| Dream Girl | |
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| Directed by | Raaj Shaandilyaa |
| Written by | Nirmaan D Singh Raaj Shaandilyaa |
| Screenplay by | Nirmaan D Singh |
| Produced by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aseem Mishra |
| Music by | Songs: Meet Bros Background Score: Abhishek Arora |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Pen Marudhar Entertainment[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes[4] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹28 crore[5] |
| Box office | est. ₹200.8 crore[6] |
Dream Girl is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa in his directorial debut and produced by Ekta Kapoor.[7][8] It stars Ayushmann Khurrana as a cross-gender actor whose female voice impersonation begets attention from others, talking about depression and loneliness.[9][10][11]
Released on 13 September 2019, Dream Girl was a major critical and commercial success, entering the 100 Crore Club in India. It grossed ₹148 crore net in India and over ₹200 crore (US$24 million) worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019 and Khurrana's highest-grossing film in India. A spiritual sequel was released in 2023.
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- ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Dream Girl's shooting begins". Indian Express. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha roped in for 'Googly'?". Times of India. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.