Ranveer Singh Film debut and breakthrough (2010-2011) What was Ranveer Singh's first major film? They informed him that it was for a lead role in their film titled Band Baaja Baaraat, a romantic comedy set in the world of wedding planning. How successful was Band Baaja Baaraat? However, Band Baaja Baaraat went on to become a sleeper hit. Singh's portrayal of Bittoo was praised, When was Band Baaja Baaraat released? Prior to the release of the film, trade analysts were skeptical of the film's commercial potential, citing the middling response to Yash Raj Films' last few productions, What was Ranveer's next role? the director Maneesh Sharma needed some more convincing and he was called for a few more auditions over the next two weeks until they were completely convinced of his caliber.
What did Ranveer Singh do after Band Baaja Baaraat was released?
What did Ranveer Singh do after the film Band Baaja Baaraat was released?
In January 2010, Singh was called for an audition by Shanoo Sharma, the head of the casting division for Yash Raj Films. They informed him that it was for a lead role in their film titled Band Baaja Baaraat, a romantic comedy set in the world of wedding planning. Aditya Chopra, the vice president of the company, later saw the audition tapes on video and was impressed by Singh's acting, and decided that he fit the part of Bittoo Sharma, the hero of the film. However, the director Maneesh Sharma needed some more convincing and he was called for a few more auditions over the next two weeks until they were completely convinced of his caliber. After the two weeks of testing, Singh was confirmed for the role of Bittoo, with Anushka Sharma playing the female lead.  Singh described the role of Bittoo Sharma as a typical Delhi boy. To prepare for the role, he spent time with students at the Delhi University campus. Prior to the release of the film, trade analysts were skeptical of the film's commercial potential, citing the middling response to Yash Raj Films' last few productions, the lack of a male star and the fact that the female lead, Anushka Sharma, was by then an "almost-forgotten" actress. However, Band Baaja Baaraat went on to become a sleeper hit. Singh's portrayal of Bittoo was praised, with Anupama Chopra of NDTV writing that Singh was "pitch perfect in the role of the uncouth but good-hearted small town slacker who is a bit of a duffer when it comes to matters of the heart." The film earned approximately Rs214 million (US$3.3 million) at the domestic box office. At the 56th Filmfare Awards, Singh won the award for Best Male Debut.  Following Band Baaja Baarat, Singh signed on for Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, a romantic comedy produced by Chopra and directed by Maneesh Sharma. He played a conman Ricky Bahl who cons girls for a living but finally meets his match. The film co-starred Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma and Aditi Sharma. According to Singh, the title character had various avatars in the film, including a chirpy, entertaining side and a sinister side. Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India wrote, "Ranveer is, well Ranveer: your average Joe kind of hero who looks convincing enough as Sunny, Deven, Iqbal, Ricky, his sundry avatars." Commercially, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl earned Rs370 million (US$5.7 million) domestically. CANNOTANSWER
Following Band Baaja Baarat, Singh signed on for Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, a romantic comedy produced by Chopra and directed by Maneesh Sharma.
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including four Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in Forbes Indias Celebrity 100 list since 2012.

After completing his bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington, Singh returned to India to pursue an acting career in film. He briefly worked in advertising and made his acting debut in 2010 with a leading role in Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy Band Baaja Baaraat. The film emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He gained praise for playing a melancholic thief in the drama Lootera (2013), and established himself with his collaborations with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, beginning with the romance Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013).

Singh gained critical acclaim for portraying Bajirao I and Alauddin Khilji in Bhansali's period dramas Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Padmaavat (2018), respectively. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the former and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for the latter. These along with the action film Simmba (2018), in which he played the title character, rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. He won another Filmfare Award for Best Actor for playing an aspiring rapper in Zoya Akhtar's musical drama Gully Boy (2019). Singh is married to his frequent co-star Deepika Padukone.

Early life and education
Singh was born on 6 July 1985 into a Sindhi Hindu family in Bombay (now Mumbai), to Anju and Jagjit Singh Bhavnani. His grandparents moved to Bombay from Karachi, Sindh, in present-day Pakistan, during the Partition of India. He has an elder sister named Ritika Bhavnani. Singh is the paternal grandson of Chand Burke, maternal third cousin of Sonam Kapoor, daughter of actor Anil Kapoor and wife Sunita Kapoor (née Bhavnani). Singh explains that he dropped his surname Bhavnani, since he felt that the name would have been "too long, too many syllables", thus downplaying his brand as a "saleable commodity".

Singh always aspired to be an actor, participating in several school plays and debates. However, after he joined H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, Singh realised that getting a break in the film industry was not easy. Feeling that the idea of acting was "too far-fetched", Singh focused on creative writing. He went to the United States where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. At the university, he decided to take acting classes and took up theatre as his minor. 

After completing his studies and returning to Mumbai in 2007, Singh worked for a few years in advertising as a copywriter, with agencies like O&M and J. Walter Thompson. He also worked as an assistant director, but left it to pursue acting. He then decided to send his portfolio to directors.  He would go for all kinds of auditions, but did not get any good opportunities, while only getting calls for minor roles: "Everything was so bleak. It was very frustrating. There were times I would think whether I was doing the right thing or not."

Career

Film debut and breakthrough (2010–2014)

In January 2010, Singh was called for an audition by Shanoo Sharma, the head of the casting division for Yash Raj Films. They informed him that it was for a lead role in their film titled Band Baaja Baaraat, a romantic comedy set in the world of wedding planning. Aditya Chopra, the vice president of the company, later saw the audition tapes on video and was impressed by Singh's acting, and decided that he fit the part of Bittoo Sharma, the hero of the film. However, writer-director Maneesh Sharma needed some more convincing and he was called for a few more auditions over the next two weeks until the three were completely convinced of his caliber. After the two weeks of testing, Singh was confirmed for the role of Bittoo, with Anushka Sharma playing the female lead.

Singh described the role of Bittoo Sharma as a typical Delhi boy. To prepare for the role, he spent time with students at the Delhi University campus. Prior to the release of the film, trade analysts were skeptical of the film's commercial potential, citing the middling response to Yash Raj Films' last few productions, the lack of a male star and the fact that the female lead, Anushka Sharma, was by then an "almost-forgotten" actress. However, Band Baaja Baaraat went on to become a sleeper hit. Singh's portrayal of Bittoo was praised, with Anupama Chopra of NDTV writing that Singh was "pitch perfect in the role of the uncouth but good-hearted small town slacker who is a bit of a duffer when it comes to matters of the heart." The film earned approximately  at the domestic box office. At the 56th Filmfare Awards, Singh won the award for Best Male Debut.

Following Band Baaja Baarat, Singh signed on for Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, a romantic comedy produced by Chopra and directed by Maneesh Sharma. He played a conman Ricky Bahl who cons girls for a living but finally meets his match. The film co-starred Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma and Aditi Sharma. According to Singh, the title character had various avatars in the film, including a chirpy, entertaining side and a sinister side. Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India wrote, "Ranveer is, well Ranveer: your average Joe kind of hero who looks convincing enough as Sunny, Deven, Iqbal, Ricky, his sundry avatars." Commercially, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl earned  domestically.

Singh found rave acclaim coming his way with Vikramaditya Motwane's period romance Lootera (2013), co-starring Sonakshi Sinha. An adaptation of O. Henry's short story The Last Leaf, the film tells the story of Pakhi Roy Chowdhury, a young Bengali woman who falls in love with Varun Shrivastava, a conman posing as an archaeologist. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN wrote that Singh "brings a quiet sensitivity to Varun, and occasionally a smoldering intensity. Offering a finely internalized performance, he leaves a lasting impression." Lootera underperformed commercially at the box office.

 
Singh next starred opposite Deepika Padukone in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, titled Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, in which he played Ram, a Gujarati boy based on the character of Romeo. Bhansali was impressed by Singh's performance in Band Baaja Baaraat and decided to cast him for the film. Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela generated positive reviews from critics, as did Singh's performance. Writing for India Today, Rohit Khilnani commented that "Singh has everything going for him here. His Bollywood hero entry scene lying down on a bike in the song 'Tattad Tattad' is outstanding. He learnt a new language to better his performance for the character Ram and it paid off. In his fourth film he has the presence of a star." The film emerged as Singh's biggest commercial success, with worldwide revenues of . For his portrayal, he received several recognitions, including a Best Actor nomination at Filmfare.

In 2014, Singh starred as a Bengali criminal in Ali Abbas Zafar's Gunday, alongside Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan. David Chute of Variety praised Singh's screen presence and wrote that he "tucks the movie's center of interest under his arm and takes it with him — even though he has the could-be-thankless "good brother" role". Also, Singh's chemistry with Kapoor was considered by critic Rohit Khilnani to the prime asset of the film. Gunday proved to be Singh's biggest box office opener, and eventually emerged a box-office success with a revenue of  worldwide. After a cameo appearance in Finding Fanny, Singh starred as a gangster in Shaad Ali's unsuccessful crime drama Kill Dil opposite Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar and received negative reviews.

Established actor (2015–present)

Zoya Akhtar's ensemble comedy-drama Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), produced by and cameo-starring her brother Farhan Akhtar, featured Singh alongside Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah and Priyanka Chopra as the younger sibling of a dysfunctional Punjabi business family who aspires to become a pilot. Writing for Mumbai Mirror, Kunal Guha found Singh to be the "surprise element" of the film; he praised his "immaculate comic timing" and took note of his subtlety. Commercially, the film underperformed. He next reunited with Bhansali in the period romance Bajirao Mastani (2015), opposite Padukone and Chopra. He portrayed Bajirao I, for which he shaved his head and to prepare, he locked himself in a hotel room for 21 days. Raja Sen wrote that Singh "brings his character to life and does so with both machismo and grace", and commended him for his perfecting his character's gait and accent. The film earned  to become one of the highest-grossing Indian films, and garnered Singh the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

In 2016, Singh starred in Aditya Chopra's comedy-romance Befikre opposite Vaani Kapoor. He played Dharam Gulati, a stand-up comic whose romantic liaisons with Kapoor's character leads to conflict between them. Set in Paris, Befikre marked the fourth project to be directed by Chopra. Singh performed a nude scene for it, a rare occurrence in an Indian film. Jay Weissberg of Variety found the film to be an "overly energetic twist on the old friends with benefits theme" and criticised Singh's "manic behavior". It underperformed at the box office.

After a year-long absence from the screen, Singh portrayed Alauddin Khilji, a ruthless Muslim king, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama Padmaavat (2018), co-starring Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor, which marked his third collaboration with Bhansali and Padukone. Right-wing Hindu groups speculated that the film distorted historical facts, and issued violent threats against the cast and crew. The film's release was deferred and was allowed for exhibition after several modifications were made to it. Ankur Pathak of HuffPost criticised the film's misogynistic and regressive themes, but praised Singh for his "astute brilliance" in depicting Khilji's bisexuality. Rajeev Masand opined that he "plays the part with the sort of grotesque flamboyance that makes it hard to look at anyone or anything else when he's on the screen". Padmaavats production budget of  made it the most expensive Hindi film ever made at that time. With a worldwide gross of over , it ranks as Singh's highest-grossing release and is among India cinema's biggest grossers. He won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (shared with Ayushmann Khurrana for Andhadhun) and gained a Best Actor nomination at the ceremony.

Towards the close of the same year, Singh played the titular corrupt policeman in Rohit Shetty's action comedy Simmba, based on the Telugu-language film Temper (2015), co-starring Sara Ali Khan and Sonu Sood, which marked his first collaboration with filmmaker Karan Johar, who co-produced the film with Shetty. Despite disliking the film, Uday Bhatia of Mint credited Singh for playing his "cardboard creation" of a character with an "underlying sweetness that renders it more winsome than the humourless masculinity of Devgn's Singham". With worldwide earnings of , Simmba emerged as Singh's second top-earning Indian film of 2018.

Singh next reteamed with the Akhtars on Gully Boy (2019), a musical inspired by the life of the street rappers Divine and Naezy. Singh found little in common with his character of a poor man who aspires to become a rapper, and in preparation he underwent acting workshops and spent time with both Divine and Naezy. He performed his own rap songs and was pleased that the film brought attention to India's underground music scene. The film premiered at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter commended him for displaying a "pleasingly full emotional range that extends to drama and hip-hop" and writing for Film Companion, Baradwaj Rangan praised his ghetto accent and found his understated performance to be a "superb showreel for his range". Gully Boy won a record 13 Filmfare Awards, and Singh received another Best Actor award.
 
Singh launched his own production company named Maa Kasam Films in 2020.He reprised his role as Simmba in Shetty's action film Sooryavanshi in an extended cameo. He next portrayed cricketer Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan's 83, a sports film based on the 1983 Cricket World Cup.  Initially planned for a April 2020 release, 83 was delayed several times owing to the casting and pre-production works that postponed filming and the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Reviews for the film were positive, with praise for the performances of the cast, screenplay, direction and technical aspects. Made on a budget of , the film only managed a worldwide gross collection of  crore and was deemed a box-office failure. Singh made his small screen debut as a host in the television game show The Big Picture which premiered on 16 October 2021 on Colors TV.

As of February 2022, Singh has three project at various stages of production. He has completed filming for the social comedy Jayeshbhai Jordaar. He will team up again with Rohit Shetty for  Cirkus where he will feature in a double role for the first time in his career. He will also be seen in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani opposite Alia Bhatt. 

Sigh has also committed to playing the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh in Johar's historical drama Takht, featuring an ensemble cast including Vicky Kaushal, Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi Kapoor which was set to release initially in December 2021 but was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. He is slated to appear in Tamil filmmaker Shankar's rehash of his 2005 cult classic Anniyan.

Personal life and media image 

Singh began dating Deepika Padukone, his co-star in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, in August 2012. In October 2018, the couple announced their impending marriage. The following month, they married in traditional Konkani Hindu and Sikh Anand Karaj (Singh's paternal grandfather is Sikh) ceremonies at Lake Como, Italy.

Singh has appeared in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list since 2012, reaching his highest position (seventh) in 2019. That year, the magazine estimated his annual earnings to be  and ranked him as the fifth-highest-paid actor in the country. He was also featured by GQ in their listing of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2017 and 2019. In 2019, India Today featured him among the nation's 50 most powerful people.

In addition to his acting career, Singh endorses several brands, 
including Adidas, Head & Shoulders, Ching's, Jack & Jones, Thums Up and MakeMyTrip. Duff & Phelps estimated his brand value to be US$63 million, in 2018, the fourth-highest of Indian celebrities. In 2019, Singh launched his own record label named IncInk to promote local musicians.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

Singh is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards: Best Male Debut for Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Best Actor for Bajirao Mastani (2016) and Gully Boy (2019), and Best Actor (Critics) for Padmaavat (2018).

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1985 births
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Living people
Male actors in Hindi cinema
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Filmfare Awards winners
International Indian Film Academy Awards winners
Screen Awards winners
Zee Cine Awards winners
Band Baaja Baaraat ( Band, music and revelry; released internationally as Wedding Planners) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh in lead roles.  It is Singh's debut Hindi film, and is also the directorial debut of director Maneesh Sharma. The film is a love story set in the world of wedding planning. It was released worldwide on 10 December 2010.

The film received universal critical acclaim and was a commercial success, despite initial competition from No Problem and Tees Maar Khan. It became popular for its fresh subject and screenplay and turned out to be one of the most successful and awarded movies of the year. A Tamil remake titled Aaha Kalyanam also produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner, starring Nani and Vaani Kapoor in the lead roles was released on 21 February 2014.

Plot

Bittoo Sharma (Ranveer Singh) gatecrashes a wedding for free food, and flirts with Shruti Kakkar (Anushka Sharma), who is assisting the wedding coordinator. Shruti is not interested in flirting and reveals her main interest is becoming a wedding planner.

Bittoo is under pressure from his father (Govind Pandey) to come back to the village and work on sugarcane fields. Shruti is being coaxed into marriage as soon as possible by her relatives, and makes a deal with her parents that she has five years to make her business successful before they arrange a marriage. Bittoo tells his father that he cannot come back, because he is starting a wedding planning business. He goes to Shruti to become her business partner, but she refuses because she is worried a partnership might lead to a romantic complication.

Shruti and Bittoo go to meet Chanda Narang (Shena Gamat), a famous wedding planner, in hopes Chanda will hire Shruti. Instead Chanda offers Bittoo a job. Bittoo accepts, on the condition he and Shruti are hired together. On the job, Shruti sees that Chanda is unprofessional; she cheats her clients, and delivers nothing according to their wishes. When a client confronts Chanda, she blames Shruti. Bittoo and Shruti quit, and form their own company. When they finally get their first big client, they celebrate, ending up drunk and later having sex. 

They misunderstand each other in the aftermath and have a huge fight. Shruti breaks the partnership, forcing Bittoo to leave the company, and Bittoo starts his own wedding planning business but both companies struggle.

They get a big contract, contingent upon them working together. It works well, and Bittoo tells Shruti they should be partners again. Shruti refuses his offer, telling him she will marry her fiancé Chetan and move to Dubai. Bittoo is stunned and comes up with various excuses why she shouldn't marry Chetan. Eventually the two realise that they have loved each other all along, Shruti calls off her engagement to Chetan and the film ends with Shruti and Bittoo dancing at their own wedding with all the clientele, friends, and family to the tune of “Ainvayi Ainvayi”.

Cast
Anushka Sharma as Shruti Kakkar
Ranveer Singh as Bittoo Sharma
Manu Rishi as Inspector (special appearance)
 Puru Chibber as Mika, Bittoo's best friend
 Manish Choudhary as Sidhwani
 Manit Joura as Sunny, cameraman
 Sushil Dahiya as Brigadier Brar
 Revant Shergill as Santy, musician
 Govind Pandey as Bittoo's father
 Vinod Verma as Shruti's father
 Nirupama Chopra as Shruti's mother
 Pushvinder Rathore as Shruti's sister
 Shena Gamat as Chanda Narang, a famous wedding planner
 Manmeet Singh as Rajinder Singh, caterer
 Neeraj Sood as Maqsood, florist
 Shireena Sambyal as Sonia

Production

Casting

Anushka Sharma was given the female lead in the film, thus completing the three-film contract she signed to do Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), her first film. Her role was described as "challenging" by media publications prior to the film's release. Describing the way the lead characters in the film talk as "crude but cute", the actress declared that the hardest part of her job was speaking like a typical Delhi wali girl, which called for her to "talk fast, sometimes mix words and even omit words completely". Director Maneesh Sharma, with whom she's been great friends since her first film, said that the model-turned-actress was a very feisty person, and a natural actress who didn't like doing multiple takes. She described the film as "very much, a young love story set in Delhi".

The male lead was given to Mumbai native Ranveer Singh, a complete newcomer with no prior acting or modelling experience whatsoever, who impressed producer Aditya Chopra so much that he cast him after his first audition, signing a three-film contract with the actor. Singh, who took acting classes, and hung out at Delhi University prior to shooting said about his casting "I’m the first solo hero Yash Raj is launching. It’s a huge deal for me. I don’t know how I got here. I guess I happened to be in the right place at the right time". As such, this marks the first time a film rests mainly on Sharma's shoulders, as opposed to her prior films Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and Badmaash Company (2010) where she shared the screen with more experienced co-stars,  Shah Rukh Khan and Shahid Kapoor respectively, a fact the actress remarked upon, stating "some people will refer to Band Baaja Baaraat as Anushka Sharma’s film because they have seen me in another film before".

Filming
Filming started in Delhi on 4 February 2010, the same day the production company announcement was made. Singh was very nervous about his first day but was eventually proud that his first scene only took three takes to shoot. An 18 February article by Minakshi Saini for the Hindustan Times''' entertainment supplement HT City reported that during the previous day's early morning shoot in West Delhi's Subhash Nagar, Singh's newcomer status led many to speculate on whether he was Ranbir Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey or even Riteish Deshmukh. Police officers were eventually called in to secure the set from curious onlookers, however some expressed discontentment at having to be out in the cold despite both lead actors being virtual unknowns. The film features a kiss between the lead actors, which only necessitated a single take. Reportedly, Singh accidentally hit Sharma while filming an undisclosed intense scene. Other than Subhash Nagar DDA Market, locations in Delhi include Janakpuri, Delhi University, North and West Delhi, Ring Road, Mehrauli Farms and Akbar Road. Some scenes were also shot in director Maneesh Sharma's almamater, Hans Raj College in University campus. The film was additionally shot in Mumbai in March and Rajasthan in April.

The assistant directors for the film were Akshat Kapil and Rohit Philip who'd previously held the job on Aaja Nachle (2007) and Do Dooni Chaar (2010) respectively. Aseem Mishra handled the cinematography after working on such films as Contract (2008), New York (2009) and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010). The various dance sequences were choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant, who has previously worked on countless films including such hits as Lagaan (2001), Devdas (2002), Veer-Zaara and Swades (both 2004). Sonal Choudhry and T. P. Abid were the film's production designers while Niharika Khan was the costume designer.

Several rumours surrounded the film's shoot, such as speculation that the lead pair were more than just friends.Vickey Lalwani "Anushka, beau part ways", The Times of India, 13 October 2010. Early media reports alternatively titled the film Shaadi Mubarak or Shaadi Mubarak Ho, however Yash Raj Films eventually issued a press release in late April claiming that this was not the film's title, and that film was actually still untitled. The title was eventually revealed to be Band Baaja Baaraat in late July.

Lead actors Sharma and Singh got along well during the shoot, and are strongly believed to have dated and broken up before the film's release. Speaking about his co-star, Singh declared "She’s intelligent, well-read and great to hang out with. Actually, she’s pretty close to my dream girl". Later, he joked "She is the best co-star I have ever worked with! It's also because she is the only co-star I have ever worked with!".

Post-production
Namrata Rao edited the film.

Soundtrack

The score and songs of the film were composed by the duo Salim–Sulaiman who've composed music for many other Yash Raj Films productions before, including Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, which had already united lead actress Anushka Sharma with director Maneesh Sharma, who was then still an assistant director. The lyrics to the various songs were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and playback singers include Sunidhi Chauhan, Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal, Natalie Di Luccio, Himani Kapoor, Harshdeep Kaur, Labh Janjua, Shrraddha Pandit, Master Saleem, Sukhwinder Singh, Amitabh Bhattacharya and Salim Merchant.

The soundtrack was revealed on 19 October 2010, at the Yash Raj Studios in Andheri, Mumbai, and was commercially released on 3 November with a launch event happening at the Reliance TimeOut store in Bandra. The album consists of nine tracks, including two remixes and Yash Raj Films issued a press release giving a description of each track. They described the opening song "Ainvayi Ainvayi" as "a funky, energetic number", "Tarkeebein" as a "youthful song with cool lyrics", "Aadha Ishq" as a "perfect love ballad", "Dum Dum" as a "unique, unabashed item number with a Sufi-rock feel", "Mitra" as "cool and contemporary", "Baari Barsi" as a "superbly re-orchestrated" traditional Punjabi wedding song and "Band Baaja Baaraat (Theme)" as "a pulsating track which perfectly represents the spirit of the movie".

Reception
Critical reception for the soundtrack was mixed-to-positive, with "Ainvayi Ainvayi" receiving particular praise (SawfNews even stated that one would "probably want to see the movie just for this song") and agreeing that the album was a superior effort than the composing duo's previous solo soundtrack for Teen Patti (2010), while several criticized the track "Dum Dum" and lamented the similarity to previous Salim–Sulaiman scores. Writing for ApunKa Choice, Usha Lakra titled her review "Band, Baaja, Bland" and noted that while "the album has its moments" and "the tracks are composed strictly keeping in mind the theme of the movie", all-in-all "Ainvayi Ainvayi" was the only chartbuster of the album. Lakra listed "Ainvayi Ainvayi", "Aadha Ishq" and "Band Baaja Baaraat (Theme)" as the album's best tracks. Prateeksha Khot of Bolly Spice only truly disliked "Dum Dum" and praised the "unconventional" lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, but felt the album failed "to live up to the expectations generated by the initial tracks" and criticized the similarities with previous Salim-Sulaiman efforts such as Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009) and Aaja Nachle (2007). The Economic Times writer Ruchika Kher gave a positive review, describing the album as a "fun-filled soundtrack" and noting the similarities between "Tarkeebein" and compositions by A. R. Rahman. Music Aloud also published a positive review, noting that while the soundtrack wasn't Salim–Sulaiman's best, it was still "a definite winner with some fantastic tracks". The reviewer however did dislike the song "Dum Dum", and remarked that while "Ainvayi Ainvayi" resembled the song "Dance Pe Chance" from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, it was "far more engaging". One of the album's most enthusiastic reviews was written by Joginder Tuteja for Bollywood Hungama. Tuteja described the music as "one of the better soundtracks that one has heard from the house of Yash Raj Films in the last couple of years", "one of the best works of Salim-Sulaiman" and "much more than just a regular fun album". He selected "Ainvayi Ainvayi", "Aadha Ishq" and "Dum Dum (Sufi Mix)" as the disc's best tracks. Moviehattans Gurpreet Bhuller also liked the soundtrack, which he described as a "quality album" with "a good collection of songs".

Release

Marketing

As with all films from the studio since Mohabbatein (2000), publicity design was handled by Fayyaz Badruddin. Stills were taken by Abhay Singh and Zahir Abbas Khan.

Prior to the film's release, Anushka Sharma referred to it as her "best film till date". Band Baaja Baaraat'''s trailer and official website were both unveiled on 19 October 2010, a couple of months before the theatrical release. In addition to the film's synopsis and trailer, the website initially also contained five wallpapers and a press kit for visitors to download. The number of available wallpapers later grew to twenty-five and the website eventually allowed visitors to send e-cards to their acquaintances, with the virtual cards dubbed "Band Baaj-O-Grams". A number of contests were organised by Yash Raj Films, including one where the company, along with partners Radio Mirchi and BIG Cinemas, offered the winning couple a free wedding in December, in time for the film's release and supposedly planned the film's heroes, and another in which a couple would win a trip to Switzerland and visit the filming locations of the various Yash Raj Films productions to have been shot there. In addition to the website, Yash Raj Films also had regularly updated official pages on Facebook and Twitter and a Blogspot blog in an effort to reach the widest audience possible. The company finally uploaded a number of videos on their YouTube account, including the trailer but also several videos promoting the songs "Tarkeebein" and "Ainvayi Ainvayi".

On 21 October, lead actors Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh went to the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi with director Maneesh Sharma to take part in their annual festival and promote the film. The next day, the trio appeared at the GIP Mall in Noida. On 26 October, a fight broke out between Ranveer Singh and a man alternatively described as a 29-year-old called Uday Khanolkar or a 30-year-old called Uday Sahay. The incident occurred on Kingfisher Airlines flight IT 331 from Mumbai to Delhi, where both Singh and Anushka Sharma were travelling in business class to promote the movie. The two actors noticed a passenger taking pictures of them with his cellphone, and demanded that he hand over his phone so that they could delete the pictures. The man refused and claimed to be an IAS officer. The ensuing argument grew so heated that the cabin crew had to intervene and both parties went to the police station upon arrival and stayed there for over an hour-and-a-half, eventually sorting the matter out amicably without lodging any complaints.HT Correspondent "Anushka, co-star pick fight with co-passengers on Kingfisher flight", Hindustan Times, 26 October 2010.

Prior to Band Baaja Baaraats release, some pundits have expressed doubts that the film would be successful, citing the middling response to Yash Raj Films' last few productions, the lack of a male star and the fact that the female lead, Anushka Sharma, was by then an "almost-forgotten" actress. Some have even speculated that the 22-year-old's career might not thrive for much longer with her three-film contract with Yash Raj Films being over.

Theatrical run
On 24 September 2010, Yash Raj Films announced that the film would release worldwide on 10 December of that year, almost two years since the release of Anushka Sharma's debut Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Some people have speculated that this was not coincidence but an attempt to repeat the success of her first film.

Critical reception
Upon release, Band Baaja Baaraat received universal critical acclaim. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 4/5 stars commenting,"Thankfully, Band Baaja Baaraat works on every level. The writing [screenplay: Habib Faisal] is crisp, the execution of the material [director: Maneesh Sharma] is worthy and the lead actors [Anushka, Ranveer] steer the film to the destination smoothly. Of course, there are minor hiccups halfway through the film, but the fact remains that Band Baaja Baaraat is, without doubt, one of the most appealing films to come out of the production house. Final word? Band Baaja Baaraat is honest, fresh, youthful and extremely entertaining. Recommended!" Pankaj Sabnani of Glamsham gave it 4.5/5 stars and wrote,"There's an interesting blend of humour, drama and romance in the film. It's replete with great scenes. Make sure you join the celebrations and groove with this Band Baaja Baaraat. Strongly recommended!" Anupama Chopra of NDTV awarded it 4/5 stars and commented,"Band Baaja Baaraat is reasonably entertaining. It's definitely the most fun you'll have in a theater this weekend." Rajeev Masand gave it 3/5 stars writing,"Band Baaja Baaraat works because it’s invested with an earnestness that’s become increasingly rare to find at the movies I’m going with 3/5 for director Maneesh Sharma’s Band Baaja Baaraat. It’s a romantic comedy done correctly. Fun, but with warmth at its heart. Don’t miss it!" Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave the film 3/5 stars and opined,"As long as you view Band Baaja Baaraat as a loving, heartfelt take on what makes Delhi go dhak-dhak, the film holds your attention. Band Baaja Baaraat engages you with its fond look at fun-loving Dilliwalas." Sonal Dedhia of Rediff gave it 3/5 commenting,"On the whole, Band Baaja Baaraat is a refreshing film—very different from the usual romantic comedy movies we're so used to. It is a well-made film that should connect with the audience. Give this one a chance, you won't regret it."

Box office

The movie had an opening of below  60 million. It grossed  280.0 million in the first weekend. The movie grossed  340.0 million in week 2, taking 2 weeks collection to  620 million. It earned  700.1 million. The film was declared an "hit" by Box Office India. It earned approx  965.1 million in its full theatrical run.

Awards and nominations 

56th Filmfare Awards
Won
 Best Male Debut – Ranveer Singh
 Best Debut Director – Maneesh Sharma
Nominated
 Best Film
 Best Director – Maneesh Sharma
 Best Actress – Anushka Sharma
 Best Scene of the Year

12th IIFA Awards
 Best Actress – Anushka Sharma
 Star Debut of the Year – Male – Ranveer Singh
 Hottest Pair – Anushka Sharma & Ranveer Singh
 Best Costume Design – Niharika Khan
 Best Editing – Namrata Rao
 Best Song Recording – Vijay Dayal for "Ainvayi Ainvayi"

2011 Star Screen Awards
Won
 Most Promising Newcomer - Male – Ranveer Singh
Most Promising Debut Director – Maneesh Sharma
 Best Dialogue – Habib Faisal
 Best Editing – Namrata Rao
Nominated
 Best Film
 Best Director – Maneesh Sharma
 Best Actress – Anushka Sharma
 Best Choreography – Vaibhavi Merchant for "Ainvayi Ainvayi"
 Best Screenplay – Habib Faisal

6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
Won
 Best Actress in a Leading Role – Anushka Sharma
 Best Male Debut – Ranveer Singh
 Best Debut Director – Maneesh Sharma
 Best Art Direction – Sonal Choudhry and T.P. Abid
 Best Costume Design – Niharika Khan
 Best Editing – Namrata Rao
Nominated
 Best Film
 Best Female Playback Singer – Sunidhi Chauhan for "Ainvayi Ainvayi"
 Best Choreography – Vaibhavi Merchant for "Ainvayi Ainvayi"
 Best Screenplay – Habib Faisal
 Best Dialogue – Habib Faisal

2011 Zee Cine Awards
Won
 Best Male Debut – Ranveer Singh
Nominated
 Best Actress – Anushka Sharma
 Best Promising Director – Maneesh Sharma
 Best Story – Maneesh Sharma

2011 17th Lions Gold Awards
 Lions Favourite Debutant Actor – Ranveer Singh
 Lions Favourite Jodi – Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh

2011 BIG Star Entertainment Awards
Nominated
 Most Entertaining Film Actor (Female) – Anushka Sharma
Most Entertaining Film Actor (Male) – Ranveer Singh

2011 Stardust Awards
Won
 Superstar of Tomorrow (Male) – Ranveer Singh
Nominated
 Best Film – Comedy / Romance
 Best Director – Comedy / Romance – Maneesh Sharma
 Best Actress – Comedy / Romance – Anushka Sharma
 Best Actor – Comedy / Romance – Ranveer Singh
 Hottest New Director – Maneesh Sharma
 New Musical Sensation (Female) – Himani Kapoor for "Dum Dum"

See also

 Aaha Kalyanam (2014), the Tamil remake of the film in production.
 Jamuna Paar, an Indian TV serial inspired by Band Baaja Baaraat
 Band Baaja Baaraat, is based on the Indian TV serial Rishta.com (2010) produced by YRF
 Jabardasth (2013), a Telugu film inspired from Band Baaja Baaraat
 Bollywood films of 2010

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2010 films
Indian films
2010s Hindi-language films
2010 romantic comedy films
Films shot in Mumbai
Films set in Delhi
Yash Raj Films films
Films shot in Delhi
Films about Indian weddings
Hindi films remade in other languages
Indian romantic comedy films
Films shot in Rajasthan
2010 directorial debut films
Films directed by Maneesh Sharma Puru Chibber is an Indian television actor best known for playing the role of Hameer Rizvi in Yash Raj Films' crime drama Khotey Sikkey on Sony TV and Sachin  Deshmukh in television show Pavitra Rishta. He also starred in the movies Band Baaja Baaraat and Bhoomi.

He was also seen portraying the roles of Rocky Singh in Beintehaa, Karan in Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se, and Ketan Mehta in Naamkarann.

Personal life

Chibber was born on 22 August 1986 in New Delhi, and is son of actress Vibha Chibber, who was seen in the serial Bidaai and Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein.

Career

Chibber played the role of Hameer Rizvi, the son of an owner of a pharmaceutical company and expert in gambling, in Khotey Sikkey which is about five rich youngsters and one stubborn cop who manages to solve various crimes in an unorthodox manner but emerges victorious.

He was also seen in the 2010 movie Band Baaja Baraat, in which he played the role of Bittoo's(Ranveer Singh) best friend. He has also worked in the movies Choo Lenge Akash and The Warrior. He was also seen in Ekta Kapoor's show Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV, as Sachin Deshmukh. He was also seen in the show Beintehaa as Rocky Singh and Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se as Karan.He plays the role of Ketan Mehta in the Star Plus show Naamkaran.Currently[2021],he plays the role of SP Abhay Anand in the OTT (Sonyliv) platform Web Series Love J Action.

Filmography

Shows 
 2022-present : Sab Satrangi as Deepu Maurya
 2016–2017 : Naamkarann as Ketan Mehta
 2015 : Reporters (Indian TV series) as Rony
 2015 : Adaalat as Tara Singh
 2014 : Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se as Karan
 2014 : Beintehaa as Rocky Singh
 2014 : Yeh Hai Aashiqui as Raghav in episode 28
 2012 : Gumrah – End Of Innocence
 2011-2012 : Pavitra Rishta as Sachin Deshmukh (Sachu)
 2011 : Khotey Sikkey as Hameer Rizvi
 2011 : Rishta.com as Mihir in Episode 19
 2014–2015: Box Cricket League 1 as Contestant
 2016: Box Cricket League 2 as Contestant

Movies 
 2001 : Choo Lenge Akash
 2001 : The Warrior
 2010 : Band Baaja Baraat as Bittoo's best friend
 2015 : Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye
 2016 : A Scandall
 2017 : Bhoomi

Web Series 
 2021 :  Love J Action as SP Abhay Anand

References

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Indian male television actors
Living people
1990 births