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{{ | {{short description|2018 film directed by Abhiraj K. Minawala}} | ||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Loveyatri: A Journey of Love | |||
| image = Loveyatri poster.jpg | | image = Loveyatri poster.jpg | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = Theatrical release poster | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| director = Abhiraj Minawala | | director = Abhiraj K. Minawala | ||
| producer = [[Salman Khan]] | | producer = [[Salman Khan]] | ||
| | | writer = [[Niren Bhatt]] | ||
| based_on = [[Devadasu (2006 film)|''Devadasu'']] (2006) by [[Y. V. S. Chowdary]] | |||
| starring = [[Aayush Sharma]]<br> | | starring = [[Aayush Sharma]]<br/>Hira Warina | ||
| music = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Tanishk Bagchi]]<br>Lijo George – DJ Chetas<br>[[JAM8]]<br>'''Score:'''<br>[[Sanchit Balhara]] | | music = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Tanishk Bagchi]]<br/>Lijo George – DJ Chetas<br/>[[JAM8]]<br/>'''Score:'''<br/>[[Sanchit Balhara]] | ||
| cinematography = Jishnu Bhattacharjee | | cinematography = Jishnu Bhattacharjee | ||
| editing = | | editing = Ritesh Soni | ||
| studio = [[Salman Khan Films]] | | studio = [[Salman Khan Films]] | ||
| released = {{film date|2018|10|05| | | distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]] | ||
| runtime = 139 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/loveyatri-2018|title=Loveyatri | | released = {{film date|df=y|2018|10|05|India|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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006085601/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/loveyatri-2018|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 October 2019|title=Loveyatri|website=www.bbfc.co.uk|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref> | |||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = Hindi | ||
| budget = {{INR| | | budget = {{INR|32 crore}}<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| | | gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|18.14 crore}}<ref>{{cite web |title=LoveYatri Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/loveratri/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=5 October 2018 |access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Loveyatri: A Journey of Love''''' ({{IPA | '''''Loveyatri: A Journey of Love''''' ({{IPA|hi|ləʋjaːt̪ɾɪ}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film produced by [[Salman Khan]] under [[Salman Khan Films]] and directed by debutante Abhiraj K. Minawala. It is inspired by the 2006 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film [[Devadasu (2006 film)|''Devadasu'']].{{cn|date=April 2025}} It stars newcomers [[Aayush Sharma]] and Hira Warina in the lead roles and was released on 5 October 2018. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The story starts with Sushrut "Susu" Pandya | The story starts with Sushrut "Susu" Pandya who meets Manisha "Michelle" Patel during a Garba festival. Sushrut is a local guy from a middle class household in [[Gujarat]] who wishes to open a Garba academy while Michelle is a bright NRI student from a wealthy family. They meet when she comes to [[Vadodara]]. Sushrut falls in love at first sight and wishes to meet Michelle again. During one of the Garba nights, Sushrut stays around Michelle and she accidentally hits [[dandiya]] on his eye. He fakes an injury with his friends Negative and Rocket and his uncle playing along. She calls him to apologize. Sushrut acts as if he was deeply injured. | ||
As time passes Sushrut and Michelle spend time together and they become friends. Kushboo (Rocket's love interest) tells Sushrut that he shouldn't play around with Michelle's feelings and that she will reveal the truth about his fake injury. Sushrut, fearing he will lose Michelle once she finds out about his lie, accidentally reveals the truth himself to her when he goes to find out why she hasn't returned his calls or messages. 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 back the next day. They laugh and start developing feelings for each other. One night they open up to each other revealing Michelle's dream to make her late mother's wishes come true. That same evening Michelle's father, Sam, looks for her and Kushboo reveals the truth about Michelle's whereabouts and Sushrut. Sam decides to take matters into his own hands and sets up a meeting with Sushrut only to brainwash him against Michelle and reveals she has a boyfriend named Chris back in London. | |||
Meanwhile, Michelle finds out about her graduation and treats Sushrut, Rocket and Negative to pizza at an expensive restaurant. Whilst there, Sushrut vents his anger at her and insults her for leading him on. Michelle, not understanding and clearly upset, leaves the restaurant. She goes back to London with Sam. Sushrut, however, is unable to bear the separation and after his uncle convinces him, he rushes to meet Michelle with Negative and Rocket, but they have an accident and miss their chance as the flight takes off. | |||
After some time, Sushrut manages to arrive in London with his uncle and searches for Michelle. He meets her at the soup kitchen she had told him about before. Sushrut and Michelle hang out and she introduces him to her friends, Chris being one of them. As he spends time with them he is annoyed by Chris and Michelle's closeness and doesn't enjoy the London lifestyle Michelle leads. At the same time Sam discovers that Sushrut is in London and is always around Michelle. He tries to keep them apart by confronting Sushrut again. This time he takes a cricket bat and damages his car and forces Sushruts's hand around his neck in order to frame him. The police arrive, Sushrut is arrested and taken away. At the police station, he meets two Gujarati police officers and tells them his story. They agree to help Sushrut unite with Michelle. | |||
Michelle tries to reach Sushrut to no avail and goes to see his uncle. His uncle reveals that Sushrut has been missing and reveals what Sam had done back in India. She confronts him and lashes out at home for his actions. Eventually Sushrut enters the park in a jeep and both Sushrut and Michelle play Garba together. Michelle reveals to Sushrut that her "boyfriend" Chris is actually [[Homosexuality|gay]]. Sam realises his mistake and joins the couple, blessing them for a happy life ahead. | |||
Michelle | Michelle eventually goes back to India and successfully fulfills her mother's dream whilst Sushrut has finally opened up his Garba Academy. In the end they both live happily after. | ||
In the end | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* [[Aayush Sharma]] as Sushrut "Susu" Pandya, | * [[Aayush Sharma]] as Sushrut "Susu" Pandya, Michelle's love interest and later husband | ||
* | * Hira Warina as Manisha "Michelle" Patel, Sushrut's love interest and later wife | ||
** Naisha Khanna as Little Michelle | **Naisha Khanna as Little Michelle | ||
* [[Ronit Roy]] as Sameer "Sam" Patel, Michelle's father | * [[Ronit Roy]] as Sameer "Sam" Patel, Michelle's father | ||
* [[Ram Kapoor]] as Rasik Desai, Susu's | * [[Ram Kapoor]] as Rasik Desai, Susu's uncle (''mama'') | ||
* [[Pratik Gandhi]] as Nagendra | * [[Pratik Gandhi]] as Nagendra "Negative" Pathak, Susu's best friend | ||
* Sajeel Parakh as Rakesh | * Sajeel Parakh as Rakesh "Rocket" Joshi, Susu's best friend | ||
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Natthu Kaka | * [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Natthu Kaka | ||
* Kenneth Desai as Hari Pandya, Sushrut's father | * Kenneth Desai as Hari Pandya, Sushrut's father | ||
* Alisha Prajapati as Khushboo, Negative's girlfriend & Michelle's friend in | * Alpana Buch as Seema Pandya, Susu's mother | ||
* Alisha Prajapati as Khushboo Pandey, Negative's girlfriend & Michelle's friend in Vadodara | |||
* Bilal Kazi | * Bilal Kazi | ||
* Arnab Shah | * Arnab Shah | ||
* Amitabh Mishra | * Amitabh Mishra | ||
* Tainara as Mrs. Patel, Sam's wife & Michelle's mother | * Tainara as Mrs. Patel, Sam's wife & Michelle's mother | ||
* [[Arbaaz Khan]] as Inspector Jignesh, London Police (special appearance) | * [[Arbaaz Khan]] as Inspector Jignesh Ajmera, London Police (special guest appearance) | ||
* [[Sohail Khan]] as Inspector Bhavesh, London Police (special appearance) | * [[Sohail Khan]] as Inspector Bhavesh Ajmera, London Police (special guest appearance) | ||
* Kyle Smith as Chris, Michelle's friend in | * [[Amit Bhatt]] as Guest appearance | ||
* Caroline Wilde as Kate, Michelle's friend in | * Kyle Smith as Chris Cost, Michelle's friend in London | ||
* Tordan Bhai as Chaiwala in | * Caroline Wilde as Kate Mathew, Michelle's friend in London | ||
* Tordan Bhai as Chaiwala in Vadodara | |||
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==Production== | ==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|date=2 October 2018 }}</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|newspaper=The Times of India |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 | 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|date=2 May 2018 |access-date=12 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
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[[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. | [[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> | 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> The song "Chogada Tara" became popular upon release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/its-raining-celebrations-for-singer-darshan-raval-as-chogada-tara-kamariya-top-the-charts/|title=It's Raining Celebrations For Singer Darshan Raval As Chogada Tara & Kamariya Top The Charts!|date=14 November 2018|work=Koimoi}}</ref> | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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| length3 = 3:34 | | length3 = 3:34 | ||
| title4 = Rangtaari | | title4 = Rangtaari | ||
| extra4 = [[Dev Negi]], [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] Additional Vocal: [[Raja Hasan]] | | extra4 = [[Dev Negi]], [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] <br> Additional Vocal: [[Raja Hasan]] | ||
| music4 = Tanishk Bagchi | | music4 = Tanishk Bagchi | ||
| lyrics4 = Shabbir Ahmed, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hommie Dilliwala | | lyrics4 = Shabbir Ahmed, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hommie Dilliwala | ||
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| extra6 = [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]] | | extra6 = [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]] | ||
| music6 = [[JAM8]] | | music6 = [[JAM8]] | ||
| lyrics6 = Niren Bhatt | | lyrics6 = [[Niren Bhatt]] | ||
| length6 = 2:32 | | length6 = 2:32 | ||
| title7 = Chogada | | title7 = Chogada | ||
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== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||
A minor dispute emerged during the | A minor dispute emerged during the film's 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|date=18 September 2018 |access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
However, the following day a [[ | However, the following day a Gujarat-based [[Hindu]] organization, Sanatan Foundation, legally filed a [[Public Interest Litigation]] 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 | 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 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|website=firstpost.com|date=27 September 2018 |access-date=7 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|loveratri|LoveYatri}} | * {{Bollywood Hungama movie|loveratri|LoveYatri}} | ||
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[[Category:Films shot in London]] | [[Category:Films shot in London]] | ||
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]] | [[Category:Indian romantic drama films]] | ||
[[Category:Films distributed by Yash Raj Films]] | [[Category:Films distributed by Yash Raj Films]] | ||
[[Category:Films produced by Salman Khan]] | [[Category:Films produced by Salman Khan]] | ||
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| Loveyatri: A Journey of Love | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Abhiraj K. Minawala |
| Produced by | Salman Khan |
| Written by | Niren Bhatt |
| Based on | Devadasu (2006) by Y. V. S. Chowdary |
| Starring | Aayush Sharma Hira Warina |
| Music by | Songs: Tanishk Bagchi Lijo George – DJ Chetas JAM8 Score: Sanchit Balhara |
| Cinematography | Jishnu Bhattacharjee |
| Edited by | Ritesh Soni |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹32 crore[3] |
| Box office | est. ₹18.14 crore[4] |
Loveyatri: A Journey of Love (hi) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy 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.[citation needed] It stars newcomers Aayush Sharma and Hira Warina in the lead roles and was released on 5 October 2018.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The story starts with Sushrut "Susu" Pandya who meets Manisha "Michelle" Patel during a Garba festival. Sushrut is a local guy from a middle class household in Gujarat who wishes to open a Garba academy while Michelle is a bright NRI student from a wealthy family. They meet when she comes to Vadodara. Sushrut falls in love at first sight and wishes to meet Michelle again. During one of the Garba nights, Sushrut stays around Michelle and she accidentally hits dandiya on his eye. He fakes an injury with his friends Negative and Rocket and his uncle playing along. She calls him to apologize. Sushrut acts as if he was deeply injured.
As time passes Sushrut and Michelle spend time together and they become friends. Kushboo (Rocket's love interest) tells Sushrut that he shouldn't play around with Michelle's feelings and that she will reveal the truth about his fake injury. Sushrut, fearing he will lose Michelle once she finds out about his lie, accidentally reveals the truth himself to her when he goes to find out why she hasn't returned his calls or messages. 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 back the next day. They laugh and start developing feelings for each other. One night they open up to each other revealing Michelle's dream to make her late mother's wishes come true. That same evening Michelle's father, Sam, looks for her and Kushboo reveals the truth about Michelle's whereabouts and Sushrut. Sam decides to take matters into his own hands and sets up a meeting with Sushrut only to brainwash him against Michelle and reveals she has a boyfriend named Chris back in London.
Meanwhile, Michelle finds out about her graduation and treats Sushrut, Rocket and Negative to pizza at an expensive restaurant. Whilst there, Sushrut vents his anger at her and insults her for leading him on. Michelle, not understanding and clearly upset, leaves the restaurant. She goes back to London with Sam. Sushrut, however, is unable to bear the separation and after his uncle convinces him, he rushes to meet Michelle with Negative and Rocket, but they have an accident and miss their chance as the flight takes off.
After some time, Sushrut manages to arrive in London with his uncle and searches for Michelle. He meets her at the soup kitchen she had told him about before. Sushrut and Michelle hang out and she introduces him to her friends, Chris being one of them. As he spends time with them he is annoyed by Chris and Michelle's closeness and doesn't enjoy the London lifestyle Michelle leads. At the same time Sam discovers that Sushrut is in London and is always around Michelle. He tries to keep them apart by confronting Sushrut again. This time he takes a cricket bat and damages his car and forces Sushruts's hand around his neck in order to frame him. The police arrive, Sushrut is arrested and taken away. At the police station, he meets two Gujarati police officers and tells them his story. They agree to help Sushrut unite with Michelle.
Michelle tries to reach Sushrut to no avail and goes to see his uncle. His uncle reveals that Sushrut has been missing and reveals what Sam had done back in India. She confronts him and lashes out at home for his actions. Eventually Sushrut enters the park in a jeep and both Sushrut and Michelle play Garba together. Michelle reveals to Sushrut that her "boyfriend" Chris is actually gay. Sam realises his mistake and joins the couple, blessing them for a happy life ahead.
Michelle eventually goes back to India and successfully fulfills her mother's dream whilst Sushrut has finally opened up his Garba Academy. In the end they both live happily after.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Aayush Sharma as Sushrut "Susu" Pandya, Michelle's love interest and later husband
- Hira Warina as Manisha "Michelle" Patel, Sushrut's love interest and later wife
- Naisha Khanna as Little Michelle
- Ronit Roy as Sameer "Sam" Patel, Michelle's father
- Ram Kapoor as Rasik Desai, Susu's uncle (mama)
- Pratik Gandhi as Nagendra "Negative" Pathak, Susu's best friend
- Sajeel Parakh as Rakesh "Rocket" Joshi, Susu's best friend
- Manoj Joshi as Natthu Kaka
- Kenneth Desai as Hari Pandya, Sushrut's father
- Alpana Buch as Seema Pandya, Susu's mother
- Alisha Prajapati as Khushboo Pandey, Negative's girlfriend & Michelle's friend in Vadodara
- Bilal Kazi
- Arnab Shah
- Amitabh Mishra
- Tainara as Mrs. Patel, Sam's wife & Michelle's mother
- Arbaaz Khan as Inspector Jignesh Ajmera, London Police (special guest appearance)
- Sohail Khan as Inspector Bhavesh Ajmera, London Police (special guest appearance)
- Amit Bhatt as Guest appearance
- Kyle Smith as Chris Cost, Michelle's friend in London
- Caroline Wilde as Kate Mathew, Michelle's friend in London
- Tordan Bhai as Chaiwala in Vadodara
Production[edit | edit source]
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.[5] Abhiraj was Ali Abbas Zafar's assistant director for Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai. In February 2018, Salman announced that Warina Hussain would be the leading lady of the film.[6] The film is the Bollywood debut for both Aayush and Warina. Loveyatri is a romantic drama set against the backdrop of Navratri in Gujarat.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Loveyatri – A Journey of Love | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Tanishk Bagchi, Lijo George – DJ Chetas and JAM8 | ||||
| Released | 3 October 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 32:18 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
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| Tanishk Bagchi chronology | ||||
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| JAM8 chronology | ||||
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| Lijo George – DJ Chetas chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Loveyatri | ||||
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Tanishk Bagchi, Lijo George – DJ Chetas and JAM8 composed the soundtrack of the film while the lyrics are penned by Shabbir Ahmed, Manoj Muntashir, Darshan Raval, Tanishk Bagchi, Badshah, Niren Bhatt, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Hommie Dilliwala.
The soundtrack of the film was released by T-Series on 3 October 2018.[10] The song "Chogada Tara" became popular upon release.[11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chogada" | Darshan Raval, Shabbir Ahmed | Lijo George – DJ Chetas | Darshan Raval, Asees Kaur | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Akh Lad Jaave" | Tanishk Bagchi, Badshah | Tanishk Bagchi | Asees Kaur, Jubin Nautiyal, Rap by: Badshah | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Tera Hua" | Manoj Muntashir | Tanishk Bagchi | Atif Aslam | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Rangtaari" | Shabbir Ahmed, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Hommie Dilliwala | Tanishk Bagchi | Dev Negi, Yo Yo Honey Singh Additional Vocal: Raja Hasan | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Dholida" | Shabbir Ahmed | Tanishk Bagchi | Udit Narayan, Palak Muchhal, Neha Kakkar, Raja Hasan | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Loveyatri Title Track" | Niren Bhatt | JAM8 | Divya Kumar | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Chogada" (Unplugged) | Darshan Raval, Shabbir Ahmed | Lijo George – DJ Chetas | Darshan Raval | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Tera Hua" (Unplugged) | Manoj Muntashir | Tanishk Bagchi | Atif Aslam | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Loveyatri Mashup" | Various Artists | Lijo George-DJ Chetas | Various Artists | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 32:18 | ||||
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Controversy[edit | edit source]
A minor dispute emerged during the film's promotions, in late September 2018, regarding the film's name.[12] 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".[13]
However, the following day a Gujarat-based Hindu organization, Sanatan Foundation, legally filed a Public Interest Litigation 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".[14]
On 27 September 2018, the 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."[15] 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 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.[16]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ IANS (23 September 2018). "Case charged against Salman Khan for his latest movie "Love Yatri"". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ "Loveyatri". www.bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ "Loveyatri – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "LoveYatri Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "Salman Khan's all set to launch Aayush Sharma in the film Loveratri". filmfare.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ↑ "Salman Khan introduces Loveratri's female lead Warina Hussain". 7 February 2018.
- ↑ "Loveyatri Preview: Aayush Sharma And Warina Hussain Are All Set To Make You Fall In Love". NDTV.com. 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Loveyatri Review {3/5}: 'LoveYatri' is a straightforward love story – nothing more, nothing less", The Times of India, retrieved 12 October 2018
- ↑ "Loveratri: Aayush Sharma with family and Warina Hussain return from London". PINKVILLA. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ↑ "Loveyatri – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn. 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "It's Raining Celebrations For Singer Darshan Raval As Chogada Tara & Kamariya Top The Charts!". Koimoi. 14 November 2018.
- ↑ "Salman Khan's next production venture Loveratri is LoveYatri now". indianexpress.com. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ "Salman Khan Changes Warina Hussain And Aayush Sharma's Loveratri Title. It's Loveyatri Now". ndtv.com. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ "Loveyatri is unacceptable, says Hindu outfit". indianexpress.com. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ "No Coercive Action Against "Loveyatri" Producer Salman Khan: Top Court". ndtv.com. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ "SC stays FIR against makers of LoveYatri after Salman Khan moves court, alleging threats from Hindu outfits". firstpost.com. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.