Meri Pyaari Bindu

About the film

Meri Pyaari Bindu (transl. My Dear Bindu) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, written by Suprotim Sengupta and directed by Akshay Roy. The film stars Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana in lead roles.

The story follows the complicated relationship between a writer, Abhimanyu (Khurrana), and his childhood love, Bindu (Chopra), who is an aspiring singer.

Plot

Abhimanyu 'Abhi' Roy, a renowned writer, has hit a creative block and is unable to write a new novel. His manager urges him to complete the novel quickly. In response, Abhi decides to take a break and moves back to his house in Kolkata, with the added intention of attending a birthday party there.

Abhi reminisces about his childhood, when Bindu Shankaranarayan, an aspiring singer, moved into his neighborhood. The two quickly bonded and became best friends. Abhi secretly fell in love with Bindu, much to his mother's dismay. However, he never expressed his true feelings to Bindu, choosing instead to remain happy as her friend.

One day, tragedy struck when Bindu's mother died in an accident. Heartbroken, Bindu blamed her father, who had been driving the car while drunk. Her growing resentment towards him led her to leave college and move to Melbourne. Meanwhile, Abhi graduated and went to Bangalore to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Despite the distance, they stayed in touch through letters and postcards, during which Bindu revealed that she was engaged (a relationship she eventually ended). Over time, their communication stopped.

Production

Principal photography for the film took place in Kolkata, beginning in May 2016, and wrapped up by October 2016.

Box office

The film had a total gross collection of ₹179 million (US$1.9 million).

Soundtrack

The film soundtrack of Meri Pyaari Bindu is composed by Sachin–Jigar with lyrics by Kausar Munir and Priya Saraiya. The songs in the film has been sung by Arijit Singh, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonu Nigam, Parineeti Chopra, Clinton Cerejo, Dominique Cerejo, Monali Thakur, Nakash Aziz, Sanah Moidutty, Jigar Saraiya and Jonita Gandhi. Chopra recorded her first song "Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin" for the film. The full soundtrack, which consists of seven songs was released on 20 April 2017.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 44% based on 9 reviews, and an average rating of 5.38/10.

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