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Ready (2011)

Ready poster
Directed by
Anees Bazmee
Genre
comedy film, romantic comedy, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
12
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 103 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young man falls for a woman from a rival family. He pretends to be a simpleton to win her over and outsmart her greedy uncles.

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What happens

Ready is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee. Produced by T-Series Films, Rawail Grandsons Entertainment and Software Pvt. Ltd. and Sohail Khan Productions, it is an official remake of the 2008 Telugu film of the same name directed by Srinu Vaitla. Based on a script adapted by Rajiv Kaul, Rajan Aggarwal, Ikram Akhtar, Farhad-Sajid and Nisar Akhtar, the film stars Salman Khan and Asin in their second film together after London Dreams. Ready was distributed by Wave Cinemas and One Up Entertainment. Khan also narrated the film, while the story was written by Gopimohan and Kona Venkat, who also penned the 2008 original. Principal photography commenced in June 2010. The film was shot in Sri Lanka, Bangkok and Mumbai. The first look poster was launched on 5 April 2011. Theatrically released worldwide on 3 June 2011, Ready broke all the records for a non-holiday film It grossed ₹120 crore net in India and ₹180 crore worldwide against its ₹30 crore budget, becoming a massive commercial success. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its music, humor and Khan's performance, but criticism for its length and script. A spiritual sequel titled Ready 2 was announced in July 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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