Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (transl. That's me and you) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Shakun Batra in his directorial debut and produced by Karan Johar and Hiroo Yash Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions, alongside Ronnie Screwvala of UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor, with Ratna Pathak Shah, Boman Irani and Ram Kapoor in supporting roles. The plot centers on an uptight architect named Rahul Kapoor, living in Las Vegas, Nevada, who loses his job and, following a night of debauchery, accidentally marries a free-spirited hairstylist named Riana Braganza. After mutually deciding to annul the marriage, Rahul begins a one-sided attraction for Riana, which threatens to ruin their new friendship.
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Directed by | Shakun Batra |
Written by | Ayesha Devitre Shakun Batra |
Produced by | Hiroo Yash Johar Karan Johar Ronnie Screwvala |
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Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
Edited by | Asif Ali Shaikh |
Music by | Songs: Amit Trivedi Score: Clinton Cerejo |
Production companies | UTV Motion Pictures Dharma Productions |
Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹360 million (US$4.5 million) |
Box office | ₹721 million (US$9.0 million) |
Development began in 2010, when Johar signed Batra and Khan for a film to be made under his banner. Inspired by the Woody Allen style of film-making, Ayesha Devitre and Batra worked on the script, with principal photography taking place in Vegas, Los Angeles, Pataudi and Mumbai. The film features music by Clinton Cerejo and Amit Trivedi, with the former composing the score and the latter composing the songs. The lyrics for songs were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Originally slated to release during the fall of 2011, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu eventually released on 10 February 2012, to positive critical reception, with major praise directed towards Kapoor and Khan's performance, and proved a moderate commercial success.