Raanjhanaa

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Dhanush as Kundan Shankar
• Sonam Kapoor as Zoya Haider
• Abhay Deol as Akram Zaidi / Jasjeet Singh Shergill
• Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Murari Gupta
• Swara Bhaskar as Bindiya Tripathi
• Ishwak Singh as Shahid, a doctor and Zoya’s prospective groom
• Shilpi Marwaha as Rashmi Shergill, Jasjeet’s sister
• Suraj Singh as Anand
• Kumud Mishra as Inzamaam Qalab-E-Haider a.k.a. Guruji, Zoya’s father
• Deepika Amin as Zoya’s mother
• Urmillla Sharma as Kundan’s mother
• Vipin Sharma as Shivraman Shankar, Kundan’s father
• Rahul Chauhan as Inspector Ashok Tripathi, Bindiya’s father
• Reena Kumar as Bindiya’s mother
• Tejpal Singh as Ishar Singh Shergill, Jasjeet and Rashmi’s father
• Dimple as Jasjeet and Rashmi’s mother
• Naman Jain as young Kundan Shankar
• Saniya Anklesaria as young Zoya Haider
• Payal Bhojwani as young Bindiya Tripathi
• Ansh as young Murari Gupta
• Sujata Kumar as Chief Minister
• Arvind Gaur as Guptaji
• Shailendra Singh as Guptaji’s secretary
• Shivi as Shivi
• Amarnath Sharma as Junait
• Rahul Tanwar as Acchan
• Uptal Jha as police inspector
• Nisha Jindal as a student of JNU
• Mannveer Choudh

Storyline:

Pundit’s son Kundan (Dhanush) has fallen for a girl at first sight. That they’re both kids makes us dismiss it as a meaningless crush. But a few years later, the boy is still in love with the girl, Zoya (Sonam Kapoor). When she’s in school, he follows her around holding her hand and getting slapped in the process. Finally, she relents because of his “consistency”. The film shifts cities when Zoya gets into JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), and through her, we are introduced to the place’s idealistic and political culture. She discovers a long-lost strength as she confronts, then falls for, student leader Akram (Abhay Deol). Zoya returns to her hometown after eight long years only to find some things changed and others surprisingly the same.—Sonia Chopra

About Movie:

Raanjhanaa (translated as Beloved One) is a Hindi romantic drama directed by Aanand L. Rai and penned by Himanshu Sharma. This film, produced by Krishika Lulla under Eros International, marks the Hindi film debut of Dhanush, alongside notable performances from Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, and Swara Bhaskar. It premiered globally on June 21, 2013, with a Tamil version titled Ambikapathy released a week later.

The film’s music and background score were composed by the acclaimed A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Irshad Kamil. Raanjhanaa tells the poignant story of Kundan, a devoted Hindu boy, who is infatuated with Zoya, a Muslim girl, and explores themes of unrequited love and societal challenges.

A sequel titled Tere Ishk Mein is set to release in 2024, continuing the narrative from Raanjhanaa.

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