Middle Class Love is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Ratnaa Sinha and based on a script jointly written by Ratnaa Sinha, Yash Keswani, Sima Agarwal and Suraj Gianani from a story by Ratnaa Sinha. Produced by Anubhav Sinha under the banner of Benaras Media Works in association with Zee Studios, which also serves as distributor,[1] it stars Eisha Singh, Kavya Thapar and Prit Kamani.[2] The film was theatrically released in India on 16 September 2022.
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| Directed by | Ratnaa Sinha |
| Written by | Screenplay: Yash Keswani Sima Agarwal Dialogues: Ratnaa Sinha Suraj Gianani |
| Story by | Ratnaa Sinha |
| Produced by | Anubhav Sinha |
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| Edited by | Devendra Murdeshwar |
| Music by | Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Score: Prasad Sashte |
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| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editA young college boy is frustrated with being stuck in middle-class family mode and decides that love will be the ideal way to get out of it. However, the path to getting rid of middle-class thinking and probing parents isn't as easy as it seems initially.
Cast
edit- Eisha Singh as Ashna Tripathi (Ash)
- Kavya Thapar as Sysha Oberoi
- Prit Kamani as Yudhishthir Sharma (Yudi)
- Manoj Pahwa as Sharmaji
- Sanjay Bishnoi
- Sapna Sand
- Omkar Kulkarni as Oshir Pannu[3][4]
Production
editThe principal photography of the film began in 2019 in Mussoorie but was halted due to bad weather; it resumed in 2021.[5][6]
Marketing and release
editThe trailer of the film was released on 7 August 2022.[7] Middle Class Love was released theatrically on 16 September 2022.[8]
The cast promoted the film on The Kapil Sharma Show.[9]
Soundtrack
edit| Middle Class Love | ||||
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| Released | 2022[10] | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 33:19 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Zee Music Company | |||
| Himesh Reshammiya chronology | ||||
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| Middle-Class Love - Full Album on YouTube | ||||
The film's music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya while lyrics were penned by Himesh Reshammiya, Shabbir Ahmed, Shakeel Azmi and Mayur Puri. The song "Apna Karenge" was composed by Prasanna Suresh and lyrics were written by Spitfire.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Naya Pyaar Naya Ehsaas" | Himesh Reshammiya | Palak Muchhal, Jubin Nautiyal | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Tuk Tuk" | Shabbir Ahmed | Himesh Reshammiya, Payal Dev | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Manjha" | Shakeel Azmi | Himesh Reshammiya, Raj Barman (Aalaps: Salman Ali) | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Apna Karenge (Music: Prasanna Suresh)" | Spitfire | Spitfire | 1:12 |
| 5. | "Hypnotize" | Mayur Puri | Dev Negi, Akasa Singh, Aasa Singh | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Kisko Tha Pata" | Mayur Puri | Vishal Dadlani | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Manjha - Reprise" | Shakeel Azmi | Aishwarya Pandit | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Naya Pyaar Naya Ehsaas - Raj Barman Version" | Himesh Reshammiya | Raj Barman | 5:44 |
| Total length: | 33:19 | |||
Reception
editArchika Khurana of Times of India gave 2.5/5 and stated "It's alight and breezy coming-of-age drama".[11] Shubhra Gupta from Indian Express gave it a 2/5 and stated that "Like in most Bollywood movies set in these kinds of ‘schools’, no studying is done, instead the setting is just an excuse for good-looking teenagers to learn life lessons."[12] Sonil Dedhia of News18 rated it 3/5 and stated it "a light-hearted coming-of-age story that every middle class person especially the college going kids would relate to."[13] Subhash K. Jha of Firstpost praised the film stating that "A surprisingly well-packaged, coming-of-age rom-com with a star turn by Prit Kamani."[14]
References
edit- ^ "Anubhav Sinha's home production 'Middle Class Love' will release on September 16". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Middle-Class Love Introduces Newcomers Prit Kamani, Kavya Thapar, Eisha Singh; Will They Be the Next Big Stars?". News18. 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Omkar Kulkarni: If I Compare Myself to a Star Kid, I Should Also Compare Myself to...' | Exclusive". News18. 28 November 2022.
- ^ "From college theatre to big screen, 'Middle Class Love' actor Omkar Kulkarni talks about his journey". Mid-day. 26 October 2022.
- ^ "'Middle Class Love has been one of the best learning experiences of my life,'says debutant Kavya Thapar". Firstpost. 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Middle Class Love is an easy-breezy but uneven coming-of-age romcom". The Telegraph (India).
- ^ "Middle-Class Love trailer: Anubhav Sinha's Students of the Year are here to break free, fall in love". 8 August 2022.
- ^ Jha, Lata (16 August 2022). "Zee Studios to release new film 'Middle Class Love' on 16 September". mint.
- ^ "When The Cast of Middle-Class Love Compelled Kapil Sharma to Resume Shooting". News18. 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Middle Class Love". Jio Saavn. November 2022.
- ^ "Middle Class Love Movie Review: It's a light and breezy coming-of-age drama". The Times of India.
- ^ "Middle Class Love movie review: Student of the Year, with a desi touch". 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Middle Class Love Review: Student of the Year Meets Realistic, Desi World". News18. 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Middle-Class Love: A surprisingly well-packaged, coming-of-age rom-com with a star turn by Prit Kamani". Firstpost. 16 September 2022.
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