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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Diary of a Butterfly<br />
| image = DOABF_Poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = Vinod Mukhi<br />
| producer = Anil Kumar<br />
| writer = Asad Ajmeri<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Udita Goswami]]<br />
* [[Rati Agnihotri]]<br />
* Rajesh Khattar <br />
* Harsh Chhaya<br />
* Rajeev Singh<br />
* Naseer Abdullah<br />
* [[Sofia Hayat]]<br />
* [[Ronny Jhutti]]<br />
* Gaurav Dixit<br />
* [[Aryan Vaid]]<br />
* Sneha Belani<br />
* Johnny Nirmal<br />
}}<br />
| music = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Mukhtar Sahota]]<br />
* [[Tarsame Singh Saini|Taz – Stereonation]]<br />
* [[Shibani Kashyap]]<br />
}}<br />
| cinematography = Mohan Verma & Mohan Prajapati<br />
| distributors = Bhaggyashri Production<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|3|2}}<br />
| runtime = 107 minutes<br />
| budget = INR 32.5 million<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
'''''Diary of a Butterfly''''' is a 2012 film directed by Vinod Mukhi and written by Asad Ajmeri. Vinod Mukhi has earlier directed films like ‘Cabaret’ and ‘www.Love.com’. The film stars [[Udita Goswami]] as a female protagonist.<br />
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The film is produced by Anil Kumar under the banner of Bhaggyashri Production.<br />
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==Story==<br />
This is a story <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diaryofabutterfly.in/story.html |title=Diary of a Butterfly Hindi Movie, Story of the Movie Diary of a Butterfly 2012 |publisher=Diaryofabutterfly.in |accessdate=2012-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029062553/http://www.diaryofabutterfly.in/story.html |archive-date=29 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> about a girl named Gul, who starts her journey for success from her hometown Jaipur. She is hungry for success so she decides to go to the city of dreams, [[Mumbai]]. When she is leaving for Mumbai, her mother gives her a Diary. She says to Gul that it will be very helpful if she records her day-to-day activities in the Diary. She also gives her a Note, on which there are some knowledgeable lines written.<br />
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In Mumbai she works for a [[Fashion]] House. She stays with her friends Piya, who works as an accountant in the same Fashion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/nov/02-udita-goswami-starts-diary-of-a-butterfly-shoot-111018.asp |title=Udita Goswami starts DIARY OF A BUTTERFLY shoot - bollywood news |publisher=glamsham.com |date=2010-11-02 |accessdate=2012-11-17}}</ref> House, and with Carol, who is an owner of a Spa.<br />
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When she starts her journey in Mumbai she forgets each and every relationship in the thirst for success. She uses people as stairs in her journey of life in order to reach to the top. She even takes the Diary and the Note as a joke. But when she reaches the peak, she finds out that while running for success she has hurt many people knowingly or sometimes even without any intention. She had abused many people who tried to correct her and now currently she has nobody to celebrate her newfound success. Her errant and reckless lifestyle and line approach to achieve her goal made her lose every friend in life.<br />
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So she starts reading her Diary from the start just to find<ref>{{cite web|author=Richa Shukla, TNN 21 Feb 2012, 12.00AM IST |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-21/news-interviews/31080061_1_udita-goswami-students-sofia-hayat |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721013348/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-21/news-interviews/31080061_1_udita-goswami-students-sofia-hayat |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-21 |title=Fracas during Diary Of A Butterfly's promotion |date=2012-02-21 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-11-17}}</ref> out if she has treated someone to the worst degree. Also the Notes Lines starts ringing in her head helping her realize her mistakes and also telling her to apologize to them.<br />
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When she decides to correct all the mistakes she has made in the past i.e. to apologize to each and everyone she has hurt, she finds out the truth about Mumbai and the Corporate World. She is so shocked seeing the response of the people that she decides to stay the way she is. She also refuses to listen to her Mother because she thinks because of the Diary and the Note she went to correct things which in-turn became a joke on herself.<br />
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Arrogant, Reckless, [[Social]] and a Dreamer who will continue her journey for more success but in her own way.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Udita Goswami]] as Gul<br />
* [[Rati Agnihotri]] as Shobha<br />
* Rajesh Khattar as Xavier<br />
* Rajeev Singh as Aran<br />
* Harsh Chhaya as Vivek<br />
* Naseer Abdullah as Gul’s father<br />
* [[Sofia Hayat]] as Carol<br />
* [[Aryan Vaid]] as Ravi Bajaj<br />
* [[Ronny Jhutti]] as Adi<br />
* Gaurav Dixit as Aakash<br />
* Sneha Belani as Pia<br />
* Johnny Nirmal as Delete Singh<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music of the film is composed by [[Mukhtar Sahota]], [[Tarsame Singh Saini|Taz – Stereonation]], and [[Shibani Kashyap]], whereas the lyrics have been penned down by [[Arif Lohar]], Arko and Virag Mishra. The singers are lined up as [[Tarsame Singh Saini|Taz – Stereonation]], [[Arif Lohar]], [[Shibani Kashyap]], Vasuda Sharma, [[Akriti Kakkar]] & Apeksha Dandekar.<br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Artist(s)<br />
| title1 = [[Alif Allah (Jugni)]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Arif Lohar]], [[Mukhtar Sahota]]<br />
| length1 = 04:27<br />
| title2 = We Don’t Need Boys<br />
| extra2 = [[Akriti Kakkar]], Apeksha Dandekar<br />
| length2 = 04:08<br />
| title3 = Hor Pila De <br />
| extra3 = [[Tarsame Singh Saini|Taz-Stereo Nation]]<br />
| length3 = 03:10<br />
| title4 = Hungama Ho Gaya <br />
| extra4 = [[Shibani Kashyap]]<br />
| length4 = 03:34<br />
| title5 = Jugni Dhol Mix<br />
| extra5 = [[Arif Lohar]], [[Mukhtar Sahota]]<br />
| length5 = 04:29<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film opened to negative reviews. [[Faisal Saif]] of Global Movie magazine gave 1 out of 5 stars and wrote "Painful experience sleaze fest filled with extremely bad performances".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalmovie.in/gm/diary-of-a-butterfly-movie-review |accessdate=4 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319005452/http://www.globalmovie.in/gm/diary-of-a-butterfly-movie-review |archivedate=19 March 2012 }}</ref> Mumbai's DNA tabloid wrote "Doesn't seem completely devoid and potential".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review_review-diary-of-a-butterfly_1657590 |title=Review: Diary of a Butterfly - Entertainment - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-17}}</ref> [[Komal Nahta]] of koimoi.com gave 1/2 star out of 5 and wrote "Apology of a story, Below the mark performance".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/diary-of-a-butterfly-review/ |title=Diary Of A Butterfly Review |publisher=Koimoi.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-17}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.diaryofabutterfly.in}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|1814683}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 thriller drama films]]<br />
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