Qarib Qarib Singlle
Qarib Qarib Singlle | |
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Directed by | Tanuja Chandra |
Written by | Tanuja Chandra Gazal Dhaliwal Ramashrit Joshi |
Story by | Kamna Chandra |
Produced by |
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Starring | Irrfan Khan Parvathy Thiruvothu |
Cinematography | Eeshit Narain |
Edited by | Chandan Arora |
Music by | Score: Benedict Taylor Naren Chandavarkar Songs Anu Malik Rochak Kohli Vishal Mishra |
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Distributed by | Zee Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹241.1 million[1] |
Qarib Qarib Singlle (transl. Almost single) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Zee Studios, JAR Pictures and Sutapa Sikdar.[2] The film stars Irrfan Khan and debuting Malayalam actress Parvathy Thiruvothu in the lead roles[3] and had a worldwide release on 10 November 2017.[4][5]
Plot
Jaya Shashidharan is a 35-year-old widow leading a monotonous life, still grieving the loss of her husband Manav. She works in an insurance firm, and tired of being needled constantly by her friends and family, she creates a profile on a dating website and eventually fixes a date with a man with a decent profile, Yogi. Yogendra "Yogi" Kumar Devendra Nath Prajapati, a lesser known poet and a happy-go-lucky person. He helps Jaya get rid of the people sending her weird messages on the dating site. Although initially Jaya wants to avoid Yogi, she agrees to meet him again. During their conversation he tells her about his past 3 girlfriends who still yearn for him. Jaya challenges him to meet them to find out whether that is in fact the truth. Yogi asks Jaya if she will accompany him on this quest. She reluctantly accepts, ready to pose as his ‘cousin’ if someone asks.
They head to Dehradun first. Yogi misses the flight, frightening Jaya. He meets her eventually at the airport and they commence their journey. On the way he asks for some water but she refuses, saying she doesn't share her bottle.
Jaya has booked their stay in an Ashram. At night they have a telephonic conversation from their adjoining rooms and Yogi falls asleep instantly to a restless Jaya's chagrin. Next day they meet Radha, his first girlfriend who is now happily married. Jaya is surprised when Yogi is addressed as a maternal uncle to Radha's kids. After the awkward encounter they board the
Yogi's ex girlfriend Anjali meets them. It is revealed that she abandoned her anniversary party to make it to the meeting. Yogi walks Anjali back to her home, she hugs and gives him a peck. An inebriated Jaya sees this and rants at Yogi, calling him a cheat, hints of her developing feelings for him starting to show. Finally exhausted, she crashes on him and falls asleep under the starry sky.
Next morning the duo head to Gangtok, to meet his third girlfriend. A still seething Jaya reveals that she has accompanied Yogi only so that she could meet her ex-boyfriend from college, now a very famous industrialist in the city. This revelation upsets Yogi. At the hotel Jaya puts on a beautiful saree and waits for her ex-boyfriend at a café, while Yogi books his return ticket and prepares to leave. Jaya meets her ex—boyfriend and they spend some lovely time together at his home. Yogi goes to see his third girlfriend who is a dance teacher. From the window he watches her dance lessons in progress. He leaves a note at her doorstep, which salutes her for her victories and then silently goes away. Back at the hotel he packs his bags and goes to Jaya's room when he finds her Laptop. She has created a
Cast
- Irrfan Khan as Yogendra "Yogi" Kumar Devendra Nath Prajapati
- Parvathy Thiruvothu as Jaya Shashidharan
- Neha Dhupia as Anjali
- Pushtiie Shaktias Radha
- Avneet Kaur as a teen girl at the clothing store
- Brijendra Kala as Hotel Receptionist
- Aman Sharma as Salil, Taxi Driver
- Isha Sharvani as Gauri
- Luke Kenny as Sidkong
- Navneet Nishan as Mrs. Saluja
- Nidhi Joshi as Meghna
- Siddharth Menon as Ashish, Jaya's Younger Brother
- Babil Khan as young man on bike at the medical store (Titles scene, uncredited)
- Anud Singh Dhaka as DJ Chintu
Production
Development
Qarib Qarib Singlle is based on a story which was originally written many years ago as a radio play by director Tanuja Chandra's mother Kamna Chandra.[8][9] In August 2016, it was reported that Irrfan Khan would be the lead actor in Tanuja Chandra's next film which would be a romantic comedy about an odd couple falling in love on a road trip.[10][11] The production team approached Richa Chadha, Kalki Koechlin and Pooja Hegde for the film but talks didn't materialize with any of them.[12][13] While scouting for the lead actress of the film, Gazal Dhaliwal, who is the co-writer of the film, suggested the name of Parvathy Thiruvothu, an actress who was supposed to work in a Vidhu Vinod Chopra film written by Gazal Dhaliwal but could not as the film got shelved.[14][15] In February 2017, it was confirmed by Parvathy Thiruvothu herself that she would be making her debut in Hindi cinema with Tanuja Chandra's film opposite Irrfan Khan.[16]
Filming
The principal photography of the film began in February 2017 in Bikaner, Rajasthan.[17][18][19] The film was shot across multiple locations of Dehradun, Delhi, Alwar, Bikaner,[20] Rishikesh,[21] Roorkee[22] and Gangtok.[23][24]
Soundtrack
Qarib Qarib Singlle | |
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- "Khatam Kahani"
Released: 13 October 2017 - "Tu Chale Toh"
Released: 19 October 2017 - "Jaane De"
Released: 25 October 2017
The music of the film is composed by
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Khatam Kahani" | Raj Shekhar | Papon | 03:34 | |
3. | "Jaane De" | Raj Shekhar | Vishal Mishra | Atif Aslam | 04:59 |
4. | "Tanha Begum" | Hussain Haidry | Rochak Kohli | Antara Mitra, Neeti Mohan, Rochak Kohli | 03:33 |
5. | "Qarib Qarib Singlle Mashup" (Mashup by Ali Merchant) | Various Artists | Various Artists | 02:03 | |
Total length: | 17:44 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Dana Paani Papon, Mujtaba Aziz Naza, Anmol Malik , Chorus | 03:56 |
Critical reception
The film received mainly positive reviews. On
Saibal Chatterjee of
Accolades
Award Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref.(s) |
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10th Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | Vishal Mishra – "Jaane De" | Nominated | [38] |
Stardust Awards | Best Male Playback Singer | Vishal Mishra – "Khatam Kahani" | Won | [39] |
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