Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)

Raj is a heartbreaker. His love stories with Mahi, Radhika and Gayatri finally teach him about love and life in their own sweet, sexy and sassy way.

Director:

Siddharth Anand

Writers:

Aditya Chopra (story), Devika Bhagat (screenplay)

Stars:

Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu

4 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ranbir Kapoor	...	Raj Sharma
Deepika Padukone	...	Gayatri
Bipasha Basu	...	Radhika / Shreya Rathod
Minissha Lamba	...	Mahi Pasricha / Mahi J. Singh Ahluwalia
Kunal Kapoor	...	Joginder Singh Ahluwalia
Hiten Paintal	...	Sachin
Puneet Issar	...	Mahi's Father
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Menekka Arora	...	Mahi's Mother (as Menaka Arora)
Sumit Arora	...	(as Sumeet Arora)
Ntasha Bhardwaj	...	Preeti
Pratik Dixit
Bidyut Dumra	...	Wall Street Banker (as Bidyut Durma)
Karan Gill	...	Karan Bahl
Avantika Hundal
Willi Jezler

Storyline

Why do girls always fall for the wrong guy? Their mothers warn them about him. Their friends shake their heads disapprovingly. Their minds tell them to escape while the going is good. But no. oh no. Their hearts are another story. You see, they are sending all the wrong signals. His name alone is enough to scramble their brains and set their hearts racing. Meet Raj (Ranbir Kapoor). He is the stuff of dreams, with the looks of a 'butter wouldn't melt in my mouth' good boy. Who can blame him for falling in love as many times as love is fortunate enough to find him. It's not his fault that he's a heartbreaker, it's in his DNA. Come discover his three love stories; Raj and Mahi (Minissha Lamba, Raj and Radhika (Bipasha Basu), Raj and Gayatri (Deepika Padukone). Different ladyloves at different times in his life. And each of them, teach him a little bit about love and a little bit about life, in their own sweet, sexy or sassy way. Come fall in love - three times.

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Plot Keywords:

sydney australia | switzerland | bombay | zurich switzerland | year 1996 | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kunal Kapoor's third collaboration with Yash Raj Films. His previous collaborations with Yash Raj Films are Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Aaja Nachle.

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Goofs

While playing in Swiss Alps, Ranbir and his friends are heard singing "Dhoom Machale". The story in this movie revolves around 1996 and Dhoom wasn't released until 2004. However, background music is rarely dictated by which time period the film is in.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Raj Sharma: [In Hindi] Love. Affection. Fondness. Passion. Whenever it happens with someone, it changes one's life, the heart starts beating faster and makes you sigh. It gives you sleepless nights, one tends to daydream, it teaches you what it means to love someone. It teaches you how to take those seven steps, which lead to the journey of seven lives. If you're lucky, you find your love, in just one shot. My case is different. I am a killer. I found this love three times.

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Crazy Credits

As with many Indian films, the title at the beginning of the film is first displayed in the Latin alphabet and straight after in the Devanagari alphabet.

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Connections

References Halo 2 (2004)

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Soundtracks

Khuda Jaane
Written by Anvita Dutt
Composed by Vishal Dadlani (as Vishal) and Shekhar Ravjiani (as Shekhar)
Performed by Krishnakumar Kunnath and Shilpa Rao
Courtesy of Yash Raj Music

User Reviews

Formulaic, But with a New Age Zing!

Bachna Ae Haseeno is as endearing a movie can get! Its is a prime example of a movie which is wonderful, fun-filled, formulaic yet having a new age zing to it.

Yes, it is a typical Yash Raj product soaked with fantasies, over the top antics, situations, plausibilities and a few contrived situations! Heck! Damn It! Who Cares? This is not meant to be a path breaking film and it never claims to be one! Hell it even unabashedly draws slight inspiration from the cult DDLJ, eventually spoofing and mocking it! That was that. Now its a new decade, a new attitude! And it reflects that.

Director Siddharth Anand knows the pulse of the Modern New Age Indian Audience -- their psyche, their value systems and their attitudes. And it is reflected in' Bachna Ae Haseeno' in the way he executes an Aditya Chopra script with backup from A grade ingredients -- be it the cast and the production value.

The casting is just perfect with neatly carved out roles for each and everybody. 'BAH' heralds the arrival of a new superstar, in fact a new 'Raj' - Ranbir Kapoor. It is a tailor made role for him to exhibit his unpolished prowess. And yes that glib charm damn well works! He weaves magic! Saawariya -- who? what? and where? Amongst the actresses it is Bipasha who with her oomph steals the show portraying a strong and well written character. The cute Minisha Lamba and the sweet Deepika Padukone are effective in their own right. Even the cameo with Kunal Kapoor is brilliantly pulled off!

Bachna Ae Haseeno is one of the best visual spectacles you can see on Celluloid! Top notch Cinematography and photography. It captures the heart and soul of exquisite locations like Switzerland, Australia, Italy! As if they are an important character of this movie; leaving you spell bound! And wait we are not done yet! The duo of Vishal Shekhar hit gold with tracks like 'Khuda Jaane', 'Aahista Aahista' and the rehashed 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'; all of which being blended perfectly in the movie.

It is a Starry, Visual & Musical Extravaganza. One of the very best of its kind!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (India)

Also Known As:

Watch Out Ladies

Filming Locations:

Alberobello, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

INR180,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$322,431, 17 August 2008

Gross USA:

$702,166

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,386,430

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yash Raj Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

152 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1