Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu


Contributors to Wikimedia projects

Article Images

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (Hindi: एक मैं और एक तू, English: One of me, and one of you) is an upcoming Hindi romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant Shakun Batra.[2] The film, produced by Karan Johar under his banner of Dharma Productions, stars Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor in their first film together. Actors Ram Kapoor, Boman Irani and Ratna Pathak Shah will be seen in supporting roles.[3] Originally slated to released on 7 October 2011,[4] the film later released on 10 February 2012.[2]

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

Theatrical release poster

Directed byShakun Batra
Screenplay byAyesha Devitre
Shakun Batra
Story byAyesha Devitre
Shakun Batra
Produced byKaran Johar
Hiroo Yash Johar
Ronnie Screwvala
StarringImran Khan
Kareena Kapoor
Boman Irani
Ram Kapoor
Ratna Pathak Shah
CinematographyDavid Mac Donald
Edited byAsif Ali Shaikh
Music byAmit Trivedi
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Dharma Productions

Release date

  • 10 February 2012
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageTemplate:Film Hindi
Budget₹29 crore (US$3.5 million)[1]

Plot

Rahul Kapoor (Imran Khan) suddenly loses his job. He meets Riana Braganza (Kareena Kapoor), a hairstylist, and following a night off debauchery, they wake up to discover they’ve gotten married. They decide to get the marriage annulled. Over the next ten days, they have their share of arguments and laughter which results in an unlikely friendship.

Cast

Production

Development

Pre-production work on the film began in July 2010 when Karan Johar announced his plans of making a new project with debutant Shakun Batra.[5] As principal photography began in Las Vegas, Nevada, media sources began to speculate that it was an adaptation of the 2008 American romantic comedy film, What Happens in Vegas. Johar, however, quickly went to deny these reports, claiming that if he wanted to re-make the film, he would have bought the rights to it.[6] Originally referred to as Short Term Shaadi, the film's title and first look was launched by Johar in August 2011 via the social networking site of Twitter.[2] According to him, "Short Term Shaadi was just a working title that attached itself to this film through the making. Neither [the] director nor [I] were happy with it from the start."[2]

Filming and casting

Following the success of their previous collaboration I Hate Luv Storys (2010), Khan was signed on by Johar to play the film's male protagonist.[5] In an attempt to sign on an actress who had never worked with Khan before, Kapoor was confirmed to play the female lead several days later.[5] Principal photography commenced in November 2010 in Las Vegas after Khan had completed working on his other project[7] and later continued in Los Angeles.[8] After completing the film's first schedule, the crew later shifted to shoot in Pataudi, the Indian state of Haryana.[9]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack of Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, released by T-Series on 26 December 2011, featured music composed by Amit Trivedi with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[10]

Release

The film released worldwide on 10 February 2012, coinciding with Valentine's Day celebrations.[1] Upon release, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu mostly received positive reviews.ReviewGang.com gave it 7.5 out of 10 stars based upon 7 critic's reviews.[11]

Critical reception

Avijit Ghosh of The Times of India gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said that, "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is the sweetest heartbreak that Bollywood has conjured in a long, long time."[12] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood hungama gave the film 4 out of 5 stars saying, "This take on love is refined, smart, lively and thoroughly pleasing thanks to its characters, conversations and the inherent humor".[13] Piyali Dasgupta of NDTV gave 4 out of 5 stars and quoted "I'll play on the film's USP for this review and keep it short and crisp. No extra lines. But, just like you need to read this, you need to go and watch the film."[14] DNA India highly recommended the film and too gave 4 stars out of 5 concluding, "All in all, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a delightful film that keeps getting better along the way, and ends fabulously. Clocking under two hours, the film is a breezy watch that will leave you with a smile."[15] MiD DAY gave 3.5 stars out of 5, concluding "The climax is brave, unpredictable and real. Go watch! Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a small packet of joy."[16] India Today too gave 3.5 stars out of 5 saying, "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a gentle little film, where even the regulation song with Americans dancing to Bollywood music in the middle of Vegas don't look so bad."[17] Daily Bhaskar gave the film three out of five stars, and concluded saying, "Overall, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a typical popcorn entertainment with super-amazing climax which puts it in a different league altogether."[18] Sukanya Verma for Rediff.com too gave the film 3 stars out of 5, and commented that Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is neither on the epic side like Dharma Productions' great, grand ancestors nor weighed down by an overload of pop culture references of those that define the genre.[19] Komal Nahta for Koimoi.com too gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, saying Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is an entertaining and enjoyable fare for the city audience.[20]

On the contrary, The Economic Times gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, and said "It's perfect in whatever it offers. But what it offers is quite average in volume."[21] Kunal Guha of Yahoo! gave 2 stars out of 5, saying "this film doesn’t subscribe to every cliché associated with this auspicious day for getting Main and Tu to become Hum."[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu cash registers already ringing, rakes in Rs.21 crore". NDTV. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Bollywood Hungama News Network (24 August 2011). "KJo reveals first look of Imran-Kareena starrer Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ Nivas, Namita (3 May 2011). "Ram Kapoor focusses on film projects". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. ^ Tuteja, Joginder (14 June 2011). "Kareena is super occupied despite Short Term Shaadi moving ahead". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Garg, Surbhi (8 July 2011). "Karan Johar signs Imran Khan". FV Current Waves. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  6. ^ "'Short Term Shaadi' not an adaptation: Karan Johar". The Indian Express. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  7. ^ Times News Network (19 August 2010). "Kat or Bebo for Imran?". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Imran-Kareena: Bonding in LA". Hindustan Times. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  9. ^ Kareena invites homesick Imran to Pataudi. The Times of India. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  10. ^ Bollywood Hungama News Network (15 June 2011). "T-Series, Dharma Productions begin musical association with Short Term Shaadi". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Ek main aur ekk tu review". Reviewgang. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu - The Times of India review". The Times of India. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  13. ^ Adarsh, Taran. "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  14. ^ Dasgupta, Piyali. "Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu". NDTV. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  15. ^ "Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu". DNA India. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  16. ^ "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu: Sensitive and delightful film". MiD DAY. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  17. ^ "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu movie review". India Today. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  18. ^ "Movie Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu". Daily Bhaskar. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  19. ^ Sukanya Verma. "Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is a treat". Rediff.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  20. ^ "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Review". 10 February 2012. Koimoi.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012. ;      
  21. ^ "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu: Movie Review". The Economic Times. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.     
  22. ^ "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu review". 10 February 2012. Yahoo!. Retrieved 10 February 2012.