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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

"Lets Make This The Most Memorable Road Trip Ever"

2011 2h 34m HI
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89%
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8.2
IMDB
★7.6TMDB · 442🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes★8.2IMDB · 93,287
DramaComedyRomance
Synopsis
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Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?

“Lets Make This The Most Memorable Road Trip Ever”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Zoya Akhtar
Writers
Zoya Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti
Languages
Hindi
Countries
India, Spain

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Grossed $160M — a 20.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: India, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zoya Akhtar, shot by Carlos Catalán. 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 Ehsaan Noorani. 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 Anand Subaya 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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Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zoya Akhtar directs. Carlos Catalán behind the camera. Ehsaan Noorani scores. Anand Subaya cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India, Spain. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Clocks in at 154 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
  • 2Grossed $160M — a 20.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
  • 3Released 15 years ago.
  • 4International production across 2 countries: India, Spain.
  • 5Directed by Zoya Akhtar, shot by Carlos Catalán. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Original score by Ehsaan Noorani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 7Editor Anand Subaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 8Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar carry the top of the cast.
  • 9Marketing tagline: "Lets Make This The Most Memorable Road Trip Ever".
  • 10IMDB entry: tt1562872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 11Classified under 18 themes, including "school friend", "friendship", "cheating", "painter".
  • 12Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Carlos Catalán
Original score
Ehsaan Noorani
Editing
Anand Subaya
Production design
Suzanne Caplan Merwanji
Costume design
Arjun Bhasin
Makeup / hair
Natalia Montoya
Sound
Anuj Mathur
Stunt coordinator
Guiomar Alonso
Runtime
154 min · 2h 34m
Status
Released
Budget
$7,700,000
Box office
$160,000,000
Return
2078% of budget
Original language
HI
Certification (US)
12
Rotten Tomatoes
89% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating
8.2/10 · 93,287 votes
MPAA
Not Rated

Awards

35 wins & 38 nominations total

  • Zee Cine Award for Best Film
  • Filmfare Award for Best Film
  • Filmfare Award for Best Choreography
  • Screen Award for Best Film

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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Zoya Akhtar

Trailers & featurettes

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Community reviews

What people are saying

  • snd16
    ★ 10/10

    !.The Best Film Ever Made — At Least From My POV, A Masterpiece That Will Forever Remain Unmatched.!

Production companies

Who made it

  • Excel Entertainment

    Excel Entertainment

    IN

  • Eros International

    Eros International

    IN

  • KA

    KanZaman Productions

    ES

Key crew

  • ProducerFarhan Akhtar
  • ProducerRitesh Sidhwani
  • EditorAnand Subaya
  • ThanksAbdul Quadir Amin
  • First Assistant DirectorLuis Casacuberta
  • First Assistant DirectorStojan Petrov
  • Second Assistant DirectorJai Sharma
  • Second Assistant DirectorPau Teixidor
  • Second Assistant DirectorRukhshida David
  • Executive ProducerSunitha Ram
  • Production ManagerAnna Cassina
  • DialogueFarhan Akhtar
  • Still PhotographerGanesh Patil
  • Steadicam OperatorJuanjo Sánchez
  • Steadicam OperatorPeque Griffin
  • Assistant CameraCristina Rodríguez
  • Assistant CameraJuan de Andrés
  • Assistant CameraOriol Busquets
  • Sound Effects DesignerBaylon Fonseca
  • Sound Re-Recording MixerAnuj Mathur
  • Sound Effects EditorJohnston Fernandes
  • Sound EditorSanjay Chaturvedi
  • Sound EditorVikram Biswas
  • Production DesignSuzanne Caplan Merwanji

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • school friend
  • friendship
  • cheating
  • painter
  • poet
  • vacation
  • travel
  • scuba diving
  • misunderstanding
  • lyricist
  • childhood friends
  • road movie
  • flirting
  • female domination
  • scuba diver
  • father son conflict
  • sky diving
  • lyrical

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Digital2011-07-1512

Also known as

International titles

  • 潇洒走一回CN
  • 寶萊塢之花天走地TW
  • Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraUS
  • Solamente se vive una vezUS
  • Três Amigos na EstradaBR
  • Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraFR
  • ชีวิตเดียวเฟี้ยวให้สุดTH
  • 宝莱坞之花天走地CN
  • ลุยสุดมันส์ แดนฝันสเปนTH
  • ZNMDIN
  • החיים לא ישובו לקדמותםIL
  • Живем один разRU
  • Живем только разRU

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