Break Ke Baad

About the film

Break Ke Baad (transl. After The Break) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Danish Aslam and produced by Kunal Kohli under Kunal Kohli Productions. The movie stars Deepika Padukone and Imran Khan, with a supporting cast of Shahana Goswami, Yudhishtr Urs, Sharmila Tagore, Navin Nischol, and Lillete Dubey.

Break Ke Baad received mixed-to-positive reviews. The film opened to an average response at the domestic box office and ultimately grossed approximately ₹28.41 crore worldwide against a reported budget of ₹18 crore (US$4.1 million). A mobile video game based on the film was released by Jump Games as part of its promotional campaign.

Plot

Abhay Gulati (Imran Khan) and Aaliya Khan (Deepika Padukone) have been friends since childhood. Aaliya has always loved acting, since her mother is an actress. Her father left her and her mother. Abhay likes cooking but his father wants him to take care of his business. Eventually Abhay and Aaliya start dating but Aaliya does not want to marry. An opportunity comes for Aaliya to go to Australia for acting school which she takes. She goes to Australia where she has to live with her strict aunt. She then moves into a bungalow where a bunch of young people live for cheap. Abhay gets paranoid and comes to Australia, annoying Aaliya because she feels he doesn't trust her and they break up. Abhay opens a restaurant and it becomes a big hit. Aaliya and Abhay slowly become friends again. Aaliya finishes acting school and Abhay's father finds out about his restaurant. Abhay and Aaliya's mother, Ayesha (Sharmila Tagore) come for Aaliya's graduation. Aaliya gets an opportunity to work in a movie and signs the contract without telling her mother, thereby enraging her. Soon Abhay leaves Aaliya too, because she is selfish. Realizing she is wrong and that she can't go on without her mother's support, she quits the movie and rushes back to India to get back things on track with her mother. Soon, her mother realises that Aaliya is strong to face the world and can come to terms with her mistakes…

Release

Break Ke Baad was released theatrically in India on 26 November 2010. The film was distributed by Reliance BIG Pictures.

Reception

The film opened to a moderate response, earning ₹2.8 crore nett on its first day. Over its opening weekend, it collected ₹9.67 crore nett domestically and totaled to around ₹16.9 crore nett.

Internationally, the film garnered approximately US$690,000 on its first weekend and US$925,000

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