Summary
A man and a woman come from two very different cultural backgrounds, and decide that they won't get married until they convince their parents. As feared, differences between the families pose a hurdle.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 47Audiences 67GoodWatch 48
Tomatometer47%
IMDb6.9
Audience score64%
Box office
4.9×its budget
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $22 M
Worldwide it earned $18 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 29 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +49 min on the typical 100
typical 100149Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 32 more
Released
2014
April 17, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceDramaLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
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Directing · 2
- Abhishek Varman Director, Screenplay
- Kriti Kapoor Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Chetan Bhagat Novel
- Hussain Dalal Dialogue
- Amitabh Bhattacharya Lyricist
Production · 7
- Pravin Khairnar Executive Producer
- Rakesh Madhotra Executive Producer
- Karan Johar Producer
- Sajid Nadiadwala Producer
- Nandini Shrikent Casting Director
- Ravi Padda Publicist
Camera · 3
- Binod Pradhan Director of Photography
- Sambeet Kumar Mishra Assistant Camera
- Anubhav Bharadwaj Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Namrata Rao Editor
Sound · 13
- Shankar Mahadevan Original Music Composer, Playback Singer
- Loy Mendonsa Original Music Composer
- Ehsaan Noorani Original Music Composer
- Ali Merchant Sound Designer
- Benny Dayal Playback Singer
- Arijit Singh Playback Singer
Art · 2
- Amrita Mahal Nakai Production Design
- Kshamata Sachin Gurav Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Manish Malhotra Costume Design
- Shiraz Siddique Costume Design
- Natascha Charak Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Remo D'Souza Choreographer
- Gopal Babel Production Controller
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