| Meri Pyaari Bindu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Akshay Roy |
| Screenplay by | Suprotim Sengupta Dialogues: Suprotim Sengupta Soumik Sen |
| Story by | Suprotim Sengupta & Tamojit Das |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra Maneesh Sharma |
| Starring | Ayushmann Khurrana Parineeti Chopra |
| Cinematography | Tushar Kanti Ray |
| Edited by | Shweta Venkat Mathew |
| Music by | Sachin–Jigar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹22 Crores[1] |
| Box office | ₹17.79 Crores[1] |
Meri Pyaari Bindu (transl. My Dear Bindu) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, written by Suprotim Sengupta and directed by Akshay Roy. It features Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead roles.
The principal photography of the film began in Kolkata in May 2016 and was wrapped in October 2016. The film was released on 12 May 2017.[2][3]
Plot
Abhimanyu 'Abhi' Roy, a well known writer, has hit the roadblock and unable to write a novel. The manager forces him to write novel quickly. Thus he takes a break and moves to his house in Kolkata, along with his wish to attend a birthday party there.
Abhi flashes back to his childhood days, when Bindu Shankaranarayan, a young girl aspiring to become a singer, shifts to his locality and becomes his neighbour. The two quickly bond over and become best friends. Abhi falls in love with Bindu much to his mother's dismay. However, he never conveys his real feelings to Bindu and is happy being just friends with her.
One day, Bindu's mother dies in an accident. Heartbroken, Bindu blames her father as he was driving the car while drunk. Her growing resentment towards her father forces her to leave college and go to Melbourne. Meanwhile, Abhi graduates from his college and goes to Bangalore to study Master of Business Administration. Both of them remain in touch through letters and postcards where she tells him that she got engaged (which she breaks off later.) The communication between them stops.
After a few years, Abhi goes to Goa, where he meets Bindu. Bindu tells him that she is engaged for the third time (she was also engaged in between which she also breaks off) and this time she really likes the guy. Abhi is heartbroken and returns to Mumbai where he works in a bank but stays in touch with Bindu.
One day, Bindu calls him to a restaurant and tells him that she did not marry that man as he fled. Abhi tries to reconcile their friendship and goes out of his way to tend to Bindu's needs. His girlfriend leaves him as he is always busy with Bindu. She starts working as a dubbing artist and they spend more time together and later fall in love with each other. Bindu's dream comes true as she gets a chance to become a singer but her album is not received well upon its release. Bindu is devastated and their relationship is strained because of her failure. Abhi proposes to her for marriage, but Bindu refuses saying she isn't happy and wants to find herself. Bindu leaves for Bangalore. She repeatedly apologises to Abhi and writes emails to him but he never replies.
Two years later, Abhi becomes a writer who writes erotic horror novels, as his first novel becomes a hit. On the day his first novel gets published, he receives a call from Bindu, saying that she is going to marry someone. Hurt, Abhi admits he is happy for her, wishing her congrats.
As viewers return to the present, it is raining in Kolkata, so Abhi takes shelter in a place where the two friends would spend time with each other. Surprisingly, he meets a young girl, who is revealed to be Bindu's daughter. Bindu is now married to a Mr. Nair. Abhi shows her the manuscript of their love story which has a happy ending to it and gives it to her and says that he doesn't want anybody else to read the manuscript, as it just belongs to two of them.
The film ends as Abhi and Bindu dance together at the birthday party and Abhi saying that today Bindu may be someone's mother, daughter-in-law or wife but for him she will always remain the same dear Bindu he met in his childhood.
Cast
- Parineeti Chopra as Bindu Shankarnarayanan
- Ayushmann Khurrana as Abhimanyu "Abhi" Roy a.k.a. Bubla
- Rajatava Dutta as Bubla's father
- Aparajita Adhya as Bubla's mother
- Prakash Belawadi as Bindu's father
- June Malia as Bindu's mother
- Kharaj Mukherjee[4] as over-excited relative
- Biswajit Chakraborty as a neighbor
- Kamalika Banerjee as Boobi Mashi
- Abish Mathew as Bubla's friend in Mumbai
- Lama Halder as shopkeeper
- Prabal Punjabi
- Amrita Bagchi as Abhimanyu's girlfriend
- Nishant Dahiya
- Priya Mondal
- Ishita Ganguly as Das Cabin Girl – Prospective Bride for Abhimanyu
Box office
The film had a total gross collection of ₹179 million (US$2.2 million).[1]
Soundtrack
| Meri Pyaari Bindu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 20 April 2017 |
| Recorded | 2016–2017 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 30:26 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | YRF Music |
The film soundtrack of Meri Pyaari Bindu is composed by Sachin–Jigar with lyrics by Kausar Munir and Priya Saraiya. The songs in the film has been sung by Arijit Singh, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonu Nigam, Parineeti Chopra, Clinton Cerejo, Dominique Cerejo, Monali Thakur, Nakash Aziz, Sanah Moidutty, Jigar Saraiya and Jonita Gandhi. Chopra recorded her first song "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" for the film. The full soundtrack, which consists of seven songs was released on 20 April 2017.
All music is composed by Sachin–Jigar
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" | Kausar Munir | Parineeti Chopra | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Hareyaa" | Priya Saraiya | Arijit Singh | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Ye Jawaani Teri" | Kausar Munir | Nakash Aziz, Jonita Gandhi | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Iss Tarah" | Kausar Munir | Clinton Cerejo, Dominique Cerejo | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Khol De Baahein" | Kausar Munir, Rana Mazumder | Monali Thakur | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Afeemi" | Kausar Munir | Jigar Saraiya, Sanah Moidutty | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" (Duet) | Kausar Munir | Sonu Nigam, Parineeti Chopra | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Hareyaa (Reprise)" | Priya Saraiya | Ayushmann Khurrana | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin (Arijit Singh Version)" | Kausar Munir | Arijit Singh | 5:26 |
| 10. | "Titli Trippin" | Vayu | Arijit Singh, Neeti Mohan | 2:15 |
| Total length: | 37:15 | |||
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 44% based on 9 reviews, and an average rating of 5.38/10.[5][6]
Accolades
| Award Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref.(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th Mirchi Music Awards | Song of The Year | "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" | Nominated | [7] |
| Music Composer of The Year | Sachin–Jigar – "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin (Duet)" | |||
| Lyricist of The Year | Kausar Munir – "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin (Duet)" | |||
| Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year | Parineeti Chopra – "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" | |||
| Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) | Sachin–Jigar – "Haareya" |
References
- 1 2 3 "Meri Pyaari Bindu". Box Office India. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Meri Pyaari Bindu Review {3/5}: It will appeal to the romantic in you, but watching the movie will be a battle between the brain and the heart" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ↑ "Meri Pyaari Bindu: When all a woman's good for, is helping a man 'find himself'". Firstpost. 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "Meri Pyaari Bindu". Bollywood Hungama. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ↑ "Meri Pyaari Bindu (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ Taneja, Parina (12 May 2020). "3 Years of Meri Pyaari Bindu: Ayushmann Khurrana, Parineeti Chopra become nostalgic". www.indiatvnews.com.
- ↑ "Nominations – Mirchi Music Awards 2017". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 13 March 2018.