ek main aur ekk tu on 13 th may 2012 sony tv at 12pm  Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Shakun Batra |
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| Produced by | Karan Johar Hiroo Yash Johar Ronnie Screwvala |
| Written by | Ayesha Devitre Shakun Batra |
| Starring | Imran Khan Kareena Kapoor Ratna Pathak Shah Boman Irani Ram Kapoor |
| Music by | Amit Trivedi |
| Cinematography | David McDonald |
| Editing by | Asif Ali Shaikh |
| Studio | Dharma Productions |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  36 crore (US$7.18 million)[1] |
| Box office | 39.75 crore (US$7.9 |
Development of the film began in 2010, when Johar signed Batra and Khan for a film to be made under his banner. Inspired by the Woody Allen style of film-making, Ayesha Devitre and Batra worked on the script, with principal photography taking place in Vegas, Los Angeles, Pataudi and Mumbai. The music of the film was composed by Amit Trivedi with lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Originally slated to release during the fall of 2011, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu eventually released on February 10, 2012, to positive critical notice, with major praise directed to Khan and Kapoor's performance. Made on a budget of
36 crore (US$7.18 million), the film earned a domestic total of 39.75 crore (US$7.93 million), thereby emerging as a moderate box-office successstory
Rahul Kapoor (Imran Khan) has always been on the road to perfection, as per the wishes of his domineering father (Boman Irani) and socialite mother (Ratna Pathak Shah). After suddenly losing his job as an architect in Vegas, he decides to hide the truth from his parents and find another job. Unable to cope with unemployment, he decides to go to a psychologist and runs into another patient, Riana Braganza (Kareena Kapoor). A series of events lead Riana to believe that he is sent by her ex-boyfriend to stalk her, and she ends up taking his file by mistake.
Riana, who later realizes her mistake, calls him and apologizes for her behavior. They meet up during Christmas Eve and Riana invites Rahul to have a few drinks with her. A few drinks turn into a night of intoxicated debauchery as they end up marrying each other accidentally. Horrified, they both decide to get it annulled as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Riana, who is also unemployed and has not paid her rent, loses her house and an initially hesitant Rahul finally lets her stay with him till her problem gets resolved. During these few days, they get to know each other better. Rahul is revealed to be interested in photography while Riana recounts her ambition to be a ballet dancer, which was destroyed after she experienced an incident in her childhood that broke her ankle. Their friendship develops as Riana gives Rahul a long time break he always wanted. As they grow closer, Rahul develops feelings for Riana, who fails to reciprocate them.
As New Year's Eve approaches, Riana plans to visit her family in India, and asks Rahul to accompany her. He disagrees initially, as his parents also live in Mumbai, but later succumbs to her argument. Upon arrival, she introduces him to her family, making his feelings towards her grow. The next day, Riana takes him to visit her school, and amidst reflecting over her past relationships, he unsuccessfully tries to kiss her. Realizing that she does not feel the way he does, he angrily leaves the school, only to almost run into a car revealed to be his mother's. He lies and tells his mother that he is in India for a research trip, and that Riana is a colleague. They proceed to have lunch with Rahul's parents, where he webs a tale of intricate lies to avoid telling his father the truth. He leaves Riana's house and moves in with his parents, trying to tell them the truth, but once again is overpowered by his father.
Two days later, during a family dinner, Rahul angrily divulges the complete truth to his in-denial parents and their business partners (including Mr. Bulani), after realizing the meaninglessness of his pretence he indulged in showing all these years. As he rushes back to Riana to apologize for his behavior, Riana explains that she is sorry too as she never intended to lead him on. After a night of reflection and deep conversation, both decide to maintain their friendship. The film ends with both returning back to Las Vegas and finalizing their annulment with Rahul getting a new job, while keeping time out for photography. He remains hopeful that one day he will convince Riana to go back to that chapel with him. Both remain good friends, with an ending note from Rahul claiming that he is finally happy with his life, as the credits roll.
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- Imran Khan as Rahul Kapoor, an uptight architect living in Las Vegas. Following the loss of his job, he ends up marrying Riana Braganza due to alcohol-resulting drunkenness. Khan describes his role by saying, "Rahul has had a very restricted life. His parents have always told him what to do, how to behave, what to study, what career to pursue and so on and so forth. Even his hobbies have been decided by his parents. He has never had a spontaneous moment in his life where he has done something for himself. He is actually a very sad, lonely and tragic guy but he doesn't realize it."
- Kareena Kapoor as Riana Braganza, a hairstylist who tries to add zing to his monotonous life following her marriage to Rahul Kapoor. In an interview with The Times of India, Kapoor describes her character and explains, "Riana knows what she is doing. Even though she does not have a house or a job, she is a positive person... very similar to the way I am."
- Ratna Pathak Shah as Rahul's mother, a fiercely dominating woman.
- Boman Irani as Rahul's father, a strict disciplinarian.
- Ram Kapoor as Mr. Bulani, a friend of Rahul's father, who tries to help Rahul overcome his low self-esteem.
- Dana Lewis as Mrs. Bulani, who makes sexual advances at Rahul.
- Soniya Mehra as Anusha, Rahul's ex-girlfriend.
- Rajesh Khattar as Mr. Shah.
- Nikhil Kapoor as Mr. Braganza, Riana's father.
- Zenobia Shroff as Nicole Braganza, Riana's mother.
- Manasi Scott as Riana's sister.
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