Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' (), also abbreviated as ''YJHD'', is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Ayan Mukerji, written by Mukerji and Hussain Dalal, and produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in their second film together, alongside Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur.

''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' revolves around four former classmates who meet at a trekking trip where Naina Talwar, a shy medical student, falls in love with carefree brat Kabir "Bunny" Thapar but refrains from expressing her feelings. They soon drift apart but end up meeting again at mutual friend Aditi Mehra's wedding. With a production budget of 75 crore, the film was extensively shot in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Paris, Mumbai and Kashmir from March 2012 to January 2013. Pritam composed the original soundtrack and background score, in a first for a Dharma Productions film, marking his second background score project, with cinematography by V. Manikandan. Amitabh Bhattacharya primarily wrote the lyrics, with Kumaar as guest songwriter.

''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' was released theatrically on 31 May 2013. It was a major box-office success and received critical praise. The film also ended up being the tenth highest grossing Indian film in overseas markets at the time of its release.

At the 59th Filmfare Awards, ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' received a leading 10 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Mukerji), Best Actress (Padukone), Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Supporting Actress (Koechlin) and Best Supporting Actor (Roy Kapur). Since its release in 2013, ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' has achieved cult status.

Plot

Naina Talwar is a studious medical student living in Mumbai who feels like life is passing her by due to her controlling parents, especially her mom. While doing grocery shopping with her mother, she runs into an old classmate, Aditi Mehra, making her realize that she wants more from life. She makes an impulsive decision to go on a hiking trip mentioned by Aditi during their encounter to the Himalayas in Manali without informing her parents, afraid of them saying 'No'. During the hike, she renews her friendship with Aditi and her other former classmates, Kabir "Bunny" Thapar and Avinash "Avi" Arora as they get into various hikes and adventures. Bunny is a charmer whose dream is to wander and discover the world; he has no interest in settling down. Avi is a playboy only interested in alcohol and betting.

During the trek, Naina and Bunny grow close and she falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Aditi becomes jealous as Avi flirts with another trekker. Bunny and Naina realize that Aditi has feelings for Avi, but Avi does not. At the end of the trip, Avi discovers that Bunny has been accepted into the school of journalism at Northwestern University in Chicago and reveals to the rest of the group that he is leaving India in three weeks. While Avi is upset that he is leaving, Adi tells him he should go, explaining that they are all growing up and that it is time to become adults. Naina realizes that love and marriage have no part in Bunny's plans and remains silent about her feelings.

Eight years later, Naina has finished medical school and is now working in a clinic. Bunny works as a videographer for a travel show and travels the world. With the show coming to an end, he receives an offer to become a host for a new travel show, which he accepts. Moving around too frequently to be reached by post, he receives a virtual wedding invitation video from Aditi; she is marrying a nerdy, wealthy engineer, Taran Khanna. Bunny comes to Udaipur for her destination wedding. While Adi and Naina are excited to see him, Avi is angry with him since Bunny never bothered to stay in touch with them after he left. During their conversations, it is revealed that Bunny's father Sanjay died while he was away. Bunny and Avi get into an argument, with Avi upset with Bunny's lack of effort in maintaining their friendship while Bunny accuses him of being stuck in the past and a loser, saddled with gambling debts and a drinking problem. They start physically fighting, with Aditi stopping them and making them apologize. They reconcile their friendship on the dance floor in a followup danceball event.

Throughout the wedding celebrations, Naina's feelings for Bunny grow once again as they spend time together, with Bunny teasing her about a potential love interest whose texts he sees on her phone. Bunny too finds himself attracted to her. The two spend the day touring Udaipur, discussing what they want from their lives. While Bunny describes wanting to travel the world, experiencing all he can, Naina espouses the virtues of settling down, having a large family, and remaining close to one's friends and home. Bunny later sees Aditi approach Avi to speak with him before being pulled away by Taran, who she starts fighting with. Concerned that Taran is irrationally jealous of Adi speaking to Avi, Bunny asks her why she is marrying him. She reassures him that she approached Avi wanting to tell him off and slap him for splurging on booze and poker while Taran paid off his debts, and that Taran was actually holding her back to preserve her friendship with Avi. She says she has gotten over Avi and is much happier with Taran. Bunny realizes that he feels the same way about Naina, but when going to express this to her, he sees her having a drink with another man and feels jealous, telling the man to leave and claiming to be her boyfriend. This causes the two to argue, and Naina tells him she can't keep spending time with him because she will fall in love with him again, and again he won't feel the same way. Bunny kisses her, and they confess they love each other, but neither is willing to give up their career and lifestyle to follow the other. Naina decides that it's best they forget each other and they share a tearful goodbye.

Following Aditi's wedding, Bunny heads to the airport in tears to leave for Paris. At the airport, he recalls being there eight years prior and realizes the importance of what he is leaving behind. He goes back to Sanjay's home in Mumbai, where he lets go of his previous resentment towards stepmother Shivani and expresses his regret to her over not having seen Sanjay before he died. Shivani reassures him that Sanjay wanted him to pursue whatever made him happy. On New Year's Eve, Naina, alone at home, receives a surprise visit from Bunny. He explains that he has turned down his dream job in Paris to be with her and proposes marriage. She fears that he might regret his decision, but Bunny counters that he is happy with her and wants to continue travelling – but with her, arguing that they can make a life together. Naina concedes, and they have a call with Aditi and Avi. They all wish each other a Happy New Year and the film ends with Bunny and Naina embracing.

Cast

* Ranbir Kapoor as Kabir "Bunny" Thapar
* Deepika Padukone as Naina Talwar
* Aditya Roy Kapur as Avinash "Avi" Arora
* Kalki Koechlin as Aditi "Adi" Mehra
* Kunaal Roy Kapur as Taran Khanna
* Farooq Sheikh as Sanjay Thapar, Bunny's father
* Tanvi Azmi as Shivani Thapar, Bunny's step mother
* Dolly Ahluwalia as Simran Talwar, Naina's mother
* Evelyn Sharma as Lara Khanna, Taran's cousin
* Poorna Jagannathan as Riyana Sarai, Bunny's travel show producer and host
* Naveen Kaushik as Sumer Kashyap
* Umar Yadav as Nanoo
* Omar Khan as Dev Johnson
* Anisa Butt as Preeti Salgaonkar
* Nupur Joshi as Esha
* Mayank Saxena
* Mokshad Dodwani
* Kamal Adib as Harish Mehra, Aditi's father
* Rashmi Desai in a cameo appearance with Evelyn
* Nirmal Soni
* Samarth Chaudhary as Professor
* Madhuri Dixit as Mohini in song "Ghagra" (Special appearance)
* Rana Daggubati as photographer Vikram Jaiswal (Special appearance)
* Ayan Mukerji as DJ in party (Special appearance)

Production

Development

''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 Mukerji's directorial debut, '' Wake Up Sid'' (2009).

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'' (2009). Kapoor played Kabir and also pierced his ears for his role. There was a lot of speculation as to who would play the female lead, with Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma being the initial choices. Eventually, Deepika Padukone was chosen as Naina, in September 2011, who due to her faith in Kapoor and Mukerji accepted the film "without even reading the script". The film also marked Kapoor and Padukone's second film together after '' Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008).

Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur were later signed on for the roles of Aditi and Avi, respectively. Evelyn Sharma was confirmed to play a ditzy character. Kunaal Roy Kapur was then signed to play Taran. Farooq Sheikh was cast as Kabir's father, Tanvi Azmi as Kabir's step mother and Dolly Ahluwalia as Naina 's mother.

Filming

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

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

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