Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011-movie) : Bollywood Hindi Film

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Movie Details :

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Movie is an 2011 Indian Bollywood buddy road comedy drama film directer is Zoya Akhtar and producer are Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment. The film Star cast are 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 550 million. The music and score were composer are Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

The film’s story follows three childhood friends, Arjun, Kabir, and Imraan, 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. 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 in 1,800 screens and was a critical and commercial success that grossed 1.53 billion and received critical acclaim for its performances, story, music, humour, and direction. After its theatrical run, the film was nominated for and won several awards, including two National Film Awards.

• Directer : Zoya Akhtar
• Producer : Farhan Akhtar,Ritesh Sidhwani
• Screenplay : Zoya Akhtar,Reema Kagti
• Story : Zoya Akhtar,Reema Kagti
• Starring : Hrithik Roshan,Abhay Deol,Farhan Akhtar,Katrina Kaif,Kalki Koechlin
• Music : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
• Cinematography : Carlos Catalan
• Editer : Ritesh Soni,Anand Subaya
• Casting : Nandini Shrikent
• Production Design : Suzanne Caplan Merwanji
• Set Decoration : Rebeca Comerma,Mithva Krishen
• Costume Design : Roshan Ara,Arjun Bhasin
• Makeup Department : Marta Arce,Avan Contractor,Walter Dorairaj,Apeni George
• Special Effects : Miguel Olarieta,David Prado
• Visual Effects : Pranay Agarwal,Shraddha Belose,Neil Cunningham
• Action Directer : Anees Adenwala,Guiomar Alonso,Ángel Gómez de la Torre,David Hernández Silva
• Production Company : Eros International,Excel Entertainment,Kanzaman,UTV
• Distributors : Eros International ,Amazon Prime Video,Bollywood Europa
• Genres : Comedy,Drama
• Release date : 15 July 2011
• Running time : 153 minutes
• Country : India
• Language : Hindi

Star Cast of The Film :

• Hrithik Roshan as a Arjun Saluja
• Farhan Akhtar as a Imraan Qureshi
• Abhay Deol as a Kabir Dewan
• Katrina Kaif as a Laila
• Kalki Koechlin as a Natasha Arora
• Ariadna Cabrol as a Nuria
• Naseeruddin Shah as a Salman Habib
• Deepti Naval as a Raahila Qureshi
• Surpreet Bedi as a Sameera
• Anisa Butt as a Zoya
• Juan Jose Amador as a Flamenco musician 3
• Aashrita Kamath as a Air Hostess
• Lolo Herrero as a Skydiving Instructor
• Barbara Holzer as a Skydiver
• Ravi Khemu as a Kabir’s Father
• Pino Losada as a Flamenco musician 1
• Raaghavv Chanana as a Nikhil (as Raghav Chanana)
• Anuradha Chandan as a Natasha’s mother
• Prashant Prakash as a Boy at the bar
• Ashish Sawhny as a Wedding planner (as Ashish Sawhney)
• Nandini Sen as a Kabir’s Mother
• Arnau Vilardebó as a Man in street
• Peter Wong as a Japanese businessman
• Paloma Fantova Gonzalez as a Flamenco Dancer
• Anisa as a Tanya Arora
• Emmanuel Balayer as a Wedding planner
• Mayank Gupta as a Natasha’s boyfriend
• Carlos José Martínez Álvarez as a Man in the bar
• Serji Misas as a Man in Loo
• Concha Montero as a Senorita
• Pedro Angel Cuadra Mora as a Spanish cop
• Atul Nandra as a Karishma’s Husband
• Miguel Pedregosa as a Bartender
• Stojan Petrov as a AVIS guy
• Isaac de los Reyes as a Flamenco Dancer
• Suhel Seth as a Natasha’s father
• Mandi Sidhu as a Rohini
• Shilpa Singh as a Karishma
• Leonardo Trivino as a Flamenco musician 2
• Gulnaaz Khan as a Señorita Dancer
• Zuri Echea as a Dancer

Story of The Film :

Three friends decide to turn their fantasy vacation into reality after one of their friends gets engaged.

Production :
Development :

In November 2009, director-writer Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti completed the scripting of a film after three months of work. The script had the working title Running with the Bulls, before the title Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was finalised, the new title being an amendment of the line “Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara” from the title song of Rock On!! (2008). 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. Farhan produced the film with Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment. The theme of the film was “three guys on the verge of making commitments in life”, according to him. 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. A special poem inspired by a fan’s poem was written for Katrina Kaif’s character after she was cast in the project. 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. The film’s release date was postponed twice because its original editor Chandan Arora fell ill and they had to re-edit it.

Film Casting :

Initially, the producers wanted Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor to play two of the three leads, but they declined without specifying a reason. 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. He was the first actor to be cast in the film. Farhan Akhtar defined his role as a “fun character” and a “guy who for the longest time takes nothing seriously”. Hrithik Roshan was chosen for another lead role because he was one of Zoya’s favourite actors. 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.

For the role of Laila, Zoya wanted someone with an accent who would be willing to scuba dive, 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. Her role was described as “a free- spirited girl, a wanderer at heart and a bohemian gypsy by nature”. 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”. Spanish actress Ariadna Cabrol was chosen for the role of Nuria because Zoya liked her work in the 2009 Spanish film Eloïse’s Lover.

Film Shooting :

Film Shooting Started in June 2010 and took place in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Mumbai, and in Spain at Barcelona, Pamplona, Buñol and Andalusia. 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.

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. The La Tomatina festival of Buñol was re-created for the song “Ik Junoon”; almost sixteen tons of tomatoes worth 10 million were flown in from Portugal for the scene. A scene involving a kiss between Roshan and Kaif was filmed despite the couple’s reluctance to do so.

The film shooting 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.The climax of the film, which features the Running of the bulls, was filmed at Pamplona. The final schedules were at Vashi and Alibag in Mumbai in December 2010.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Movie Songs / Music :

Composer are 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. The song is also the singing debut of Abhay Deol, who sang it along with the other lead actors Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar.

• “Dil Dhadakne Do” Suraj Jagan, Joi Barua
• “Ik Junoon (Paint It Red)” – Vishal Dadlani,Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Alyssa Mendonsa, Gulraj Singh
• “Khwabon Ke Parindey” – Alyssa Mendonsa, Mohit Chauhan
• “Señorita” – Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Maria del Mar Fernández, Carlyta Mouhini
• “Der Lagi Lekin” – Shankar Mahadevan
• “Sooraj Ki Baahon Mein” – Loy Mendonsa, Dominique Cerejo, Clinton Cerejo
• “Ik Junoon (Remix)” – Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani, Ehsaan Noorani, Alyssa Mendonsa, Gulraj Singh
• “Señorita (Remix)” – Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Maria del Mar Fernández

“Khwabon Ke Parindey” Full Video Song :

• Singer – Mohit chauhan, Alyssa Mendonsa
• Music Director: Shakar Ehsaan Loy
• Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
• Music Label: T-Series

“Señorita” Full Video Song :

• Singer: Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhay DeolMaría del Mar Fernández
• Music Director: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
• Music Label: T- Series

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Movie Review :

This film review are Mostly Positive from Critics, IMDB Public Reviewing site give 8.1 Star Out Of 10 Star with Reviewers are 67,515.

Really this movie is a lot different than normal Bollywood movies . It contains humor , emotions and most of all a message which says “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” . Really hats off to all those who have acted in this movie . Loved it with all my heart .

What i see in normal movies is a poor storyline , a poor narration but this is really an exception . Going against the normal way of film making this is an innovative and different attempt and angle to Indian film making . Also one thing to watch out in this movie are the poetry written by The Legendary Javed Akhtar . Hats off to him as well .

All in all a must watch movie for everyone who loves life but has forgot it for quite some time ….

Critics Rating by Taran Adarsh, from Bollywood Hungama give 3.5 star out of 5 Star.

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