Raanjhnaa

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.

Film · TMDB

6.6

A 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.

Released: 2013-06-21140 minDir: Aanand L. RaiDrama, Romance

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

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

38,183 votes

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Article

20 sections

Contents

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

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.