Sanam Re (transl. Oh beloved) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Divya Khosla Kumar and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor.[3] The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Urvashi Rautela, and Rishi Kapoor.[4][5][6]
| Sanam Re | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Divya Khosla Kumar |
| Written by | Hussain Dalal Sanjeev Datta |
| Screenplay by | Sanjeev Data |
| Story by | Sanjeev Datta |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar |
| Starring | Pulkit Samrat Yami Gautam Urvashi Rautela Rishi Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Sameer Arya |
| Edited by | Chandrashekhar Prajapati |
| Music by |
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Production company | |
| Distributed by | Prateek Entertainments |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹25 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹31.46 crore[2] |
The film was released worldwide on 12 February 2016 on Valentine's Day weekend and grossed US$3.83 million against a production budget of US$2.5 million. It was widely panned by critics and the audience alike.[7]
Plot
editAkash works for a private firm in Mumbai and leads a monotonous life. When he learns that his grandfather's health has worsened, he leaves the city to visit his native town, Tanakpur. There, he negotiates a deal to sell his grandfather's studio. While visiting the studio one last time, he gets nostalgic, and the story goes to a flashback. Six-year-old Akash lives with his parents and grandfather, who is a photographer. Akash's grandfather predicts that Akash will fall in love with a girl who lives 500 steps away from their studio and that they will be in love forever but won't be able to live together. Akash takes 500 steps and finds a girl older than him, disappointing him. Meanwhile, when he gets to high-school, he falls for Shruti. But he left her without informing just because he had to continue his higher studies in Mumbai. When Shruti learns this, she is shattered. She couldn't accept his selfishness after a long-term, affectionate relationship. Back in the present, He tries to find Shruti but fails. When he learns that his boss has fired him, he rushes back and is asked to secure a big contract for his company if he wants to save his job. He travels to Canada to meet Mrs. Pablo, their company investor's wife who is now broken-up with her husband. He attends a yoga camp, where he becomes friends with Mrs. Pablo and learns that her real name is Akansha. Akash also meets Shruti there, who behaves like a happy-go-lucky and doesn't recognize Akash. Akash pretends to be in love with Akansha to secure the contract, but he and Shruti fall in love with each other again during completing a task in the camp. They sleep together and revive their lost love. It is also revealed that Akansha is none other than the tall girl that Akash met in his childhood. Akash is again left heartbroken when Shruti leaves at the end of the camp, saying that they can't be together.
Akash realizes Shruti still loves him and embarks on a journey to find the truth behind her rejection with the help of Akansha. He learns that she left him because she is suffering from a rare heart disease; she will die if her heart isn't transplanted soon. She requests him to live with her, all the life they would have if they were given a chance. In just a few days, they experience the life of being newly married, being a wedded couple and growing old. By the time they finish experiencing those days, they have a sweet and emotional conversation, and now Akash has to leave for his job.
A few months later, Shruti moves out of the hospital, healthy and cured; they found a donor and the transplant was done. In order to be with Akash, she moves to the city to find him and is left shocked when his phone is switched off and she can't contact him. Hopelessly, she wanders around until she finds a voice note left by Akash, then further goes in search for him. In the end, when she passes near her own house, her heart begins to beat faster. That's when she realizes that Akash was the one who gave his heart to her for the transplant because Akash's heart always beat faster when he passed through Shruti's house as he loved her a lot. Thus, Shruti realizes that Akash is dead and cries a lot in the memory of Akash. Then she goes on to open the studio of Akash's grandfather and hangs the wood where "Aakash loves Shruti" was written by both of them during their childhood. The film ends with a snap of Akash's grandfather, taken by Shruti, in their studio.
Cast
edit- Pulkit Samrat as Akash / Bill
- Yami Gautam as Shruti / Anjali
- Urvashi Rautela as Akansha / Mrs. Pablo
- Rishi Kapoor as Akash's Grandfather/Daddu
- Aashish Kaul as Akash's Father
- Prachi Shah as Akash's Mom
- Bharti Singh as Babyji
- Ketki Dave as Visitor's Wife
- Jiten Mukhi as Visitor
- Manoj Joshi as Akash's Boss
- Ankit Arora as Doc
- Muna Ali (cameo appearance)
- Divya Khosla Kumar as an item girl in songs "Humne Pee Rakhi Hai" and "Akkad Bakkad" (cameo appearance)
- Jaz Dhami as Singer in the song "Humne Pee Rakhi Hai" (cameo appearance)
Production
editThe film began production in December 2014, in Barog station Shimla.[8] Sanam Re was shot in multiple locations like Mumbai, Chandigarh, Shimla, Kalpa and Ladakh, Banff, Jasper, Waterton Park, Tanakpur and Calgary, Canada.[9][10][11]
Soundtrack
edit| Sanam Re | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 4 January 2016 |
| Recorded | 2015–2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 40:43 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | T-Series |
The music for Sanam Re was composed by Mithoon, Jeet Gannguli, Amaal Mallik, and Epic Bhangra. Raju Singh composed the original background score. The lyrics were penned by Rashmi Virag, Mithoon, Manoj Muntashir, Manoj Yadav, Ikka Singh and Kumaar.
The film's title track, "Sanam Re" featuring the vocals of Arijit Singh, was released as a single on 22 December 2015.[12] The second song, titled "Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din" was released on 1 January 2016.[13] One song, "Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye" was sung by Pakistani pop singer Falak Shabir. The soundtrack was released on 4 January 2016 by T-Series.[14]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sanam Re" | Mithoon | Mithoon | Arijit Singh, (Additional Vocals) Mithoon | 05:08 |
| 2. | "Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din" | Manoj Muntashir | Amaal Mallik | Arijit Singh | 05:25 |
| 3. | "Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar" | Manoj Yadav | Amaal Mallik | Amaal Mallik, Armaan Malik, Palak Muchhal | 05:09 |
| 4. | "Humne Pee Rakhi Hai" | Ikka, Kumaar | Epic Bhangra | Jaz Dhami, Neha Kakkar, Ikka Singh | 03:45 |
| 5. | "Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye" | Manoj Muntashir | Amaal Mallik | Falak Shabir | 05:36 |
| 6. | "Tere Liye" | Mithoon | Mithoon | Ankit Tiwari | 07:07 |
| 7. | "Tum Bin" | Rashmi Virag | Jeet Gannguli | Shreya Ghoshal | 04:44 |
| 8. | "Chhote Chhote Tamashe" | Manoj Muntashir | Jeet Gannguli | Shaan | 03:45 |
| Total length: | 40:43 | ||||
Three songs were released later and were not the part of the film's album. The female version of title track was released in the voice of Tulsi Kumar and Mithoon and latter on Falak Shabir and T-Series released Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye in Unplugged & Sad Version on 4 February 2016.[15] The additional rap song by Badshah titled "Akkad Bakkad", was released on 8 February 2016 to celebrate the music of the film.[16]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sanam Re (Lounge Mix)" | Mithoon | Mithoon | Tulsi Kumar, Mithoon | 04:36 |
| 2. | "Akkad Bakkad" | Badshah | Badshah | Badshah, Neha Kakkar | 03:13 |
| 3. | "Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye (Unplugged & Sad Version)" | Amaal Mallik | Falak Shabir | ||
| Total length: | 7:49 | ||||
Reception
editCritic from Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Sanam Re is a sweet romantic love story smeared with a cathartic tear that is the perfect recipe for the romantic air around the Valentine's Day. The fabulous music score, amazing locations and great picturization makes it a visual treat which doesn't let the slow pace affect the movie watching experience in any way."[17]
Box office
editThe movie collected ₹3.50 crore on its first day at the box-office. The movie remained stable over the weekend and grossed ₹13.75 crore. By first week, it grossed ₹19.39 crore The movie had a lifetime worldwide gross of ₹31.46 crore.[2]
References
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- ^ a b "Sanam Re Movie Box Office Collection". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Divya Khosla Kumar to direct a classic love story". 28 November 2014.
- ^ "Sanam Re: Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam kiss in freezing cold". The Times of India. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Urvashi Rautela talks about shooting for 'Sanam Re' in the hills". 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Rishi Kapoor to play an 80-year-old in 'Sanam Re'". The Indian Express. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Divya Khosla Kumar recreated Shimla into Mumbai". The Times of India. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "How Divya Khosla Kumar convinced Rishi Kapoor to play a grandfather's role in Sanam Re". Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "BT Exclusive: First look of Divya Khosla Kumar's 'Sanam Re'". The Times of India. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Pulkit Samrat shoots 'Sanam Re' in Ladakh". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Last schedule of Yami Gautam's 'Sanam Re' to be shot in Calgary". The Indian Express. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Watch The Romantic Melodious Title Track Of 'Sanam Re'". Koimoi.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din (From "Sanam Re") – Single by Arijit Singh & Amaal Mallik on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Sanam Re (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Mithoon, Jeet Ganguly, Amaal Mallik & Epic Bhangra on iTunes". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Sanam Re (Lounge Mix) AUDIO Song – T-Series". —via Official T-Series YouTube channel. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Divya Khosla Kumar wraps up 'Sanam Re' with Badshah's rap song". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (30 May 2016). "Sanam Re". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
