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Hasee Toh Phasee (English: She Smiles, She's Snared!) is an upcoming romantic comedy Hindi film directed by Vinil Mathew and produced by Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap. The film features Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles. The film is scheduled to release on February 7, 2014.
Contents
1 Cast
2 Production
2.1 Development
2.2 Casting
2.3 Filming
3 Soundtrack
4 Promotion
5 References
6 External links
Cast
Sidharth Malhotra as Nikhil Bhardwaj
Parineeti Chopra as Meeta
Adah Sharma
Karan Johar in a special appearance
Bobby Darling in the song Drama Queen
Production
Development
Karan Johar's production house Dharma Productions is financing this film along with Phantom Productions, which is run by four filmmakers - Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena.
Casting
Anurag Kashyap, who is very excited about this project, said, "The story works with fresh faces, but requires a high level of chemistry and maturity in the performances. After spending months, shortlisting various actors, we finalised Sidharth and Parineeti." Reportedly, Adah Sharma is playing the second female lead in the movie and the younger sister of film's female protagonist. The film is a love triangle.The movie spans a period of seven years and seven days. To capture the seven-year period, Vinil Matthew wanted Parineeti Chopra to have different hairstyles through the film. Chopra also shed eight kilos within a month to get into the look of her character.
Filming
Filming began on April 18, 2013. On talking about the director Vinil Mathew, Sidharth Malhotra, who would be cast as a middle class working man in the film, said, "It didn't feel like the first day of shoot because he is so sorted and knows exactly what he wants. He made us rehearse a lot during a two month workshop before shooting began". Actress Parineeti Chopra reported that her character was a quite difficult one. It is the first collaboration for both the protagonists with each other, but however, none complained and instead, both were praising each other to be energetic and tireless. The fact that actress Adah Sharma was also involved in the cast as one of the lead characters was supposed to be kept a secret as the producers wanted to make an official announcement about it. But it was later revealed as Adah was seen shooting for the film at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade.[9]
Karan Johar is doing a cameo in the film.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film is given by Vishal-Shekhar while the lyrics are written by Kumaar & Amitabh Bhattacharya. A single called Drama Queen sung by Vishal Dadlani and Shreya Ghoshal was launched. The song Zehnaseeb sung by Chinmayi Sripada along with Shekhar Ravjiani was launched on 2nd of January.
The jukebox of all songs from the film was leaked on the internet before the official release. Altogether there are six tracks with various artists contributors.
Hasee Toh Phasee
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Punjabi Wedding Song" Sunidhi Chauhan, Benny Dayal 03:52
2. "Shake It Like Shammi" Vishal Dadlani, Benny Dayal 03:24
3. "Drama Queen" Vishal Dadlani, Shreya Ghoshal 03:19
4. "Manchala" Shafqat Amanat Ali, Nupur Pant 03:47
5. "Zehnaseeb" Chinmayi Sripaada, Shekhar Ravjiani 03:35
6. "Ishq Bulaava" Sanam Puri, Shipra Goyal 05:02
The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics. Rediff gave it 3.5/5 stars and stated, "The music of Hasee Toh Phasee delivers more than it promised at the outset. One expected just a fun-filled score, but Vishal-Shekhar have gone beyond that to bring us some soulful melodies as well."Koimoi giving the same ratings added ," If you can’t applaud this music album for technique and creativity, sheer freshness will do the trick for you. From a peppy Wedding Song to the calming Manchala, music-director duo Vishal and Shekhar strike the right chords. Moreover, lyrics by Rakesh Kumaar and Amitabh Bhattacharyya add the right ingredients to make the scores of Hasee Toh Phasee worth listening to more than a single time."
Hasee Toh Phasee (English: She Smiles, She's Snared!) is an upcoming romantic comedy Hindi film directed by Vinil Mathew and produced by Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap. The film features Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles. The film is scheduled to release on February 7, 2014.
Contents
1 Cast
2 Production
2.1 Development
2.2 Casting
2.3 Filming
3 Soundtrack
4 Promotion
5 References
6 External links
Cast
Sidharth Malhotra as Nikhil Bhardwaj
Parineeti Chopra as Meeta
Adah Sharma
Karan Johar in a special appearance
Bobby Darling in the song Drama Queen
Production
Development
Karan Johar's production house Dharma Productions is financing this film along with Phantom Productions, which is run by four filmmakers - Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena.
Casting
Anurag Kashyap, who is very excited about this project, said, "The story works with fresh faces, but requires a high level of chemistry and maturity in the performances. After spending months, shortlisting various actors, we finalised Sidharth and Parineeti." Reportedly, Adah Sharma is playing the second female lead in the movie and the younger sister of film's female protagonist. The film is a love triangle.The movie spans a period of seven years and seven days. To capture the seven-year period, Vinil Matthew wanted Parineeti Chopra to have different hairstyles through the film. Chopra also shed eight kilos within a month to get into the look of her character.
Filming
Filming began on April 18, 2013. On talking about the director Vinil Mathew, Sidharth Malhotra, who would be cast as a middle class working man in the film, said, "It didn't feel like the first day of shoot because he is so sorted and knows exactly what he wants. He made us rehearse a lot during a two month workshop before shooting began". Actress Parineeti Chopra reported that her character was a quite difficult one. It is the first collaboration for both the protagonists with each other, but however, none complained and instead, both were praising each other to be energetic and tireless. The fact that actress Adah Sharma was also involved in the cast as one of the lead characters was supposed to be kept a secret as the producers wanted to make an official announcement about it. But it was later revealed as Adah was seen shooting for the film at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade.[9]
Karan Johar is doing a cameo in the film.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film is given by Vishal-Shekhar while the lyrics are written by Kumaar & Amitabh Bhattacharya. A single called Drama Queen sung by Vishal Dadlani and Shreya Ghoshal was launched. The song Zehnaseeb sung by Chinmayi Sripada along with Shekhar Ravjiani was launched on 2nd of January.
The jukebox of all songs from the film was leaked on the internet before the official release. Altogether there are six tracks with various artists contributors.
Hasee Toh Phasee
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Punjabi Wedding Song" Sunidhi Chauhan, Benny Dayal 03:52
2. "Shake It Like Shammi" Vishal Dadlani, Benny Dayal 03:24
3. "Drama Queen" Vishal Dadlani, Shreya Ghoshal 03:19
4. "Manchala" Shafqat Amanat Ali, Nupur Pant 03:47
5. "Zehnaseeb" Chinmayi Sripaada, Shekhar Ravjiani 03:35
6. "Ishq Bulaava" Sanam Puri, Shipra Goyal 05:02
The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics. Rediff gave it 3.5/5 stars and stated, "The music of Hasee Toh Phasee delivers more than it promised at the outset. One expected just a fun-filled score, but Vishal-Shekhar have gone beyond that to bring us some soulful melodies as well."Koimoi giving the same ratings added ," If you can’t applaud this music album for technique and creativity, sheer freshness will do the trick for you. From a peppy Wedding Song to the calming Manchala, music-director duo Vishal and Shekhar strike the right chords. Moreover, lyrics by Rakesh Kumaar and Amitabh Bhattacharyya add the right ingredients to make the scores of Hasee Toh Phasee worth listening to more than a single time."