I Hate Luv Storys (2010)

Jay doesn't believe in love Stories, and Simran, is a girl who's in love with the idea of Love itself.

Director:

Punit Malhotra

Writers:

Vishal Dadlani (lyrics), Kumaar (lyrics),

Stars:

Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Sammir Dattani

7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Imran Khan	...	Jay Dhingra
Sonam Kapoor	...	Simran
Sammir Dattani	...	Raj Dholakia
Samir Soni	...	Veer Kapoor
Kavin Dave	...	Kunal
Bruna Abdullah	...	Gisele
Aseem Tiwari	...	Nikhil
Aamir Ali	...	Rajiv
Pooja Ghai	...	Priya
Ketki Dave	...	Simran's mom
Anju Mahendru	...	Mrs. Dhingra
Shireesh Sharma	...	Simran's dad
Khushboo Shroff	...	Nidhi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rohit D'Souza	...	Peter
Avantika Malik Khan	...	Special Appearance

Storyline

Born from a Gujarati mother and a Punjabi father, Mumbai-based Bollywood Art Director, Simran, is in love with her childhood sweetheart, Raj Dholakia, who is also her mother's choice. Then her employer, Veer Kapoor, assigns a slacker-Casanova, Jay Dhingra, to work as her subordinate. Jay turns on his charm - albeit in vain - and almost gets fired. Both eventually patch-up and get engrossed in the making of a movie 'Pyar Pyar Pyar'. During the filming, Simran admits that she has fallen in love with him, and even breaks up with Raj, but Jay rejects her. Heartbroken, she returns to Raj - who welcomes her back, and they are all set to wed. It is then Jay realizes that he may be in love, and wants to meet and apologize to her.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

2 July 2010 (India)

Filming Locations:

India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£202,907 (UK) (2 July 2010)

Gross:

$847,993 (USA) (30 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dharma Productions, UTV Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Imran Khan is having dinner with Sonam Kapoor and her fiancée in New Zealand, he receives a call from his mother back in New Delhi, India. But the phone clearly displays a number from New Zealand, the place where this scene was filmed.

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Connections

Features Hum Tum (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Bahara - Remix"
Lyrics by Kumaar
Music by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani
Performed by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Courtesy of Sony Music India

User Reviews

Poor Show!

Debutant Writer-Director Punit Malhotra's 'I Hate Luv Storys' is a pointless & predictable film, that is clichéd from the word go.

Imran Khan stars as a guy who doesn't believe in LOVE. Entry, Sonam Kapoor who's a 'DDLJ' kinda a girl, who gives her heart to the anti-love youngster. Thus follows a series of events, of complications, jealousy and un-wanted emotional melodrama.

'I Hate Luv Storys' is not a bad film, but in fact, a boring film. If the first-hour has it's moments, the second-hour plays a complete spoilsport. The culmination, is the weakest link. It doesn't evoke the emotion, as planned by the screenplay.

Punit Malhotra's direction is decent, but his screenplay is a yawn. Ayananka Bose's Photography is striking, capturing the exotic locales of New Zealand with flourish. Editing is average. Vishal-Shekhar's Music is super.

In the acting department, Imran Khan suits the part. Sonam Kapoor looks nice, but her performance, is flawed. Sameer Dattani is wasted in an insignificant role. Samir Soni does well as a show-off filmmaker. Aamir Ali gets it right. Bruna Abdullah looks alluring in a brief role. Kavin Dave is first-rate.

On the whole, this flick didn't work for me. Watch it if you must!