Summary
A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 82Audiences 81GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer82%
Audience score85%
IMDb8.1
User score8.0
Letterboxd · 103 K ratings3.9/5
Box office
9.1×its budget
- Budget
- $13 M
- Worldwide
- $119 M
Worldwide it earned $106 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 33 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +53 min on the typical 100
typical 100153Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2014
December 18, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaScience FictionLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
and 19 more22 people
- Aamir KhanPK
- Anushka SharmaJagat 'Jaggu' Janani Sahni
- Saurabh ShuklaTapasvi Maharaj
- Boman IraniCherry Bajwa
- Sushant Singh RajputSarfraz Yousuf
- Sanjay DuttBhairao Singh
- Parikshat SahniJayprakash Sahni
- Reema DebnathPhuljhadiya
Rukhsar RehmanPakistan Embassy Receptionist
Sachin ParikhTapasviji's Manager
Brijendra KalaVendor at the Temple
Sai GundewarTicket Seller
Karim HajeeChristian Holy Man
Maanvi GagrooMitu
Anil CharanjeettActor Dressed as Shiva
Amardeep JhaJaggu's Mother
Plabita BorthakurJaggu's Sister
Rajiv GuptaNew Delhi Sub-Inspector
Shaji ChoudharyTapasvi's Bodyguard
Ram SethiOld Man
Rohitashv GourPandey Ji
Ranbir KapoorAlien Scientist
Directing · 5
- Rajkumar Hirani Director, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue, Producer, Editor
- Lakshmipriya Devi First Assistant Director
- Junaid Khan Assistant Director
- Karan Narvekar Assistant Director
- Menaka Nagarajan Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Abhijat Joshi Screenplay
Production · 8
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra Producer
- Siddharth Roy Kapur Producer
- Mukesh Chhabra Casting Director
- Aakash Dahiya Casting Associate
- Rahul Nanda Publicist
- Mandar Gosavi Casting Assistant
Camera · 1
- C.K. Muraleedharan Director of Photography
Sound · 15
- Ajay Gogavale Original Music Composer
- Ankit Tiwari Playback Singer, Original Music Composer
- Atul Gogavale Original Music Composer
- Shantanu Moitra Original Music Composer
- Resul Pookutty Sound Designer
- Shreya Ghoshal Playback Singer
Art · 4
- Snigdha Basu Production Design
- Rajnish Hedao Production Design
- Sumit Basu Production Design
- Nimisha Goswami Props
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Manoshi Nath Costume Design
- Rushi Sharma Costume Design
- Puneet B Saini Makeup Artist
- Vikram Gaikwad Makeup Artist
- Bhagyashree Dattatreya Rajurkar Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 3
- Viral Thakkar Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jitendra Yadav Digital Compositor
- Kotamraju Karthik Visual Effects Coordinator
Other crew · 5
- Sham Kaushal Stunt Coordinator
- Ganesh Acharya Choreographer
- Brinda Gopal Choreographer
- Bosco Martis Choreographer
- Stanley D'Costa Choreographer
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