Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
Directed by	Ratnaa Sinha
Written by	Kamal Pandey
Produced by	Vinod Bachchan Manju Bachchan
Starring	Rajkummar Rao Kriti Kharbanda
Cinematography	Suresh Beesaveni
Edited by	Ballu Saluja
Music by	Songs: Anand Raj Anand JAM8 Arko Pravo Mukherjee Zain-Sam-Raees Rashid Khan Score: Prasad Sashte
Production companies	Soundrya Productions Soham Rockstar Entertainment
Distributed by	UFO Movies India
Release date	10 November 2017 (2017-November-10)
Running time	137 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹14.38 crore[2]

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (transl. Do attend the wedding) is a 2017 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Ratnaa Sinha. The film features Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Kharbanda as main protagonist, while K.K. Raina, Alka Amin, Vipin Sharma, Govind Namdev, Navni Parihar, Nayani Dixit, Manoj Pahwa featured in supporting roles. The story revolves around two individuals viz. Satyendra (IAS Officer) and Aarti (PCS Officer) and relates their journey from how they are brought together by a marriage proposal and fall in love with each other but on the night of their marriage, destiny, and individual decisions, takes the two of them in two different directions.^[3][4]

Made on a budget of ₹130 million (US$1.8 million), the film earned ₹87 million (US$1.2 million) in its first week eventually collectiing a lifetime worldwide gross of ₹194 million (US$2.7 million). It had a worldwide release on 10 November 2017 with a mixed response from the critics.^[5][6] Its music was composed by Anand Raj Anand, JAM8, and Arko with lyrics written by Kumaar.

Plot[]

Hailing from a conservative family, Aarti Shukla (Kriti Kharbanda), an intelligent girl from Kanpur, meets Satyendra Mishra (Rajkummar Rao), a clerk in the Excise Department, on her parents' persistence who are trying to fix an arranged marriage for her. Aarti finds Satyendra's off-traditional views charming, while Satyendra is mesmerized by Aarti's beauty. Satyendra and Aarti decide to move forward and both of them fall in love with each other. On the night of marriage, Aarti comes to know that she has cleared the PCS exam. Aabha (Nayani Dixit) her sister warns her that if she gets married, her in-laws won't let her pursue the career dreams that she has. On Abha's and maternal uncle Jogi's (Manoj Pahwa) provocation, Aarti decides to run-away from her house without informing Satyendra or his family. Satyendra is shocked to know about the incident and is left heartbroken. During the end, a fight erupts as Jogi forces Satyendra's family to return dowry money. Satyendra agrees to pay back which leaves his family to undergo hard times with loss of face in the society, and his mother Shanti being forced selling all her jewelry to repay money to Aarti's family.

Five years later, Aarti who is now a PCS Officer is successfully moving up in her career. She even helps her best friend Neelam to get a job in the same office. Aarti is accused of taking a bribe and suspended till her case is resolved. During the investigation, Aarti discovers to her horror that the officer in charge of her case is Satyendra, who has now become an IAS Officer. She is shocked to find out the changed attitude and lack of sympathy he has for her. Throughout the investigation process, the evidence Satyendra finds leans towards Aarti taking a bribe. He makes matters worse for Aarti by humiliating and questioning Aarti's motives, to which she responds by finally breaking down and confronts him privately. Satyendra gives her an option and asks for the bribe, though Aarti confirms she doesn't have it. Aarti goes to Kukreja, the builder, to ask him for the bribe money, but he tells her that he did not take anything and that everyone already knows she does take bribes. The conversation that they have was actually being recorded and as Satyendra watches it, he orders that Aarti be arrested for trying to manipulate the investigation.

During the trial, Satyendra replays the video that was recorded of Aarti and Kukreja, which continues to play after Aarti leaves the compound. It is revealed in the video that there was a plot between Neelam and Kukreja to kill Aarti because of the drama that Satyendra and Aarti were causing for them. It is revealed by Satyendra's explanation of the video that Kukreja, Neelam, and the broker Rakesh were friends and that they've been selling unused government land to businesses under Aarti's name. They were able to because of Neelam misusing Aarti's trust and by getting papers signed in her ignorance. As the trial ends, Aarti is found to be innocent and Kukreja, Neelam, and the broker Rakesh are arrested. Aarti is shocked to find out that Satyendra saved her life by sending her to prison and also saved her from jail time by revealing the truth.

Aarti knows Satyendra still loves her and later tries her best to make amends to marry him, but he refuses to marry her. Aarti finally tells him that she will marry a prospective new groom, Sharad. Satyendra and his family are also invited to the wedding. On the day of the wedding, Satyendra realizes his love for Aarti and gate-crashes into her wedding. It is revealed that Sharad is her brother-in-law and that the wedding was only a drama planned by both the families to make Satyendra realize his true feelings. The film ends with Aarti and Satyendra's marriage.

Cast[]

Production[]

Development[]

In February 2017, producer Vinod Bachchan made the official announcement about his film Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana with Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Kharbanda in lead roles.^[7] For the role of Aarti Shukla, the first choice of filmmaker Ratna Sinha was Taapsee Pannu who had reportedly^[8] came on board to do the film but later on decided against doing so citing lack of dates. The second choice of Ratna Sinha was Katrina Kaif, the third was Ileana D'Cruz, and the fourth was Kriti Kharbanda.^[9][10][11]

Filming[]

The principal photography of Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana began in March 2017 in Allahabad. The scenes that were included in the movie was that of ' Hanuman mandir'' in civil lines of allahabad, '' LORD CURZON BRIDGE '' near Naini and beautiful sights of Sangam side. Following which there was a 30-day schedule in Lucknow while the final schedule of the film took place in Kanpur.^[12] Some famous scenes of Lucknow include the Ambedkar Memorial Park. A set worth ₹20 million was created in Lucknow by art director Arup Adhikari, set designer Shabiul Haasan and their team to film a wedding sequence that formed the climax of the film.^[13][14]

Soundtrack[]

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
Soundtrack album by Arko, KAG for JAM8, Raees-Zain-Sam, Anand Raaj Anand & Rashid Khan
Released	24 October 2017 (2017-October-24)[15]
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	44:32
Language	Hindi
Label	Zee Music Company
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack album of Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana comprises 11 songs composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Kaushik-Akash-Guddu (KAG) For JAM8, Zain-Sam-Raees, Anand Raaj Anand and Rashid Khan while the lyrics were written by Kumaar, Shakeel Azmi, Gaurav Krishna Bansal, Arko and Kunal Verma.^[16][17] Vocals on the album's eight tracks were performed by several singers mainly Yasser Desai, Arijit Singh, and Shafqat Amanat Ali. It was produced under the Zee Music label.

The song "Pallo Latke" is a remake of the famous Rajasthani song of the same name sung by Seema Mishra and Mukesh Bagada released in 2016.

Bollywood Hungama gave 3 out of 5 stars and noted in its music review that, "What works for the music of Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana is the fact that there is a constant 'sur' right through its playing time which doesn't cause a distraction. The sound is uniform and helps the album to play on well through its duration."^[18] Vipin Nair of The Hindu in his review said that the soundtrack is "entirely missable" and gave it a rating of 2.5/5.^[19][20]

Reception[]

Box office[]

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana premiered on 10 November 2017 across India.

Critical response[]

Namrata Joshi of The Hindu was impressed with the acting performances of all actors but criticized the implausible revenge story that the film becomes in its second half.^[22] Urvi Parikh of Rediff was critical of the weak storyline of the film and its slow pacing. The critic gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5.^[23] Bollywood Hungama praised the concept of the film but criticized its uninspired execution and gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5. The website appreciated the acting performance of Rajkummar Rao but was critical of the writers for their confused presentation of his character.^[24]

Kriti Tulsiani of News18 praised the acting performances of all actors but criticized the poorly written script which she felt was not just unreasonable but also out-dated. Kriti gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5.^[25] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare applauded the makers for taking up issues that are very relevant to our society but was critical of the way they were handled. Rachit felt that the film suffers a lot from the usage of outdated clichés and too much melodrama and gave it a rating of 2.5 out of 5.^[26] Meena Iyer of DNA India praised the acting performance of Rajkummar Rao but felt that the film lacked conviction and could not tap its entire potential. Meena gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5.^[27]

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

External links[]

• Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana at IMDb
• Watch Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana on ZEE5