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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Love Games<br />
| image = Love Games.jpeg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| native_name = <!--(for non-English films: film's name in its native language)--><br />
| director = [[Vikram Bhatt]]<br />
| producer = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]<br>[[Mukesh Bhatt]]<br>[[Bhushan Kumar]]<br />
| writer = Vikram Bhatt<br />
| screenplay = Vikram Bhatt<br />
| story = Vikram Bhatt<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --><br />
| starring = [[Patralekha]]<br/>[[Tara Alisha Berry]]<br/>[[Gaurav Arora]]<br />
| narrator = <!-- or: | narrators = --><br />
| music = [[Sangeet Haldipur]]<br>[[Siddharth Haldipur]]-([[Sangeet-Siddharth]])<br />
| cinematography = Manoj Soni<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = [[Vishesh Films]]<br>[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]<br />
| distributor = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]<br>[[Yash Raj Films]]<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2016|4|8}}<br />
| runtime = 1 hr 54 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = {{INR}}100 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3262|title=Love Games - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INR}}40.4 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/love-games/box-office/|title=Love Games Box Office Collection till Now - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/><br />
}}<br />
'''''Love Games''''' (also known as '''''Love Games''''': Love Dangerously) is a 2016 [[India]]n [[erotic thriller]] film directed by [[Vikram Bhatt]] and produced by [[Mukesh Bhatt]], [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and [[Bhushan Kumar]]. The film stars [[Patralekha]], [[Gaurav Arora]] and [[Tara Alisha Berry]] in the main cast. It was released on 8 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patralekha sizzles in Love Games poster|url=http://thehindu.com/entertainment/patralekha-sizzles-in-love-games-poster/article8306085.ece|website=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=3 March 2016|date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Raj Kummar Rao calls Patralekha hot in 'Love Games' poster|url=http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Raj-Kummar-Rao-calls-Patralekha-hot-in-Love-Games-poster/articleshow/51235544.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=3 March 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Ramona Raichand ([[Patralekha]]) is an edgy and adventurous woman. Thrill and lust are all she wants in life, and Sam ([[Gaurav Arora]]) is her boy-toy. Sam is perpetually depressed and resorts to self-harm for a temporary relief. He tells his psychiatrist ([[Rukhsar Rehman]]) that something was missing in his life, the void of some missing piece in his life, makes him feel no pain, emotionally'''.''' Here, he also says, that he believes love is nothing but an excuse of lust. We also get to know that his mother, who had fled with another man, despite loving his father, had done a love-marriage with his father. Thus, he believes all love stories have a tragic ending.<br />
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His friend, Ramona tells him that he does not believe in love, because he has not seen adventures in the way of finding love.<br />
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So, the closet couple decides to take their escapades a notch higher by playing Love Games. As per the rules of the game, Ramona and Sam need to find the happiest couple in a page 3 party and then seduce one of them to bed. They meet a successful criminal lawyer Gaurav Asthana ([[Hiten Tejwani]]) and his surgeon wife Alisha ([[Tara Alisha Berry]]). The wife's vulnerability against her abusive husband only helps Ramona and Sam's plan. However things do not remain a game any more when Sam eventually falls in deep love for Alisha. Ramona's vicious mind isn't willing to let go of Sam, and their relationship becomes sour. Ramona's obsession takes the center stage and Sam becomes the victim.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Patralekha]] as Ramona Raichand<br />
* [[Gaurav Arora]] as Sameer Saxena (Sam)<br />
* [[Tara Alisha Berry]] as Alisha Asthana<br />
* [[Hiten Tejwani]] as Gaurav Asthana<br />
* [[Alisha Farrer]] as Sonia Kamat<br />
* [[Rukhsar Rehman]] as Sameer's psychiatrist<br />
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== Production ==<br />
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===Marketing===<br />
The trailer and first poster of the film was released on 2 March 2016. The trailer had over a million views on [[YouTube]] in few days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patralekha and Gaurav starrer Love Games trailer crosses over 4 million hits|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/090316/patralekha-and-gaurav-starrer-love-games-trailer-crosses-over-4-million-hits.html|website=deccanchronicle.com|date=9 March 2016 |accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Love Games<br />
| type = [[Film score]]<br />
| artist = [[Sangeet-Siddharth]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|3|8}}<br />
| recorded = 2015<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<br />
| length = {{Duration|m=26|s=25}}<br />
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]<br />
| producer = [[Sangeet-Siddharth]]<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
The first song titled "Awargi" was released on 5 March 2016 where as the complete soundtrack consisting of seven tracks was released on 8 March 2016 under [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]. It also had English songs. It was composed by [[Sangeet-Siddharth]] and the lyrics were given by [[Kausar Munir]] and [[Vikram Bhatt]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FIRST SONG FROM 'LOVE GAMES' RELEASED|url=http://bollyspice.com/first-song-from-love-games-released/|website=Bolly Speice|accessdate=9 March 2016|date=8 March 2016}}</ref><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| collapsed = <br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = {{Duration|m=26|s=25}}<br />
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| title1 = Awargi<br />
| extra1 = Sangeet Haldipur<br/>Rasika Shekar<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Kausar Munir]]<br />
| length1 = 04:34<br />
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| title2 = Love Games<br />
| lyrics2 = Kausar Munir<br />
| extra2 = Aanchal Shrivastava<br />
| length2 = 04:22<br />
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| title3 = Mohabbat<br />
| lyrics3 = Kausar Munir<br />
| extra3 = [[Siddharth Haldipur]]<br />
| length3 = 03:50<br />
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| title4 = Nirvana<br />
| lyrics4 = Kausar Munir<br />
| extra4 = Mohan Kannan<br />
| length4 = 04:14<br />
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| title5 = Aye Dil<br />
| lyrics5 = Kausar Munir<br />
| extra5 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]<br />
| length5 = 04:19<br />
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| title6 = Lock Him Up<br />
| lyrics6 = [[Vikram Bhatt]]<br />
| extra6 = Sonia Saigal<br/>Ravindra Chary<br />
| length6 = 02:57<br />
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| title7 = Poison<br />
| lyrics7 = [[Vikram Bhatt]]<br />
| extra7 = Shon Pinto<br />
| length7 = 02:14<br />
}}<br />
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==Release==<br />
The film was released on 8 April 2016 under the production banner of [[Vishesh Films]] and was distributed by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and [[Yash Raj Films]] in cinemas across [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Raj Kummar Rao calls girlfriend Patralekha hot in 'Love Games' poster|url=http://ibnlive.com/news/movies/raj-kummar-rao-calls-girlfriend-patralekha-hot-in-love-games-poster-1211007.html|website=[[iBN Live]]|accessdate=3 March 2016|date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011050/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/raj-kummar-rao-calls-girlfriend-patralekha-hot-in-love-games-poster-1211007.html|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gaikwad|first1=Pramod|title=Love Games trailer: Patralekhaa starrer is all about love, lust and betrayals|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/love-games-trailer-patralekhaa-starrer-is-all-about-love-lust-and-betrayals/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=3 March 2016|date=3 March 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
{{Album ratings <br />
| rev1 = [[DNA India]]<br />
|rev2= [[Times of India]]<br />
| rev1Score = {{Rating|1|2}}<br />
|rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<br />
| rev3 = [[Zee News]]<br />
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} <br />
| rev4 = [[NDTV India|NDTV Movies]]<br />
| rev4Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}} <br />
| rev5 = [[The Indian Express]]<br />
| rev5Score = {{Rating|0.5|5}}<br />
}}<br />
The film mostly gained negative reviews from critics. Mohar Basu of [[Times of India]] gave the film 2.5 out of 5. He said: "Vikram Bhatt's Love Games tries to be a tempestuous tale about temptations. But his bright concept is far from being well-fleshed out. There were a bunch of interesting ideas which never intertwine with the narrative."<ref>{{cite web|author1=Mohar Basu|title=Love Games Movie Review|url=http://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Love-Games/movie-review/51742296.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=8 April 2016|date=8 April 2016}}</ref><br />
Sarita A Tanwar of [[DNA India]] said that If you love games, stay away. After watching this one, you wouldn't come close to even board games. She rated the film 1 out of 2.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Sarita A Tanwar|title='Love Games' review: If you love games, stay away|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-love-games-review-if-you-love-games-stay-away-2199600|website=[[DNA India]]|accessdate=8 April 2016|date=8 April 2016}}</ref> [[Zee News]] rated the film with 2.5 stars out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|title=Love Games movie review: Dangerously manipulative|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/love-games-movie-review-dangerously-manipulative_1873958.html|website=[[Zee News]]|accessdate=8 April 2016|date=8 April 2016}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee from [[NDTV India|NDTV Movies]] said "Love Games is a Vishesh Films offering. So it does not lack surface gloss. But it simply isn't enough to hide its lack of depth. Best avoided" He rated the film with one and a half star out of five.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Love Games Movie Review|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/love-games-movie-review-1252|website=[[NDTV India|NDTV Movies]]|accessdate=8 April 2016|date=8 April 2016}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of [[The Indian Express]] gave a half star to the film.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Shubhra Gupta|title=Love Games review: All sorts of things crop up in this Vikram Bhatt film|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/love-games-movie-review-all-sorts-of-things-crop-up-in-patralekha-vikram-bhatt-film-half-star/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=8 April 2016|date=8 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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