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{{short description|2018 film by Abhiraj Minawala}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Loveyatri poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Abhiraj Minawala
| producer = [[Salman Khan]]
| distributor = [[Salman Khan Films]] [[Yash Raj Films]] (Overseas)
| writer = Niren Bhatt [[Aditya Singh]]
| starring = [[Aayush Sharma]] [[Warina Hussain]] [[Ram Kapoor]] [[Ronit Roy]] [[Pratik Gandhi]] [[Amit Bhatt]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Tanishk Bagchi]] Lijo George – DJ Chetas [[JAM8]] '''Score:''' [[Sanchit Balhara]]
| cinematography = Jishnu Bhattacharjee
| editing = Riteish Sony
| studio = [[Salman Khan Films]]
| released = {{film date|2018|10|05|df=y|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/case-charged-against-salman-khan-for-his-latest-movie-love-yatri-1.2281460|title=Case charged against Salman Khan for his latest movie "Love Yatri"|last=IANS|date=23 September 2018|website=gulfnews.com|access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 139 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/loveyatri-2018|title=Loveyatri {{!}} British Board of Film Classification|website=www.bbfc.co.uk|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|270 million}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3941|title=Loveyatri – Movie – Box Office India|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|181.4 million}}<ref>{{cite web |title=LoveYatri Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/loveratri/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref>
}}

'''''Loveyatri: A Journey of Love''''' ({{IPA-hi|ləʋjaːt̪ɾɪ}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic drama]] film produced by [[Salman Khan]] under [[Salman Khan Films]] and directed by debutante Abhiraj K. Minawala. It is inspired by the 2006 Telugu film [[Devadasu (2006 film)|''Devadasu'']]. It stars [[Aayush Sharma]] and [[Warina Hussain]] in its lead roles and was released on 05 October 2018.

==Plot==
The story starts with Sushrut "Susu" Pandya's teacher refunding his tuition fee to his parents as he thinks Susu is completely unambitious. His father is always tired of asking him to plan his future but he is stuck with his dream of opening a [[Garba (dance)|Garba]] academy.

The story then shifts to [[London]] where Michelle Patel is a very bright college student. Her father Sameer Patel owns a chain of laundry there. Their relatives fool them by faking Sameer's brother Natthu's heart attack as they want them to come to [[Vadodara]]. Terrified, they reach [[India]] and find out the truth. On everybody's insistence, they plan to stay there for 9 days until the festival of [[Navaratri]].

At [[Garba (dance)|Garba]], Susu sees and falls in love with Michelle at first sight. His best friends dig out her information from her relative Khushboo.

With his Garba singer and clothing store owner uncle Rasik Desai's advice he plans to charm Michelle. As per plan while performing Garba, Susu stays around Michelle and she accidentally hits [[dandiya]] on his eye. He fakes an injury. She calls him to apologize. Susu acts as if he was deeply injured.

He spends time with Michelle and they become good friends. Khushboo sees them together and says to Susu that she will reveal the truth to Michelle. Susu is terrified and reveals the truth himself to Michelle. Michelle says she already understood that the injury was fake as he goofed up and bandaged the incorrect side of his forehead. Also, he kept the bandage just for a day then forgot to put it.

Michelle takes him to her mother's NGO, which provided women employment. It had shut down after her death when Michelle was 10 years old. Earlier, when Michelle was 4 years old, Sam went to London to earn money to support her mother's dreams but could not come back due to his business and immigration issues. Her mother died waiting for her dad. Michelle reveals her dream of reopening the NGO. She also reveals her actual name Manisha which was changed by Sam after she moved to London to post her mom's death. Susu decides he will call her by the name Manisha.

Soon, Sam gets to know about Michelle and Susu from her friend Khushboo. He calls Sushrut on a Ferris wheel and says that there is a difference between them, similar to the top and bottom of the wheel. He asks him to stay away from Michelle as there is a huge difference between their status and class. He also lies, that she is in a relationship with Chris. Michelle receives an email that she got admission to London's top business school. She is very happy and throws a pizza party for Susu and his friends. Out of happiness, she informs the pay package of the college (after graduating) is 85000 pounds (75 lakhs INR). Susu assumes she is showing off and also cheating on him with Chris. He insults her badly at the restaurant. She does not respond and goes away from the restaurant.

Later Susu's friends inform Rasik about the incident. On Rasik's insistence, Susu realizes his mistake and wants to apologize. When Michelle is going back to [[London]], Susu and his friends try to reach the Ahmadabad airport from [[Vadodara]] to stop her but their activa meets an accident on the way and they are unable to reach them.

10 months pass by. Susu still remembers Michelle and tries for ways to go to London. Finally, he gets an opportunity when Rasik's Garba troop gets a contract to perform in [[London]]. He pleases the officer by doing the garba in his visa interview and gets the visa and reaches [[London]]. While searching for Michelle, he remembers and goes to 'Shelter Home' where Michelle volunteers every Sunday. He meets her and apologizes. Michelle shares her number and promises to meet him.

The next day he hangs out with Michelle and her friends and meets Chris, and assumes him to be her boyfriend. He gets jealous and feels bad when Michelle speaks to Chris.

Susu, heartbroken, goes to a pub where Rasik motivates him by telling him Indians learn about love from movies. He tells him about [[Yash Chopra]], [[Sooraj Barjatya]], [[Aamir Khan]] ([[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]), [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] ([[Veer-Zaara]]) and [[Salman Khan]] ([[Tere Naam]]) and asks to declare his love to Michelle.

The next day he sees London with Michelle and her friends and is spotted by Sam. Then on the Tower Bridge ([[London Bridge]]), Susu expresses his love and speaks to her about Chris assuming him to be her boyfriend.

He calls his friends and comes to know that his friend, Nagendra "Negative" Pathak ([[Pratik Gandhi]]) and Khushboo have become a couple. They also motivate him to speak to Michelle again as Michelle had never told him about Chris directly.

Sam meets Susu again and reminds them about the status gap between them by showing him the Ferris wheel [[London Eye]]. Susu realizes that Sam had brainwashed him about Chris and confronts him. To frame Susu, Sam breaks his own car's window and puts Susu's hand on his collar. Police come and arrests Sushrut. Gujrati Police officers Bhavesh ([[Sohail Khan]]) and Jignesh ([[Arbaaz Khan]]) sets him free after hearing his story while everybody is searching for Susu.

Michelle meets Rasik and finally gets to know, that Sam lied to Susu about Chris. She confronts Sam about it and her love and NGO dreams. She tells Sam that he has always imposed his choices on her but she wants to be with Susu. She runs down where Susu is waiting with Rasik and Garba party. She informs Susu that Chris is [[homosexual]] and not her boyfriend. Sam finally had to agree to their marriage when Jignesh and Bhavesh threatened him that they have the CCTV recording of him breaking the car windows and they will arrest him if he does not agree to the marriage.

In the end, they return to [[India]] and Michelle fulfils her dream to reopen her mother's NGO and Susu opens his own Garba academy. The last statement states they lived happily ever after.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Aayush Sharma]] as Sushrut "Susu" Pandya, Michelle’s Husband.
* [[Warina Hussain]] as Manisha "Michelle" Patel (later Manisha Sushrut Pandya), Sushrut’s wife.
** Naisha Khanna as Little Michelle
* [[Ronit Roy]] as Sameer "Sam" Patel, Michelle's father
* [[Ram Kapoor]] as Rasik Desai, Susu's Mama
* [[Pratik Gandhi]] as Nagendra 'Negative' Pathak, Susu's best friend 1
* Sajeel Parakh as Rakesh 'Rocket' Pathak, Susu's best friend 2
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Natthu Kaka
* Kenneth Desai as Hari Pandya, Sushrut's father
* Alisha Prajapati as Khushboo, Negative's girlfriend & Michelle's friend in [[Vadodara]]
* Bilal Kazi
* Arnab Shah
* Amitabh Mishra
* Alpana Buch as Seema Pandya, Susu's mother
* Tainara as Mrs. Patel, Sam's wife & Michelle's mother
* [[Arbaaz Khan]] as Inspector Jignesh, London Police (special appearance)
* [[Sohail Khan]] as Inspector Bhavesh, London Police (special appearance)
* Kyle Smith as Chris, Michelle's friend in [[London]]
* Caroline Wilde as Kate, Michelle's friend in [[London]]
* Tordan Bhai as Chaiwala in [[Vadodara]]{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Salman Khan]] announced the film in 2017. He also confirmed via [[Twitter]] that the film would star his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma and would be directed by Abhiraj Minawala.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/salman-khans-all-set-to-launch-aayush-sharma-in-the-film-loveratri-25633.html|title=Salman Khan's all set to launch Aayush Sharma in the film Loveratri|work=filmfare.com|access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref> Abhiraj was [[Ali Abbas Zafar]]'s assistant director for ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'' and ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]''. In February 2018, Salman announced that Warina Hussain would be the leading lady of the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/warina-salman-khan-loveratri-5053377/|title=Salman Khan introduces Loveratri's female lead Warina Hussain|date=7 February 2018}}</ref> The film is the Bollywood debut for both Aayush and Warina. ''Loveyatri'' is a romantic drama set against the backdrop of [[Navratri]] in [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/loveyatri-preview-aayush-sharma-and-warina-hussain-are-all-set-to-make-you-fall-in-love-1926986|title=Loveyatri Preview: Aayush Sharma And Warina Hussain Are All Set To Make You Fall In Love|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> Aayush stars as a Garba teacher from Baroda, who falls in love with an NRI, played by Warina, when she visits the town during the festival.<ref>{{Citation|title=Loveyatri Review {3/5}: 'LoveYatri' is a straightforward love story – nothing more, nothing less|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/loveyatri/movie-review/66074005.cms|access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref>

The film was shot in two schedules. Several scenes were also shot in [[Vadodara]] in March 2018. This was followed by the second half starting in April 2018 in London. Principal photography completed in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/photos/loveratri-aayush-sharma-family-and-warina-hussain-return-london-409845|title=Loveratri: Aayush Sharma with family and Warina Hussain return from London|website=PINKVILLA|access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Loveyatri – A Journey of Love
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]], Lijo George – DJ Chetas and [[JAM8]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2018|10|03|df=y}}
| recorded = 2018
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 32:18
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|bPe-LWmPZ4A |Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}

{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Mitron]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Loveyatri
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Jalebi (film)|Jalebi]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[JAM8]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Crisscross (2018 film)|Crisscross]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Loveyatri
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Badhaai Ho]]
| next_year =2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Lijo George – DJ Chetas
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Mitron]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Loveyatri
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Simmba]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Singles
| name = Loveyatri
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Chogada
| single1date = 14 August 2018
| single2 = Akh Lad Jaave
| single2date = 23 August 2018
| single3 = Tera Hua
| single3date = 30 August 2018
}}
}}
[[Tanishk Bagchi]], Lijo George – DJ Chetas and [[JAM8]] composed the soundtrack of the film while the lyrics are penned by [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]], [[Manoj Muntashir]], [[Darshan Raval]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]], Niren Bhatt, [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] and Hommie Dilliwala.

The soundtrack of the film was released by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] on 3 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Loveyatri---A-Journey-Of-Love-2018/zaeK9b2r,xo|title=Loveyatri – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|date=3 October 2018|publisher=[[Saavn]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = {{Duration|m=32|s=18}}
| title1 = Chogada
| extra1 = [[Darshan Raval]], [[Asees Kaur]]
| music1 = Lijo George – DJ Chetas
| lyrics1 = [[Darshan Raval]], [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]
| length1 = 4:09
| title2 = Akh Lad Jaave
| extra2 = Asees Kaur, [[Jubin Nautiyal]], '''Rap by:''' [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]]
| music2 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| lyrics2 = Tanishk Bagchi, Badshah
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Tera Hua
| extra3 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| music3 = Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics3 = [[Manoj Muntashir]]
| length3 = 3:34
| title4 = Rangtaari
| extra4 = [[Dev Negi]], [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] Additional Vocal: [[Raja Hasan]]
| music4 = Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics4 = Shabbir Ahmed, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hommie Dilliwala
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = Dholida
| extra5 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Palak Muchhal]], [[Neha Kakkar]], Raja Hasan
| music5 = Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics5 = Shabbir Ahmed
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = Loveyatri Title Track
| extra6 = [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
| music6 = [[JAM8]]
| lyrics6 = Niren Bhatt
| length6 = 2:32
| title7 = Chogada
| note7 = Unplugged
| extra7 = [[Darshan Raval]]
| music7 = Lijo George – DJ Chetas
| lyrics7 = Darshan Raval, Shabbir Ahmed
| length7 = 4:00
| title8 = Tera Hua
| note8 = Unplugged
| extra8 = Atif Aslam
| music8 = Tanishk Bagchi
| lyrics8 = Manoj Muntashir
| length8 = 3:50
| title9 = Loveyatri Mashup
| extra9 = Various Artists
| music9 = Lijo George-DJ Chetas
| lyrics9 = Various Artists
| length9 = 4:00
}}

[[File:Warina Hussain snapped promoting Loveratri at National College in Bandra (04) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Warina Hussain promoting ''Loveratri'' at [[R. D. National College]] in [[Bandra]]]]

== Controversy ==
A minor dispute emerged during the middle of promotions, in late September 2018, regarding the film's name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/salman-khan-loveratri-loveyatri-5363965/|title=Salman Khan's next production venture Loveratri is LoveYatri now|date=19 September 2018|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref> It was originally titled ''Loveratri'', which is a play on the words "[[love]]" and "[[Navratri]]" (a religious 9 day celebration of the [[Hindu]] goddess [[Durga]]). However, the religious organisation [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] felt that the title distorted the meaning of the festival and filed a complaint against the producers. A court in [[Bihar]] asked the police to file a [[First Information Report]] against the actor Salman Khan and the rest of the film's cast. On 18 September 2018, Khan announced on his [[Instagram]] page that the film's title would be changed from ''Loveratri'' to ''Loveyatri'', with "yatri" meaning "traveller", thus changing the overall meaning approximately to "the journey of love".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/salman-khan-changes-warina-hussain-and-aayush-sharmas-loveratri-title-its-loveyatri-now-1918660|title=Salman Khan Changes Warina Hussain And Aayush Sharma's Loveratri Title. It's Loveyatri Now|website=ndtv.com|access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref>

However, the following day a [[Gujarat]]-based Hindu organization, Sanatan Foundation, legally filed a [[Public Interest Litigation]] move against the new name, claiming that it still sounded too similar to "Navratri". They sought another name change (possibly to "Love Ki Yatra"), changing the film's content, or to ban the film entirely for "hurting the sentiments of Hindus".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/loveratri-loveyatri-title-change-salman-khan-5365114/|title=Loveyatri is unacceptable, says Hindu outfit|date=19 September 2018|website=indianexpress.com|access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref>

On 27 September 2018, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] ruled in favor of the film's producers, stating that "no coercive action is to be taken in any part of the country against Salman Khan Ventures Pvt ltd."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-coercive-action-against-loveyatri-producer-salman-khan-supreme-court-1923017|title=No Coercive Action Against "Loveyatri" Producer Salman Khan: Top Court|website=ndtv.com|access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref> The ruling was submitted considering the film's status as having been cleared by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] (CBFC), and yet had an [[First Information Report|FIR]] registered in Bihar against it and a criminal complaint pending in [[Vadodara]], Gujarat. The statement concluded by asserting that any further complaints, particularly those related to the contents or name of the film, would not be entertained.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sc-stays-fir-against-makers-of-loveyatri-after-salman-khan-moves-court-alleging-threats-from-hindu-outfits-5273351.html|title=SC stays FIR against makers of LoveYatri after Salman Khan moves court, alleging threats from Hindu outfits- Entertainment News, Firstpost|website=firstpost.com|access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Facebook|LoveyatriTheFilm|''Loveyatri''}}
* {{IMDb title|7820846|Love Will Take Over|(original title ''Loveyatri'')}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|loveratri|LoveYatri}}

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[[Category:Films distributed by Yash Raj Films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Salman Khan]]
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