103-463: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( transl. Life Will Never Come Again ), is a 2011 Indian Hindi -language road comedy drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment . The film stars an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan , Abhay Deol , Farhan Akhtar , Katrina Kaif , and Kalki Koechlin . The film's story follows three childhood friends, Arjun, Kabir, and Imran, who reunite for
206-483: A "guy who for the longest time takes nothing seriously". Hrithik Roshan was chosen for another lead role because he was one of Zoya's favourite actors. After finalising the two, she needed someone "who could not just fit in with them visually but also bring something new to the table." She sought Abhay Deol for the role, as he was her friend and had worked with her before in Kagti's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007) For
309-438: A Spanish flamenco singer , to perform the vocals on "Señorita"; her film-singing debut. The song is also the singing debut of Roshan and Deol, who sang it along with Farhan Akhtar. The trailer of the film was revealed with the prints of Ready which released on 3 June 2011, and was released online on 15 May 2011. Excel Entertainment partnered with Aircel to make promotional videos for the film available on mobile phones and
412-573: A core vocabulary of native Prakrit and Sanskrit-derived words. However, Hindi is written in the Devanagari script and contains more direct tatsama Sanskrit -derived words than Urdu, whereas Urdu is written in the Perso-Arabic script and uses more Arabic and Persian loanwords compared to Hindi. Because of this, as well as the fact that the two registers share an identical grammar, a consensus of linguists consider them to be two standardised forms of
515-450: A fan's poem was written for Katrina Kaif 's character after she was cast in the project. The first choice for the location of principal photography was Mexico, but was later changed to Spain because the climax features the running of bulls and Zoya wanted a country that blended history, culture, and sports. The film's release date was postponed twice because its original editor Chandan Arora fell ill and they had to re-edit it. Initially,
618-399: A fit of rage, accuses Imran of being unapologetic for being involved four years prior with Arjun's then-girlfriend, Sonali. However, Kabir stops the argument and advises them not to bring Sonali up as she was the main reason why the trip was cancelled four years prior. After reaching Costa Brava, the trio meets Laila ( Katrina Kaif ), an Anglo-Indian woman studying fashion design , whom Arjun
721-605: A hug. On reaching Pamplona, the trio learns about the running of the bulls , which is Imran's choice of sport, baffling Kabir and Arjun. Imran calls Laila, who joins them in Pamplona. When confronted by his friends, Kabir reveals that he had actually proposed to Natasha by accident: he had purchased a ring as a birthday gift for his mother, and while showing it to Natasha during the celebration, she had misunderstood it for an engagement ring . Kabir eventually played along, spurred on by his family's approval. Arjun realises why this trip
824-536: A larger amount are still used in Urdu poetry written in the Devanagari script. Many words borrowed from Persian in turn were loanwords from Arabic (e.g. muśkil "difficult", havā "air", x(a)yāl "thought", kitāb "book"). Hindi also makes extensive use of loan translation ( calqueing ) and occasionally phono-semantic matching of English . Many Hindustani words were derived from Portuguese due to interaction with colonists and missionaries: Artist An artist
927-529: A literary language in the 19th century. Earliest examples could be found as Prēm Sāgar by Lallu Lal , Batiyāl Pachīsī of Sadal Misra, and Rānī Kētakī Kī Kahānī of Insha Allah Khan which were published in Devanagari script during the early 19th century. John Gilchrist was principally known for his study of the Hindustani language , which was adopted as the lingua franca of northern India (including what
1030-523: A medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages. It
1133-455: A net total of ₹ 265 million (US$ 3.2 million) on the third day. After ten days of worldwide showings it grossed ₹ 1.08 billion (US$ 13 million). In 17 days, it grossed over ₹ 700 million (US$ 8.4 million) in India. With no significant competition other than Singham , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara remained in second place at the box office for four weeks after its release. It was one of
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#17330847995951236-410: A part of the process of Sanskritisation , new words are coined using Sanskrit components to be used as replacements for supposedly foreign vocabulary. Usually these neologisms are calques of English words already adopted into spoken Hindi. Some terms such as dūrbhāṣ "telephone", literally "far-speech" and dūrdarśan "television", literally "far-sight" have even gained some currency in formal Hindi in
1339-517: A pottery manufacturer will employ craft artists, and book publishers will hire illustrators. In the US, fine artists have a median income of approximately US$ 50,000 per year, and craft artists have a median income of approximately US$ 33,000 per year. This compares to US$ 61,000 for all art-related fields, including related jobs such as graphic designers , multimedia artists , animators , and fashion designers . Many artists work part-time as artists and hold
1442-544: A second language. A Hindi proponent, Indian-born Paramananda Jha , was elected vice-president of Nepal. He took his oath of office in Hindi in July 2008. This created protests in the streets for 5 days; students burnt his effigies, and there was a general strike in 22 districts. Nepal Supreme Court ruled in 2009 that his oath in Hindi was invalid and he was kept "inactive" as vice-president. An "angry" Jha said, "I cannot be compelled to take
1545-444: A second movie of ZNMD , but I think the best franchise would either be Luck By Chance or Dil Dhadakne Do ." Hindi Modern Standard Hindi ( आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी , Ādhunik Mānak Hindī ), commonly referred to as Hindi , is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script . It is the official language of India alongside English and the lingua franca of North India . Hindi
1648-546: A sequel, despite requests from many viewers. After the IIFA ceremony, Farhan Akhtar said there was no necessity for a sequel. Later in 2013, in an interview with Hindustan Times , Zoya expressed interest in writing for the sequel after completing the filming of her next project, Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), which was released in June 2015, although in February 2019 she said, "Honestly, people want
1751-537: A sequel. It all depends on the right content." It has been reported that the actors are expected to reprise their roles in the sequel if it is officially launched. In an interview with Hindustan Times , Roshan said the plot of the sequel could be set five or six years after the events depicted in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and that the characters would be older and would have a reason to go on another trip. In August 2011, Zoya Akhtar said there were no plans for
1854-569: A standardised form of Hindustani separate from Urdu took form. In 1881, Bihar accepted Hindi as its sole official language, replacing Urdu, and thus became the first state of India to adopt Hindi. However, in 2014, Urdu was accorded second official language status in the state. After independence, the Government of India instituted the following conventions: On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in
1957-660: A three-week road trip. They set off to Spain and meet Laila, who falls in love with Arjun and helps him overcome his compulsion to work . Kabir and his fiancée Natasha experience significant misunderstandings, while Imran wishes to meet his biological father, an artist. It was filmed in Spain, India and the United Kingdom on a budget of ₹ 45 crore (equivalent to ₹ 93 crore or US$ 11 million in 2023). The music and background score were composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar . Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2060-458: Is mutually intelligible with standard Urdu , another recognised register of Hindustani, as both Hindi and Urdu share a core vocabulary base derived from Prakrit (a descendant of Sanskrit). Hindi is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi ). Outside India, several other languages are recognised officially as "Hindi" but do not refer to
2163-433: Is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art , practicing the arts , or demonstrating an art. The most common usage (in both everyday speech and academic discourse) refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, the term is also often used in the entertainment business , especially in a business context, for musicians and other performers (although less often for actors). Artiste (French)
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#17330847995952266-642: Is a standard register of the Hindustani language; additionally, Indian media are widely viewed in Pakistan. A sizeable population in Afghanistan , especially in Kabul , can also speak and understand Hindi-Urdu due to the popularity and influence of Bollywood films, songs and actors in the region. Hindi is also spoken by a large population of Madheshis (people having roots in north-India but having migrated to Nepal over hundreds of years) of Nepal . Apart from this, Hindi
2369-520: Is a variant used in English in this context, but this use has become rare. The use of the term "artist" to describe writers is valid, but less common, and mostly restricted to contexts such as critics' reviews; " author " is generally used instead. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the older, broader meanings of the word "artist": The Greek word techně , often translated as "art", implies mastery of any sort of craft. The adjectival Latin form of
2472-457: Is also available on Blu-ray disc. Later on, the film was made available in both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video . Zoya Akhtar has a unique, compelling voice and unlike many of her contemporaries, she actually respects that a cinema audience can be both intelligent and mature. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara garnered widespread acclaim from critics who praised its direction, story, screenplay, music, dark humor , cinematography and performances of
2575-612: Is an interior designer . Before their marriage, Kabir plans a three-week road trip bachelor party in Spain with his two childhood friends: Imran Qureshi ( Farhan Akhtar ), an advertising copywriter in Delhi ; and Arjun Saluja ( Hrithik Roshan ), a successful investment banker in London . The trio has a long-standing pact that during the road trip, each of them will pick a surprise adventure sport that they all have to participate in together. Arjun
2678-409: Is an official language of Gujarat , along with Gujarati . It acts as an additional official language of West Bengal in blocks and sub-divisions with more than 10% of the population speaking Hindi. Similarly, Hindi is accorded the status of official language in the following Union Territories : Delhi , Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu . Although there
2781-542: Is based on the language that was spoken in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab ( Delhi , Meerut and Saharanpur ) called Khariboli ; the vernacular of Delhi and the surrounding region came to replace earlier prestige languages such as Awadhi and Braj . Standard Hindi was developed by supplanting foreign loanwords from the Hindustani language and replacing them with Sanskrit words, though Standard Hindi does continue to possess several Persian loanwords. Modern Hindi became
2884-623: Is borrowed from Sanskrit as tatsam borrowings, especially in technical and academic fields. The formal Hindi standard, from which much of the Persian, Arabic and English vocabulary has been replaced by neologisms compounding tatsam words, is called Śuddh Hindi (pure Hindi), and is viewed as a more prestigious dialect over other more colloquial forms of Hindi. Excessive use of tatsam words sometimes creates problems for native speakers. They may have Sanskrit consonant clusters which do not exist in Hindustani, causing difficulties in pronunciation. As
2987-455: Is commonly used to specifically refer the modern literary Hindi language, as opposed to colloquial and regional varieties that are also referred to as Hindi in a wider sense . Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi is a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit , through Shauraseni Prakrit and Śauraseni Apabhraṃśa (from Sanskrit apabhraṃśa "corrupt"), which emerged in the 7th century CE. The sound changes that characterised
3090-547: Is considered a Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language , which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India . Apart from the script and formal vocabulary, standard Hindi
3193-418: Is immediately attracted to, but Imran flirts with her and makes Arjun jealous. Kabir informs his friends that his choice of sport is underwater diving , and the trio later finds out that Laila is their diving instructor . Arjun, who cannot swim and is aquaphobic , receives assistance from Laila to overcome his fears, and finishes the sport successfully, gaining a new perspective of life. Laila then invites
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3296-694: Is initially reluctant to take the trip for being too tied up with work, but eventually agrees after much emotional blackmailing. Meanwhile, Imran secretly plans to find his estranged biological father in Spain, after discovering letters from his late stepfather, Faisal Qureshi, although his widowed mother, Rahila ( Deepti Naval ), resists the thought and states that it was only Faisal who should be considered his real father. The trio flies to Spain separately and meets in Barcelona . They plan to visit Costa Brava , Seville and Pamplona . While there, Imran takes Kabir out to find an art gallery where they come across
3399-435: Is long-term repetition and practice. Many fine artists have studied their art form at university, and some have a master's degree in fine arts. Artists may also study on their own or receive on-the-job training from an experienced artist. The number of available jobs as an artist is increasing more slowly than in other fields. About half of US artists are self-employed. Others work in a variety of industries. For example,
3502-624: Is mirror to a hand with bangles, What is Persian to a literate. The emergence of Modern Standard Hindi in the 19th century went along with the Sanskritisation of its vocabulary, leading to a marginalisation of Persian vocabulary in Hindi, which continued after Partition when the Indian government co-opted the policy of Sanskritisation. However, many Persian words (e.g. bas "enough", khud "self") have remained entrenched in Standard Hindi, and
3605-597: Is no specification of a national language in the constitution, it is a widely held belief that Hindi is the national language of India. This is often a source of friction and contentious debate. In 2010, the Gujarat High Court clarified that Hindi is not the national language of India because the constitution does not mention it as such. Outside Asia , the Awadhi language (an Eastern Hindi dialect) with influence from Bhojpuri , Bihari languages , Fijian and English
3708-513: Is now present-day Pakistan ) by British colonists and indigenous people. He compiled and authored An English-Hindustani Dictionary , A Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language , The Oriental Linguist , and many more. His lexicon of Hindustani was published in the Perso-Arabic script , Nāgarī script , and in Roman transliteration .In the late 19th century, a movement to further develop Hindi as
3811-405: Is relieved of her suspicions about Kabir. On their way to Seville, Kabir drops Natasha off at the airport , while Arjun and Imran discuss Kabir's change in behaviour around Natasha. The trio then arrives at Seville to go skydiving , which is Arjun's choice of sport. During the task, Imran is forced to confront his acrophobia and hesitates to take part, but does so nevertheless. After skydiving,
3914-656: Is spoken by the large Indian diaspora which hails from, or has its origin from the "Hindi Belt" of India. A substantially large North Indian diaspora lives in countries like the United States of America , the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates , Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, South Africa, Fiji and Mauritius , where it is natively spoken at home and among their own Hindustani-speaking communities. Outside India, Hindi speakers are 8 million in Nepal ; 863,077 in
4017-523: Is spoken in Fiji. It is an official language in Fiji as per the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, where it referred to it as "Hindustani"; however, in the 2013 Constitution of Fiji , it is simply called " Fiji Hindi " as the official language. It is spoken by 380,000 people in Fiji. Hindi is spoken as a first language by about 77,569 people in Nepal according to the 2011 Nepal census , and further by 1,225,950 people as
4120-804: Is the dominant form of Hindi online. In an analysis of YouTube comments, Palakodety et al., identified that 52% of comments were in Romanised Hindi, 46% in English, and 1% in Devanagari Hindi. Traditionally, Hindi words are divided into five principal categories according to their etymology: Hindi has naturally inherited a large portion of its vocabulary from Shauraseni Prakrit , in the form of tadbhava words. This process usually involves compensatory lengthening of vowels preceding consonant clusters in Prakrit, e.g. Sanskrit tīkṣṇa > Prakrit tikkha > Hindi tīkhā . Much of Standard Hindi's vocabulary
4223-566: Is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida . Devanagari consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants and is written from left to right. Unlike Sanskrit, Devanagari is not entirely phonetic for Hindi, especially failing to mark schwa deletion in spoken Standard Hindi. The Government of India uses Hunterian transliteration as its official system of writing Hindi in the Latin script. Various other systems also exist, such as IAST , ITRANS and ISO 15919 . Romanised Hindi , also called Hinglish ,
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4326-483: The 2011 census of India . The term Hindī originally was used to refer to inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain . It was borrowed from Classical Persian هندی Hindī ( Iranian Persian pronunciation: Hendi ), meaning ' of or belonging to Hind (India) ' (hence, ' Indian ' ). Another name Hindavī ( हिन्दवी ) or Hinduī ( हिन्दुई ) (from Persian هندوی 'of or belonging to
4429-625: The 59th National Film Awards in the Best Audiography and Best Choreography categories. It won several other awards—mainly for Best Film and Best Director—at the Filmfare Awards , Stardust Awards , Zee Cine Awards , IIFA Awards , Screen Awards , and the Asian Film Awards . Following the film's release, Zoya Akhtar said she had an idea of making a sequel to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ; she said, "You never know, I might or may not make
4532-575: The Hindi Belt ), as well as an official language of the Government of India, along with English. In Northeast India a pidgin known as Haflong Hindi has developed as a lingua franca for the people living in Haflong , Assam who speak other languages natively. In Arunachal Pradesh , Hindi emerged as a lingua franca among locals who speak over 50 dialects natively. Hindi is quite easy to understand for many Pakistanis , who speak Urdu, which, like Hindi,
4635-814: The United States of America ; 450,170 in Mauritius; 380,000 in Fiji; 250,292 in South Africa; 150,000 in Suriname; 100,000 in Uganda ; 45,800 in the United Kingdom; 20,000 in New Zealand ; 20,000 in Germany ; 26,000 in Trinidad and Tobago; 3,000 in Singapore . Linguistically , Hindi and Urdu are two registers of the same language and are mutually intelligible. Both Hindi and Urdu share
4738-612: The 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha on 14 September 1949, the efforts came to fruition following the adoption of Hindi as the official language. Now, it is celebrated as Hindi Day . Part XVII of the Indian Constitution deals with the official language of the Indian Union. Under Article 343, the official languages of the Union have been prescribed, which includes Hindi in Devanagari script and English: (1) The official language of
4841-623: The Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India replacing the previous usage of Hindustani in the Perso-Arabic script in the British Indian Empire . To this end, several stalwarts rallied and lobbied pan-India in favour of Hindi, most notably Beohar Rajendra Simha along with Hazari Prasad Dwivedi , Kaka Kalelkar , Maithili Sharan Gupt and Seth Govind Das who even debated in Parliament on this issue. As such, on
4944-402: The Hindi heartland. Persian borrowings reached a heyday in the 17th century, pervading all aspects of life. Even grammatical constructs, namely the izafat , were assimilated into Hindi. The status of Persian language then and thus its influence, is also visible in Hindi proverbs : हाथ कंगन को आरसी क्या, पढ़े लिखे को फ़ारसी क्या। Hāth kaṅgan ko ārsī kyā, Paṛhe likhe ko Fārsī kyā. What
5047-563: The Hindu/Indian people') was often used in the past, for example by Amir Khusrau in his poetry. The terms Hindi and Hindu trace back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name Sindhu ( सिन्धु ), referring to the Indus River . The Greek cognates of the same terms are Indus (for the river) and India (for the land of the river). The term Modern Standard Hindi
5150-459: The Internet. The trailer was watched over 55 million times within 48 hours of its release. Two more videos—one each for the songs "Ik Junoon" and "Senorita"—were released on 27 May. The music launch and promotion event took place at Nirmal Lifestyle, Mulund, Mumbai. A press conference promoting the film was held on 1 July at Chandigarh . Two dialogue promos of the film were released on 3 July. On 7 July
5253-474: The Latin " ars " (stem art- ), which, although literally defined means "skill method" or "technique", also conveys a connotation of beauty. During the Middle Ages the word artist already existed in some countries such as Italy, but the meaning was something resembling craftsman , while the word artisan was still unknown. An artist was someone able to do a work better than others, so the skilled excellency
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#17330847995955356-530: The Official Languages Act of 1963, which provided for the continued use of English indefinitely for all official purposes, although the constitutional directive for the Union Government to encourage the spread of Hindi was retained and has strongly influenced its policies. Article 344 (2b) stipulates that the official language commission shall be constituted every ten years to recommend steps for
5459-542: The President may, during the said period, by order authorise the use of the Hindi language in addition to the English language and of the Devanagari form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals for any of the official purposes of the Union. Article 351 of the Indian constitution states: It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as
5562-480: The Standard Hindi language described here and instead descend from other nearby languages, such as Awadhi and Bhojpuri . Such languages include Fiji Hindi , which has an official status in Fiji , and Caribbean Hindustani , which is spoken in Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , and Guyana . Hindi is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world, after Mandarin, Spanish and English. If counted together with
5665-570: The US, AU$ 387,384 in Australia and NZ$ 136,380 in New Zealand. As of January 2012, the film has grossed $ 7.25 million overseas. The film grossed ₹ 1.53 billion (US$ 18 million) worldwide, surpassing the worldwide gross of Roshan's Dhoom 2 (2006) and becoming the ninth-highest worldwide grossing Bollywood film of all time as of October 2011. As of October 2021, the film is ranked at No. 89 for worldwide grossing of Indian films. After
5768-460: The Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before such commencement: Provided that
5871-449: The artist rather than the manual skills (even if in other forms of art there was a project behind). With the academies in Europe (second half of 16th century) the gap between fine and applied arts was definitely set. Many contemporary definitions of "artist" and "art" are highly contingent on culture, resisting aesthetic prescription; in the same way, the features constituting beauty and
5974-458: The bachelor party trip, much to Kabir's discomfort. Imran spends time with Laila's friend, Nuria ( Ariadna Cabrol ), and Arjun with Laila, even opening up to Laila on his past. After the trio leaves for Seville, both Arjun and Laila realise they have fallen in love. Not to regret their parting, Laila pursues them on a motorbike and shares a passionate kiss with Arjun before bidding farewell. Arjun now feels much more at peace with himself, and Natasha
6077-526: The beautiful cannot be standardized easily without moving into kitsch . The US Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies many visual artists as either craft artists or fine artists . A craft artist makes handmade functional works of art, such as pottery or clothing . A fine artist makes paintings, illustrations (such as book illustrations or medical illustrations ), sculptures, or similar artistic works primarily for their aesthetic value. The main source of skill for both craft artists and fine artists
6180-554: The best feel-good movies of the year". In India, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara came in second on release behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ;– Part 2 . It opened well in the multiplexes; the occupancy ranged from 70 to 100 per cent, despite receiving an average opening in single-screen cinemas except in the metro cities . The film grossed ₹ 525 million (US$ 6.3 million) in its opening three-day weekend, including ₹ 73.9 million (US$ 890,000) on its first day, and
6283-463: The cast and crew embarked on a road trip from Mumbai to Delhi via Surat, Vadodra, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Ajmer and Jaipur that culminated in a concert at Gurgaon. It is believed that British Auto manufacturer Land Rover —which is now owned by Tata Motors —sponsored the Land Rover Discovery driven by the cast members during the trip. A premier at the 12th IIFA Awards before the worldwide release
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#17330847995956386-457: The character of Imran for the former's brother Farhan , who wrote the dialogue for the film. Farhan produced the film with Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment . The theme of the film was "three guys on the verge of making commitments in life", according to him. They used Farhan's father Javed Akhtar 's poetry as a voiceover because they felt the poetry added depth to the characters and lent voice to their feelings. A special poem inspired by
6489-576: The character of Natasha because she had "the sense of comedy, but not over-the-top". Spanish actress Ariadna Cabrol was chosen for the role of Nuria because Zoya liked her work in the 2009 Spanish film Eloïse's Lover . Principal photography began in June 2010 and took place in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Mumbai, and in Spain at Barcelona, Pamplona , Buñol and Andalusia . Cinematographer Carlos Catalan, who had worked with Zoya on Luck by Chance , wanted all three lead actors to appear tanned because he "didn't want everything glossed over" and wanted to make
6592-628: The ensemble cast. At the 57th Filmfare Awards , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara received a leading 13 nominations, and won a leading seven awards, including Best Film , Best Film (Critics) , Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (Farhan Akhtar). Additionally, at the 59th National Film Awards , it won two awards – Best Choreography ( Bosco-Caesar for "Señorita") and Best Audiography (Baylon Fonseca). Kabir Dewan ( Abhay Deol ), an architect at his father's construction company in Mumbai , gets engaged to his girlfriend, Natasha Arora ( Kalki Koechlin ), who
6695-399: The ensemble cast. On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7 out of 10. Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph called Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara "a beautifully scripted journey of catharsis" and praised director Zoya Akhtar for being "fearless in the way she shoots". In his review for Hindustan Times , Mayank Shekhar gave
6798-709: The event because it was held three days after the 2011 Mumbai bombings . The producers of the film donated the collections of the film from around 10 theatres in Mumbai to the Maharashtra government as a mark of charity to the victims of the bombings. On 24 March 2012, ZNMD was screened at Bucks New University in High Wycombe , England. The film was released on DVD on 30 August 2011. It is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo formats with English and Arabic subtitles. The film
6901-402: The event successfully, gaining a renewed sense of life. In the epilogue , Imran, Kabir, Nuria and Natasha attend Arjun and Laila's marriage. Kabir and Natasha are no longer together, but are still friends, and Natasha introduces Kabir to her new partner, while Imran's poetry is revealed to have been published. Anupam Kher filmed scenes as Imran's stepfather, Faisal Qureshi, but he did not make
7004-441: The film "tried too hard to be cool" and gave it 1.5/5 stars. Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu said "Zoya Akhtar's second outing as a director is way more filmi than her first about the film industry. This one only pretends to be real. It's not." Ryan Gilbey of The Guardian was broadly positive about the film; he wrote, "It's still playing to full houses, and you can see why. Slick it may be. But tourist board employees representing
7107-400: The film 3.5/5 stars and lauded its lead performances; "If Abhay is the anchor of the group, Farhan's funster role is full of beans and Hrithik's metamorphosis from uptight, money-minded stock broker to carefree vagabond is a class act". S. Chatterjee of NDTV , gave the film 3/5 stars and said its philosophy is quite old; he praised Zoya Akhtar's direction, stating, "Zoya Akhtar, by investing
7210-459: The film as realistic as possible. Kaif's introduction scene was shot on a nudist beach; during the filming, the crew asked beach-goers stay out of the frame to avoid objections from the Central Board of Film Certification . The La Tomatina festival of Buñol was re-created for the song " Ik Junoon "; almost sixteen tons of tomatoes worth ₹ 10 million (US$ 120,000) were flown in from Portugal for
7313-554: The film four stars praised the film as "a game-changer for Hindi films since Dil Chahta Hai (2001), and wrote, "What you take home are memorable, amusing moments of three truly adventurous amigos we've all grown up with. And will continue to." Shivesh Kumar of IndiaWeekly awarded the film 4 stars. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5/5, calling it a film for "a more evolved, mature and cinema-literate audience that's geared up to embrace and support newer genres of cinema". Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave
7416-516: The film, which features the running of the bulls , was filmed at Pamplona. The final schedules were at Vashi and Alibag in Mumbai in December 2010. Composer trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy , who had worked with Farhan Akhtar in Rock On!! (2008) and Karthik Calling Karthik (2010), composed the soundtrack for the film. The lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. The composers engaged María del Mar Fernández ,
7519-453: The highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2011 in India and internationally; it was declared a blockbuster in India and in overseas territories. Outside India, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara grossed ₹ 120 million (US$ 1.4 million) in three days, which made it the biggest opening for an Indian film in 2011. The film reached top-twenty lists in the US and UK. It grossed £ 896,289 in UK, US$ 3,103,656 in
7622-531: The last 125 years, there are no academic studies of any of them – of their use in South Africa, their evolution and current decline. Hindi is adopted as the third official court language in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi . As a result of this status, the Indian workforce in UAE can file their complaints to the labour courts in the country in their own mother-tongue. Hindi is the lingua franca of northern India (which contains
7725-404: The light-hearted tone of a fun, all-boys road trip through Spain to give you a deep and heartfelt message on why we should live life by seizing the moment and following our hearts". He also praised the performances, highlighting them as one of the main positives of the film, but also said the film's length "sucks some fun of out of the ride" and gave a rating of 3.5 stars. Raja Sen of Rediff said
7828-679: The music and Farhan Akhtar's acting as highlights of the film, saying, "For all this, the storywriters use heavy doses of symbolism. Deep-sea diving at Costa Brava, sky-diving in Sevilla and the San Fermin bull run in Pamplona, not to forget the Tomatina festival in Buñol, where Arjun finally lets go. Fears are drowned, let open in the sky and finally at the mercy of raging bulls", giving it 3 stars. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN stated, " Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara takes
7931-400: The mutually intelligible Urdu, it is the third most-spoken language in the world, after Mandarin and English. According to reports of Ethnologue (2022, 25th edition) Hindi is the third most-spoken language in the world including first and second language speakers. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri , Meitei , Gujarati and Bengali according to
8034-641: The oath now in Nepali. I might rather take it in English." Hindi is a protected language in South Africa . According to the Constitution of South Africa , the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages. According to a doctoral dissertation by Rajend Mesthrie in 1985, although Hindi and other Indian languages have existed in South Africa for
8137-569: The official language of the imperial court during the reign of Shah Jahan . It is recorded that Emperor Aurangzeb spoke in Hindvi . The Hindustani vernacular became an expression of Indian national unity during the Indian Independence movement , and continues to be spoken as the common language of the people of the northern Indian subcontinent, which is reflected in the Hindustani vocabulary of Bollywood films and songs. Standard Hindi
8240-478: The papers to the Animal Welfare Board India that stated that none of the animals were injured or hurt in any way and only then, the censor board cleared the movie. We are only showing the culture of Spain." Spanish-American artist Charo sent a letter to Zoya Akhtar on behalf of PETA asking her to remove all of the scenes related to the running of the bulls. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara won two awards at
8343-483: The place of the English borrowings (ṭeli)fon and ṭīvī . Hindi also features significant Persian influence, standardised from spoken Hindustani . Early borrowings, beginning in the mid-12th century, were specific to Islam (e.g. Muhammad , Islām ) and so Persian was simply an intermediary for Arabic. Later, under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire , Persian became the primary administrative language in
8446-415: The producers wanted Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan to play two of the three leads, but they declined without specifying a reason. Farhan Akhtar had worked with Zoya on her debut film Luck by Chance (2009) and also wrote dialogue for the film; Zoya felt he would know exactly what she wanted from the film. He was the first actor to be cast in the film. Farhan Akhtar defined his role as a "fun character" and
8549-522: The progressive use of Hindi language and impose restrictions on the use of the English language by the union government. In practice, the official language commissions are constantly endeavouring to promote Hindi but not imposing restrictions on English in official use by the union government. At the state level, Hindi is the official language of the following Indian states: Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand . Hindi
8652-597: The release of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara , animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) objected to the bull-running scene and sought support from fans via their Twitter page to ban the film. PETA spokesperson Poorva Joshipura spoke about the event and said, "We will now be contacting the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Central Board of Film Certification to take action". The film's producer Ritesh Sidhwani said, "We had submitted all
8755-443: The responsibility of married life or children while Rahila did. Imran realises that Salman still does not feel apologetic for abandoning Rahila and their unborn child, and storms out with a final request to Salman that he must apologise to him only when it is genuine. Realising how his actions must have hurt Arjun four years ago, Imran sincerely apologises to him, and Arjun, appreciating the genuineness of his apology, forgives Imran with
8858-688: The role of Laila, Zoya wanted someone with an accent who would be willing to scuba dive , and was a half-Indian and half-Caucasian woman. A lot of women were auditioned for the part in New York and London. Later, at a party, Zoya met Katrina Kaif and chose her for the role. Her role was described as "a free- spirited girl, a wanderer at heart and a bohemian gypsy by nature". Zoya had wanted to work with Kalki Koechlin ever since seeing her in Dev.D (2009) and That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011); she felt Koechlin would suit
8961-495: The same language, Hindustani or Hindi-Urdu. Hindi is the most commonly used scheduled language in India and is one of the two official languages of the union , the other being English. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and is one of 22 scheduled languages of India , also having official status in Uttar Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Delhi , Telangana , Andhra Pradesh and Bihar . Hindi
9064-479: The scene. A scene involving a kiss between Roshan and Kaif was filmed despite the couple's reluctance to do so. The filming of the flamenco song " Señorita " took place in Alájar , a town in the province of Huelva . The crew warned local residents about the song's volume because the scene was filmed at night. On the third day of filming, locals dressed in costumes attended and the mayor of Alájar joined them. The climax of
9167-485: The tale with a delightful lightness of touch and dollops of gentle wit, brings a degree of freshness to bear upon the plot". Shaikh Ayaz of Rediff rated the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote that Zoya Akhtar had put together a familiar plot but the film's fresh energy is entertaining. He wrote, "Akhtar's invigorating characters pump in fresh energy into a film that could have been strictly mediocre". Kaveree Bamzai of India Today also praised for Akhtar's direction and said, "By
9270-499: The theatrical cut. In November 2009, director-writer Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti completed the scripting of a film after three months of work. The script had the working title Running with the Bulls , before the title Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was finalised, the new title being an amendment of the line "Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara" from the title song of Rock On!! (2008). Akhtar and Kagti incorporated real-life observations and wrote
9373-427: The time I finished watching Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara I was convinced that no one can make a romance as beautifully as a woman", giving the film 4 stars. Subhash K Jha rated Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 3.5/5 and wrote; "Zoya, God bless her aesthetics, sucks us into the beauty of the moment, not giving us any reason to believe that life's most precious truths are swathed in squalor". Blessy Chettiar of DNA India praised
9476-471: The transition from Middle Indo-Aryan to Hindi are: During the period of Delhi Sultanate in medieval India , which covered most of today's north India, eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal and Bangladesh and which resulted in the contact of Hindu and Muslim cultures , the Sanskrit and Prakrit base of Old Hindi became enriched with loanwords from Persian , evolving into the present form of Hindustani. Hindi achieved prominence in India after it became
9579-503: The trio to attend the La Tomatina festival with her in Buñol , interfering with Arjun's planned activity, but he accepts. Meanwhile, Natasha becomes suspicious that Kabir is involved with Laila after she sees her on a video call with him. Kabir tries to explain that Laila is just a friend who has been invited over to the trio's villa for dinner, but Natasha refuses to believe him. She crashes
9682-415: The trio visits a bar and becomes drunk . After a childish prank on a stranger backfires, they are arrested and held in custody by the police, until Imran reveals to his friends that Salman is his father. Imran calls Salman, who bails them out and takes them to his home. In an in-person conversation with Imran, Salman is proud of his biological son's hidden writing talent, but reveals that he never wanted
9785-456: The various Spanish cities flattered in the movie are not the only ones who will come out grinning", and that he found the film "stubbornly un-macho" for a buddy film. The National reviewer Kaleem Aftab, in his 4-star review wrote; "Throwing together road trip, romcom and buddy-buddy action in a single picture may sound like an ill-conceived masala mash-up, but like any good dish, the ingredients are blended together with affection to create one of
9888-450: The word, technicus , became the source of the English words technique , technology, and technical . In Greek culture, each of the nine Muses oversaw a different field of human creation: No muse was identified with the visual arts of painting and sculpture . In ancient Greece, sculptors and painters were held in low regard, the work often performed by slaves and mostly regarded as mere manual labour. The word art derives from
9991-399: The work of Salman Habib, an artist who resides in Spain. On their way to Costa Brava, Imran and Kabir are annoyed when Arjun continues working . While Arjun is driving and answering a phone call related to work simultaneously, Imran casually grabs his mobile phone from his hand and throws it out of their moving car through the window, which results in a physical altercation . Arjun, in
10094-555: Was envisioned that Hindi would become the sole working language of the Union Government by 1965 (per directives in Article 344 (2) and Article 351), with state governments being free to function in the language of their own choice. However, widespread resistance to the imposition of Hindi on non-native speakers, especially in South India (such as those in Tamil Nadu ) led to the passage of
10197-431: Was initially planned to release on 27 May 2011, but technical problems with post-production work led to the release being postponed to 24 June, and again to 15 July of that year. The film had a worldwide release on 1,800 screens and was a commercial success grossing ₹ 1.53 billion (US$ 18 million) and received critical acclaim for its direction, story, screenplay, music, dark humor , cinematography and performances of
10300-407: Was initially scheduled for 27 May 2011, but was postponed to 24 June 2011 and again to 15 July 2011. It was released in 1,800 screens worldwide. A special screening of the film was held at the residence of Shah Rukh Khan on 16 July, on the occasion of Kaif's birthday. The event was attended by several celebrities, including the film's cast and crew. The far-right political party Shiv Sena criticised
10403-548: Was planned but was not executed. The film's marketers released branded promotional items with Mountain Dew , Gillette and ING Vysya Bank . A mobile video game based on Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and the La Tomatina festival was released by Jump Games on 19 July 2011 for popular mobile operating systems . OPIUM Eyewear launched exclusive Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara sunglasses to promote the film. The release of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
10506-406: Was so important to Kabir as no one apart from his friends would advise him to cancel his marriage. On the morning of the bull run, Imran suggests that they make another pact for if they survive the event: Imran vows to publish his secret poetry , Arjun vows to follow Laila to Morocco and live to the fullest, and Kabir vows to confess to Natasha that he is not willing to marry her. The trio completes
10609-412: Was underlined, rather than the activity field. In this period, some "artisanal" products (such as textiles ) were much more precious and expensive than paintings or sculptures. The first division into major and minor arts dates back at least to the works of Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472): De re aedificatoria , De statua , De pictura , which focused on the importance of the intellectual skills of
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