I Love New Year
I Love NY, also known as I Love New Year, is an Indian romantic comedy film directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru starring Sunny Deol and Kangana Ranaut. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banner of T-Series.[1] The main plot was taken from the 1976 Russian romantic comedy The Irony of Fate (1976). After numerous delays, the film released on 10 July 2015.
| I Love NY | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Radhika Rao Vinay Sapru |
| Based on | The Irony of Fate (1976) |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar |
| Starring | Sunny Deol Kangana Ranaut Tannishtha Chatterjee |
| Cinematography | Sahil Kapoor |
| Music by | Background Score: Aadesh Shrivastava Songs: Pritam Falak Shabir Anupam Amod R. D. Burman DJ Phukan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | T-Series |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million) |
Plot
A beautiful musician and a serious Wall Street banker cross paths on New Year's Eve and share experiences that the banker cannot recall. Over the next two days, they fall in love.[2][3][4]
Cast
| Character | Portrayed By | |
|---|---|---|
| Randhir Singh / Jess / Ishaan (Fake) | Sunny Deol | |
| Tikku Verma | Kangana Ranaut | |
| Riya | Tannishtha Chatterjee | |
| Randhir's father | Prem Chopra | |
| Tikku's adopted mother (cameo appearance) | Reema Lagoo | |
| Ishaan | Navin Chowdhry | |
| Maya Alagh | ||
| Vidya Saxena | Kubra Sait | |
| A friend of Randir (cameo appearance) | Manoj Joshi | |
| Jiten Mukhi | ||
| Virag Mishra | ||
| Mike | Russell Geoffrey Banks | |
Production
In 2011 directors Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru announced their intent to begin work on I Love New Year. The film originally had the working title of Happy New Year, but the title was changed because Shah Rukh Khan was working at the same time on a film of that title.[5] Actors Sunny Deol and Kangana Ranaut were cast in the lead roles;[6] Ranaut said that she trained for over a month in order to gain the correct expressions and body language of a musician.[7] Shooting commenced in summer 2011 at Filmalaya Studios in Mumbai,[8] and some scenes were filmed in Bangkok and the final scenes in New York City.[9]
Release
Originally planned for release in April 2013, the film was delayed several times. The film was released on 10 July 2015.
Critical reception
The film received generally negative reviews. Nishi Tiwari of Rediff.com wrote in a 1 out of 5 stars review that it was "criminally unremarkable", criticising the story.[10] Troy Ribeiro of NDTV gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, calling the plot "silly and far-fetched".[11] Filmfare reviewer Rachit Gupta gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, criticising the film's "mish-mash of sentimentality, annoying characters and clichéd rom com developments". Gupta also felt that Deol and Ranaut as a couple were miscast. He also felt that the music was forgettable.[12]
Box office
The film collected ₹2.5 crore (US$310,000) nett in its entire theatrical run against the budget of ₹15 crore (US$1.9 million), and was declared a "flop" by Box Office India.[13]
Soundtrack
The song "Judaai" was recreated by Falak Shabir from a song previously composed by himself in 2013 of the same name.
| I Love NY | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:34 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | T-Series |
Music composed by: Pritam, Falak Shabir, Anupam Amod, R. D. Burman and DJ Phukan. The song "Aaja Meri Jaan" was recreated by DJ Phukan from a song composed by R. D. Burman in 1993.
Lyrics written by: Mayur Puri, Sayeed Quadri and Falak Shabir.
Background Score composed by: Aadesh Shrivastava.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Halki Halki" | Mayur Puri | Shaan, Tulsi Kumar | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Gud Naal Ishaq Mitha" | Mayur Puri | Tochi Raina | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Aaja Meri Jaan" | Mayur Puri | Mauli Dave | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Aao na" | Sayeed Quadri | Sonu Nigam, Tulsi Kumar | 5:20 |
| 5. | "Judaai" | Falak Shabir | Falak Shabir | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Gud Naal Ishaq Mitha (Remix)" | Sukhwinder Singh | ||
| Total length: | 23:34 | |||
References
- ^ "I Love NY". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Sunny Pachi Deol To Romance Kangana Ranaut Khan in I <3 NY". BoxOffice India. 22 February 2012.
- ^ "I LOVE NEW YEAR: Sunny Pachi Deol to tickle audience's funny bone". Yahoo India. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ D'Souza, Martin. "I LOVE NY Movie Review : I loved I LOVE NY. You may too. Give it a try". Glamsham. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ . The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ . The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Kangana Ranaut, a music teacher in I Love New Year". Indian Express. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "I Love New Year Shoot in progress". Box Office India. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Last schedule for I Love New Year". Indian Express. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Review: I Love NY, a great disservice to New Year's Eve and New York". Rediff.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "I Love NY Movie Review". NDTV. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Movie review: I Love New Year". Filmfare. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "I Love NY - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links
- I Love New Year at IMDb