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Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Madhur Bhandarkar
Written by	Story and Screenplay: Madhur Bhandarkar Anil Pandey Neeraj Udhwani Dialogues: Sanjay Chhel
Produced by	Madhur Bhandarkar Kumar Mangat Pathak
Starring	Ajay Devgn Emraan Hashmi Omi Vaidya
Narrated by	Paresh Rawal
Cinematography	Ravi Walia
Edited by	Devendra Murdeshwar
Music by	Songs: Pritam Background Score: Sandeep Shirodkar
Production companies	Bhandarkar Entertainment Panorama Studios
Distributed by	Bhandarkar Entertainment Wide Frames Pictures Baba Arts Limited Production
Release date	28 January 2011 (2011-01-28)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹285 million
Box office	₹408 million

Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (The heart is childlike) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, starring Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Omi Vaidya in the lead roles with Shazahn Padamsee, Shruti Haasan, Rituparna Sengupta, Tisca Chopra and Shraddha Das in supporting roles. It is produced by Madhur Bhandarkar and Kumar Mangat under the banner of Bhandarkar Entertainment and Wide Frame Films. The film was released on 28 January 2011.

Plot

Three men living different lifestyles in Mumbai are on the lookout for a 'perfect love life.' Naren Ahuja works as a bank manager and is seeking divorce from his wife, Madhvi; Abhay Suri is a playboy and gym trainer; and Milind Kelkar works in a matrimonial company and is in search of true love. Naren leaves his house and starts living in his parents' house. Abhay and Milind are thrown out of their rented apartments and end up as paying guests for Naren, who has a crush on June Pinto, a new intern in his bank. Milind starts developing feelings for a radio jockey, Gungun Sarkar. Abhay falls for Anushka Narang, a former Miss India who married a multi-millionaire and is interested in young men.

Naren and June start enjoying each other's company. Milind tries to impress Gungun, which annoys her, but she uses Milind for her own reasons. Abhay gets full attention from Anushka, and they start having an affair. The three love stories blossom until Nikki Narang, Anushka's stepdaughter, enters the story. Abhay falls for Nikki and starts ignoring Anushka. He breaks up with Anushka and starts going out with Nikki. June's grandma invites Naren for dinner, and Gungun eventually falls in love with Milind. However, everything changes. Milind gets upset after getting a letter from Gungun that she's going to Chennai for a film project; Nikki dumps Abhay, therefore admitting that she was just using him for sex and he's not her type; and June's grandma invites Naren to get his opinion on June marrying Chris Pascal, her boyfriend. At the airport, the three decide to go to Goa for a vacation and vow never to fall for girls any more. However, they find three new girls.

Cast

• Ajay Devgn as Naren Ahuja
• Emraan Hashmi as Abhay Suri
• Omi Vaidya as Milind Kelkar
• Shazahn Padamsee as June Pinto
• Shruti Haasan as Nikki Narang
• Tisca Chopra as Anushka "Anu" Narang
• Shraddha Das as Gungun Sarkar
• Aditya Raj Kapoor as Harsh Narang
• Rituparna Sengupta as Madhavi Ahuja (Naren's ex-wife)
• Mukesh Tiwari as Mr. Mukesh Tiwari (Special Appearance)
• Manoj Joshi as Waiter at Restaurant (Special Appearance)
• Shikha Talsania as Aisha (Naren's assistant)
• Arun Kadam as the flower seller
• Sachin Parikh as Office colleague of Naren
• Girish Sahdev as Office colleague of Naren
• Daisy Irani as June's Nani
• Neha Pendse as Neha Desai
• Sanjay Chhel as Himesh
• Sunny Singh as Akash (cameo appearance at airport scene)
• Howard Rosemeyer as Jimmy
• Dhruv Bhandari as Chris Pascal (June's boyfriend)
• Chetna Pande as Piya (cameo appearance at airport scene)
• Priya Marathe as Swati Paranjape (cameo appearance at airport scene)
• Bhau Kadam as Dipak Sisodia (Cameo appearance)
• Shweta Salve as an item number

• Hridaya Banerjee as an Gym Girl

Rating

The film received an A (Adults only) rating by the Central Board of Film Certification after Bhandarkar refused to cut several scenes he felt were integral to the film.

Reception

The film received positive response from critics upon release. At the box office, it grossed Rs. 282.5 million in three weeks. The Indian theatrical rights were pre-sold at a reasonable price of 130 million. It collected around $250,000 in the first weekend from all overseas circuits.

Soundtrack

The songs of the film are composed by Pritam. Lyrics are penned by Neelesh Misra, Kumaar, Sanjay Chhel and Sayeed Quadri.

The film score is composed by Sandeep Shirodkar.

Track listing

References

1. "Dil To Baccha Hai Ji". DT Cinemas. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
2. "Box Office Earnings 18/02/10 – 24/02/11". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
3. "Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji: Poster and First Look". Bollywood Hungama. 28 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
4. "Now Bhandarkar set to direct a romcom". Hindustan Times. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
5. Lalwani, Vickey (17 June 2010). "Bhandarkar installs cameras at work". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
6. Lalwani, Vickey (15 January 2011). "'Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji' gets 'A'". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
7. "Boxofficeindia.com". Box Office India. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

External links

• Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji at IMDb

• 2011 films
• 2010s Hindi-language films
• 2010s Indian films
• Films featuring songs by Pritam
• Films directed by Madhur Bhandarkar