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2011 film by Zoya Akhtar

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Five young Indian people stand on grass under a blue sky. From left, a young woman wearing a short black-and-white dress stands with her right leg slightly twisted. A man wearing glasses is jumping with his hands on back of the next person. A second man stares ahead, putting his hands on the shoulders of the fourth man. The third man wears a hat and a scarf, with his hands crossed in front. On the right is a woman wearing a short dress; her right leg is twisted backwards and she holds her elbow stretched out and her left arm to her right.

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Screenplay by Zoya Akhtar
Reema Kagti
Story by Zoya Akhtar
Reema Kagti
Dialogue by Farhan Akhtar
Produced by Farhan Akhtar
Ritesh Sidhwani
Starring Hrithik Roshan
Abhay Deol
Farhan Akhtar
Katrina Kaif
Kalki Koechlin
Cinematography Carlos Catalan
Edited by Anand Subaya
Music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy

Production
company

Excel Entertainment
Distributed by Eros International

Release date
  • 15 July 2011 (2011-07-15)

Running time

 153 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹450 million (US$6.0 million)[2]
Box office ₹1.53 billion (US$20 million)[3]

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (transl.  'Life will never come again'; About this sound pronunciation(help·info) ) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language buddy road comedy-drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, and Kalki Koechlin. It was filmed in Spain, India, Egypt, and the United Kingdom on a budget of ₹450 million (US$6.0 million). The music and background score are composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

The film's story follows three childhood friends, Arjun, Kabir, and Imran, who reunite for a three-week road trip. They set off to Spain and meet Laila, who falls in love with Arjun and helps him overcome his compulsion to work. Kabir and his fiancée Natasha experience significant misunderstandings, while Imran wishes to meet his biological father, an artist. During their trip, each friend chooses a dangerous sport for the group to partake in.

The release of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was initially planned for 27 May 2011 but technical problems with post-production work led to the release being postponed to 24 June and again to 15 July that year. The film had a worldwide release on 1,800 screens and was a critical and commercial success that grossed ₹1.53 billion (US$20 million) and received critical acclaim for its performances, story, music, humor, and direction. After its theatrical run, the film was nominated for and won several awards, including two National Film Awards. The film is now available on Netflix.[4]

Plot [edit]

Kabir Dewan (Abhay Deol) proposes to his girlfriend Natasha Arora (Kalki Koechlin). Their families meet at the engagement party where Natasha learns that Kabir is planning a three-week bachelor party road trip to Spain with his school friends – Imran Qureshi (Farhan Akhtar), an advertisement copywriter; and Arjun Saluja (Hrithik Roshan), a financial broker who is working in London. Kabir says the three friends have a long-standing pact, and that during the road trip each of them will pick an adventure sport that all three will try together. Arjun is initially reluctant to take the trip as he does not want to miss work. Imran secretly plans to find his estranged biological father Salman Habib (Naseeruddin Shah), an artist who lives in Spain.

The three men fly to Spain separately and meet in Barcelona. They plan to visit Costa Brava, Seville, and Pamplona. On the way to Costa Brava, Imran and Kabir are annoyed when Arjun, a workaholic, continues working. Imran casually throws Arjun's mobile phone out of their car, causing an argument in which Arjun accuses Imran of being unapologetic for having an affair four years prior with Arjun's then-girlfriend Sonali. However, the argument is ceased by Kabir who pacifies them both. Upon reaching their destination, they meet Laila (Katrina Kaif), an Anglo-Indian woman, whom Arjun is immediately attracted to; Imran flirts with her and makes Arjun jealous.

Kabir announces he has chosen underwater diving as their first sport, and they later find that Laila is their diving instructor. Arjun, who cannot swim and is aquaphobic, receives assistance from Laila to overcome his fears, and finishes the sport successfully, gaining newfound freshness towards his life. Laila suggests they attend the La Tomatina festival with her in Buñol. Meanwhile, Natasha becomes suspicious of Kabir's involvement with Laila when she sees them via webcam whence Laila has been invited over to the boys' villa for dinner. She crashes the bachelor party trip, much to Kabir's discomfort. Imran spends time with Laila's friend Nuria (Ariadna Cabrol), and Arjun with Laila. After the men leave, both Arjun and Laila realize they have fallen in love and to not regret the partition, Laila chases them on a bike, kissing Arjun passionately before saying goodbye. Natasha is relieved of her suspicions about Kabir, and Arjun, too, grows to respect his life as he now knows it.

On their way to Seville, Kabir drops Natasha at the airport, while Arjun and Imran discuss Kabir's change in behavior around Natasha. The trio then visits Seville to go skydiving, which is Arjun's choice. During the task, Imran is forced to confront his acrophobia and hesitates to take part, but does so. After skydiving, the three men go to a bar and get drunk. They get into a fight with a stranger on whom they had tried to pull a prank. They end up in jail because of it, and Imran calls Salman, who bails them out and takes them to his home. During an in-person conversation with Imran, Salman reveals that he never wanted the responsibility of married life or children but Imran's mother Rahila (Deepti Naval) did. Imran, heartbroken, realizes how his actions must have hurt Arjun four years ago. He apologizes to Arjun, and Arjun, seeing the genuineness of the apology, forgives him with a hug.

The three men learn of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, which is Imran's choice, baffling Kabir and Arjun. Imran contacts Laila, who joins them. When confronted by his friends, Kabir admits to the others that he does not love Natasha and is not ready for marriage. He reveals that Natasha had mistaken a ring he had bought as a birthday present for his mother as a proposal ring for herself. Arjun asks Kabir if that is why the trip was so important to him, because no one else apart from his two best friends would tell him to cancel his wedding. On the morning of the bull run, Imran suggests they make another pact for if they survive the event: Imran vows to publish the poetry he has written in his diary; Arjun vows to go to Morocco with Laila; Kabir promises to tell Natasha he does not want to marry her yet. As they complete the event, the friends gain a renewed sense of their relationships with each other, their families and friends, and themselves.

During the credits, Imran, Kabir, Nuria, and Natasha attend Arjun and Laila's wedding. Natasha and Kabir are no longer together, as she came with a companion, but are still friends, and Imran's poems are revealed to have been published.

Cast [edit]

  • Hrithik Roshan as Arjun Saluja[5]
  • Abhay Deol as Kabir Dewan[6]
  • Farhan Akhtar as Imran Qureshi[7]
  • Katrina Kaif as Laila[8]
  • Kalki Koechlin as Natasha Arora[9]
  • Ariadna Cabrol as Nuria[10]
  • Naseeruddin Shah as Salman Habib[8]
  • Deepti Naval as Rahila Qureshi[11]
  • Suhel Seth as Mr. Arora[12]
  • Concha Montero as Senorita[13]

Anupam Kher filmed scenes as Faisal, Imran's stepfather, but they did not make the theatrical cut.[14]

Production [edit]

Development [edit]

In November 2009, director-writer Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti completed the scripting of a film after three months of work.[15] The script had the working title Running with the Bulls, before the title Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was finalised,[16] the new title being an amendment of the line "Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara" from the title song of Rock On!! (2008).[17] Akhtar and Kagti incorporated real-life observations and wrote the character of Imran for the former's brother Farhan, who wrote the dialogue for the film.[18] Farhan produced the film with Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment.[8] The theme of the film was "three guys on the verge of making commitments in life", according to him.[19] They used Farhan's father Javed Akhtar's poetry as a voiceover because they felt the poetry added depth to the characters and lent voice to their feelings.[20] A special poem inspired by a fan's poem was written for Katrina Kaif's character after she was cast in the project.[21] The first choice for the location of principal photography was Mexico, but was later changed to Spain because the climax features the running of bulls and Zoya wanted a country that blended history, culture, and sports.[20] The film's release date was postponed twice because its original editor Chandan Arora fell ill and they had to re-edit it.[22]

Casting [edit]

Initially, the producers wanted Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor to play two of the three leads, but they declined without specifying a reason.[23] Farhan Akhtar had worked with Zoya on her debut film Luck by Chance and also wrote dialogue for the film; Zoya felt he would know exactly what she wanted from the film.[24] He was the first actor to be cast in the film.[25] Farhan Akhtar defined his role as a "fun character" and a "guy who for the longest time takes nothing seriously".[19] Hrithik Roshan was chosen for another lead role because he was one of Zoya's favourite actors.[26] After finalising the two, she needed someone "who could not just fit in with them visually but also bring something new to the table." She sought Abhay Deol for the role, as he was her friend and had worked with her before in Kagti's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. [24]

For the role of Laila, Zoya wanted someone with an accent who would be willing to scuba dive,[26] and was a half-Indian and half-Caucasian woman. A lot of women were auditioned for the part in New York and London. Later, at a party, Zoya met Katrina Kaif and chose her for the role.[16] Her role was described as "a free- spirited girl, a wanderer at heart and a bohemian gypsy by nature".[21] Zoya had wanted to work with Kalki Koechlin ever since seeing her in Dev.D and That Girl in Yellow Boots; she felt Koechlin would suit the character of Natasha because she had "the sense of comedy, but not over the top".[27] Spanish actress Ariadna Cabrol was chosen for the role of Nuria because Zoya liked her work in the 2009 Spanish film Eloïse's Lover.[24]

Filming [edit]

Principal photography began in June 2010 and took place in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Mumbai, and in Spain at Barcelona, Pamplona, Buñol and Andalusia.[28] [29] Cinematographer Carlos Catalan, who had worked with Zoya on Luck by Chance, wanted all three lead actors to appear tanned because he "didn't want everything glossed over" and wanted to make the film as realistic as possible.[20]

Kaif's introduction scene was shot on a nudist beach; during the filming, the crew asked beach-goers stay out of the frame to avoid objections from the Central Board of Film Certification.[16] The La Tomatina festival of Buñol was re-created for the song "Ik Junoon"; almost sixteen tons of tomatoes worth ₹10 million (US$130,000) were flown in from Portugal for the scene.[30] A scene involving a kiss between Roshan and Kaif was filmed despite the couple's reluctance to do so.[31] The filming of the flamenco song "Señorita" took place in Alájar, a town in the province of Huelva. The crew warned local residents about the song's volume because the scene was filmed at night. On the third day of filming, locals dressed in costumes attended and the mayor of Alájar joined them.[16] The climax of the film, which features the Running of the bulls, was filmed at Pamplona.[32] The final schedules were at Vashi and Alibag in Mumbai in December 2010.[33]

Soundtrack [edit]

Composer trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, who had worked with Farhan Akhtar in Rock On!! and Karthik Calling Karthik, composed the soundtrack for the film. The lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. The composers engaged María del Mar Fernández, a Spanish flamenco singer, to perform the vocals on "Señorita"; her film-singing debut.[34] The song is also the singing debut of Deol and Roshan, who sang it along with Farhan Akhtar.[35]

Marketing [edit]

A Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara press conference at Chandigarh.

The trailer of the film was revealed with the prints of Ready,[36] and was released online on 15 May 2011. Excel Entertainment partnered with Aircel to make promotional videos for the film available on mobile phones and the Internet.[37] The trailer was watched over 55 million times within 48 hours of its release.[38] Two more videos—one each for the songs "Ik Junoon" and "Senorita"—were released on 27 May. The music launch and promotion event took place at Nirmal Lifestyle, Mulund, Mumbai.[39] Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani visited Facebook India to promote the film.[40] A press conference promoting the film was held on 1 July at Chandigarh.[41] Two dialogue promos of the film were released on 3 July. On 7 July the cast and crew embarked on a road trip from Mumbai to Delhi via Surat, Vadodra, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Ajmer and Jaipur that culminated in a concert at Gurgaon. It is believed that British Auto manufacturer Land Rover—which is now owned by Tata Motors—sponsored the Land Rover Discovery driven by the cast members during the trip.[42] A premier at the 12th IIFA Awards before the worldwide release was planned but was not executed.[43]

The film's marketers released branded promotional items with Mountain Dew,[44] Gillette[45] and ING Vysya Bank.[46] A mobile video game based on Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and the La Tomatina festival was released by Jump Games on 19 July 2011 for popular mobile operating systems.[47] OPIUM Eyewear launched exclusive Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara sunglasses[48] to promote the film.

Release [edit]

The release of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was initially scheduled for 27 May 2011,[49] but was postponed to 24 June[50] and again to 15 July 2011. It was released in 1,800 screens worldwide.[51] A special screening of the film was held at the residence of Shah Rukh Khan on 16 July, the birthday of Katrina Kaif. The event was attended by several celebrities, including the film's cast and crew.[52] The far-right political party Shiv Sena criticised the event because it was held three days after the 2011 Mumbai bombings.[53] The producers of the film donated the collections of the film from around 10 theatres in Mumbai to the Maharashtra government as a mark of charity to the victims of the bombings.[54] On 24 March 2012, ZNMD was screened at Bucks New University in High Wycombe, England.[55]

The film was released on DVD on 30 August 2011.[56] It is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo formats with English and Arabic subtitles.[57] The film is also available on Blu-ray disc. Later on, the film was made available in both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

Critical reception [edit]

Zoya Akhtar has a unique, compelling voice and unlike many of her contemporaries, she actually respects that a cinema audience can be both intelligent and mature.

The film garnered acclaim from critics who praised for its performances, story, screenplay, direction, and soundtrack. Based on ten reviews, review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 91% with an average rating of 7.9/10.[59]

Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph called Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara "a beautifully scripted journey of catharsis" and praised director Zoya Akhtar for being "fearless in the way she shoots".[60] In his review for Hindustan Times, Mayank Shekhar gave the film four stars praised the film as "a game-changer for Hindi films since Dil Chahta Hai, and wrote, "What you take home are memorable, amusing moments of three truly adventurous amigos we've all grown up with. And will continue to."[61] Shivesh Kumar of IndiaWeekly awarded the film 4 stars.[62] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5/5, calling it a film for "a more evolved, mature and cinema-literate audience that's geared up to embrace and support newer genres of cinema".[63] Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave the film 3.5/5 stars and lauded its lead performances; "If Abhay is the anchor of the group, Farhan's funster role is full of beans and Hrithik's metamorphosis from uptight, money-minded stock broker to carefree vagabond is a class act".[64]

S. Chatterjee of NDTV, gave the film 3/5 stars and said its philosophy is quite old; he praised Zoya Akhtar's direction, stating, "Zoya Akhtar, by investing the tale with a delightful lightness of touch and dollops of gentle wit, brings a degree of freshness to bear upon the plot".[65] Shaikh Ayaz of Rediff rated the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote that Zoya Akhtar had put together a familiar plot but the film's fresh energy is entertaining. He wrote, "Akhtar's invigorating characters pump in fresh energy into a film that could have been strictly mediocre".[66] Kaveree Bamzai of India Today also praised for Akhtar's direction and said, "By the time I finished watching Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara I was convinced that no one can make a romance as beautifully as a woman", giving the film 4 stars.[67]

Subhash K Jha rated Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 3.5/5 and wrote; "Zoya, God bless her aesthetics, sucks us into the beauty of the moment, not giving us any reason to believe that life's most precious truths are swathed in squalor".[68] Blessy Chettiar of DNA India praised the music and Farhan Akhtar's acting as highlights of the film, saying, "For all this, the storywriters use heavy doses of symbolism. Deep-sea diving at Costa Brava, sky-diving in Sevilla and the San Fermin bull run in Pamplona, not to forget the Tomatina festival in Bunyol, where Arjun finally lets go. Fears are drowned, let open in the sky and finally at the mercy of raging bulls", giving it 3 stars.[69] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN stated, "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara takes the light-hearted tone of a fun, all-boys road trip through Spain to give you a deep and heartfelt message on why we should live life by seizing the moment and following our hearts". He also praised the performances, highlighting them as one of the main positives of the film, but also said the film's length "sucks some fun of out of the ride" and gave a rating of 3.5 stars.[58] Raja Sen of Rediff said the film "tried too hard to be cool" and gave it 1.5/5 stars.[12] Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu said "Zoya Akhtar's second outing as a director is way more filmi than her first about the film industry. This one only pretends to be real. It's not."[70]

Ryan Gilbey of The Guardian was broadly positive about the film; he wrote, "It's still playing to full houses, and you can see why. Slick it may be. But tourist board employees representing the various Spanish cities flattered in the movie are not the only ones who will come out grinning", and that he found the film "stubbornly un-macho" for a buddy film.[71] The National reviewer Kaleem Aftab, in his 4-star review wrote; "Throwing together road trip, romcom and buddy-buddy action in a single picture may sound like an ill-conceived masala mash-up, but like any good dish, the ingredients are blended together with affection to create one of the best feel-good movies of the year".[72]

Box office [edit]

In India, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara came in second on release behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. It opened well in the multiplexes; the occupancy ranged from 70 to 100 per cent,[73] despite receiving average opening in single-screen cinemas except in the metro cities.[74] The film grossed ₹525 million (US$7.0 million) in its opening three-day weekend,[75] including ₹73.9 million (US$980,000) on its first day,[76] and a net total of ₹265 million (US$3.5 million) on the third day.[77] After ten days of worldwide showings it grossed ₹1.08 billion (US$14 million).[78] In 17 days, it grossed over ₹700 million (US$9.3 million) in India.[79] With no significant competition other than Singham, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara remained in second place at the box office for four weeks after its release. It was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2011 in India and internationally; it was declared a super-hit in India and in overseas territories.[80]

Outside India, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara grossed ₹120 million (US$1.6 million) in three days, which made it the biggest opening for an Indian film in 2011.[75] The film reached top-twenty lists in the US and UK.[81] It grossed £896,289 in UK, US$3,103,656 in the US, AU$387,384 in Australia and NZ$136,380 in New Zealand.[82] As of January 2012, the film has grossed $7.25 million overseas.[83]

The film grossed ₹1.53 billion (US$20 million) worldwide, surpassing the worldwide gross of Hrithik Roshan's Dhoom 2 and becoming the ninth-highest worldwide grossing Bollywood film of all time as of October 2011.[3] As of October 2021, the film is ranked on position 89 for worldwide grossing of Indian films.[84]

Controversies [edit]

After the release of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) objected to the bull-running scene and sought support from fans via their Twitter page to ban the film. PETA spokesperson Poorva Joshipura spoke about the event and said, "We will now be contacting the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Central Board of Film Certification to take action". The film's producer Ritesh Sidhwani said, "We had submitted all the papers to the Animal Welfare Board India that stated that none of the animals were injured or hurt in any way and only then, the censor board cleared the movie. We are only showing the culture of Spain."[85] Spanish-American artist Charo sent a letter to Zoya Akhtar on behalf of PETA asking her to remove all of the scenes related to the running of the bulls.[86]

Accolades [edit]

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara won two awards at the 59th National Film Awards in the Best Audiography and Best Choreography categories.[87] [88] It also won several awards at regional ceremonies, mainly for the 'Best Film' and 'Best Director'; these include the Filmfare Awards,[89] Stardust Awards,[90] Zee Cine Awards,[91] IIFA Awards,[92] Screen Awards,[93] and the Asian Film Awards.[94]

Potential sequel [edit]

Following the film's release, Zoya Akhtar said she had an idea of making a sequel to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara; she said, "You never know, I might or may not make a sequel. It all depends on the right content."[95] It has been reported that the actors are expected to reprise their roles in the sequel if it is officially launched.[96] In an interview with Hindustan Times, Roshan said the plot of the sequel could be set five or six years after the events depicted in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and that the characters would be older and would have a reason to go on another trip.[97] As of August 2011[update], no official confirmation of a sequel had been announced, despite requests from many viewers.[98] After the IIFA ceremony, Farhan Akhtar said there was "no necessity" for a sequel.[99] Later in 2013, in an interview with Hindustan Times, Zoya Akhtar expressed interest in writing for the sequel after completing the filming of her next project, Dil Dhadakne Do, which was released in June 2015,[100] although in February 2019 she said, "Honestly, people want a second movie of ZNMD, but I think the best franchise would either be Luck By Chance or Dil Dhadakne Do."[101]

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External links [edit]

  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara at IMDb
  • Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara at Box Office Mojo

Javed Akhtar Poetry in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zindagi_Na_Milegi_Dobara