Half Girlfriend (film)

Half Girlfriend
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMohit Suri
Written byScreenplay:
Tushar Hiranandani
Dialogues:
Ishita Moitra
Story byChetan Bhagat
Based onHalf Girlfriend
by Chetan Bhagat
Produced byShobha Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor
Mohit Suri
Chetan Bhagat
StarringArjun Kapoor
Shraddha Kapoor
Seema Biswas
Vikrant Massey
CinematographyVishnu Rao
Edited byDevendra Murdeshwar
Music byScore:
Raju Singh
Songs:
Mithoon
Tanishk Bagchi
Rishi Rich
Farhan Saeed
Ami Mishra
Rahul Mishra
Production
companies
Balaji Motion Pictures
Chetan Bhagat Entertainment
ALT Entertainment
Distributed byNH Studioz
Coconut Movies (India)
Zee Studios (Overseas)
Release date
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget35 crore[2]
Box office97.7 crore[3]

Half Girlfriend is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat.[4] The film is directed by Mohit Suri and stars Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles.[5] The film also places Vikrant Massey and Rhea Chakraborty in pivotal roles. It performed moderately well at the box office despite receiving mixed to negative feedback from critics.[6][7]

Principal photography commenced in June 2016 and filming locations include Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Dumraon, Varanasi, New York City and Cape Town.[8] The film was released worldwide on 19 May 2017.[9]

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  2. ^ "Half Girlfriend – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Half Girlfriend Box Office Collection till Now | Box Collection". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "'Half Girlfriend' not a frivolous rom-com, says Arjun Kapoor". The Indian Express. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Half Girlfriend Box Office Collection | Hit or Flop Analysis". 12 July 2019.
  6. ^ "HALF GIRLFRIEND BOX OFFICE". Bollywood Hungama. 19 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Half Girlfriend on Tomatometre". Rotton Tomatoes. 19 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Meet Madhav Jha: Arjun Kapoor begins shooting for 'Half Girlfriend'". Daily News and Analysis. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Half Girlfriend to release on May 19, 2017". The Indian Express. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.