I Hate Luv Storys is a 2010 Bollywood romantic comedy film starring Sonam Kapoor and Imran Khan in the main roles. This film writer/Director is Punit Malhotra and producer are Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Ronnie Screwvala’s UTV Motion Pictures. The film was released on 2 July 2010 and went on to become a box office hit. I Hate Luv Storys was partly filmed in Queenstown, New Zealand.
- Directer : Punit Malhotra
- Producer : Hiroo Yash Johar,Karan Johar,Ronnie Screwvala
- Writer : Punit Malhotra
- Starring : Imran Khan,Sonam Kapoor
- Music /Songs : Vishal–Shekhar
- Background score : Salim Sulaiman
- Cinematography : Ayananka Bose
- Editor : Akiv Ali
- Distributor : Dharma Productions,UTV Motion Pictures
- Release date : 2 July 2010
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
- Budget : Rs. 30 crore
- Box office : Rs. 82.5 crore
I Hate Luv Storys film trailer :
Film story :
Simran (Sonam Kapoor) loves Bollywood film romances so much so that her life has started to resemble one. With her awesome job and a “Mr. Perfect” fiancé, Raj (Sameer Dattani), she lives a dreamy life. But then comes Jay (Imran Khan), who brings a fresh joy into her life. Jay is an assistant to a director who is famous for his love story films; however, Jay hates love stories. He is a disbeliever of love. He first hates Simran for her obsession with romance, and Simran also has a bad impression of him, but soon after, the two become friends.
Simran’s close bond with Jay starts problems in her love life. She feels that Raj is not right for her, and falls in love with Jay, dreaming of spending her entire life with him. She decides to confess her feelings to him, but after doing so, Jay explains that he never thought of her that way—they were only best friends. Heartbroken, Simran leaves and does not speak to Jay.
Jay finds that her absence in his life upsets him and realises that he has fallen in love with her. He plans a romantic dinner, asking Simran to meet him. He admits that he loves her but this time, she rejects him, as she does not want to hurt Raj’s feelings after giving him another chance. A heartbroken Jay tries to accept the fact that he has lost Simran to Raj. However, Jay’s friends and his mother persuade him to not give up on Simran. Jay tries to make Simran jealous but soon realises that manipulating her feelings will hurt her even more.
During that time, Raj proposes to Simran, and she accepts. But, Simran realises she doesn’t love Raj, and tells him so. She goes to the movie premiere, where she hopes to meet Jay. On the other hand, Jay is leaving, as he has given up all hopes of being with Simran. At the airport, he talks to his mother and she again asks him not to give up. Encouraged, Jay runs back to the premiere. He finds Simran outside the theatre and the two express their love for each other and hug, finally getting their happy ending.
Star cast of the film :
- Imran Khan as Jay Dhingra
- Sonam Kapoor as Simran
- Samir Soni as Veer Kapoor
- Sammir Dattani as Raj Dholakia
- Aamir Ali as Rajiv
- Pooja Rawal Ghai as Priya
- Kavin Dave as Kunal
- Bruna Abdullah as Gisele
- Ketki Dave as Simran’s mother
- Anju Mahendru as Jay’s mother
- Aseem Tiwari as Nikhil
- Shireesh Sharma as Simran’s Dad
- Khushboo Shroff as Nidhi
- Avantika Malik Khan as guest appearance
- Himarsha Venkatsamy as guest appearance
Review of the film :
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5/5 saying, “On the whole, I Hate Luv Storys is a young and vibrant love story with tremendous appeal for the yuppies. The fresh pairing and the on-screen electrifying chemistry, the lilting musical score and the magical moments in the film should attract its target audience”
Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India also praised the lead performances but found the plot predictable and rated the movie 3/5 saying, “Thematically, I Hate Luv Storys is extremely simplistic, uni-layered and terribly predictable”.
Gaurav Malani of IndiaTimes rated the movie 2/5 and said, “If you hate love stories this one’s certainly not for you. Which means this ends up being another love story and that too a dull one!”
Music / Song of the film :
“Jab Mila Tu”……………………………..Vishal Dadlani
“Bin Tere”……………………..Shafqat Amanat Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan
“I Hate Luv Storys”…………Vishal Dadlani
“Bahara”…………………………Shreya Ghoshal, Sona Mohapatra
“Sadka Kiya”………………………..Suraj Jagan, Mahalakshmi Iyer
“Bin Tere (Reprise)”……………Shekhar Ravjiani
“Bahara – Chill Version”……………..Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
“Bin Tere – Remix”………………..Salim, Sunidhi Chauhan
Box office collection of the film :
I Hate Luv Storys had a strong opening in multiplexes and a good opening in single screens. It collected 660 million All-India net and was declared a hit at the box office.
- First Day………..rs. 6.77 crores
- Saturday………..rs. 7.17 crores
- Sunday………….rs. 8.76 crores
- First Weekend…….. rs. 22.71 crores
- Monday……………. rs. 3.70 crores
- Tuesday………. rs. 3.10 crores
- First Week…….. rs. 31.78 crores
- Second Week…….. rs. 8.81 crores
- Third Week………….rs. 2.56 crores
- Lifetime India (net)…… rs. 44 crores
- Worldwide Gross………rs. 74 crores
Awards won this film :
- 2011 Star Screen Awards
- Winner – Best Female Playback Singer – Shreya Ghoshal for “Bahara”
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