My Friend Pinto

My Friend Pinto
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raaghav Dar
Written by	Raaghav Dar
Produced by	Sanjay Leela Bhansali Ronnie Screwvala
Starring	Prateik Babbar Kalki Koechlin
Edited by	Shan Mohammed Dipika Kalra
Music by	Songs: Ajay–Atul Guest Composers: Hitesh Sonik Shamir Tandon Kavita Seth Score: Hitesh Sonik
Production companies	UTV Motion Pictures Sanjay Leela Bhansali Films Prime Focus
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date	14 October 2011 (2011-10-14)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹ 90 million
Box office	₹ 18 million

My Friend Pinto is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film written and directed by Raaghav Dar, in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Prateik Babbar as Michael Pinto, a well intentioned simpleton and follows his misadventures over the course of New Year's Eve in Mumbai. Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala, and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, it has elements of picaresque, slapstick comedy and multiple musical sequences. The film features Kalki Koechlin, Arjun Mathur, Shruti Seth, Makarand Deshpande, Rajendranath Zutshi and Divya Dutta in supporting roles.

Although Dar had written the script while working as an assistant director on Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008), it was not until he met Bhansali that he began working on a proper screenplay. Conceived as a musical comedy, My Friend Pinto had multiple sequences choreographed by Longinus Fernandes, featuring Babbar and Koechlin primarily. Principal photography was done over a period of two and a half years in South Mumbai, mostly during night. The film's soundtrack was composed by the music director duo Ajay–Atul, while Hitesh Sonik composed the background score and a surplus song.

My Friend Pinto was released theatrically on 14 October 2011 to mixed responses from film critics. While the performances of the majority of the cast were favourably reviewed, the film drew criticism for its scattered screenplay and the several underdeveloped subplots. At the box-office, it collected a total of ₹18 million (US$220,000) in its entire theatrical run against the production costs of approximately ₹90 million (US$1.1 million).