Vicky Donor

Vicky Donor
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShoojit Sircar[1][2]
Written byJuhi Chaturvedi[3][4][5]
Produced byJohn Abraham[6]
Sunil Lulla
Ronnie Lahiri
StarringAyushmann Khurrana
Yami Gautam
Annu Kapoor
Dolly Ahluwalia
CinematographyKamaljeet Negi
Edited byChandrashekhar Prajapati
Music bySongs & Score:
Abhishek-Akshay
Additional Songs:
Bann Chakraborty
Rochak Kohli
Ayushmann Khurrana[7]
Production
companies
Distributed byEros Entertainment
Release date
  • 20 April 2012 (2012-04-20)
Running time
125 minutes[8]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹10 crore[9]
Box officeest. ₹68.32 crore[10]

Vicky Donor is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Films.[11] The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam, with Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia in pivotal roles. The concept is set against the background of sperm donation and infertility within a Bengali-Punjabi household. Both Ayushmann and Yami made their film debut through this film.

Vicky Donor was released on 20 April 2012 at around 750 screens in India.[12] The film opened to universal critical acclaim and performed strongly at the box office.[13][14][15] It became a commercial success grossing ₹66.32 crore worldwide, against a budget of ₹10 crore.[16]

At the 60th National Film Awards, Vicky Donor won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, it received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sircar), Best Supporting Actress (Ahluwalia) and Best Female Debut (Gautam), and won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Kapoor) and Best Male Debut (Khurrana).

The film was remade in Telugu as Naruda Donoruda (2016) and in Tamil as Dharala Prabhu (2020).[17][18]

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  7. ^ "Vicky Yadav's music scores a hit". The Times of India. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
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  11. ^ Saini, MInakshi (16 February 2012). "John Abraham proud of his first 'baby'". hindustantimes.com. HT Media. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
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  13. ^ "Vicky Donor Continues Strong Run Emerges SUPER HIT". Box Office India.
  14. ^ Box Office: 'Vicky Donor' earns Rs 22 crore, becomes a hit "Donor's Circle". The Indian Express. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Vicky Donor walks away with cake". Daily.bhaskar.com.
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  17. ^ Ramachandran, Mythily (11 March 2020). "'Dharala Prabhu', a Tamil remake of Bollywood film 'Vicky Donor'". Gulf News. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  18. ^ "It's a wrap on Sumanth's Vicky Donor remake". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2017.