| Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ayan Mukerji |
| Produced by |
Hiroo Yash Johar Karan Johar |
| Written by | Hussain Dalal (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Ayan Mukerji |
| Story by | Ayan Mukerji |
| Starring |
Ranbir Kapoor Deepika Padukone Aditya Roy Kapur Kalki Koechlin Madhuri Dixit |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Cinematography | V. Manikandan |
| Edited by | Akiv Ali |
Production company |
Dharma Productions |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Hindi English |
| Box office | ? 318 crore |
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (lit.: This youth is crazy), is a 2013 Indian romantic drama film, directed by Ayan Mukerji, written by Mukerji and Hussain Dalal, and produced by Karan Johar. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. This is their second film together after 2008's Bachna Ae Haseeno. Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur play supporting roles. Madhuri Dixit appears in an item number with Ranbir Kapoor. Initially set for a March 2013 release, the film was released on 31 May 2013. Upon release, it was a box office success. In 59th Filmfare Awards, the film received highest number of nominations (nine) including Best Film, Best Actor for Kapoor, Best Direction for Mukherji, Best Supporting Actor for Kapur, Best Supporting Actress for Koechlin and so on. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has become one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time. It was also the tenth highest grossing Bollywood film in overseas markets up until then.
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Plot
Naina Talwar (Deepika Padukone) is a shy and nerdy medical student. She studies constantly and always tops her classes, but she feels like an outcast due to her introverted nature. An encounter with an old classmate, Aditi Mehra (Kalki Koechlin), makes her realize that she wants more from life than high marks. Thus, she makes an impulsive decision to follow Aditi on a hiking trip into the Himalayas, up to Manali without informing anyone. During the hike, she renews her friendship with other former classmates, Kabir "Bunny" Thapar (Ranbir Kapoor) and Avinash "Avi" Arora (Aditya Roy Kapur). Kabir is a handsome charmer whose dream is to wander and discover the world. He does not plan to marry or settle down. He lives with his supporting father (Farooq Sheikh)whom he loves very much, and his step-mother. During their trip, seeing Aditi's silent reactions to Avi's constant flirting with other girls, Kabir and Naina realize that she is secretly in love with Avi, but do not bring the matter to surface.
In the course of the mountain trek, Kabir and Naina come closer to each other. Kabir teaches Naina to laugh, to play, and more importantly, to love. At the end of the trip, she is close to telling him that she is in love with him, but is interrupted by Avi. He accidentally finds a letter accepting Kabir into a graduate school in journalism, at Northwestern University in Chicago. Kabir explains that the trip is his last hometown adventure before he leaves. He is sad to leave his friends but happy to start a career that will lead to travelling, which he dreams of, and thus wanted to bring them along to Manali to give them a surprise. Naina realises that love and marriage have no part in Kabir's plans and remains silent about her feelings but is happy for him as he is following his passion.
Eight years pass with Naina finishing medical school and working in a clinic while Kabir works as a videographer for a travel show on FOX network and travels the world, as he had planned. It is shown that Kabir's father has died and due to Kabir's job in remote areas, he was not able to attend his last rites. Naina has moved ahead in life and is not waiting to meet Kabir, but they meet in Udaipur, for Aditi's lavish wedding to Taran (Kunaal Roy Kapur), an awkward but sweet engineer. At the wedding, Kabir and Avi renew their lost friendship.
Naina and Kabir are strongly attracted to each other again. Both resist love – Kabir, because he is not able to figure out that he is in love with Naina and Naina, as she doesn't want to get her heart broken again. A day before the wedding, Kabir sees Naina with another man, Vikram (Rana Daggubati), who is the wedding photographer. He is Naina's friend, but Kabir assumes him to be her boyfriend, feels jealous and argues with him, finally sending him away. Kabir and Naina meet, argue, and reveal their feelings by a kiss. Yet neither of them is willing to give up a career to follow the other. It seems that their romance is over. Kabir also confronts Aditi on her past crush on Avi. She admits that she had feelings for Avi but says that she has gotten over him and is extremely happy with Taran. Kabir leaves for home on the night of Aditi's wedding and will leave for Paris three weeks later for his dream job as a travel show host. On New Year's Eve, as Naina sits alone at home along with her dog, someone knocks on her door and it's Kabir. He surprises her with a kiss. He has turned down his dream job to be with Naina and proposes to her, but Naina fears that he might regret his decision in the future. However, Kabir says that he is happy with Naina and wants to continue travelling but with her. He argues that somehow they can make a life together. Naina agrees. Kabir and Naina then get engaged and finally declare their love properly for one another. They have a conference call between Aditi and Avi. Avi is at his bar which is closing and Aditi is at the airport as a newlywed leaving for her honeymoon to Greece with Taran. The friends find out about Kabir and Naina and are overwhelmed. Aditi states that she always kind of knew about the sparks between them. They all wish each other a Happy New Year and the film ends with Kabir and Naina smiling and embracing each other.
Cast
- Ranbir Kapoor as Kabir 'Bunny' Thapar, a travel-lover who doesn't take love seriously until he falls for Naina.
- Deepika Padukone as Naina Talwar, a nerdy topper who falls for Bunny.
- Aditya Roy Kapur as Avinash 'Avi' Arora, a fun and flirtatious guy with always a drink in his hand. He is Bunny & Aditi's best friend.
- Kalki Koechlin as Aditi Mehra, a tomboy and childish girl but matured by time, Aditi is close friends with Naina and best friends with Avi and Bunny. She gets married to Taran.
- Kunaal Roy Kapur as Taran, Aditi's husband who is awkward, weird and strange but good at heart.
- Evelyn Sharma as Lara, a ditzy bimbo, who consistently flirts with Bunny. She is a cousin of Taran.
- Farooq Sheikh as Bunny's father, who instilled moral values in Bunny, which Bunny remembers even after his death.
- Tanvi Azmi as Bunny's step-mother. Bunny hates her and her sharbat, but she loves him dearly like her own child and encourages him to accept his love for Naina.
- Dolly Ahluwalia as Naina's mother. She doesn't like Aditi initially.
- Poorna Jagannathan in an guest appearance as Riana, a co-host and a close friend of Bunny. She offers Bunny his dream job, that of a travel show host.
- Madhuri Dixit-Nene as Mohini. Dancer for the song "Ghagra".
- Rana Daggubati in a cameo appearance as Vikram, a photographer at Aditi's wedding. He likes Naina and flirts with her by sending her messages with lyrics of Bollywood romantic songs.
- Naveen Kaushik as Sumer, camp head.
- Umar Yadav as Nanoo, one of fellow campers on the Manali trip
- Omar Khan as Dev
- Anisa Butt as Preeti, Lara's Friend.
- Mayank Saxena
- Mokshad Dodwani
Production
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions. It was co-produced by Apoorva Mehta and UTV Motion Pictures and written by Hussain Dalal based on a story by Ayan Mukherjee. The title was taken from a hit song by the same title, with music by R. D. Burman from the film Jawani Diwani (1972). In December 2011, Pritam was chosen for first time to do the music for a Dharma Productions film, steering away from the usual Vishal-Shekhar and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who had previous scored director Ayan Mukherjee's debut, Wake Up Sid (2009).
Filming
Shooting locations included Hidimba Temple, Gulaba, Banjaar, Hamta, and Naggar. 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 Udaipur, where Kapoor and Padukone also shot a romantic song.
The unit experienced a difficult shoot in Rajasthan due to the overwhelming heat. Filming also took place in August 2012 in Paris, France on Rue Mouffetard, a street market and ine Nice, France. Other scenes were shot in Filmistan, Mumbai. On 26 January, the crew visited Kashmir to shoot a musical sequence and other scenes. They filmed in locations such as Kongdori in Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Srinagar.
Casting
Ranbir Kapoor was the first to sign onto the film and was under Ayan Mukerji's direction for the second time following Wake Up Sid. Kapoor pierced his ears for his role. There was a lot of speculation as to who would play the female lead, with Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma being the choices. Eventually, Deepika Padukone was chosen in September 2011, who due of her faith in Ranbir and Ayan accepted the film without even reading the script. Aditya Roy Kapur and Kalki Koechlin were later signed on for pivotal roles. Koechlin and Kapur play Aditi and Avi, respectively. Evelyn Sharma had confirmed that she will play a ditzy character.
Soundtrack
| Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Pritam Chakraborty | ||||
| Released | 29 April 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Karan Johar | |||
| Pritam Chakraborty chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack and background score was composed by Pritam, with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Kumaar(Dilli Wali Girlfriend). Two songs — "Badtameez Dil", sung by Benny Dayal and Shefali Alvares, and "Balam Pichkari" sung by Vishal Dadlani and Shalmali Kholgade — were seen in the trailer. The promo video for "Badtameez Dil" was released on 5 April, the video for "Balam Pichkari" on 10 April, and the video for "Dilliwaali Girlfriend" on 25 April. The complete soundtrack was released on 29 April 2013. The "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Mash Up" was made by DJ Chetas.
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