''Pyaar Ke Side Effects'' () is a 2006 Indian

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romantic

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. It was produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy communications and was written and directed by first time director

Saket Chaudhary Saket Chaudhary is an Indian screenwriter and director mostly known for 2017 sleeper hit Hindi Medium. He also co-wrote Santosh Sivan's ''Asoka'' and is the director of '' Pyaar Ke Side Effects'', released in September 2006. Early life and c ...

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and

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played the lead cast. The film is a romantic comedy, and portrays the intricacies of a modern relationship. The film explores the theme of 'commitment phobia' in a captivating manner, an interesting, witty take on men-women relationships. After the success of this movie the lead pair were repeated in another film, ''

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'', however, that film could not match the success of this. A sequel, ''

Shaadi Ke Side Effects ''Shaadi Ke Side Effects'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Saket Chaudhary, and starring Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan. It is the sequel to the 2006 film '' Pyaar Ke Side Effects''. The film is produced by B ...

'', was released in 2014 with

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and

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in the lead roles.

Plot

Siddharth Bose aka Sid is a short, thirtyish DJ, who finds himself playing music at Trisha Mallik's marriage to Vivek Chaddha in

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. However, he witnesses her fight her sense of responsibility and duty towards her parents and the groom, and runs away. Six months later, he meets her again at a DJ competition in

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, which he has just lost, yet again. Before you know it, they're in a relationship, and three years have passed. Trisha thinks she is ready for marriage, and gets down on her knee to propose to Sid. Sid suffering from the typical commitment phobia, is at a loss for a reasonable answer. In a bid to not lose her, Sid finds himself engaged. But along with the engagement comes a new set of problems: shopping for furniture for their home, engagement rings, and more importantly, facing her father, Retired Major Veera Bhadra Mallik. Mallik has more than one problem with Sid, and thinks low of him, due to him earning a lot less than Trisha and not being responsible enough. Over an altercation Sid has with Mallik, the couple break up. Meanwhile, Vivek Chaddha is waiting in the wings, to help mend her broken heart. Sid on the other hand, finds himself being wooed by

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, Tanya, the star of the 'Baby Girl Vol. 3' video. After a few amusing run-ins, and an attempt to be just friends, Sid, finally realizes, thanks to his mother, that his commitment phobia is the result of a childhood scar. His father abandoned Sid and his mother, when Sid was very young. His mother reassures him, that he is nothing like his father, and would make a great husband. But it is too late, as Trisha has already agreed to marry Vivek. This leads him to Trisha's dear friend, Anjali, who reminds him of

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, because she always attacks him, for making Trisha unhappy. She helps him crash Trisha's wedding party. Trisha, after coming to know how much Sid has changed, happily breaks the wedding, and reunites with him.

Cast

as Trisha Mallik *

as Siddharth "Sid" Bose *

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as Narayanan "Nanu" * Sophie Choudhary as Tanya (Baby Girl Vol.3) * Suchitra Pillai-Malik as Anjali (Dracula) *

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as Retd. Major Gen. Veera Bhadra Mallik * Tarana Raja as Shalini *

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as Kapil * Jas Arora as Vivek Chaddha * Sapna Bhavnani as Nina Manuel * Shabnam Kapoor as Mrs. Mallik, Trisha's mother

Soundtrack

''Pyaar Ke Side Effects'', the album was released on 20 June 2006, consisting of 6 original songs and 3 remixes composed by

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Reception

''Pyaar Ke Side Effects'' was a modest box office success, earning 74.7 million. The film garnered mixed reviews from critics. Several critics, such as

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felt that the second half of the film "drags".

Sequel

The ''Pyaar Ke Side Effects'' team announced a sequel ''

'' in June 2012 with Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar in the roles of Trisha and Sid. All the other technicians returned for the sequel along with the director and music director. The film was released on 28 February 2014.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0480572, Pyaar Ke Side Effects 2006 films 2000s Hindi-language films 2006 romantic comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Films featuring songs by Pritam Films set in Mumbai Films about Indian weddings 2006 directorial debut films