Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015)

Prem and his oversized wife Sandhya are supposed to spend a lifetime together. Will a regular arranged marriage turn out to be a perfect mismatch?

Director:

Sharat Katariya

Writer:

Sharat Katariya

Stars:

Bhumi Pednekar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanjay Mishra

Top Rated Indian Movies #213 | 26 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bhumi Pednekar	...	Sandhya Verma
Ayushmann Khurrana	...	Prem Prakash Tiwari
Sanjay Mishra	...	Chandrabhan Tiwari
Kumar Sanu	...	Kumar Sanu (Cameo)
Sheeba Chaddha	...	Nain Tara
Devika Vatsa	...	NIRMAL'S WIFE DEEPTI (as Devika Vats)
Seema Bhargava	...	Subhadra Rani (as Seema Pahwa)
Alka Amin	...	Sashi Tiwari
Shardul Rana	...	Samar Verma
Mahesh Sharma	...	Vijay Kumar
Chandrachoor Rai	...	Nirmal
Poorva Neeraj	...	Lawyer
V.K. Sharma	...	Raghuveer Nautiyaal (as Vk Sharma)
Shrikant Verma	...	Shakha Babu
Poonam Gidwani	...	Perveen

Storyline

It is the 1990s, the tape-cassette is dying, CDs will soon be the rage and a regular arranged marriage will turn out to be a perfect mismatch. Prem (Ayushmann Khurrana) is a shy music buff who runs a tape recording shop in Haridwar. Sandhya (Bhumi Pednekar) likes to dance to the band tunes at her own wedding. He has nightmares about drawing a blank at his English exam. She is about to carve a niche for herself as a teacher. But now, they are married and they are supposed to spend a lifetime together - and he is still trying to find balance on their scooter ride together. From overcoming his fear of the English language to dealing with an overbearing father, he discovers that his oversized wife, who he thought was a spanner in his spool, will actually lead him to something quite cool.

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Plot Keywords:

competition | wedding | strong female character | husband wife relationship | insecurity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

27 February 2015 (India)

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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,064

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yash Raj Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script was written in 2007, almost eight years before the release.

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Goofs

The dialect of Hindi spoken by actors in the film is not from the region where the plot takes place. The characters speak a dialect which is prevalent in southern and central parts of Uttar Pradesh and in the region of Bundelkhand. The story is located in Haridwar which is situated in foothills of Uttarakhand. A chaste hindi (khadi boli) is spoken in these parts. Also at times the dialect switches to Haryanavi dialect which is spoken in Yamuna-Satluj doab, not in upper Ganga plains.

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Quotes

Divorce Court Judge: Was it a love marriage?
Sandhya: It was Prem's marriage to Sandhya, but there was no love at all

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Connections

References Aaina (1993)

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Soundtracks

Dard Karaara
Sung by Kumar Sanu and Sadhana Sargam
Music by Anu Malik
Lyrics by Varun Grover
Courtesy of YRF Music

User Reviews

Do yourself a favor, go and grab the tickets and embrace Dumb Laga Ke Haisha

When a movie teaser is released, it has to be catchy and interesting that should fuel the curiosity among the moviegoers to spend few bucks for that cinema. Dumb Laga Ke Haisha exactly works on that strategy. It had limited release ( 769 screens all over India) with shoe-string budget ( 13 crores) and unknown star-cast. What worked in its favor - is applauding performances, immensely likable story and mind-blowing script.

Marriages are made in heaven but for Prem( Aayush Khurrana), it was made in hell. In Dumb Laga Ke Haisha, marriage is made between two people of different background, different thinking and in different size.

New-bee director Sharat Katariya( 10 ML Love) is probably the talent to watch out for. The theme of the movie is simple yet noble, set in the mid-90's with background of beautiful city of Haridwar about simple, ordinary and middle-class business family which will remind of classic movies by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee. The movie is intrinsic to its core right from the beginning with hilarious moments enough to tickle your funny-bone. The initial reel will definitely bring down the house when the boy meets the girl. Even the divorce scene, the fight between the neighbours has been executed brilliantly that would put a smile on your face. Hats off to the director and script writer for making the best out of it. Background score and music is limited yet convincing. Art direction representing a typical middle-class household is worth-mentioning. Cinematography capturing the essence of Haridwar is eye-catching. Coming to the performances, Ayush Khurrana does a fabulous job as a push-over, introvert, loyal son. He does a good comeback after series of flops. New talent Bhumi Pednekar should walk away with few awards this year. This is her first film and the amount of maturity she shows in her acting is astounding. Sanjay Mishra as usual is brilliant.

Do yourself a favor, go and grab the tickets and embrace Dumb Laga Ke Haisha. Astounding 5/5