sees on her phone. Bunny too finds himself attracted to her. The two spend the day touring Udaipur, discussing what they want from their lives. While Bunny describes wanting to travel the world, experiencing all he can, Naina espouses the virtues of settling down, having a large family, and remaining close to one’s friends and home. Bunny later sees Aditi approach Avi to speak with him before being pulled away by Taran, who she starts fighting with. Concerned that Taran is irrationally jealous of Adi speaking to Avi, Bunny asks her why she is marrying him. She reassures him that she approached Avi wanting to tell him off and slap him for splurging on booze and poker while Taran paid off his debts, and that Taran was actually holding her back to preserve her friendship with Avi. She says she has gotten over Avi and is much happier with Taran. Bunny realizes that he feels the same way about Naina, but when going to express this to her, he sees her having a drink with another man and feels jealous, telling the man to leave and claiming to be her boyfriend. This causes the two to argue, and Naina tells him she can’t keep spending time with him because she will fall in love with him again, and again he won’t feel the same way. Bunny kisses her, and they confess they love each other, but neither is willing to give up their career and lifestyle to follow the other. Naina decides that it’s best they forget each other and they share a tearful goodbye. Following Aditi’s wedding, Bunny heads to the airport in tears to leave for . At the airport, he recalls being there eight years prior and realizes the importance of what he is leaving behind. He goes back to Sanjay’s home in Mumbai, where he lets go of his previous resentment towards stepmother Shivani and expresses his regret to her over not having seen Sanjay before he died. Shivani reassures him that Sanjay wanted him to pursue whatever made him happy. On New Year’s Eve, Naina, alone at home, receives a surprise visit from Bunny. He explains that he has turned down his dream job in Paris to be with her and proposes marriage. She fears that he might regret his decision, but Bunny counters that he is happy with her and wants to continue travelling – but with her, arguing that they can make a life together. Naina concedes, and they have a call with Aditi and Avi. They all wish each other a Happy New Year and the film ends with Bunny and Naina embracing. was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under the banner of . It was co-produced by Apoorva Mehta and and written by based on a story by . The title was taken from a hit song by the same title, with music by from the film (1972). In December 2011, was chosen for the first time to compose the music for a Dharma Productions film, steering away from the usual and , who had previously scored Mukerji’s directorial debut, (2009). was the first to sign onto the film and was under ‘s direction for the second time following (2009). Kapoor played Kabir and also pierced his ears for his role. There was a lot of speculation as to who would play the female lead, with and being the initial choices. Eventually, was chosen as Naina, in September 2011, who due to her faith in Kapoor and Mukerji accepted the film “without even reading the script”. The film also marked Kapoor and Padukone’s second film together after (2008). and were later signed on for the roles of Aditi and Avi, respectively. was confirmed to play a ditzy character. was then signed to play Taran. was cast as Kabir’s father, as Kabir’s step mother and as Naina ‘s mother. The commenced in 2012. Shooting locations included , Gulaba, , , and and other locations in . Some shots were taken at 14,000 feet above sea level and the crew shot at a temperature as low as −10 degrees Celsius. In May 2012, the cast filmed in , where Kapoor and Padukone also shot a romantic song. The wedding sequences were shot at the hotel in Udaipur. The unit experienced a difficult shoot in due to the overwhelming heat. Filming also took place in August 2012 in Paris, France on , a street market and in , France. Some other scenes were shot in , Mumbai. On 26 January, the crew visited to shoot a musical sequence and other scenes. They filmed at locations such as Kongdori in , and . The soundtrack and film score were composed by . The album featured nine tracks; lyrics for eight tracks were written by , whereas one song ” ” was written by . purchased the film’s music rights. The soundtrack album was released through on 28 April 2013, for paid subscribers and was officially released through digital and physical formats, the following day (29 April 2013). The tracks ” ” and ” ” topped the music charts upon release and became chartbusters. announced its association with Dharma Productions for the film. The official trailer was released by , , and on 19 March 2013 at a press conference in Mumbai. Before its release, Kapoor invited all of his fans to watch the trailer. Preview screenings of were held on 30 May 2013. The film was released on 31 May 2013 worldwide and on around 3100 screens in India. It is also going to be released in 2023 although the dates have not been finalized. The trailers of , , and were released with the film prints. distributed in Israel. It was subtitled in and released on 31 May 2013. The last Bollywood film released in Israel was (2002). organized a special screening of to create a secure and safe environment for female students on 31 May 2013. It was also notably screened under the “Informative Screening (Feature)” film category at the 2014 in North Korea. Post its release, was made available on and . Giving 4 out of 5 stars, of noted that it “is a revitalizing take on romance and relationships. A wonderful cinematic experience, this one should strike a chord with not just the youth, but cineastes of all age-groups.” Shubhra Gupta of stated: ” is a been-here, seen-this, much-too-long glossy creature, and not much else.” Saibal Chatterjee of rated it 3.5/5: “Overlong, sluggish and fluffy, it meanders through varied locations as the young lovers/friends seek to reconnect with each other after a few years of being apart.” Sukanya Verma of gave it 3.5/5 stars and judged, ” is totally worth it!” Alisha Coelho of praised Kapoor’s “ebullient” performance and gave it 3.5 stars out of 5. Rajeev Masand of gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, concluding “If you are seeking light-hearted mush, you’re looking in the right place”. Ananya Bhattacharya of said the film “is no heavy or preachy business. It is meant to be enjoyed and it does its job well. Apart from a few parts where the pace of the film drops badly, Mukerji’s handiwork is a breezy, enjoyable one.” She also gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Tushar Joshi of opined: ” is a well written film that should be watched for its direction, treatment and some remarkable performances.” of the gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, “there is enough eye-candy in to see you through, but I wish the film had more meat and less dressing. I’m disappointed because there is a truckload of talent here. What rankles is what might have been.” Raja Sen of Rediff.com noted that the film was good-looking but lacked a good story. He gave it 2 out of 5 stars. opened strongly with around 100% occupancy at multiplexes and in the range of 60–70% at single screens where it set the biggest opening for a Ranbir Kapoor film. It holds the records for the fourth biggest opening of all time and highest for a non-holiday release after collecting (US$3.38 million) on its first day. The film remained strong on Saturday and grossed (US$3.5 million). It made (US$10.75 million) on its first weekend, breaking the 3-day weekend box office record previously held by (2012). The film remained strong on Monday and grossed the second highest ever Monday collection of (US$2.18 million). It continued its successful run on Tuesday collecting (US$2.01 million) and Wednesday collecting (US$1.79 million), which is the highest ever for any film on that day, bringing its six-day total to (US$16.72 million). grossed (US$18.09 million) in its first week, becoming the second fastest to cross (US$17.07 million) behind (2012). It grossed (US$29.86 million) worldwide in the first seven days. The film made (US$4.83 million), in its second weekend, which is the second highest of all time, making its ten-day gross to (US$22.87 million). It had grossed (US$7.68 million) in its second week, bringing its total to (US$25.94 million). It also had a very good third weekend gross of (US$2.3 million) taking its 17 days total to (US$28.16 million). It grossed (US$3.5 million) in its third week making its total to (US$29.52 million). grossed (US$30.04 million) after its fourth weekend. added (US$1.12 million) taking its four-week total to (US$30.21 million). Due to a huge reduction of shows from the fifth week, its lifetime total finished around (equivalent to 2.5 billion or US$30 million in 2023). collected around $4 million on its international opening weekend and is ranked #2 in 2013. The film collected $1,568,677 at the US box office, opening in at #9 position with an average of $9,743 from 161 theatres. It continued its successful run and netted around $7.5 million in ten days. grossed $8.75 million in 17 days in overseas. It grossed $9.50 million in 24 days in overseas. finished at $10.50 million approx. Chief Minister expressed his displeasure over the attribution of shots in to while they were filmed in north Kashmir’s . He stated that apart from the temple and Span resort, all scenes were shot in Gulmarg. Many scenes and song sequences of the movie were shot at locations in the including the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and . ‘s production house later said that the opening credit slate clearly mentions Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Tourism Minister GA Mir and Inspector-General of Police SM Sahal. The names of the entire crew in Kashmir are mentioned in the film credits. The film’s television release had been stalled. The Delhi High Court on 11 June 2013 issued a ruling restraining the TV release of for allegedly using objectionable dialogues in context of the brand . At the , received a leading ten nominations. At the , it got eight nominations and three awards. Elsewhere, it won four , two and four . remains one of the most popular romantic film in Hindi cinema. It was named as one of the Bollywood’s top ten most romantic movies by and . placed the film in its “The 100 best Bollywood movies” list. Ineye Komonibo of listed it as one of the 43 best Bollywood movies of all time. Jasmine Ting of cited it as one of the best Indian films. Radhika Menon of listed it as one of the fifteen best Bollywood movies. and ‘s performance has been noted as one of their most notable works. The film is also considered among the best Bollywood films made on friendship. Padukone’s character Naina Talwar, became a popular character. Anmol Mahato of noted: “Naina Talwar starts out as a shy, under-confident person who thinks she is not cool enough but evolves into a person, who is unapologetically in love with herself and her regular dal-chawal life.” Padukone later went onto to say about her role, “Naina Talwar came fairly effortlessly to me as I recognized a lot of me in the character.” and have named Naina among the strongest and inspirational female characters of Bollywood. was re-released on 3 January 2025. The film earned ₹1.15 crore on its opening day. The film collected ₹12.15 crore net in its first week. reported the first week net earnings around 13.05 crore. It collected approximately 26.25 – 26.75 crore in its re-release run, emerging as a success. It currently holds the record for the fourth-highest ever for an Indian film.</p>