Kya Love Story Hai
Kya Love Story Hai (transl. What a Love Story) is a 2007 Indian romantic comedy film starring Tusshar Kapoor and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. It is directed by debutant Lovely Singh and produced by Adlabs Films Ltd and V R Entertainers. The film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa. The tagline of the movie is What if... Simplicity is all you need
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| Directed by | Lovely Singh |
| Produced by | Adlabs Films Ltd V R Entertainers |
| Written by | Rahul Singh |
| Starring | Ayesha Takia Tusshar Kapoor Karan Hukku Rajesh Khattar Sujata Rahul Singh Shyam Poonam Gipson |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
| Distributed by | Studio 18 |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes [app.] |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | App. 60-70 million |
Plot
Cast
- Ayesha Takia as Kajal Mehra
- Tusshar Kapoor as Arjun
- Karan Hukku as Ranveer Oberoi
- Rajesh Khattar as Kajal's Father
- Sujata Kumar as Ranveer's Mom
- Rahul Singh as Chiku (Arjun's Friend)
- Shyam Mashalkar as Romeo (Arjun's Friend)
- Poonam Gipson as Suzzane (Kajal's Friend)
- Liza Ackermann as Vanilla (Chiku's love interest)
- Shahid Kapoor in a Special Appearance
- Kareena Kapoor as special appearance in the song ‘’It's Rocking’’
Characters
Kajal (age 20)
Ayesha Takia plays Kajal, a young independent girl who knows exactly what she wants. She lost her mother at a young age and her father was busy traveling abroad on business. She's studying and works part-time as well. She's a hardworking girl of today's generation with that innate drive and vigor.
Kajal has always dreamed of a particular guy in her life who has to be someone who creates his own destiny. Someone who doesn't take on an inheritance and enjoy on the riches but is self made. She met Arjun who is good-for-nothing type of a guy. So when she actually comes to know him more and more, she realizes that what she wanted in life was not right.
Arjun (age 25)
Tushaar Kapoor plays Arjun, A young man whose parents are no more, he has inherited a fortune from them and is now living a carefree life sans any worries. He is not concerned about his future since he has a glorious present to live.
He experiences love-at-first-sight with Kajal but as he knows more about her he got to know that he is not the perfect man for her.
Ranveer (age 32)
Karan Hukku plays Ranveer, a guy who is very focused and hardworking. He lost his father at a very young age and so he has seen the hard part of life. He always thinks about his work. He doesn't know how to party or have fun.
Kajal falls in love with Ranveer because he is the ideal guy for her who is very hard working. He is much focused and his main agenda is to make his mother happy.
Vanilla (age 28)
Liza Ackermann plays Vanilla the love interest of Chiku, who is Arjun's friend. Unfortunately, Vanilla already has a fiancé, which leads to a comical fight in a nightclub where Arjun steps in to save the day.
Crew
- Director: Lovely Singh
- Story / Writer:Rahul Singh (writer)
- Screenplay: Rahul Singh (writer)
- Dialogue: Niranjan Iyengar
- Producer:N.R Pachisia
- Associate Producer: Pravin Talreja
- Music Director: Pritam
- lyrics: Shabbir Ahmed
- music label: T-Series
- Editor: Steven Bernard
- Cinematography: Rajeev Shrivastava
- Choreography: Rajeev Soorti
- Singers: Shaan, Alisha Chinoy, Sonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala, Joy, Jolly Mukherjee, Zubeen Garg
- Costume Designer: Manish Malhotra
- Makeup: Vijay Paswan (Ayesha Takia), Jitendra Sawant (Tusshar Kapoor), Raju Babu
- Hair Dresser: Rekha Patil (Ayesha Takia), Jatashika Bandari (Tusshar Kapoor)
- Line Producer: Abhisekh Goel
- Graphics: Rajnish Mishra
- Overseas distributor: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Music
The song "It's Rocking" is a remake/remix of the very popular 1957 song "Ude Jab Jab Zulfein Teri", which was sung by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi for the Bollywood film Naya Daur.
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Picturised on |
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| "I Miss You Every Day" | Shaan | 5:32 | Ayesha Takia and Tusshar Kapoor |
| "It's Rocking" | Alisha Chinoy | 4:59 | Kareena Kapoor |
| "Gumsum Hai Dil Mera" | Sonu Nigam | 5:14 | Ayesha Takia and Tusshar Kapoor |
| "Aye Khuda" | Kunal Ganjawala | 4:17 | Ayesha Takia, Tusshar Kapoor and Karan Hukka |
| "Deewana Teri Aankhon Ka" | Joy, Jojo | 3:45 | Ayesha Takia and Karan Hukka |
| "Jeena Kya Tere Bina" | Zubeen Garg | 6:05 | Ayesha Takia, Tusshar Kapoor and Karan Hukka |
| "I Miss You Every Day" - Remix | Shaan | 5:11 | Tusshar |
| "Jeena Kya Tere Bina" - Remix | Zubeen Garg | 5:45 |
Box office
U.K Business
SOURCE : The New York Times
| Weekend | Position | Weekend Gross | Cumulative Gross | # of Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–22 April 2007 | 22 | £26,297 | £26,297 | 17 |
| 27–29 April 2007 | 33 | £5,236 | £45,797 | 15 |
| 4–6 May 2007 | 55 | £924 | £53,717 | 02 |
| 11 – 13 May 2007 | 80 | £540 | £55,181 | 01 |
India Business
SOURCE : BoxOfficeIndia
| Week No. | Position | Week Gross | Total Gross | # of Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01 | Rs. 28,40,00,00 | Rs. 28,40,00,00 | 339 |
| 2. | 05 | Rs. 2,70,00,00 | Rs. 31,10,00,00 | 100 |
| 3. | 10 | Rs. 20,00,00 | Rs. 31,30,00,00 | 10 |