Raanjhanaa (2013)

Kundan, the son of a Hindu pundit, discovers that his childhood sweetheart Zoya loves city-bred Akram and wants to marry him. However, he persistently seeks to win her heart.

Director:

Aanand L. Rai

Writer:

Himanshu Sharma

Stars:

Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub

Top Rated Indian Movies #193 | 8 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dhanush	...	Kundan Shankar
Sonam Kapoor	...	Zoya Haider
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub	...	Murari
Swara Bhaskar	...	Bindiya
Abhay Deol	...	Akram Zaidye / Jasjeet Singh
Shilpi Marwaha	...	Rashmi
Suraj Singh	...	Anand
Kumud Mishra
Deepika Amin
Nisha Jindal
Vipin Sharma	...	Kundan's Father
Naman Jain	...	Kundan (Childhood)
Arvind Gaur	...	Guptaji
Sujata Kumar	...	Chief Minister
Ishwak Singh	...	Doctor from Lucknow

Storyline

The pundit's son Kundan (Dhanush) has fallen for the girl at first sight. That they're both kids makes us dismiss it as a meaningless crush. But a few years later, the boy is still in love with the girl, Zoya (Sonam Kapoor). When she's in school, he follows her around holding her hand and getting slapped in the process. Finally, she relents because of his "consistency". The film shifts cities when Zoya gets into JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), and through her, we are introduced to the idealistic and political culture of the place. She discovers a long-lost strength as she confronts and then falls for student leader Akram (Abhay Deol). The film takes a turn when Zoya returns to her hometown after eight long years only to find some things changed, and others surprisingly the same.

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Plot Keywords:

muslim | hindu | love | childhood sweetheart | railway station | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Tamil

Release Date:

21 June 2013 (India)

Also Known As:

Ambikapathy

Filming Locations:

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR350,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$414,211, 23 June 2013

Gross USA:

$903,232

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,171,761

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colour Yellow Pictures, Eros International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Ranjeet's son Chiranjeev was offered the lead role but turned it down.

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Goofs

When Jaspreet (Abhay Deol) proposed to Zoya (Sonam Kaooor) for marriage, he says if she marries him she might get to spend rest of her life at 9 Race Course Road, hinting that he might become the Prime Minister someday. The official address of Indian prime minister is a group of 5 bungalows (1,3,5,7,9) at Race Course Road in New Delhi and bungalow no 5 is the residence of the PM and his/her family. Bungalow 9 is used to accommodate the special protection group (SPG) responsible for prime minister and family's security.

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Quotes

Kundan Shankar: Heart is neither in leftside nor in rightside, It's at centre beacuse I am feeling pain there.

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Connections

Referenced in ImMATURE: Being HUMAyuN (2019)

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Soundtracks

Tu Mun Shudi
Produced by A.R. Rahman
Written by Irshad Kamil
Performed by A.R. Rahman and Rabbi Shergill

User Reviews

movie with its heart in right place..... Outstanding effort.

simply marvelous.... especially from a movie where d hero has so very unorthodox looks for a Bollywood actor but,wait ...u will forget that as d story moves on beautifully crafted on screen by the "tanu weds manu"(another interesting flick)director n acted upon by same guy.. Dis movie belongs to him only( heard he was d youngest recipient of the national award for the best actor down south) ... Dhanush with his simplistic looks,so very expressive face n true act oozes life in his on screen character.. With his earthly charm,he truly has carved out a niche for himself.. The director has succeeded once again in portraying our U.P. in such beautiful colors,capturing the mood n by-lanes of the people of eastern U.P. with gr8 detail.. Complemented by the so very fresh n beautiful sonam who seems like is going to dethrone d ladies at the top!!! Look for the dhanush's friend,a kin in all weathers,his sis who truly adores the local lad and not to forget abhay... In all, the director has managed to bring out the potential in every actor and has given the viewer some meaningful work.. Worth mentioning are the dialogues too which will both make u both laugh and give something to think about,kudos man.... and the soulful tunes to laud the effort by d Mozart from chennai ... worth a 2nd watch, meaningful one sided love story.... Majestic..