Vicky Donor (2011)
- Original title
- विक्की डोनर
- Directed by
- Shoojit Sircar
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rated
- UA
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 201 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A young man in Delhi becomes a sperm donor to make money which leads to unexpected romantic complications. The story follows his relationship with a woman from a Bengali family and the cultural clashes that arise.
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What happens
Vicky Donor is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Films. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam, with Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia in pivotal roles. The concept is set against the background of sperm donation and infertility within a Bengali-Punjabi household. Both Ayushmann and Yami made their film debut through this film. Vicky Donor was released on 20 April 2012 at around 750 screens in India. The film opened to universal critical acclaim and performed strongly at the box office. It became a commercial success grossing ₹66.32 crore worldwide, against a budget of ₹10 crore. At the 60th National Film Awards, Vicky Donor won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, it received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sircar), Best Supporting Actress (Ahluwalia) and Best Female Debut (Gautam), and won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Kapoor) and Best Male Debut (Khurrana). The film was remade in Telugu as Naruda Donoruda (2016) and in Tamil as Dharala Prabhu (2020). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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