Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji

About the film

Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (The heart is childlike) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Omi Vaidya in the lead roles with Shazahn Padamsee, Shruti Haasan, Rituparna Sengupta, Tisca Chopra, and Shraddha Das in supporting roles. The film was released on 28 January 2011.

Plot

Three men living different lifestyles in Mumbai are in search of the ‘perfect love life’. Naren Ahuja works as a bank manager and is seeking a divorce from his wife, Madhvi; Abhay Suri is a playboy and gym trainer; and Milind Kelkar works for a matrimonial company and is searching for true love. Naren leaves his house and starts living with his parents. Abhay and Milind are thrown out of their rented apartments and end up as paying guests at Naren's home, where he develops a crush on June Pinto, a new intern at his bank. Milind begins to develop feelings for a radio jockey, Gungun Sarkar. Abhay falls for Anushka Narang, a former Miss India who married a multi-millionaire and is interested in younger men.

Naren and June begin to enjoy each other's company. Milind tries to impress Gungun, which annoys her, although she uses him for her own reasons. Abhay receives plenty of attention from Anushka, and the two begin an affair. The three love stories blossom until Nikki Narang, Anushka's stepdaughter, enters the picture. Abhay falls for Nikki and begins ignoring Anushka. He breaks up with Anushka and starts dating Nikki. June's grandmother invites Naren to dinner, and Gungun eventually falls in love with Milind. However, everything changes. Milind is upset after receiving a letter from Gungun stating that she is going to Chennai for a film project; Nikki dumps Abhay, admitting that she was only using him for sex and that he is not her type; and June's grandmother asks for Naren's opinion on June marrying Chris Pascal, her boyfriend. At the airport, the three men decide to go to Goa for a holiday and vow never to fall in love again. However, they soon meet three new women.

Rating

The film received an A (Adults only) rating by the Central Board of Film Certification after Bhandarkar refused to cut several scenes he felt were integral to the film.

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics upon release. Gaurav Malani of The Times of India wrote "While Madhur Bhandarkar's first attempt at making a feel-good film has got an adult censor certificate, it certainly turns out to be a childish attempt at comedy. Kaveree Bamzai of India Today gave 3 out of 5 stars, writing "Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Jee seems most unlike a Bhandarkar film. Which is both good and bad".

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Pritam, with the lyrics written by Neelesh Misra, Kumaar, Sanjay Chhel, and Sayeed Quadri.

The film score is composed by Sandeep Shirodkar.

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