Yaariyan (2014 film)

Yaariyan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDivya Khosla Kumar
Written bySanjeev Dutta
Produced byBhushan Kumar
StarringHimansh Kohli
Rakul Preet Singh
Evelyn Sharma
Nicole Faria[1]
CinematographySameer Arya
Edited byAarif Sheikh
Music byPritam
Anupam Amod
Mithoon
Arko
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Production
company
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 10 January 2014 (2014-01-10)
Running time
145 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 million[2]
Box office₹550 million[2]

Yaariyan (transl. Friendship) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Divya Khosla Kumar (in her Hindi directorial debut),[3] and stars Himansh Kohli, Rakul Preet Singh (in her Hindi debut), Nicole Faria (in her film debut) and Evelyn Sharma.[4] The film was produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banner of T-Series Super Cassettes Industries. The response to the promotional material on YouTube led the distributor to release the film two weeks earlier than initially planned.[5] The film was released on 10 January 2014 with a 1200-screen release in India.[6] The film received negative reviews from critics but was a box office blockbuster, grossing ₹550 million against its ₹100 million budget.

  1. ^ "Yaariyan (2014)". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Yaariyan – Movie – Box Office India". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ^ Starcast (18 June 2012). "No big stars in my movie: Divya Kumar". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013.
  4. ^ "19-year-old Serah Singh makes Film Debut with Yaariyan". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Bhushan Kumar's YAARIYAN to finally release on January 10". 28 November 2013. Yahoo India. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Yaariyan". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 16 January 2014.