Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) on Netflix
NR20162h 38m
Ayan and Alizeh meet in London and become friends. Both leave cheating partners; Ayan falls for her, though she sees him as a friend, while her ex Ali wants her back.
- Netflix2.8/5
- IMDb5.9/1029,439 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes53%
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Plot summary
Ayan, a singer who has found fame with non-film songs, meets Alizeh by chance at a disco in London and the two become friends. Each is in a relationship that ends when a partner's cheating comes to light, Ayan's with Lisa D'Souza and Alizeh's with Dr. Faisal. Free of those ties, they travel to Paris for a week, and Ayan's feelings for Alizeh grow, though he says nothing because she treats him as a friend. In Paris, Alizeh runs into Ali, a DJ and a former boyfriend she still loves, and he wants to reconcile. She decides to reunite with him, and she and Ayan lose contact.
Cast
- Pooja Mehtaas Bollywood Dance Class Teacher
- Cru Foxas Ayan's Main Bandmembers - Lead Guitarist
- Jamil Ahmedas Drummer
- Phyl Cashmanas Bass Guitarist
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- Timea Gazdagas Keyboards
- Yohan Contractoras Video Recorder
- Yolitaas Ayan's Additional Bandmembers - Violinists
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena said it would not allow the film's release and warned theatre owners around the country not to screen it, citing the casting of the Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, with threats of vandalism. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said 12 MNS members were sent to judicial custody after they barged into a Mumbai theatre and protested on 19 October 2016.
- Karan Johar released a video statement in which he said he would not work with talent from the neighbouring country again, and that over 300 people in his Indian crew had put their blood, sweat and tears into making the film.
- Karan Johar wrote the screenplay in 30 days after the idea came to him while he was in New York; the title comes from a song in the 1956 film C.I.D., which starred Dev Anand, Shakila and Waheeda Rehman.
- Karan Johar called Aishwarya Rai Bachchan the one indispensable casting in the film, saying he would have found a solution if Ranbir Kapoor or Anushka Sharma had refused, but if she had refused he would not have been able to make it.
