Shuddh Desi Romance

Shuddh Desi Romance
Theatrical release poster
Directed byManeesh Sharma
Written byJaideep Sahni
Produced byAditya Chopra
StarringSushant Singh Rajput
Parineeti Chopra
Vaani Kapoor
CinematographyManu Anand
Edited byNamrata Rao
Music bySachin–Jigar
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 6 September 2013 (2013-09-06)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest. ₹22 crore[1][2]
Box officeest. ₹76 crore[3]

Shuddh Desi Romance, released internationally as A Pure Desi Romance, is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra. It features Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, and Vaani Kapoor in lead roles. This film marks the debut of Vaani Kapoor. The story, set in Jaipur, Rajasthan, explores the views of the younger generation on commitment, live-in relationships and arranged marriages as compared to love marriages in small town India. It screened in the Gala Presentation section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics with high praise for Chopra, Rajput, and Kapoor's performances, and was declared a hit in India by Box Office India.[5]

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  2. ^ "Zanjeer loses out to Shuddh Desi Romance on the opening day". Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Shuddh Desi Romance - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Toronto film festival 2013: the full line-up". The Guardian. London. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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