Katti Batti
| Katti Batti | |
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| Directed by | Nikkhil Advani |
| Written by | Anshul Singhal Nikkhil Advani |
| Produced by | Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Starring | Imran Khan Kangana Ranaut Vivan Bhatena |
| Cinematography | Tushar Kanti Ray |
| Edited by | Maahir Zaveri |
| Music by | Songs: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Background Score: Gulraj Singh |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹340 million[1] |
Katti Batti (transl. Sometimes enemies, sometimes friends) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under the banner of UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Imran Khan and Kangana Ranaut in the lead roles.[2] This marked the final film appearance of Imran Khan.
Plot
[edit ]Madhav "Maddy" Kabra is an architect who falls in love with Payal Saluja during college. After college they begin a live-in relationship for 5 years until suddenly Payal leaves Maddy. While all his friends tell him to forget about Payal, Maddy crazily tries to find Payal and win her back, during which the story flashes back to what happened during their 5-year relationship. Finally Maddy finds out that Payal is dying of cancer. Maddy and Payal patch up and live happily for 4 months until Payal dies in Maddy's arms, making him promise that he'll always keep this love alive in his heart and love again.
Cast
[edit ]- Imran Khan as Madhav "Maddy" Kabra
- Kangana Ranaut as Payal Saluja
- Vivan Bhatena as Rakesh "Ricky" Ahuja
- Mithila Palkar as Koyal Kabra: Maddy's sister
- Suparna Marwah as Madhav's mother
- Suhaas Ahuja as Roger
- Suneel Sinha as Mr. Kabra: Madhav's father
- Bugs Bhargava as Ramalingam: Madhav's boss
- Abhishek Saha as Vinay: Maddy's friend
- Gavin Methalaka as Yash: Maddy's Friend
Soundtrack
[edit ]| Katti Batti | |||||
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| Released | 12 August 2015 (2015年08月12日)[3] | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 29:16 | ||||
| Language | Hindi | ||||
| Label | Zee Music Company | ||||
| Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy chronology | |||||
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The soundtrack of Katti Batti was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and the lyrics were written by Kumaar. The first song titled "Sarfira" was released on 12 August 2015. The music rights for the film were acquired by Zee Music Company . The full audio album was released on 27 August 2015.[4] [5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sarfira" | Siddharth Mahadevan, Neeti Mohan, Qaran Mehta | 04:04 |
| 2. | "Sau Aasoon" | Shankar Mahadevan, Rasika Shekhar | 05:41 |
| 3. | "Lip To Lip" | Nikhil D'Souza, Ritu Pathak | 04:09 |
| 4. | "Ove Janiya" | Mohan Kannan | 06:06 |
| 5. | "Jaago Mohan Pyaare" | Siddharth Basrur, Digvijay Singh Pariyar, Raman Mahadevan & Rasika Shekhar | 04:32 |
| 6. | "Ove Jaaniye (Reprise)" | Sayani Palit | 04:48 |
| 7. | "Don't Be" | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Neeraj Shridhar | |
| Total length: | 29:16 | ||
Promotion
[edit ]The first look of the movie was revealed on 12 June 2015.[6] The film was released on 18 September 2015.[7] [8]
Box office
[edit ]India
[edit ]The film grossed around ₹157.4 million (equivalent to ₹240 million or US2ドル.7 million in 2023) in its first weekend.[9]
References
[edit ]- ^ Patrick Frater; Naman Ramachandran (1 September 2016). "Disney Confirms Plan To Quit Indian Film Making". Variety. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Imran Khan and Kangana Ranaut's live-in romance in Katti Batti". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Katti Batti (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Katti Batti (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". iTunes. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Katti Batti Music Review: SEL are back with a bang and they deliver chartbusting scores as per expectations". Glamsham. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Presenting the first poster of Kangana Ranaut's new film 'Katti Batti'". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Katti Batti". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Katti Batti Movie Review". Mid-Day . Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Boxoffice Archived 4 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved on 21 September 2015.
External links
[edit ]- Katti Batti at IMDb