Vivah

This article is about the Hindi language film. For the 2019 Bhojpuri film, see Vivah (2019 film). For the concept of wedding in Hinduism, see Vivaah.

Vivah
Theatrical release poster
Hindiविवाह
Directed bySooraj R. Barjatya
Screenplay bySooraj R. Barjatya
Story bySooraj R. Barjatya
Dialogue by
  • Aash Karan Atal
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHarish Joshi
Music byRavindra Jain
Distributed byRajshri Productions
Release date
  • 10 November 2006 (2006-11-10)
Running time
167 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹ 80 million[2]
Box office₹ 539 million[3]

Vivah (transl. Wedding / Marriage) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya. Produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions, the film stars Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao as lead, alongside Anupam Kher, Alok Nath, Seema Biswas, Amrita Prakash, Samir Soni and Lata Sabharwal. Vivah tells the story of two individuals, and relates their journey from engagement to marriage and aftermath.[4]

Vivah is the fourth film to feature Shahid Kapoor opposite Amrita Rao. The film was released on 10 November 2006. It became a commercial success, and the tenth highest grossing film of the year, grossing more than ₹539 million (US$6.5 million) worldwide. Critical reception was mixed; some reviewers found it dramatically lacking and bloated, but it also has been credited for triggering changes to the way marriage is depicted on film. It became an unexpected success, as well as Kapoor and Rao's biggest commercial success at that point.

Kapoor and Rao's performance in the film earned them a nomination for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at the Screen Awards. Vivah is the first Indian film to be simultaneously released in cinema and on the internet (through the production company's official site). The film was also dubbed into Telugu and released as Parinayam.[5]

  1. ^ "VIVAH – A JOURNEY FROM ENGAGEMENT TO MARRIAGE ... | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Vivah". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. ^ "As 'Vivah' clocks 15 yrs, Amrita Rao recalls her 'Mughal-e-Azam' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Krithi Shetty and Bellamkonda Ganesh for 'Vivah' Telugu remake? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2022.