Dream Girl (2019 film)
| Dream Girl | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Raaj Shaandilyaa |
| Written by | Raaj Shaandilyaa (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Nirmaan D. Singh Raaj Shaandilyaa |
| Produced by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor Nachiket Pantvaidya |
| Starring | Ayushmann Khurrana |
| Cinematography | Aseem Mishra |
| Edited by | Hemal Kothari |
| Music by | Songs: Meet Bros Score: Abhishek Arora |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Pen Marudhar Entertainment[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹30 crore[3] |
| Box office | est. ₹52 crore[4] |
Dream Girl is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language comedy film starring Ayushmann Khurrana as a cross-gender actor whose female voice impersonation attracts male attention.[5][6][7] The film is directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and is co-produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Motion Pictures.[5][8][9] Nushrat Bharucha, Annu Kapoor, Manjot Singh, and Vijay Raaz feature in supporting roles.
Principal photography began in December 2018[10] and the film was released theatrically on 13 September 2019 with positive reviews.[11][12]
Cast
- Ayushmann Khurrana as Karamveer Singh/Pooja
- Nushrat Bharucha as Mahi Rajput
- Annu Kapoor as Jagjeet Singh
- Manjot Singh as Smiley Singh
- Vijay Raaz as Rajpal Kirar
- Abhishek Banerjee as Mahinder Rajput
- Raj Bhansali as Chandu “Toto” Pushp
- Rajesh Sharma as Mauji (WJI)
- Nidhi Bisht as Roma Gupta
- Neela Mulherkar as Dadi
- Neha Saraf as Chandrakanta Kirar
- Jitender Gaur as Toto's Dad
- Arihant as Sonu Kirar
- Gagan Gupta as Director
- Saurabh Nayyar as Ram
- Shashi Ranjan as Hanuman
- Yash Yogen as Laxman
- Basant Garg as Deepak
- Sukesh Anand as Ravan
- Vedika Bhandari as Pooja (Original)
- Riteish Deshmukh (special appearance in song "Dhagala Lagali")[13]
Production
In November 2018 Ayushmann Khurrana announced Dream Girl to be written and directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor and Aashish Singh. Nushrat Bharucha cast opposite him.[5] The lead character will have three accents in the film.[14] Ahmed Khan is choreographing the dances with Khurrana in sari.[15]
Principal photography began in December 2018.[10] Bharucha completed her part of filming in January 2019 in Mumbai.[16]
Marketing and release
The first look poster of the film was released on 3 December 2018. It presented Ayushmann Khurrana in a sari.[17] On 12 August official trailer of the film was launched by Balaji Motion Pictures.[18]
The film was released theatrically on 13 September 2019.[11]
Reception
Critical response
Trade analyst and critic Taran Adarsh gave the film four stars out of five, termed it as "Winner" and praised the performance of Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor and direction of Raaj Shaandilyaa. He wrote, "Full-on entertainer with dollops of humour... Garnished with witty lines, direction hits the right chord."[19] Charu Thakur of India Today gave the film three stars out of five, noted that Dream Girl was an out-and-out comedy with witty one-liners and jokes, which made it a long comic skit sans a storyline. She concurred with Taran in praising performance of Khurrana and Kapoor. Criticising director for losing subject of the film she concluded, "However, his [Shaandilyaa's] hesitation to delve deeper into the subject makes it score less on the report card. If you are looking for a light-hearted comedy this weekend, [this film] should definitely be on your list."[20]
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave two stars out of five and felt the film was had many good ideas but those were not executed, stating, ".... these ideas remain half-baked, being mouthed strictly as meaningless dialogue for either laughs or claps". Praising Khurana for his performance, she concluded, "You stay watching Dream Girl for Khurrana. He plays Karam/Pooja with grace and conviction, and makes this thing sing." [21] Priyanka Sinha Jha of CNN-News18, praising Khurrana and ensemble of Manjot Singh, Vijay Raaz, Annu Kapoor, Abhishek Banerjee, Nushrat Bharucha, Rajesh Sharma, Nidhi Bisht and Raj Bhansali for their performances, rates the film with three and half stars out of five. Agreeing with Gupta, she noted that the second half did suffer from lack of ingenuity. Praising writer-director Raaj Shaandilyaa for 'keeping the screenplay pithy, the dialogues glib and story on the tracks, she opined, "Dream Girl will surely entertain the film going audiences while sparking off an important conversation on gender constructs in Indian cinema."[22]
Box office
Dream Girl has the opening day collection of ₹10.05 crore, which is the highest first day collection for any Khurrana film released so far.[23]and second day collection of ₹16.42 crore, whereas the third day collection was ₹18.10 crore, taking its total opening weekend collection to ₹44.57 crore in India. On the fourth day the film crossed ₹50 crore and became Khurrana's fastest film to cross ₹50 crore till date.[24]
As of 16 September 2019[update], with a gross of ₹61.90 crore in India and ₹11.99 crore overseas, the film has grossed ₹ 73.89 crore worldwide.[4]
Soundtrack
| Dream Girl | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by | |||||
| Released | 6 September 2019[25] | ||||
| Recorded | 2019 | ||||
| Studio | Meet Bros Recording Studio | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 27:26 | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | Zee Music Company | ||||
| Meet Bros chronology | |||||
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The music of the film is composed by Meet Bros while lyrics are by Kumaar and Shabbir Ahmed.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Radhe Radhe" | Amit Gupta, Meet Bros | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Dil Ka Telephone" | Nakash Aziz, Jonita Gandhi, Meet Bros | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Dhagala Lagali" | Mika Singh, Jyotica Tangri, Meet Bros | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Ik Mulaqaat" (Lyrics by Shabbir Ahmed) | Altamash Faridi, Palak Muchhal, Meet Bros | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Gat Gat" | Jass Zaildar, Khushboo Grewal, Meet Bros | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Radhe Radhe" (Remix) | Amit Gupta, Meet Bros, DJ Harshit Shah | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Dil Ka Telephone" (Remix) | Nakash Aziz, Jonita Gandhi, Meet Bros | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Ik Mulaqaat" (Unplugged) | Ayushmann Khurrana | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 27:26 | ||
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- ^ a b c "Ayushmann Khurrana announces his next film Dream Girl". Indian Express. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharuch in Raaj Shanndilya's Googly -Hindi Filmibeat". hindi.filmibeat.com. 15 October 2018.
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- ^ a b "Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Dream Girl's shooting begins". Indian Express. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh]. "Release date finalised... #DreamGirl to release on 13 Sept 2019... Stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha... Directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa... Produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Aashish Singh" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Invalid |number= (help)
- ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Dream Girl' gets its release date". Times of India. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Riteish Deshmukh shakes a leg with Ayushmann Khurrana and NuNushrat Bharucha in the recreated version of an iconic Dada Kondke Song". Mumbai Mirror. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "'Dream Girl': Ayushmann Khurrana to flaunt three accents in the film". Times of India. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Ahmed Khan to choreograph Ayushmann in Raaj Shaandilyaa Dream Girl". Times of India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Nushrat Ends Her Shoot for the Upcoming Film Dream Girl on a High, See Pics". News 18. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Dream Girl First-Look Poster: Ayushmann Khurrana is Hiding in a Saree. But from Whom?". News 18. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Dream Girl: Official Trailer - Ayushmann Khurrana, Nushrat Bharucha 13 September 2019". YouTube. BalajiMotionPictures. 12 August 2019.
- ^ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh]. "#OneWordReview... #DreamGirl: WINNER. Rating: 4 stars, Ayushmann Khurrana continues his dream run... Full-on entertainer with dollops of humour... Garnished with witty lines... Ayushmann, Annu Kapoor terrific... Raaj Shaandilyaa's direction hits the right chord. #DreamGirlReview https://t.co/4TCcOqLgIx" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Invalid |number= (help)
- ^ Thakur, Charu (13 September 2019). "Dream Girl Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana film is ROFL all the way. But that's all". India Today. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (13 September 2019). "Dream Girl movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana saves the day". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Sinha Jha, Priyanka (14 September 2019). "Dream Girl Movie Review: Is it a woman? Is it a man? No, it's Ayushmann!". CNN-News18. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Dream Girl Box Office Collection: Ayushmann Khurrana's film off to a good start; earns Rs 10 cr on Day 1". Business Today. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Dream Girl box office collection day 4: Ayushmann Khurrana starrer declared a hit, his fastest film to cross Rs 50 crore". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Dream Girl - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jio Saavn.
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