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{{short description|Film directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa}}
{{short description|2019 Indian film directed by Raj Shaandilyaa}}
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Raaj Shaandilyaa]]
| director = [[Raaj Shaandilyaa]]
| producer = [[Ekta Kapoor]]<br />[[Shobha Kapoor]]<br />Nachiket Pantvaidya
| producer = [[Ekta Kapoor]]<br />[[Shobha Kapoor]]
| screenplay = Nirmaan D. Singh<br />Raaj Shaandilyaa
| screenplay = Nirmaan D Singh
| writer = Raaj Shaandilyaa<br>{{Small|(dialogue)}}
| writer = Nirmaan D Singh<br />[[Raaj Shaandilyaa]]
| starring = [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] <br> [[Nushrat Bharucha]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ayushmann Khurrana]]<br>[[Nushrratt Bharuccha]]}}
| music = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Meet Bros]]<br>'''Score:'''<br>Abhishek Arora
| music = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Meet Bros]]<br/>'''Background Score:'''<br/>Abhishek Arora
| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]
| cinematography = [[Aseem Mishra]]
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| studio = [[Balaji Motion Pictures]]<br> [[ALT Entertainment]]
| editing = Hemal Kothari
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| distributor = [[Pen India Limited|Pen Marudhar Entertainment]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/pen-marudhar-entertainment-acquires-india-distribution-rights-these-balaji-films|title=Pen Marudhar Entertainment acquires the India Distribution rights of these Balaji films|date=2019-06-17|work=Box office India|access-date=2018-06-17|language=en-US|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617143119/https://boxofficeindia.co.in/pen-marudhar-entertainment-acquires-india-distribution-rights-these-balaji-films|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| studio = [[Balaji Motion Pictures]]<br>ALT Entertainment<br>[[Zee Studios]]
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| released = {{Film date|2019|09|13|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ayushmann-khurranas-dream-girl-gets-its-release-date/articleshow/68135923.cms|title=Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Dream Girl' gets its release date|website=Times of India |date=24 February 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="rd">{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=21 February 2019|number=1098460748970217474|title=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.}}</ref>
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| distributor = Pen Marudhar Entertainment<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/pen-marudhar-entertainment-acquires-india-distribution-rights-these-balaji-films|title=Pen Marudhar Entertainment acquires the India Distribution rights of these Balaji films|date=2019-06-17|work=Box office India|access-date=2018-06-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| runtime = 132 minutes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/dream-girl-2019| title=DREAM GIRL (2019) | website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref>
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|09|13}}
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| runtime = 132 minutes<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/dream-girl-2019| title=DREAM GIRL (2019) | website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | accessdate=7 September 2019}}</ref>
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}30 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/dream-girl-box-office-prediction-ayushmann-khurranas-6th-consecutive-hit|title=‘Dream Girl’ Box-Office Prediction: Ayushmann’s 6th Hit In a Row?|website=the quint|accessdate=12 September 2019}}</ref>
| budget = {{INR}}28 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/dream-girl-box-office-prediction-Dhramendra-6th-consecutive-hit|title='Dream Girl' Box-Office Prediction: Ayushmann's 6th Hit In a Row?|website=the quint|access-date=12 September 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR}}200.8 crore<ref name="boxoff gross">{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dream-girl-2/box-office/|title=Dream Girl Box Office|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=13 September 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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'''''Dream Girl''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Raaj Shaandilyaa]] in his directorial debut and produced by [[Ekta Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/badhaai-ho-actor-Dhramendra-to-feature-opposite-nushrat-bharucha-in-googly|title='Badhaai Ho' actor Dharmendra to feature opposite Hema Malini in 'Googly'|website=Latest Indian news, Top Breaking headlines, Today Headlines, Top Stories &#124; Free Press Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-after-andhadhun-and-badhaai-ho-Dharmendra-set-for-another-unique-film-with-googly-2675679/amp|title= After AndhaDhun and Badhaai Ho, Dharmendra set for another unique film with Googly|first=Nayandeep |last=Rakshit|website=DNA|date=16 October 2018}}</ref> It stars [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] as a [[cross-gender acting|cross-gender actor]] whose female voice impersonation begets attention from others, talking about depression and loneliness.<ref name="bohun">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/breaking-Dhramendra-Hema|title=Dhramendra and Hema Malini- signed for Googly|date=13 October 2018|website=Bollywood Hungama}}{{dead link|date=July 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="shoot">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-dream-girl-shooting-begins-5475773/|title=Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Dream Girl's shooting begins|website=Indian Express|access-date=22 May 2019|date=3 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/fresh-on-screen-pairs-to-look-forward-to/ayushmann-khurrana-and-nushrat-bharucha-roped-in-for-googly/photostory/66204379.cms|title=Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha roped in for 'Googly'?|website=Times of India |date=14 October 2018|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref>
'''''Dream Girl''''' is a 2019 Indian [[comedy film]] starring [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] and [[Nushrat Bharucha]].<ref name=":1"/><ref>[https://hindi.filmibeat.com/amphtml/news/ayushmann-khurrana-nushrat-bharuch-in-raaj-shanndilya-s-googly-077013.html Ayushman Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha roped in for Balaji's next film]</ref><ref name="bohun">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/breaking-ayushmann-khurrana-nushrat-bharucha-signed-googly/|title=Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha signed for Googly|date=13 October 2018|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Raaj Shaandilyaa]] and is co-produced by [[Ekta Kapoor]] and [[Shobha Kapoor]] under their banner [[Balaji Motion Pictures]].<ref name=":1"/><ref>[https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/badhaai-ho-actor-ayushmann-khurrana-to-feature-opposite-nushrat-bharucha-in-googly/1375238 ‘Badhaai Ho’ actor Ayushmann Khurrana to feature opposite Nushrat Bharucha in Ekta Kapoor's next film titled ‘Googly’]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-after-andhadhun-and-badhaai-ho-ayushmann-khurrana-set-for-another-unique-film-with-googly-2675679/amp|title= After AndhaDhun and Badhaai Ho, Ayushmann Khurrana set for another unique film with Googly|first=

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Nayandeep |last=Rakshit|website=DNA|date=16 October 2018}}</ref> The [[principal photography]] began in December 2018<ref name="shoot">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-dream-girl-shooting-begins-5475773/|title=Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Dream Girl’s shooting begins|website=Indian Express|access-date=22 May 2019|date=3 December 2018}}</ref> and is slated to release theatrically on 13 September 2019.<ref name="rd">{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=21 February 2019|number=1098460748970217474?s=19|title=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.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ayushmann-khurranas-dream-girl-gets-its-release-date/articleshow/68135923.cms|title=Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Dream Girl’ gets its release date|website=Times of India |date=24 February 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>
Released on 13 September 2019, ''Dream Girl'' was a major critical and commercial success, entering the [[100 Crore Club]] in India. It grossed {{INR}}148 crore net in India and over {{INRConvert|200|c}} worldwide, becoming one of the [[List of Hindi films of 2019#Box office collection|highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019]] and Khurrana's highest-grossing film in India.
A [[Dream Girl 2|spiritual sequel]] titled ''[[Dream Girl 2]]'' was released in 2023.

==Plot==
Karam is a young stage actor renowned for his ability to imitate female voices and play female characters. To support his father Jagjit financially, Karam uses his female voice to land a job under Mauji alias "W-ji" at a "friendship" call center where female operators entertain clients. Karam dons the persona of “Pooja” and garners admiration from many clients including an adolescent Toto, [[Constable#India|P. C.]] Rajpal, and [[Misandry|misandrist]] Roma, while keeping his job a secret from everyone except his best friend Smiley.

At this juncture, Karam falls in love with Mahi and gets engaged to her, but does not yet reveal his job to her. However, Jagjit and Mahi’s brother Mahinder also become Karam’s clients and fall for his Pooja persona, much to his chagrin. Unwilling to deceive his loved ones, Karam tries to distance himself from his clients, but Wji threatens to reveal Karam’s secret if he does not continue working. To complicate matters further, Toto, Rajpal, Mahinder, and Jagjit propose marriage to Pooja while Roma insists on meeting in person.

As Karam tries to dissuade his admirers, a series of confrontations with them leads Mahi to suspect him of cheating. Karam finally confesses to Mahi that he did his job out of financial need, and Mahi sympathizes with him. When Mahi and Karam confront Wji for his blackmail, the latter retaliates by attempting to frame Karam for Pooja’s apparent murder. This plan fails when Karam reveals the truth behind Pooja to everyone, after which Rajpal arrests Wji for his deception.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] as Karam Singh/Pooja (Fake girl)
* [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] as Karamveer "Karam" Singh / Pooja
* [[Nushrat Bharucha]] as Mahi
* [[Annu Kapoor]] as Jagjit Singh, Karam's father
* [[Annu Kapoor]] as Jagjeet Singh
* [[Manjot Singh]] as Smiley Singh Dhillon, Karam's best friend
* [[Nushrratt Bharuccha]] as Mahi Rajput, Karam's girlfriend-turned fiancé
* [[Manjot Singh]] as Smiley
* [[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]] as Mahinder Rajput, Mahi’s brother
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* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Rajpal
* Neela Mulherkar as Dadi, Mahi’s grandmother
* Abhishek Banerjee as Mahendar
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* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Mauji a.k.a. "W-ji", Karam's boss
* Raj Bhansali as Toto
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* [[Vijay Raaz]] as [[Constable#India|P. C.]] Rajpal Kirar
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* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]] as Chotu
* Neha Saraf as Chandrakanta Kirar, Rajpal's wife
* [[Nidhi Bisht]] as Roma
* Raj Bhansali as Chintu "Toto" Gujjar, an adolescent who disrespects his parents
* [[Shashi Ranjan (actor)|Shashi Ranjan]] as Hanuman
* [[Nidhi Bisht]] as Roma Gupta, a journalist who despises men due to her failed relationships
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* [[Riteish Deshmukh]] (Special appearance in song "Dhagala Lagali")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-shakes-a-leg-with-ayushmann-khurrana-and-nushrat-bharucha-in-the-recreated-version-of-an-iconic-dada-kondke-song/articleshow/70775937.cms|website=Mumbai Mirror|title=Riteish Deshmukh shakes a leg with Ayushmann Khurrana and NuNushrat Bharucha in the recreated version of an iconic Dada Kondke Song|date=22 August 2019|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref>
* Vedika Bhandari as Pooja, Wji's employee whose identity Karam adopts
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* [[Riteish Deshmukh]] in song "''Dhagala Lagali''" ([[Guest appearance|special appearance]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-shakes-a-leg-with-ayushmann-khurrana-and-nushrat-bharucha-in-the-recreated-version-of-an-iconic-dada-kondke-song/articleshow/70775937.cms|website=Mumbai Mirror|title=Riteish Deshmukh shakes a leg with Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha in the recreated version of an iconic Dada Kondke Song|date=22 August 2019|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref>


==Production==
==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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-new-film-dream-girl-5472809/|title=Ayushmann Khurrana announces his next film Dream Girl|website=Indian Express|access-date=22 May 2019|date=30 November 2018}}</ref> The lead character will have three accents in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/dream-girl-ayushmann-khurrana-to-flaunt-three-accents-in-the-film/articleshow/67020763.cms|title=‘Dream Girl’: Ayushmann Khurrana to flaunt three accents in the film|website=Times of India |date=10 December 2018|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> [[Ahmed Khan (choreographer)|Ahmed Khan]] is choreographing the dances with Khurrana in [[sari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/ahmed-khan-to-choreograph-ayushmann-in-raaj-shaandilyaa-dream-girl/articleshow/69457473.cms|title=Ahmed Khan to choreograph Ayushmann in Raaj Shaandilyaa Dream Girl|website=Times of India |date=23 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>
In November 2018, [[Ayushman Khurrana]] announced ''Dream Girl'' to be written and directed by [[Raaj Shaandilyaa]] and produced by [[Ekta Kapoor]], [[Shobha Kapoor]] and [[Aashish Singh]]. [[Nushrratt Bharuccha]] was cast opposite him.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-new-film-dream-girl-5472809/|title=Ayushmann Khurrana announces his next film Dream Girl|website=Indian Express|access-date=22 May 2019|date=30 November 2018}}</ref> The lead character will have three accents in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/dream-girl-ayushmann-khurrana-to-flaunt-three-accents-in-the-film/articleshow/67020763.cms|title='Dream Girl': Ayushmann Khurrana to flaunt three accents in the film|website=Times of India |date=10 December 2018|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> [[Ahmed Khan (choreographer)|Ahmed Khan]] is choreographing the dances with Khurrana in [[sari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/ahmed-khan-to-choreograph-ayushmann-in-raaj-shaandilyaa-dream-girl/articleshow/69457473.cms|title=Ahmed Khan to choreograph Ayushmann in Raaj Shaandilyaa Dream Girl|website=Times of India |date=23 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>


The [[principal photography]] began in December 2018.<ref name="shoot"/> Bharucha completed her part of filming in January 2019 in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/nushrat-ends-her-shoot-for-the-upcoming-film-dream-girl-on-a-high-see-pics-2020569.html|website=News 18|title=Nushrat Ends Her Shoot for the Upcoming Film Dream Girl on a High, See Pics|date=31 January 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] began in December 2018.<ref name="shoot"/> Bharucha completed her part of filming in January 2019 in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/nushrat-ends-her-shoot-for-the-upcoming-film-dream-girl-on-a-high-see-pics-2020569.html|website=News 18|title=Nushrat Ends Her Shoot for the Upcoming Film Dream Girl on a High, See Pics|date=31 January 2019|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>


==Release==
==Marketing and release==
The first look poster of the film was released on 3 December 2018. It presented [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] in a [[sari]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/dream-girl-first-look-poster-ayushmann-khurrana-is-hiding-in-a-saree-but-from-whom-1958677.html|website=News 18|title= Dream Girl First-Look Poster: Ayushmann Khurrana is Hiding in a Saree. But from Whom?|date=3 December 2018|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> On 12 August official trailer of the film was launched by [[Balaji Motion Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=nf39Jpi3ZQ4 |title=Dream Girl: Official Trailer - Ayushmann Khurrana, Nushrat Bharucha 13 September 2019|publisher=BalajiMotionPictures|website=YouTube|date=12 August 2019}}</ref>
The film was released theatrically on 13 September 2019.<ref name="rd"/> [[ZEE5]] acquired digital rights and launched it online on 21 November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/dreamgirl-to-premiere-on-zee5-this-month/|title='Dreamgirl' to premiere on ZEE5 this month|date=5 November 2019|publisher=Biz Asia Live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/over-the-top-services/zee5-reveals-largest-content-line-up-for-november-191111|title=ZEE5 reveals largest content line-up for November|publisher=Indian television|date=11 November 2019}}</ref>


The film is slated to release theatrically on 13 September 2019.<ref name="rd"/>
==Reception==
==Reception==

===Critical response===
===Critical response===
''Dream Girl'' received mixed response from critics, who criticised the "empty" and "jumbled-up" writing as well as the "tasteless" and "stale" humour,<ref name="rtblurbs">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dream_girl_2019/reviews/|title=Dream Girl Reviews|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=29 September 2019}}</ref> but praised the performances of the supporting cast. The film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews on the review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref name="rt">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dream_girl_2019|title=Dream Girl|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref>
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."<ref>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=12 September 2019|number=1172047170033221632?s=19|title=#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}}</ref>

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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/dream-girl-movie-review-ayushmann-khurrana-film-is-rofl-all-the-way-but-that-s-all-1598644-2019-09-13|last=Thakur|first=Charu|title=Dream Girl Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana film is ROFL all the way. But that's all|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=13 September 2019|date=13 September 2019}}</ref>

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."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dream-girl-movie-review-rating-ayushmann-khurrana-5992178/ |title=Dream Girl movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana saves the day|first=Shubhra |last=Gupta |date=13 September 2019|work=The Indian Express|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref> Priyanka Sinha Jha of [[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 [[Creativity|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 [[Social construction of gender|gender constructs]] in Indian cinema."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/dream-girl-movie-review-is-it-a-woman-is-it-a-man-no-its-ayushmann-2307389.html|title=Dream Girl Movie Review: Is it a woman? Is it a man? No, it's Ayushmann!|last=Sinha Jha|first=Priyanka|date=14 September 2019|work=News18|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> Writing for Film Companion, [[Baradwaj Rangan]] said "These are one-joke characters, and this is a one-joke movie. Very quickly, a sense of staleness sets in."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/dream-girl-movie-review-ayushmann-khurrana-stars-in-an-ayushmann-khurrana-comedy-thats-his-lamest-one-yet/|title=Dream Girl Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana Stars In An 'Ayushmann Khurrana Comedy' That's His Lamest One Yet
|last=Rangan|first=Baradwaj|date=13 September 2019|work=Film Companion|access-date=5 August 2019}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Dream Girl'' has the opening day collection of {{INR}}10.05 crore,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/dream-girl-box-office-collection-ayushmann-khurrana-film-good-start/story/378982.html|title=Dream Girl Box Office Collection: Ayushmann Khurrana's film off to a good start; earns Rs 10 cr on Day 1|website=Business Today|date=14 September 2019|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref> and second day collection of {{INR}}16.42 crore, whereas the third day collection was {{INR}}18.10 crore, taking its total opening weekend collection to {{INR}}44.57 crore in India. On the fourth day the film crossed {{INR}}50 crore and became Khurrana's fastest film to cross {{INR}}50 crore until his next release, Bala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindustantimes.com/bollywood/dream-girl-box-office-collection-day-4-ayushmann-khurrana-starrer-declared-a-hit-his-fastest-film-to-cross-rs-50-crore/story-Ur4gYV5Tyeea5PfyNhfP1K_amp.html|title=Dream Girl box office collection day 4: Ayushmann Khurrana starrer declared a hit, his fastest film to cross Rs 50 crore|date=17 September 2019|publisher=The Hindustan Times|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref> The film has become the <!--[[List of Bollywood films of 2019#Box office collection|-->eleventh highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019.<ref name="box:wwbh">{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2019/|title=Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide Bollywood Hungama|access-date=13 October 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>

{{As of|2019|10|24}}, with a gross of {{INR}}169.36 crore in India and {{INR}}31.44 crore overseas, the film has grossed {{INR}}200.80 crore worldwide.<ref name="boxoff gross" />


== Soundtrack ==
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The music of the film is composed by [[Meet Bros]] while lyrics are by [[Kumaar]] and [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]. The remix version of [[Dada Kondke]]'s "[[Dhagala Lagali Kala]]" was removed due to a copyright issue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl faces copyright issues over Dhagala Lagali song |url=https://www.asianage.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/230919/ayushmann-khurranas-dream-girl-faces-copyright-issues-over-dhagala-lagali-song.html |website=The Asian Age}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/dream-girl-dhagala-lagli-kala-removed-digital-platforms-violating-copyright-issues-551451|title=Dream Girl's track Dhagala Lagli Kala removed from digital platforms for violating copyright issues &#124; Bollywood News – India TV|date=22 September 2019}}</ref> All soundtracks listed below have their lyrics credited solely to Kumaar unless noted otherwise:
The music of the film is composed by [[Meet Bros]] while lyrics are by [[Kumaar]] and [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]].


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| title1 = Radhe Radhe
| title1 = Radhe Radhe
| extra1 = Amit Gupta, [[Meet Bros]]
| extra1 = [[Amit Gupta]]
| length1 = 3:30
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Dil Ka Telephone
| title2 = Dil Ka Telephone
| extra2 = [[Nakash Aziz]], [[Jonita Gandhi]], Meet Bros
| extra2 = [[Nakash Aziz]], [[Jonita Gandhi]]
| length2 = 3:29
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Dhagala Lagali
| title3 = Dhagala Lagali
| extra3 = [[Mika Singh]], [[Jyotica Tangri]], Meet Bros
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| length3 = 3:06
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| title4 = Ik Mulaqaat
| title4 = Ik Mulaqaat
| extra4 = Altamash Faridi, [[Palak Muchhal]], Meet Bros
| extra4 = Altamash Faridi, [[Palak Muchhal]]
| note4 = Lyrics by [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]
| note4 = Lyrics by [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]
| length4 = 4:07
| length4 = 4:07
| title5 = Gat Gat
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| extra5 = Jass Zaildar, [[Khushboo Grewal]], Meet Bros
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| title7 = Dil Ka Telephone
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| extra7 = [[Nakash Aziz]], [[Jonita Gandhi]], Meet Bros, DJ Himani Singh
| extra7 = Nakash Aziz, Jonita Gandhi
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| length7 = 3:16
| title8 = Ik Mulaqaat
| note8 = Unplugged
| extra8 = [[Ayushmann Khurrana]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}32) [https://moviereviewsanjay.blogspot.com/2023/02/dream-girl.html Dream Girl 2] Review By Sanjay
{{Reflist}}


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* {{IMDb title|9248940|Dream Girl}}
* {{IMDb title|9248940|Dream Girl}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dream-girl-2/ Dream Girl] on [[Bollywood Hungama]]
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dream-girl-2/ Dream Girl] on [[Bollywood Hungama]]
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Dream Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaaj Shaandilyaa
Written byNirmaan D Singh
Raaj Shaandilyaa
Screenplay byNirmaan D Singh
Produced byEkta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
Starring
CinematographyAseem Mishra
Music bySongs:
Meet Bros
Background Score:
Abhishek Arora
Production
companies
Distributed byPen Marudhar Entertainment[1]
Release date
  • 13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)
[2][3]
Running time
132 minutes[4]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹28 crore[5]
Box officeest. ₹200.8 crore[6]

Dream Girl is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa in his directorial debut and produced by Ekta Kapoor.[7][8] It stars Ayushmann Khurrana as a cross-gender actor whose female voice impersonation begets attention from others, talking about depression and loneliness.[9][10][11]

Released on 13 September 2019, Dream Girl was a major critical and commercial success, entering the 100 Crore Club in India. It grossed ₹148 crore net in India and over ₹200 crore (US$24 million) worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019 and Khurrana's highest-grossing film in India. A spiritual sequel titled Dream Girl 2 was released in 2023.

Plot

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Karam is a young stage actor renowned for his ability to imitate female voices and play female characters. To support his father Jagjit financially, Karam uses his female voice to land a job under Mauji alias "W-ji" at a "friendship" call center where female operators entertain clients. Karam dons the persona of “Pooja” and garners admiration from many clients including an adolescent Toto, P. C. Rajpal, and misandrist Roma, while keeping his job a secret from everyone except his best friend Smiley.

At this juncture, Karam falls in love with Mahi and gets engaged to her, but does not yet reveal his job to her. However, Jagjit and Mahi’s brother Mahinder also become Karam’s clients and fall for his Pooja persona, much to his chagrin. Unwilling to deceive his loved ones, Karam tries to distance himself from his clients, but Wji threatens to reveal Karam’s secret if he does not continue working. To complicate matters further, Toto, Rajpal, Mahinder, and Jagjit propose marriage to Pooja while Roma insists on meeting in person.

As Karam tries to dissuade his admirers, a series of confrontations with them leads Mahi to suspect him of cheating. Karam finally confesses to Mahi that he did his job out of financial need, and Mahi sympathizes with him. When Mahi and Karam confront Wji for his blackmail, the latter retaliates by attempting to frame Karam for Pooja’s apparent murder. This plan fails when Karam reveals the truth behind Pooja to everyone, after which Rajpal arrests Wji for his deception.

Cast

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Production

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In November 2018, Ayushman Khurrana announced Dream Girl to be written and directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa and produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor and Aashish Singh. Nushrratt Bharuccha was cast opposite him.[13] 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]

Release

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The film was released theatrically on 13 September 2019.[3] ZEE5 acquired digital rights and launched it online on 21 November 2019.[17][18]

Reception

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Critical response

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Dream Girl received mixed response from critics, who criticised the "empty" and "jumbled-up" writing as well as the "tasteless" and "stale" humour,[19] but praised the performances of the supporting cast. The film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 12 reviews on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 5.6/10.[20]

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."[21]

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."[22] Priyanka Sinha Jha of 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."[23] Writing for Film Companion, Baradwaj Rangan said "These are one-joke characters, and this is a one-joke movie. Very quickly, a sense of staleness sets in."[24]

Box office

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Dream Girl has the opening day collection of ₹10.05 crore,[25] 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 until his next release, Bala.[26] The film has become the eleventh highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019.[27]

As of 24 October 2019, with a gross of ₹169.36 crore in India and ₹31.44 crore overseas, the film has grossed ₹200.80 crore worldwide.[6]

Soundtrack

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Dream Girl
Soundtrack album by
Meet Bros
Released6 September 2019[28]
Recorded2019
StudioMeet Bros Recording Studio
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:32
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Meet Bros while lyrics are by Kumaar and Shabbir Ahmed. The remix version of Dada Kondke's "Dhagala Lagali Kala" was removed due to a copyright issue.[29][30] All soundtracks listed below have their lyrics credited solely to Kumaar unless noted otherwise:

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Radhe Radhe"Amit Gupta3:30
2."Dil Ka Telephone"Nakash Aziz, Jonita Gandhi3:29
3."Dhagala Lagali"Jyotica Tangri, Mika Singh3:06
4."Ik Mulaqaat" (Lyrics by Shabbir Ahmed)Altamash Faridi, Palak Muchhal4:07
5."Gat Gat"Jass Zaildar, Khushboo Grewal3:40
6."Radhe Radhe" (Remix)Amit Gupta, DJ Harshit Shah2:45
7."Dil Ka Telephone" (Remix)Nakash Aziz, Jonita Gandhi3:16
8."Ik Mulaqaat" (Unplugged)Ayushmann Khurrana3:33
Total length:27:32

References

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  2. ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Dream Girl' gets its release date". Times of India. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (21 February 2019). "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.
  4. ^ "DREAM GIRL (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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  6. ^ a b "Dream Girl Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ^ "'Badhaai Ho' actor Dharmendra to feature opposite Hema Malini in 'Googly'". Latest Indian news, Top Breaking headlines, Today Headlines, Top Stories | Free Press Journal.
  8. ^ Rakshit, Nayandeep (16 October 2018). "After AndhaDhun and Badhaai Ho, Dharmendra set for another unique film with Googly". DNA.
  9. ^ "Dhramendra and Hema Malini- signed for Googly". Bollywood Hungama. 13 October 2018.[dead link‍]
  10. ^ a b "Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Dream Girl's shooting begins". Indian Express. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha roped in for 'Googly'?". Times of India. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Riteish Deshmukh shakes a leg with Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha in the recreated version of an iconic Dada Kondke Song". Mumbai Mirror. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana announces his next film Dream Girl". Indian Express. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  14. ^ "'Dream Girl': Ayushmann Khurrana to flaunt three accents in the film". Times of India. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Ahmed Khan to choreograph Ayushmann in Raaj Shaandilyaa Dream Girl". Times of India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Nushrat Ends Her Shoot for the Upcoming Film Dream Girl on a High, See Pics". News 18. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  17. ^ "'Dreamgirl' to premiere on ZEE5 this month". Biz Asia Live. 5 November 2019.
  18. ^ "ZEE5 reveals largest content line-up for November". Indian television. 11 November 2019.
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  20. ^ "Dream Girl". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (13 September 2019). "Dream Girl movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana saves the day". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  23. ^ Sinha Jha, Priyanka (14 September 2019). "Dream Girl Movie Review: Is it a woman? Is it a man? No, it's Ayushmann!". News18. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  24. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (13 September 2019). "Dream Girl Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana Stars In An 'Ayushmann Khurrana Comedy' That's His Lamest One Yet". Film Companion. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "Dream Girl box office collection day 4: Ayushmann Khurrana starrer declared a hit, his fastest film to cross Rs 50 crore". The Hindustan Times. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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  29. ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl faces copyright issues over Dhagala Lagali song". The Asian Age.
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