Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAyan Mukerji
Screenplay byAyan Mukerji
Dialogues byHussain Dalal
Story byAyan Mukerji
Produced byHiroo Yash Johar
Karan Johar
Starring
CinematographyV. Manikandan
Edited byAkiv Ali
Music byPritam
Production
company
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures (India)
Eros International (overseas)
Release date
  • 31 May 2013 (2013-05-31)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget75 crore
Box office319.6 crore (initial run)
25.50 crore (re-release)

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (transl."This Youth is Crazy"), also abbreviated as YJHD, is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Ayan Mukerji, written by Mukerji and Hussain Dalal, and produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in their second film together, alongside Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani revolves around four former classmates who meet at a trekking trip where Naina Talwar, a shy medical student, falls in love with carefree brat Kabir "Bunny" Thapar but refrains from expressing her feelings. They soon drift apart but end up meeting again at mutual friend Aditi Mehra's wedding. With a production budget of 75 crore, the film was extensively shot in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Paris, Mumbai and Kashmir from March 2012 to January 2013. Pritam composed the original soundtrack and background score, in a first for a Dharma Productions film, marking his second background score project, with cinematography by V. Manikandan. Amitabh Bhattacharya primarily wrote the lyrics, with Kumaar as guest songwriter.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani was released theatrically on 31 May 2013. It was a major box-office success and received critical praise. The film also ended up being the tenth highest grossing Indian film in overseas markets at the time of its release.

At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani received a leading 10 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Mukerji), Best Actress (Padukone), Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Supporting Actress (Koechlin) and Best Supporting Actor (Roy Kapur). Since its release in 2013, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has achieved cult status.