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Mubarakan
Directed by	Anees Bazmee
Screenplay by	Balwinder Singh Janjua Gurmmeet Singh Rajesh Chawla (dialogue)
Story by	Balwinder Singh Janjua Rupinder Chahal
Produced by	Sony Pictures Networks Productions Murad Khetani Ashwin Varde
Starring	Anil Kapoor Arjun Kapoor Ileana D'Cruz Athiya Shetty
Narrated by	Vijay Raaz
Cinematography	Himman Dhamija
Edited by	Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Music by	Songs: Amaal Mallik Gourov-Roshin Rishi Rich Background Score: Amar Mohile
Production companies	Sony Pictures Networks Productions Cine1 Studios Mark Production
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)
Running time	156 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹65 crore
Box office	₹93.59 crore

Mubarakan (transl. Congratulations) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor (in a dual role), Ileana D'Cruz, Athiya Shetty, Neha Sharma, Karan Kundra and Ratna Pathak Shah in the lead roles with Sanjay Kapoor in a special appearance. The storyline revolves around twin brothers, both played by Arjun Kapoor in his second-ever dual role. The film released theatrically worldwide on 28 July 2017 in 2350 screens in India and 475 screens overseas.

Made on a budget of ₹650 million (US$7.8 million), Mubarakan has grossed over ₹935.9 million (US$11 million) at the global box office.

Plot

1990

Avtar Singh Bajwa, his wife and their twin sons meet with a car accident, which kills Avtar and his wife though the twins survive. They are sent to Avtar's brother Kartar, a confirmed bachelor, who gives first son Karan to his London-based sister, Jeeto, and second son Charan to his Punjab-settled brother, Baldev.

23 years later

Karan and Charan are grown up respectively in London and Punjab. Karan loves the hot and gorgeous Supreet "Sweety" Kaur Gill from 2 years but Jeeto's husband, Paramjeet Sood, sets him to wed Binkle, the daughter of Paramjeet's business partner Akalpreet Sandhu. To marry Sweety, Karan asks Baldev to make Charan marry Binkle. In Punjab, Charan is dating a Muslim, Nafisa Qureshi, but hasn't told this to Baldev as he is biased against Muslims. He takes Charan to London.

Charan tells about Nafisa to Kartar, who suggests him to act as a drug addict in front of the Sandhus to break the alliance. Charan does this but falls for Binkle at first sight. Her brother Manpreet, due to a misunderstanding, assumes him to be druggist. Upset, Baldev misbehaves with Akalpreet and Jeeto later insults him. He severs ties with her and decides to come back to Punjab. As Charan is back with Nafisa, so he asks Karan to bring her at airport to talk about her to Baldev. Karan brings Nafisa but Charan terrifies to speak.

Due to this Baldev assumes Nafisa as Karan's girlfriend. As he hears Sweety's father Kuljeet pleading for her wedding, he takes Charan's proposal for Sweety. She is upset at Karan. Jeeto sets him to marry Binkle. As Baldev arranges destination marriage in London, everyone arrives there. Charan reveals to Binkle about Sweety and Karan, falling again for her. Nafisa reaches London. She and Manpreet fall in love. Charan reveals he also loves Binkle now and isn't drug addict.

Kartar refuses to help Karan, Sweety, Charan, Binkle, Manpreet and Nafisa. 25 December, the wedding day arrives when Karan and Charan exchange their sherwanis. Sweety reveals her love for Karan, shocking everyone. Kartar explains Jeeto and Baldev to stop arguing and be silly. They patch up. Kartar orders Karan and Charan to have original identities. So, the film ends happily; Karan weds Sweety and Charan weds Binkle.

Cast

• Anil Kapoor as Kartar Singh Bajwa: Jeeto, Avtaar and Baldev's brother; Karan and Charan's paternal uncle
• Arjun Kapoor in dual role as
  • Karan Singh Bajwa Sood: Avtaar and Jugni's son; Charan's identical twin brother and foster cousin; Paramjeet and Jeeto's adopted son; Jeeto, Kartar and Baldev's nephew; Bila's foster brother-in-law; Nikki's foster brother; Binkle's ex-fiancé; Sweety's husband
  • Charan Singh Bajwa: Avtaar and Jugni's son; Karan's identical twin brother and foster cousin; Baldev and Kuldeep's adopted son; Jeeto, Kartar and Baldev's nephew; Baby's foster brother; Nafisa's ex-boyfriend; Sweety's ex-fiancé; Binkle's husband
• Ileana D'Cruz as Supreet "Sweety" Kaur Gill Bajwa: Kuljeet's daughter; Charan's ex-fiancé; Karan's wife
• Athiya Shetty as Binkle Sandhu Bajwa: Akalpreet's daughter; Manpreet's sister; Karan's ex-fiancé; Charan's wife
• Karan Kundrra as Manpreet Sandhu: Akalpreet's son; Binkle's brother; Nafisa's husband
• Neha Sharma as Nafisa Qureshi Sandhu: Advocate; Charan's former love interest and ex-fiancé; Manpreet's wife
• Rahul Dev as Akalpreet Sandhu: Binkle and Manpreet's father
• Gurpal Singh as Kuljeet Singh Gill: Sweety's father
• Ratna Pathak Shah as Arshveer "Jeeto" Kaur Bajwa Sood: Kartar, Avtaar and Baldev's sister; Paramjeet's wife; Karan and Charan's fraternal aunt; Karan's foster mother; Nikki's mother; Billa's mother-in-law
• Pavan Malhotra as Baldev Singh Bajwa: Kuldeep's husband; Jeeto, Kartar and Avtaar's brother; Karan and Charan's paternal uncle; Charan's foster father; Baby's father
• Lalit Parimoo as Paramjeet Singh Sood: Jeeto's husband; Karan and Charan's fraternal uncle; Karan's foster father; Nikki's father
• Geeta Aggarwal Sharma as Kuldeep Kaur Bajwa: Baldev's wife; Karan and Charan's paternal aunt; Charan's foster mother; Baby's mother
• Bhoomika Sharma as Baby Kaur Bajwa: Baldev and Kuldeep's daughter; Charan's foster sister; Jeeto, Avtaar, and Kartar's niece
• Nikkita Chadha as Nikki Sood: Jeeto and Paramjit's daughter; Karan's foster sister; Baldev, Avtaar, and Kartar's niece; Billa's wife
• Mohit Chhabra as Billa: Jeeto and Paramjit's son-in-law; Nikki's husband
• Juhee Pahuja as Jugni Kaur Bajwa: Avtaar's wife; Karan and Charan's mother
• Sanjay Kapoor in special appearance as Avtaar Singh Bajwa: Jeeto, Kartar and Baldev's brother; Jugni's husband; Karan and Charan's father
• Alexander Dolbenko as Jolly
• Krishan Tandon as Trilochan "Babaji"

Production

The Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend, Kent features as the temple the families worship. The film is originally scheduled to release on 10 August 2015.

Soundtrack

The music of the film has been composed by Amaal Mallik, Gourov Roshin, Rishi Rich and while the lyrics have been penned by Kumaar. Its first song "Mubarakan (Title Track)" was released on 22 June 2017. The second single titled as "Hawa Hawa" which is sung by Mika Singh and Prakriti Kakar was released on 29 June 2017. This was the copy of Pakistani singer singer Hasan jehangir song. The soundtrack was unveiled on 6 July 2017 by T-Series which consists 6 songs.

All lyrics are written by Kumaar

Critical reception

Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times rated it 3/5 and felt that the lead actor, Arjun Kapoor, was overshadowed by Anil Kapoor: "It’s just that Anil Kapoor is a pro at it and steals all the limelight from him (Arjun).....You’ll be occasionally laughing, but probably won’t be leaving the theatre with a big smile on your face.

Meena Lyer of Times of India rated the film 3/5 and concluded: "Anil is the scene-stealer with his half Brit-half Punjabi act lifting the film throughout. Arjun’s double-act allows for some smiles and the girls, Ileana, Athiya and Neha are easy on the eye, though they’re just decorative set-pieces."

Manju Ramanan of Masala! gave the film 3.5/5 saying, "Loud characters, bright sets, songs and dances and slapstick humour dominate this Anees Bazmee film. But the instances do make you smile.

Ahana Bhattacharya of Koimoi gave the film 3/5 saying, "The story is funny and the film has some really hilarious dialogues. However, Sardar jokes are a bit clichéd and Bollywood needs to get over it. I loved the way the film builds up the confusion but it tends to drag towards the climax. There are moments when you will feel it is patriarchal, racist and regressive. Also, the climax is a bit predictable.

References

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External links

• Mubarakan at IMDb
• Mubarakan at Bollywood Hungama

• 2017 films
• Columbia Pictures films
• Films scored by Rishi Rich
• Films scored by Amaal Mallik
• Films scored by Gourov Roshin
• 2010s Hindi-language films
• Films shot in Mumbai
• Films shot in Punjab, India
• Films shot in London
• Films shot in England
• Twins in Indian films
• Films directed by Anees Bazmee
• Films scored by Amar Mohile
• Sony Pictures Networks India films
• Sony Pictures films