Behen Hogi Teri

Behen Hogi Teri (transl.  She Would Be Your Sister) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Rajkummar Rao, Shruti Haasan, and Gautam Gulati.^[3][4][5] This film was scheduled for a worldwide release on 26 May 2017,^[6] but release was pushed back to 9 June 2017.^[1]

Behen Hogi Teri
Poster
Directed by	Ajay K Pannalal
Written by	Ajay K Pannalal Vinit Vyas
Produced by	Tonny D'souza Amul Vikas Mohan Nitin Upadhyaya
Starring	Rajkummar Rao Shruti Haasan
Cinematography	Viraj Singh Gohil
Edited by	Devendra Murdeshwar
Music by	Songs Yash Narvekar Amjad-Nadeem Kaushik-Akash-Guddu(JAM8) Jaidev Kumar R. D. Burman Rishi Rich Background Music Jaidev Kumar
Production company	OddBall Motion Pictures
Distributed by	AA Films
Release date	9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)[1]
Running time	128 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹2.76 crore[2]

Plot

In the city of Lucknow, Gattu (Rajkummar Rao), a jobless UPSC aspirant, has fallen in love with Binny (Shruti Haasan), a girl who lives in his neighbourhood and is well aware of Gattu's feelings for her but doesn't pay much attention to him because she finds him to be a coward. Gattu's desire for a marital bond with Binny puts him in a situation where he has to not just face off with a family of criminals who want to make Binny their daughter-in-law at any cost but also gather the courage to convince his own parents and neighbours that all boys and girls living in the same neighbourhood are not brothers and sisters.

Cast

• Rajkummar Rao as Shiv Nautiyal aka Gattu
• Shruti Haasan as Binny Arora
• Gautam Gulati as Rahul Saluja
• Herry Tangri as Bhura Bhati, Gattu's Best Friend
• Darshan Jariwala as Hemchander Nautiyal, Gattu's Father
• Natasha Rastogi as Mrs. Nautiyal, Gattu's Mother
• Ninad Kamat as Jaydev Arora, Binny's Elder Brother
• Gulshan Grover as Dhappi Pehalwaan, Bhura's Father
• Ranjeet as Gajender Pehalwaan, Bhura's Taau
• Reena Aggarwal as Ritu, Binny's sister
• Simona as Daadi, Binny's Grandmother
• Bhavya Datta as Ajju, Binny's Younger Brother^[7][8]
• Ritu Gaur as Rahul's Mom
• Durgesh Kumar as Inspector

Soundtrack

Behen Hogi Teri
Soundtrack album by Yash Narvekar, Amjad Nadeem, JAM8, Jaidev Kumar, R. D. Burman & Rishi Rich
Released	23 May 2017 (2017-05-23)[9]
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	28:14
Label	Zee Music Company
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack of Behen Hogi Teri consists seven songs composed by Yash Narvekar, Amjad Nadeem, JAM8, Jaidev Kumar, R. D. Burman & Rishi Rich.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Tera Hoke Rahoon"	Bipin Das	JAM8Kaushik-Akash-Guddu	Arijit Singh	3:24
2.	"Jaanu"	Anand Bakshi, Raftaar	R.D. Burman, Recreated by: Rishi Rich	Raftaar, Juggy D, Shivi	4:03
3.	"Teri Yaadon Mein"	Yash Narvekar, Amit Dhanani	Yash Narvekar	Yasser Desai, Shubhanshu Kesharwani, Pawni Pandey, Yash Narvekar	3:53
4.	"Jai Maa"	Sonu Saggu	Jaidev Kumar	Sahil Solanki, Jyotica Tangri, Parry G	2:56
5.	"Tenu Na Bol Pawaan"	Rohit Sharma	Amjad Nadeem	Yasser Desai, Jyotica Tangri	4:55
6.	"Tenu Na Bol Pawaan (Reprise)"	Rohit Sharma	Amjad Nadeem	Asees Kaur	5:45
7.	"Teri Yaadon Mein (Reprise)"	Yash Narvekar, Amit Dhanani	Yash Narvekar	Yash Narvekar, Sukriti Kakar	3:18
Total length:					28:14

Critical reception

Rajeev Masand of News18 gave the film two stars out of five; he praised Rao's performance but criticised the weak screenplay: "Where the film slips up is in its writing. The plot, which starts off on a curious note becomes especially convoluted in its second hour".^[10] Sweta Kausal of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and said that, "Behen Hogi Teri suffers from a poorly conceived plot that fails to offer the fun expected of a story of its kind. The only enjoyable parts of the movie are the dialogues and the acting of Rajkummar."^[11] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV found the writing of the film and Shruti Haasan's acting performance to be extremely weak and concluded his review by saying that, "Watch Behen Hogi Teri only if you think a one-man show is good enough to offset the drudgery of a two-hour trudge through a maze of inanities." Saibal gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5.^[12]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "The only element worth looking at in this film, apart from the dependable Kamat, is the rock-solid Rao. If he was given a better co-star than the strictly one-note Haasan, this might have turned out to be a better film."^[13] Nihit Bhave of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "The plot is juvenile to say the least" and "the only reason to smile at the movie is Rajkummar Rao".^[14] Namrata Joshi of The Hindu said that, "The possibility of an interesting film gets lost in an overcooked script shorn of any remarkable situations and humour."^[15] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave the film a rating of 2.5. out of 5 and said that, "While the premise of Behen Hogi Teri holds promise, the film is written with very little imagination. It plays out in a terribly familiar fashion. Its like you’ve watched this film's formula 10000 times before."^[16]

References

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2. "Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise breakup of Behen Hogi Teri". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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5. "Shruti Haasan's moving performance in Behen Hogi Teri". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
6. "'Behen Hogi Teri' will be the first film to shoot in Lucknow Metro". Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
7. bhattacharjee, moumita. "Movies this week: Raabta, Behen Hogi Teri". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
8. Behen Hogi Teri (2017), archived from the original on 9 July 2017, retrieved 7 June 2017
9. "Behen Hogi Teri (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
10. "Behen Hogi Teri Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao Grabs Attention With Impeccable Comic Timing". News18. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
11. "Behen Hogi Teri movie review: A lesson on how to turn a potential comedy into a bore fest". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
12. "Behen Hogi Teri Movie Review: Shruti Haasan Is Miscast, Rajkummar Rao The Only Real Spark". NDTV. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
13. "Behen Hogi Teri movie review: Rajkummar Rao film is a lost opportunity". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
14. "Behen Hogi Teri Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
15. "'Behen Hogi Teri' review: Love in the neighbourhood". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
16. "Movie Review: Behen Hogi Teri – Perfectly average romantic comedy". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

External links

• Behen Hogi Teri at IMDb