Band Baaja Baaraat

Band Baaja Baaraat
Band Baaja Baaraat
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Maneesh Sharma
Screenplay by	Habib Faisal
Story by	Maneesh Sharma
Produced by	Aditya Chopra
Starring	Ranveer Singh; Anushka Sharma
Cinematography	Aseem Mishra
Edited by	Namrata Rao
Music by	Salim–Sulaiman
Production; company	Yash Raj Films
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date	10 December 2010;
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹150 million
Box office	₹333 million

Band Baaja Baaraat (transl. Band, Music, and Party; also known as Wedding Planners) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It stars Ranveer Singh in his debut lead acting role and Anushka Sharma. In the film, Shruti Kakkar (Sharma) and Bittoo Sharma (Singh) team up to create a wedding planning enterprise.

Band Baaja Baaraat was released worldwide on 10 December 2010, and proved to be a commercial success, despite initial competition from No Problem and Tees Maar Khan. Upon release, it received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its novel setting, screenplay, soundtrack and the leads' performances.^[2]^[3]

At the 56th Filmfare Awards, Band Baaja Baaraat received 6 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Maneesh Sharma) and Best Actress (Anushka Sharma), and won 2 awards – Best Male Debut (Singh) and Best Debut Director (Maneesh Sharma).

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.^[4]

^ BOI Trade Network. "Box Office 2010". Box office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ Tuteja, Joginder. "Final verdict – Band Baaja Baaraat is success story". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
^ Nahta, Komal (10 January 2011). "Tees Maar Khan Crashes Further, Band Baaja Baaraat Still in the Race". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
^ "YRF Movies - Latest and Upcoming Hindi Movies Yash Raj Films".

[boi-1] BOI Trade Network. "Box Office 2010". Box office India. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[2] Tuteja, Joginder. "Final verdict – Band Baaja Baaraat is success story". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.

[3] Nahta, Komal (10 January 2011). "Tees Maar Khan Crashes Further, Band Baaja Baaraat Still in the Race". Retrieved 1 October 2011.

[4] "YRF Movies - Latest and Upcoming Hindi Movies Yash Raj Films".

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