Band Baaja Baaraat
Band Baaja Baaraat (transl. Band, Music, and Party; also known as Wedding Planners) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It stars Ranveer Singh in his debut lead acting role and Anushka Sharma . In the film, Shruti Kakkar (Sharma) and Bittoo Sharma (Singh) team up to create a wedding planning enterprise.
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| Directed by | Maneesh Sharma |
| Screenplay by | Habib Faisal |
| Story by | Maneesh Sharma |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra |
| Starring | Ranveer Singh Anushka Sharma |
| Cinematography | Aseem Mishra |
| Edited by | Namrata Rao |
| Music by | Salim–Sulaiman |
Production company | Yash Raj Films |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹150 million |
| Box office | ₹333 million |
Band Baaja Baaraat released worldwide on 10 December 2010, and proved to be a commercial success, despite initial competition from No Problem and Tees Maar Khan. Upon release, it received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its novel setting, screenplay, soundtrack and the leads' performances.
At the 56th Filmfare Awards, Band Baaja Baaraat received 6 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Maneesh Sharma) and Best Actress (Anushka Sharma), and won 2 awards – Best Male Debut (Singh) and Best Debut Director (Maneesh Sharma).
A Tamil remake titled Aaha Kalyanam also produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner, starring Nani and Vaani Kapoor in the lead roles was released on 21 February 2014.