Shuddh-Desi-Romance
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Shuddh-Desi-Romance
Shuddh Desi Romance is a 2013 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film features Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra and newcomer Vaani Kapoor in leading roles. The film set in Jaipur, Rajasthan, explores the views of young generation on commitment, live-in relationships and arranged marriages as compared to love marriages in small town India. It was released on September 6, 2013. It will screen in the Gala Presentation section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Upon release, the film got positive reviews from critics and positive response from audience.
Plot
Raghu Ram (Sushant Singh Rajput) is a tourist guide in Jaipur, who also doubles up as rental baraati for Goyal (Rishi Kapoor), a wedding planner. Raghu is suffering from pre-marital jitters. On his way to his wedding venue, Raghu meets Gayatri (Parineeti Chopra), an open minded, free willed, independent woman who lives life on her own terms. An already confused Raghu, heavily impressed by her freedom, gathers the guts to run away from his own wedding.
A fortnight later, the two meet and begin dating. Entering into a live-in-relationship, Mr.Gupta (Tarun Vyas) is typical Desi Neighbor of Gayatri, catches raghu with gayatri and later creates some issues in Raghu's mind, but the two decide to get married. On the day of the wedding, Gayatri runs out on him, and Raghu is left inconsolably confused.
Soon after, at a wedding, Raghu meets Tara (Vaani Kapoor), the woman he was going to tie the knot with, before he met Gayatri. She asks him out initially on a revenge trip but slowly their relationship turns serious. Just as he is about to ask her to marry him, Gayatri re-enters his life.
Cast
- Sushant Singh Rajput as Raghu
- Parineeti Chopra as Gayatri
- Vaani Kapoor as Tara
- Rishi Kapoor as Goyal
- Tarun Vyas as Gupta ji, Gayatri's neighbour
- Rajesh Sharma as Mausa Ji
- Kunal Kumar
Production
- Scripting
The script of the film was written by Jaideep Sahni, who has previous written films like Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006), Chak De! India(2007) and Company (film) (2002). The setting of the film, Jaipur was used to provide a contrast from life-style of big cities, and also to depict how a traditional ways of life complete with its hypocrisies, co-exist in these smaller cities along with modern influences.[6]
- Filming
While the majority of the film has been shot in and around Jaipur, Rajasthan, the title song of film was shot at Mehrangarh Fort, palaces and bylanes inJodhpur, Rajasthan and with lead actors, and choreographed by
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