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"One love."

2014 2h 29m HI

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 169

ComedyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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A man and a woman come from two very different cultural backgrounds, and decide that they won't get married until they convince their parents. As feared, differences between the families pose a hurdle.

“One love.”

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Cast

Alia Bhatt
Ananya Swaminathan
Arjun Kapoor
Krish Malhotra
Amrita Singh
Kavita Malhotra
Revathi
Radha Swaminathan
Ronit Roy
Vikram Malhotra
Shivkumar Subramaniam
Shiv Swaminathan
Aru Krishansh Verma
Duke
Amit Bhargav
Harish

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abhishek Varman
Writers: Abhishek Varman
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abhishek Varman, shot by Binod Pradhan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shankar Mahadevan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Namrata Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor and Amrita Singh carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One love.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abhishek Varman directs. Binod Pradhan behind the camera. Shankar Mahadevan scores. Namrata Rao cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
3Released 12 years ago.
4Directed by Abhishek Varman, shot by Binod Pradhan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shankar Mahadevan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Namrata Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor and Amrita Singh carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "One love.".
9IMDB entry: tt2372678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "delhi, india", "romcom", "love".