Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (transl. An Amazing Story of a Strange Love) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, based on a screenplay by Santoshi Rajesh Tailang and a story by Santoshi and K. Rajeshwar, and produced by Ramesh S. Taurani under Tips Industries. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in lead roles, with Smita Jaykar, Darshan Jariwala, Upen Patel, Govind Namdev, Dolly Bindra, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Navneet Nishan, Zakir Hussain and Rana Jung Bahadur in supporting roles, with Salman Khan in a special appearance.
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| Directed by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Written by | R. D. Tailang Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Story by | K. Rajeshwar Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Produced by | Ramesh S. Taurani |
| Starring | Ranbir Kapoor Katrina Kaif |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | Steven H. Bernard |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Background score: Salim–Sulaiman |
Production company | Tips Industries |
| Distributed by | Tips Industries |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹25 crore |
| Box office | ₹103.73 crore |
Upon release, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani emerged as a commercial success, grossing ₹103.21 crore worldwide, becoming the third-highest grossing Hindi film of the year. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its direction, story, screenplay, soundtrack, and performances of the cast.
At the 55th Filmfare Awards, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani received 5 nominations, including Best Actor (Kapoor) and Best Music Director (Pritam), and won Best Actor (Critics) (Kapoor).
In 2010, it was unofficially remade in Bengali as Mon Je Kare Uru Uru.