| Do Lafzon Ki Kahani | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Deepak Tijori |
| Written by | Girish Dhamija |
| Based on | Always (South Korean) |
| Produced by | Jayantilal Gada (Presenter) Dhiraj Shetty Avinaash V. Rai Deepak Tijori Dhaval Jayantilal Gada |
| Starring | Randeep Hooda Kajal Aggarwal |
| Cinematography | Mohana Krishna |
| Edited by | Ballu Saluja |
| Music by | Arjuna Harjai Ankit Tiwari Amaal Mallik Babli Haque |
Production companies | Pen India Limited Alumbra Entertainment Dhiraj Motion Pictures Focus Motion Pictures Deepak Tijori Films |
| Distributed by | Pen India Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹110 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹40 million[1] |
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (transl. A tale of two words) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written by Girish Dhamija and directed by Deepak Tijori, cinematography by Mohana Krishna. Produced by Avinaash v rai, Dhaval Jayantilal Gada under his banner Pen India Limited, it stars Randeep Hooda and Kajal Aggarwal. It is a remake of the 2011 Korean movie Always,[2] which was previously adapted in 2015 in Kannada as Boxer.[3] The filming locations included Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and India.[4] The film released worldwide on 10 June 2016.
Plot
Suraj (Randeep Hooda) is an ex-boxer who does multiple jobs to earn as much money as possible, but lives a lonely life in Malaysia. During his new job as a parking attendant, he ends up meeting Jenny (Kajal Aggarwal) a blind yet a cheerful girl who is surviving in the city all alone. They soon become friends and a chemistry sparks between the two. Suraj's old coach Om (Mamik Singh) calls him back to the club but Suraj tells him that he has stopped fighting. He reveals that three years ago, during a boxing match his opponent's wife begged him to lose as she needed the prize money for her daughter's treatment. In order to help, Suraj loses the fight intentionally but later discovers that it was all a plot set by the opponent boxer. After trashing him in a night club, Suraj loses his boxing license and also stops trusting or caring for anyone. He later, started working as recovery agent but during one such recovery case, a man jumps out of his apartment window down on the road, leading to a car crash. Suraj has to serve 2 years in jail and since then has been taking care of the treatment of that man.
Back to the present, Suraj now falls in love with Jenny and wants to express his love to her, but on reaching her house finds Jenny's boss harassing her. Suraj beats him up, at which Jenny gets mad as she feared losing her job. Suraj promises to take care of her and takes her home. He proposes to Jenny and asks about her parents. Suraj is then shocked to discover that Jenny's blindness and her parents death are due to the same car crash 3 years ago. Weighed down with guilt, Suraj decides to get Jenny operated but needed 300,000 of rupees within a month. Suraj, who has already returned to part-time boxing asks for help from his coach.
Suraj's old rival Sikandar offers him to join an illegal fight club, where the owner Gavin (Yuri Suri) pays him 300,000 to lose a fight. Om tries to stop Suraj as this kind of fights may lead to fighter's death or permanent handicap. During the fight Sikandar provokes him and Suraj beats him up. Angered Gavin gives Suraj a last chance to pay back by delivering a bag of drugs. While Jenny is being operated in hospital, Suraj delivers the package only to be run over by Sikandar's car, leading to severe spinal injury. After getting her eyes back Jenny is disappointed upon not seeing Suraj and thinks he has abandoned her. 6 months later, Jenny is working at the same hospital as a physiotherapist, where Suraj is getting treated but doesn't recognize him. Suraj too doesn't reveal his identity to Jenny, because of his paralytic condition. On being able to walk with crutches, Suraj decides to finally confess his feelings to Jenny but seeing her with another man, assumes that she has moved on. Suraj walks away with a heavy heart and visits the place were they both used to spend time together. While searching for Suraj, Jenny reaches the same spot and they unite.
Cast
- Randeep Hooda as Sooraj Singh Rathod / Sooraj Udaypratap Chauhan / Sarfaraz Ahmed
- Kajal Aggarwal as Dr. Jenny Mathias, a blind sculptor artist, who is now a physiotherapist
- Dhiraj Shetty as Sikander
- Mamik Singh as Omi
- Anil George as Shrikant
- Snehal Kulshrestha as Driver
- Yuri Suri as Kevin
- Sara Khalid Gesawat as Aalia
- Flora Saini as Natasha (in special appearance)
- Pratichi Mishra as Kalawati
- Vinay Aggarwal as Jenny's father
- Kartikeya Goud as Kabir, a fitness club owner
Release
Critical reception
Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave it 2 stars out of 5, describing the story crawling to its conclusion sluggishly.[5] Ananya Bhattacharya of India Today wrote that movie can be watched once only for Randeep Hooda.[6] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave it 1 star out of 5 describing movie as a string of drippy sequences.[7] Hindi daily Hindustan's critic Vishal Thakur gave the film 3 stars out of 5. He called the high-note background music "disturbing" and Tijori's direction "weak". However, he lauded Hooda's performance.[8]
Namrata Joshi of The Hindu described it as a boring love story.[9] Udita Jhunjhunwala of Firstpost wrote that the story is full of holes and the narrative leans too often on ballads and ‘sad songs’ to establish mood.[10] Rediff.com's Namrata Thakker called the film "predictable and boring". In her review, she wrote that "[Hooda] ha[d] given everything to the role" but the film "doesn't do justice to his acting abilities". She found the script with loopholes and editing "sloppy".[11] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave it 1.5 stars out of 5, saying that Walk into this storm only if you have the disposition to withstand the ugly gusts.[12]
Box office
According to Box Office India, the film collected approximately ₹40 million on a budget of ₹110 million in its lifetime.[1]
Soundtrack
| Do Lafzon Ki Kahani | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 5 May 2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 31:22 |
| Label | T-Series |
The soundtrack album is composed by Amaal Mallik, Babli Haque, Arjuna Harjai and Ankit Tiwari. The song "Tu Mila" was sung by pop singer Shrey Singhal was used in movie but it was not released but later on Shrey Singhal officially upload in his YouTube channel.[13]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kuch Toh Hai" | Manoj Muntashir | Amaal Mallik | Armaan Malik | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Jeena Marna" | Sandeep Nath | Babli Haque | Altamash Faridi | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Ankhiyan" | Kumaar | Arjuna Harjai | Kanika Kapoor | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Jeena Marna (Female)" | Sandeep Nath | Babli Haque | Palak Muchhal | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Sehra" | Sandeep Nath | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Chal Utth Bandeya" | Raj Ranjodh | Dr.Zeus | Sukhwinder Singh | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Tu Mila" | Kumaar | Meet Bros | Shrey Singhal | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 31:22 | ||||
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Lyricist of The Year | Raj Ranjodh – "Chal Utth Bandeya" | Nominated | [14] |
References
- 1 2 3 "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani – Movie". Box Office India. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Kajal Aggarwal:Randeep Hooda and I fought before shooting romantic scenes". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Movie Review: Boxer". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Randeep Hooda in Kuala Lumpur for 'Do Lafzon Ki Kahani' shoot". The Indian Express. Mumbai: Indian Express Limited. Press Trust of India. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, Story, Trailers". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani Movie Review". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani movie review: The plot of this Randeep Hooda, Kajal Aggarwal starrer is a string of drippy sequences". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ Thakur, Vishal (10 June 2016). "दो लफ्जों की कहानी" [Do Lafzon Ki Kahani]. Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani: A boring love story". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "'Do Lafzon Ki Kahani' review: Randeep Hooda impresses in this cliché-heavy story". Firstpost.com. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ Thakker, Namrata (10 June 2016). "Review: Do Lafzon Ki Kahani is predictable and boring!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani Movie Review – NDTV Movies". Movies.ndtv.com. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ↑ "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani". T-Series. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 26 March 2018.