Ishaqzaade

Ishaqzaade
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHabib Faisal
Written byHabib Faisal
Story byAditya Chopra
Habib Faisal
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringArjun Kapoor
Parineeti Chopra
Gauahar Khan
CinematographyHemant Chaturvedi
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music byOriginal Songs:
Amit Trivedi
Background Score:
Ranjit Barot
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 11 May 2012 (2012-05-11)
Running time
132 minutes
144 minutes (Uncut)
100 minutes (International Cut)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi / English
Budget₹30 crore
Box office₹70 crore

Ishaqzaade (transl.Lovers) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars debutant Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles, with Gauahar Khan, Natasha Rastogi, Anil Rastogi and Shashank Khaitan in supporting roles.[1] The official trailer was unveiled on 15 March 2012, and the film was released on 11 May 2012.[2]

Ishaqzaade received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise directed towards Chopra's performance, and was a commercial success at the box-office.[citation needed]

At the 58th Filmfare Awards, Ishaqzaade received 3 nominations, including Best Actress (Chopra) and Best Male Debut (Kapoor). Additionally, Chopra received the National Film Award – Special Mention at the 60th National Film Awards for her performance in the film.

  1. ^ "YRF announces Ishaqzaade". Dainik Bhaskar. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
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