Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Not to be confused with Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ayan Mukerji
Written by	Hussain Dalal (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Ayan Mukerji
Story by	Ayan Mukerji
Produced by	Hiroo Yash Johar Karan Johar
Starring	Deepika Padukone Ranbir Kapoor Kalki Koechlin Aditya Roy Kapur
Cinematography	V. Manikandan
Edited by	Akiv Ali
Music by	Pritam
Production company	Dharma Productions
Distributed by	Eros International UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	31 May 2013 (2013-05-31)
Running time	159 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	est. ₹3.19 billion (US$38 million)

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (transl. This youth is crazy) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic drama film, directed by Ayan Mukerji, written by Mukerji and Hussain Dalal, and produced by Karan Johar. It stars Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoorin lead roles. This is their second film together after 2008's Bachna Ae Haseeno. Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur play supporting roles. Madhuri Dixit appears in an item number with Ranbir Kapoor. Initially set for a March 2013 release, the film was released on 31 May 2013. Upon release, it was a box office success. It was a very popular film amongst the youth. Since its release in 2013, the film has gone on to achieve cult status. At the 59th Filmfare Awards, the film received a leading 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Director for Mukerji, Best Actor for Kapoor, Best Actress for Padukone, Best Supporting Actor for Kapur, Best Supporting Actress for Koechlin. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani became one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time. It was the third film to cross ₹3 billion worldwide after 3 Idiots (2009) & Ek Tha Tiger (2012). It was also the tenth highest grossing Bollywood film in overseas markets up until then.

Plot

Naina Talwar (Deepika Padukone) is a shy medical student. She studies constantly and always tops her classes, but she feels like an outcast due to her introverted nature. An encounter with an old classmate, Aditi Mehra (Kalki Koechlin), makes her realize that she wants more from life than high marks. Thus, she makes an impulsive decision to follow Aditi on a hiking trip into the Himalayas, up to Manali without informing her overbearing parents. During the hike, she renews her friendship with other former classmates, Kabir "Bunny" Thapar (Ranbir Kapoor) and Avinash "Avi" Arora (Aditya Roy Kapoor). Bunny is a charmer whose dream is to wander and discover the world, and has no interest of ever settling down. He lives with his supportive father whom he loves very much, and his step-mother.

During the train ride, Bunny meets Lara (Evelyn Sharma). Bunny immediately starts flirting with her, and this flirtation continues throughout the trip. Lara constantly makes fun of Naina for being more serious and less laid back than everyone else on the trek, causing Naina to grow a dislike for Lara.

Throughout the trek, Bunny and Naina slowly grow closer to each other, and Naina begins to enjoy herself. One night, the two climb a mountain and Naina sees a new side of Bunny, causing her to grow feelings for him. Meanwhile, Aditi grows jealous of Preeti (a friend of Lara) as Avi has a romantic interest in her. Bunny and Naina see this and realize that Aditi has feelings for Avi, but they do not bring the matter to surface. At the end of the trip, Naina is close to telling him that she has feelings for him, but is interrupted by Avi who has found a letter accepting Bunny into the graduate school of journalism at Northwestern University in Chicago. Naina realizes that love and marriage have no part in Bunny's plans and remains silent about her feelings, but is happy for him as he is following his passion.

Eight years have passed, Naina has finished medical school and is now working in a clinic. In the meantime, Bunny works as a videographer for a travel show on FOX network and travels the world as he had always planned. He receives an offer to become a host for a new travel show, which he accepts. However, he receives an invitation from Aditi – in which she explains that she will marry Taran Khanna (Kunaal Roy Kapur) and wants her best friend Bunny to help her celebrate. When he arrives, he learns that during the course of the eight years, Aditi and Naina have become best friends. Bunny re-acquaints himself with Avi, Aditi and Naina and while the girls are happy to see him, Avi isn't. It is revealed in the argument that Bunny's father has died and as Bunny was in a remote area, he was not able to attend his last rites.

Naina's feelings for Bunny begin to grow once more, and Bunny finds himself falling in love with Naina as well. Naina, however, doesn't want to get her heart broken again. Bunny resists as he is not able to figure out that he is in love with Naina. A day before the wedding, Bunny sees Naina with another man, Vikram, who is the wedding photographer. He is Naina's friend, but Bunny assumes him to be her boyfriend. He feels jealous and sends him away. Bunny and Naina argue, which leads to them kissing. Both admit they have feelings for one another. However, neither of them is willing to give up a career to follow the other. Naina says she is happy in India, and doesn't want to leave, whereas Bunny wants to see the world. It seems that their romance is over. Meanwhile, Bunny also confronts Aditi about her crush on Avi. She admits that she had feelings for Avi but says that she has gotten over him and is extremely happy with Taran. On the night of Aditi's wedding, Bunny leaves for Paris. While sitting at the airport he realizes what he is leaving behind and instead goes to his home where he reconciles with his step mother. On New Year's Eve, as Naina sits alone at home, she receives a knock on the door, to which it turns out to be Bunny. He surprises her with a kiss, and explains he has turned down his dream job to be with Naina. He then proposes to her, but Naina fears that he might regret his decision in the future. However, Bunny says that he is happy with Naina and wants to continue traveling, but with her. Though she initially disagrees, he argues that somehow they can make a life together and Naina agrees. They have a conference call between Aditi and Avi. Avi is dejected, as he is at his bar which is closing and Aditi is at the airport as a newlywed leaving for her honeymoon to Venice. The friends find out about Bunny and Naina, and are ecstatic. They all wish each other a Happy New Year and the film ends with Bunny and Naina smiling and embracing each other.

Cast

• Deepika Padukone as Naina Talwar
• Ranbir Kapoor as Kabir "Bunny" Thapar
• Kalki Koechlin as Aditi Khanna (née Mehra)
• Aditya Roy Kapur as Avinash "Avi" Arora
• Kunaal Roy Kapur as Taran Khanna
• Evelyn Sharma as Lara Khanna
• Farooq Sheikh as Sanjay Thapar
• Tanvi Azmi as Shivani Thapar
• Dolly Ahluwalia as Simran Talwar
• Poorna Jagannathan in a guest appearance as Riyana Sarai
• Rana Daggubati in a cameo appearance as Photographer Vikram Mehra
• Naveen Kaushik as Sumer Kashyap
• Umar Yadav as Nanoo
• Omar Khan as Dev Johnson
• Anisa Butt as Preeti Salgaonkar
• Mayank Saxena
• Mokshad Dodwani
• Madhuri Dixit as Mohini in item number "Ghagra".

Production

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions. It was co-produced by Apoorva Mehta and UTV Motion Pictures and written by Hussain Dalal based on a story by Ayan Mukerji. The title was taken from a hit song by the same title, with music by R. D. Burman from the film Jawani Diwani (1972). In December 2011, Pritam was chosen for the first time to compose the music for a Dharma Productions film, steering away from the usual Vishal-Shekhar and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who had previously scored director Ayan Mukerji's debut, Wake Up Sid (2009).

Filming

Shooting locations included Hidimba Temple, Gulaba, Banjaar, Hamta, and Naggar. Some shots were taken at 14,000 feet above sea level and the crew shot at a temperature as low as −10 degree Celsius. In May 2012, the cast filmed in Udaipur, where Padukone and Kapoor also shot a romantic song. The wedding sequences were shot at the Oberoi Udaivilas hotel.

The unit experienced a difficult shoot in Rajasthan due to the overwhelming heat. Filming also took place in August 2012 in Paris, France on Rue Mouffetard, a street market and in Nice, France. Other scenes were shot in Filmistan Studios, Mumbai. On 26 January, the crew visited Kashmir to shoot a musical sequence and other scenes. They filmed on locations such as Kongdori in Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Srinagar.

Casting

Ranbir Kapoor was the first to sign onto the film and was under Ayan Mukerji's direction for the second time following Wake Up Sid. Kapoor pierced his ears for the role. There was a lot of speculation as to who would play the female lead, with Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma being the choices. Eventually, Deepika Padukone was chosen in September 2011, who due to her faith in Ranbir and Ayan accepted the film without even reading the script. Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur were later signed on for pivotal roles. Koechlin and Kapur play Aditi and Avi, respectively. Evelyn Sharma had confirmed that she will play a ditzy character.

Soundtrack

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Soundtrack album by Pritam
Released	29 April 2013 (2013-04-29)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	41:26
Label	T-Series
Producer	Karan Johar
Pritam chronology
I Love New Year (2013) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara (2013)

The soundtrack and background score was composed by Pritam, with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya except where noted. 2 songs – "Badtameez Dil", sung by Benny Dayal and Shefali Alvares, and "Balam Pichkari" sung by Vishal Dadlani and Shalmali Kholgade – were seen in the trailer. The promo video for "Badtameez Dil" was released on 5 April, the video for "Balam Pichkari" on 10 April, and the video for "Dilliwaali Girlfriend" on 25 April. The complete soundtrack was released on 29 April 2013.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Badtameez Dil"	Benny Dayal and Shefali Alvares	4:20
2.	"Balam Pichkari"	Vishal Dadlani and Shalmali Kholgade	4:56
3.	"Ilahi"	Arijit Singh	3:33
4.	"Kabira"	Rekha Bhardwaj and Tochi Raina	3:43
5.	"Dilliwaali Girlfriend" (Lyrics by: Kumaar)	Arijit Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan	4:20
6.	"Subhanallah"	Sreeram and Shilpa Rao	4:09
7.	"Ghagra"	Vishal Dadlani, Rekha Bhardwaj and Nakash Aziz	5:04
8.	"Kabira (Encore)"	Arijit Singh and Harshdeep Kaur	4:29
9.	"Ilahi (Reprise)"	Mohit Chauhan	3:52
10.	"Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Mash Up"	Various	3:00
Total length:			41:26

Marketing

Nokia India announced its association with Dharma Productions for the film. The official trailer was released by Ayan Mukerji, Karan Johar, Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor on 19 March 2013 at a press conference in Mumbai. Before its release, Ranbir Kapoor invited all of his fans to watch the trailer.

Pre-Release Business

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Pre-Release Business

Territories and ancillary revenues	Price
Domestic Distribution Rights (UTV)	₹580 million (US$6.9 million)
Overseas Distribution Rights	₹120 million (US$1.4 million)
Satellite rights with Sony TV channel	₹300 million (US$3.6 million)
Music rights (T-Series)	₹70 million (US$840,000)
Total	₹1.08 billion (US$13 million)

• The figures don't include the Print and Advertising (P&A) costs.

Release

Preview screenings of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani were held on 30 May 2013. The film was released on 31 May 2013 worldwide and on around 3100 screens in India. The trailers of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Again and Satyagraha – Democracy Under Fire were attached with the film prints.

Eros distributed Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in Israel. It was subtitled in Hebrew and released on 31 May 2013. The last Bollywood film released in Israel was Devdas (2002).

Hindu College organised a special screening of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to create a secure and safe environment for female students on 31 May 2013.

Critical Reception

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani received positive reviews from critics.

Giving 4 out of 5 stars, Taran Adarsh of bollywoodhungama.com noted that it "is a revitalizing take on romance and relationships. A wonderful cinematic experience, this one should strike a chord with not just the youth, but cineastes of all age-groups."

Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express with a negative tone stated that, "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is a been-here, seen-this, much-too-long glossy creature, and not much else." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated it 3.5/5 and opined that, "Overlong, sluggish and fluffy, it meanders through varied locations as the young lovers/friends seek to reconnect with each other after a few years of being apart." Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave it 3.5/5 stars and judged, "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is totally worth it!" Alisha Coelho of in.com praised Kapoor's "ebullient" performance and gave it 3.5 stars out of 5. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, concluding "If you are seeking light-hearted mush, you're looking in the right place". Ananya Bhattacharya of ZEENEWS.com said the film "is no heavy or preachy business. It is meant to be enjoyed and it does its job well. Apart from a few parts where the pace of the film drops badly, Ayan Mukherji's handiwork is a breezy, enjoyable one." She also gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Tushar Joshi of DNA opined, "YJHD is a well written film that should be watched for its direction, treatment and some remarkable performances."

Anupama Chopra of the Hindustan Times gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "there is enough eye-candy in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to see you through, but I wish the film had more meat and less dressing. I'm disappointed because there is a truckload of talent here. What rankles is what might have been." Raja Sen of Rediff.com noted that the film was good-looking but lacked a good story. He gave it 2 out of 5 stars.

Controversies

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed his displeasure over the attribution of shots in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani to Manali while they were filmed in north Kashmir's Gulmarg. He stated that apart from the temple and Span resort, all scenes were shot in Gulmarg. Many scenes and song sequences of the movie were shot at locations in the Kashmir Valley including the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and Pahalgam. Karan Johar's production house later said that the opening credit slate clearly mentions Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Tourism Minister GA Mir and Inspector-General of Police SM Sahal. The names of the entire crew in Kashmir are mentioned in the film credits.

The film's television release had been stalled. The Delhi High Court on 11 June 2013 issued a ruling restraining the TV release of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani for allegedly using objectionable dialogues in context of the brand Rooh Afza.

Box office

India

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani opened strongly with around 100% occupancy at multiplexes and in the range of 60–70% at single screens where it set the biggest opening for a Ranbir Kapoor film. It holds the records for the fourth-biggest opening of all time and highest for a non-holiday release after collecting ₹198 million (US$2.4 million) on its first day. The film remained strong on Saturday and grossed ₹205 million (US$2.5 million). It made ₹630 million (US$7.5 million) on its first weekend, breaking the 3-day weekend box office record previously held by Dabangg 2. The film remained strong on Monday and grossed the second-highest ever Monday collection of ₹128 million (US$1.5 million). It continued its successful run on Tuesday collecting ₹118 million (US$1.4 million) and Wednesday collecting ₹105 million (US$1.3 million), which is the highest ever for any film on that day, bringing its 6-day total to ₹980 million (US$12 million).

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani grossed ₹1.06 billion (US$13 million) in its first week, becoming the second-fastest Bollywood film to cross ₹1 billion (US$12 million) behind Ek Tha Tiger. It grossed ₹1.75 billion (US$21 million) worldwide in the first 7 days. The film made ₹283 million (US$3.4 million), in its second weekend, which is the second-highest of all time, making its 10-day gross to ₹1.34 billion (US$16 million). It had grossed ₹450 million (US$5.4 million) in its second week, bringing its total to ₹1.52 billion (US$18 million). It also had a very good third weekend gross of ₹135 million (US$1.6 million) taking its 17 days total to ₹1.65 billion (US$20 million). It grossed ₹205 million (US$2.5 million) in its third week making its total to ₹1.73 billion (US$21 million). Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani grossed ₹1.76 billion (US$21 million) after its fourth weekend. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani added ₹65.4 million (US$780,000) taking its 4-week total to ₹1.77 billion (US$21 million). Due to a huge reduction of shows from the fifth week, its lifetime total finished around ₹1.9 billion (equivalent to ₹2.5 billion or US$30 million in 2023).

Overseas

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani collected around $4 million on its international opening weekend and is ranked #2 in 2013. The film collected $1,568,677 at the US box-office, opening in at #9 with an average of $9,743 from 161 theatres. It continued its successful run and netted around $7.5 million in 10 days. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani grossed $8.75 million in 17 days in overseas. It grossed $9.50 million in 24 days in overseas. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani finished at $10.50 million approx.

Awards and nominations

Date of Ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
18 December 2013	BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Film of the Year	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Won
		Most Entertaining Romantic Film		Nominated
		Most Entertaining Director	Ayan Mukerji	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor (Film) – Male	Ranbir Kapoor	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male		Nominated
		Most Entertaining Dancer		Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor (Film) – Female	Deepika Padukone	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Female		Nominated
		Most Entertaining Music	Pritam	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Song	"Balam Pichkari"	Nominated
			"Dilliwaali Girlfriend"	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Singer (Male)	Vishal Dadlani (for the song "Balam Pichkari")	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Singer (Female)	Rekha Bharadwaj (for the song "Ghagra")	Nominated
			Sunidhi Chauhan (for the song "Dilliwaali Girlfriend")	Nominated
14 January 2014	Star Screen Awards	Best Film	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Nominated
		Best Director	Ayan Mukerji	Nominated
		Best Actor	Ranbir Kapoor	Nominated
		Best Actor (Popular Choice)		Nominated
		Best Actress	Deepika Padukone	Nominated
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		Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)	Aditya Roy Kapur|style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated|-	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)		Kalki Koechlin	Nominated
		Best Playback Singer (Male)	Benny Dayal (for the song "Badtameez Dil")	Nominated
		Best Playback Singer (Female)	Shalmali Kholgade (for the song "Balam Pichkari")	Nominated
		Best Lyrics	Amitabh Bhattacharya (for the song "Balam Pichkari")	Nominated
		Best Music	Pritam	Won
		Best Choreography	Remo D'Souza (for the song "Badtameez Dil")	Won
		16 January 2014	Producers Guild Film Awards	Best Director	Ayan Mukerji	Nominated
Best Screenplay	Nominated
Best Actor	Ranbir Kapoor			Nominated
Best Actress	Deepika Padukone			Nominated
Best Supporting Actor	Aditya Roy Kapur			Nominated
Best Supporting Actress	Kalki Koechlin			Nominated
Best Lyrics	Amitabh Bhattacharya			Nominated
Best Playback Singer (Female)	Rekha Bharadwaj			Nominated
Best Music	Pritam			Won
Best Dialogues	Hussain Dalal			Won
Best Choreography	Remo D'Souza			Won
24 January 2014	Filmfare Awards	Best Film	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Nominated
		Best Director	Ayan Mukerji	Nominated
		Best Actor	Ranbir Kapoor	Nominated
		Best Actress	Deepika Padukone|style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated|-	Best Supporting Actor		Aditya Roy Kapur	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Kalki Koechlin	Nominated
		Best Music	Pritam	Nominated
		Best Lyrics	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Nominated
		Best Playback Singer (Male)	Benny Dayal (for the song "Badtameez Dil")	Nominated
		Best Playback Singer (Female)	Shalmali Kholgade (for the song "Balam Pichkari")	Nominated
		8 February 2014	Zee Cine Awards	Best Director		Ayan Mukerji	Won
Best Screenplay	Won
Best Story	Nominated
Best Dialogues	Nominated
Best Film	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani				Nominated
Best Actor	Ranbir Kapoor				Nominated
Best Actress	Deepika Padukone				Nominated
Best Supporting Actor	Aditya Roy Kapur				Nominated
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Song of the Year	"Balam Pichkari"				Nominated
	"Badtameez Dil"				Nominated
Best Playback Singer (Female)	Shalmali Kholgade (for the song "Balam Pichkari")				Nominated
Best Lyrics	Amitabh Bhattacharya (for the song "Kabira")				Nominated
Best Sound Design	Nakul Kamte				Nominated
Best Editing	Akiv Ali				Nominated
Best Music	Pritam				Nominated
Best Background Score				Won
Best Choreography	Remo D'Souza (for the song "Badtameez Dil")			Won
27 February 2014	Mirchi Music Awards	Programmer & Arranger of the Year	Hyacinth D’Souza, DJ Phukan, Sunny M.R. & Nikhil Paul George (for the song "Badtameez Dil")	Won
23 April 2014	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Aditya Roy Kapur	Won
		Audience Choice Best Jodi of the Year	Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone	Won
		Best Film	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Nominated
		Best Actor	Ranbir Kapoor	Nominated
		Best Actress	Deepika Padukone	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Kalki Koechlin	Nominated
		Best Music	Pritam	Nominated
		Best Choreography	Remo D'Souza	Won

External links

• Official website
• Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani at Internet Movie Database
• Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani at Box Office Mojo
• Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani at Rotten Tomatoes