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Raanjhnaa
Sign in to saveRaanjhanaa () 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.
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6.6A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals.
Cast
- Dhanush as Kundan
- Sonam Kapoor Ahuja as Zoya Haider
- Abhay Deol as Akram
- Swara Bhasker as Bindiya
- Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Murari
- Shilpi Marwaha as Rashmi
Themes
- tragedy
- unrequited love
- teenage love
- inter religion relationship
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Raanjhanaa
- Film.image
- Raanjhanaafilmposter.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Aanand L. Rai
- Film.producer
- Krishika LullaAanand L. Rai
- Film.writer
- Himanshu Sharma
- Film.music
- A. R. Rahman
- Film.cinematography
- Natarajan SubramaniamVishal Sinha
- Film.editing
- Amitabh ShuklaSanjay Sankla
- Film.studio
- Colour Yellow Productions
- Film.distributor
- Eros International
- Film.runtime
- 146 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Hindi
- Film.budget
- 36 crore
- Film.gross
- 105 crore
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Aanand L. Rai
- Screenwriter
- Himanshu Sharma
- Cast member
- Ishwak Singh
- Composer
- A. R. Rahman
- Cinematographer
- Natarajan Subramaniam
- Narrative location
- Uttar Pradesh
- Filming location
- Delhi
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2013-01-01
- title
- रांझणा
- distributed by
- Eros International
- social media followers
- 5519
- review score
- 6/10
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Characters
- Filming
- Music
- Marketing
- Release
- Critical reception
- Controversies
- Ban in Pakistan
- Allegations of altered climax
- Box office
- Domestic
- Overseas
- Awards and nominations
- Sequel
- References
- External links
Raanjhanaa () 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.
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