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Raanjhnaa (2013)

Raanjhnaa poster
Original title
रान्झाना
Directed by
Aanand L. Rai
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
G
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 168 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man falls deeply in love with a woman from a different background. His obsessive devotion leads him through years of longing, heartbreak, and difficult choices.

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What happens

Raanjhanaa (transl. 'Beloved one') is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros International. It stars Dhanush (in his Hindi film debut), Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhaskar. The film was released on 21 June 2013 worldwide, while the Tamil dubbed version Ambikapathy was released a week later. The background score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman, and the lyrics of the tracks were penned by Irshad Kamil. Considered as a cult film, it received positive reviews from the critics and became a box office success . A sequel, titled Tere Ishk Mein, was released on 28 November 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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