Happy New Year (2014 film)

Happy New Year
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFarah Khan
Written byScreenplay:
Farah Khan
Althea Kaushal
Dialogues:
Mayur Puri
Story byFarah Khan
Produced byGauri Khan
StarringDeepika Padukone[1]
Shah Rukh Khan
Abhishek Bachchan
Sonu Sood
Boman Irani
Vivaan Shah
Jackie Shroff
CinematographyManush Nandan
Edited byAnand Subaya
Tushar Parekh
Music bySongs:
Vishal–Shekhar
Guest Composition:
Dr. Zeus
RDB
Background Score:
John Stewart Eduri
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release dates
  • 23 October 2014 (2014-10-23) (Dubai)
  • 24 October 2014 (2014-10-24) (India)
Running time
178 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹150 crore[3]
Box office₹394 crore[4]

Happy New Year (sometimes abbreviated as HNY) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film[5] directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast of Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. It was distributed worldwide by Yash Raj Films.[6] In the film, a bunch of losers transform themselves into a team that wins over the hearts of the people in the city and across the world, all as part of their quest to pull off the biggest diamond heist ever seen.

Made on a total budget of 150 crore (US$24.58 million), the film marked the third collaboration of the lead actor, producer and director; they previously worked on Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007), the latter of which also featured Padukone as the female lead.

Happy New Year was released on Diwali 2014 with dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu, and gained around 4,200 screens in Hindi and 800 screens in Tamil and Telugu, that was the biggest film release in India up until then.[7] It received mixed reviews from critics, who appreciated the cast performances especially Khan and Bachchan's, soundtrack, humor, cinematography, action sequences, production design and visual effects, but criticized the writing, length and pace. It grossed 44.97 crore (US$7.37 million) in India on its opening day which was the record for the highest domestic opening for an indian film at that time and eventually grossing a total of 394 crore (US$64.56 million) worldwide.

At the 60th Filmfare Awards, Happy New Year received 2 nominations – Best Supporting Actor (Bachchan) and Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal for "Manwa Laage"). The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences features the film's script in their library.[8]

  1. ^ Subhash K. Jha (22 November 2015). "Kajol takes hubby's name for the first time". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Even in Chennai Express and Happy New Year, Deepika Padukone's name appeared before SRK's.
  2. ^ "HAPPY NEW YEAR (12A) - British Board of Film Classification". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Happy New Year". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2014-gross was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Happy New Year (12)". British Board of Film Classification.
  6. ^ "Yash Raj Films". Yash Raj Films. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Top India Screens All Time". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ^ "'Happy New Year' goes to Oscar Library". Zee News. 17 November 2014.

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