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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Film poster
Directed byKaran Johar
Written byKaran Johar
Produced byHiroo Yash Johar
Karan Johar
StarringAishwarya Rai Bachchan
Ranbir Kapoor
Anushka Sharma
CinematographyAnil Mehta
Music byPritam
Production
company
Distributed byFox Star Studios
Release date
  • 28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ([[Template:Lang-en) is a 2016 upcoming Indian Hindi romantic drama film written and directed by Karan Johar. It features Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in lead roles. It is scheduled for release on 28 October, 2016 on the Diwali weekend.[1]

Cast

Production

Development

"...it is not a conventional love story or love triangle. It's a film that dwells deeply on relationships, heartbreaks and how love completes you, defines you and yet leaves you wanting for more. I have never had, in my entire career, a film that has come to me so fast, so organically and so from within."

—Karan Johar speaking about the film in an interview with The Times of India[2]

The film was first announced in November 2014. Writer-director Karan Johar said that for the past year and a half, he had been developing a story that he needed to work on for several months. However, while he was in New York, the idea for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil came to him and he wrote the screenplay in 30 days. When he came back to India, he spoke to the three lead actors and they all signed on immediately. Johar stated that he was motivated to cast Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in the film after getting to know them by acting with them in Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet (2015). He added that he was excited to cast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after several unsuccessful attempts to cast her in his previous films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006).[2]

Fawad Khan was cast to play a role of a DJ, which Johar describes his role as "not exactly a cameo but it becomes a backbone for a certain conflict of a character in the movie."[3][4] Actress Lisa Haydon has also confirmed that she will appear in the film.[5] In September 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival, Johar confirmed that Shah Rukh Khan had also filmed a scene for the movie.[6]

On 6 February at the India Conference at Harvard, Johar revealed that in the film Ranbir Kapoor plays the character of a Hindu boy named Ayan and Anushka Sharma plays a Muslim girl named Alizeh.[7]

Filming

Principal photography began in September 2015 with Kapoor and Sharma in London. At the end of September, the team filmed some portions in Paris.[8] In October, they began shooting in various locations in Austria, including the city of Vienna. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan joined the crew in Vienna in mid-October after the release of her film Jazbaa.[9] In March 2016, Kapoor, Sharma, and Khan were seen filming in Mandawa, Rajasthan.[10] In July 2016, Johar tweeted a photo of Kapoor and Sharma on set in Mumbai for the last schedule.[11]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Pritam, with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[12][13] On 30 August 2016, the audio of the title track was released digitally.[14]

Untitled

Track listing

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"Arijit Singh04:28
2."Bulleya"Amit Mishra, Shilpa Rao05:49
3."Channa Mereya"Arijit Singh04:49
4."The Breakup Song"Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Badshah, Nakash Aziz4:12

Release

Screening issue

On 8 October 2016, Indian political party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), proclaimed that they would not allow the release of the film, following nationwide protests surrounding the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 September 2016 and the decision by Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India preventing the release of films with Pakistani actors in four states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Goa. Citing the casting of Pakistani actor, Fawad Khan, in the film, the MNS warned theater owners around the country to not screen the film, threatening them with vandalism. Announcing that security will be tightened at theaters along with sufficient police protection, Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, commented on the issue, saying, "Anyone found taking the law into their hands will be dealt with firmly." He also informed that 12 MNS members were sent to judicial custody after they barged into a Mumbai theater and held a protest on 19 October 2016.[15]

"I have always felt that the best way to express your patriotism is through love. And that's what I have always tried to portray through my work and my cinema. When I shot my film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil from September to December last year, the climate was completely different. The circumstances were completely different..."

— Karan Johar speaking about the film in a video statement

Commenting on the ruckus behind his film's release, director Karan Johar said that the circumstances in which the film was filmed in 2015 were completely different. "Going forward, I would like to say that of course, I will not engage with talent from the neighbouring country, given the circumstance. But with that same energy, I beseech you to know one thing - that over 300 people in my Indian crew have put their blood, sweat, and tears into making my film, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. I don't think it's fair for them to face any kind of turbulence on account of other fellow Indians," he further added in a video statement. He was heavily criticized by news and social media for buckling under pressure.[16] However, people from the film fraternity like Mukesh Bhatt and Shyam Benegal supported Johar and his film, and requested the people to consider the film and its release without giving importance to the actors' nationalities.

On 20 October 2016, filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt said that his discussion with Union home minister, Rajnath Singh, had been consequential, and affirmed that the film will be screened throughout the country without any violence. However, he promised that he would not make any more films with Pakistani actors.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil to release in Diwali 2016". Bollywood Hungama. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Gupta, Priya (1 December 2014). "Karan Johar to direct Aishwarya, Ranbir, and Anushka in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Role in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' not exactly a cameo: Fawad Khan". The Indian Express. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Pakistani actor Imran Abbas Naqvi in Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'". The Indian Express. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Had fun filming 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil': Lisa Haydon". DNA India. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Karan Johar confirms Shah Rukh Khan cameo in film". The Indian Express. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Hollywood stars won't have much to do in our cinema: Karan Johar". Daily News and Analysis. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  8. ^ Goswami, Parismita (30 September 2015). "After London, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma fly to Paris for 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' shoot". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. ^ "After London, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' in Paris, Austria". The Indian Express. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Ranbir, Anushka and Fawad kick start Ae Dil Hai Mushkil shoot in Rajasthan". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Karan Johar begins shooting last leg of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'". The Times of India. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Karan Johar-directed 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' soundtrack to be grand, romantic: Pritam Chakraborty". The Indian Express. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  13. ^ "'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' soundtrack to be grand, romantic: Pritam". Business Standard. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  14. ^ Sarkar, Prarthna (30 August 2016). "'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' full song released online: Where to listen to it for free". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Cops-set-up-helpline-for-movie-theatres-as-MNS-threat-looms/articleshow/54948796.cms
  16. ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ae-dil-hai-mushkil-islamaphobia-mns-karan-johar/1/790876.html
  17. ^ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/karan-johar-film-guild-to-meet-rajnath-singh-to-discussrelease-of-ae-dil-hai-mushkil/articleshow/54953596.cms
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