Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya

About the film

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (transl. The heart got so entangled in your words) is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language science fiction romantic comedy film directed and written by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah, in their directorial debuts, and produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles.

Principal photography commenced in October 2022 and concluded in April 2023. The film was released theatrically on 9 February 2024. The film grossed ₹133.64 crore, emerging as a commercial success. It became the seventh highest-grossing Hindi film of 2024.

Plot

Aryan Agnihotri, a robotics engineer from Delhi now based in Mumbai, is invited to the United States by his aunt Urmila Shukla, who runs a robotics company in Los Angeles. There, he meets SIFRA (Super Intelligent Female Robot Automation), whom he believes to be human. Unaware of her true identity, Aryan develops feelings for her, but later discovers that she is an advanced humanoid robot created as part of an experiment.

Distressed by the revelation, Aryan returns to India and agrees to an arranged marriage. However, he soon realizes that he still loves SIFRA. Encouraged by his grandfather to follow his heart, Aryan asks Urmila to send SIFRA to India under the pretext of further testing in a traditional family environment. Urmila agrees, and SIFRA's presence in Aryan's household leads to several humorous and emotional situations.

Aryan's family, unaware that SIFRA is a robot, accepts her as his partner. However, complications arise when a faulty software update corrupts SIFRA's memory. Aryan manages to restore her system using a backup provided by Urmila. Upon learning of Aryan's intention to marry SIFRA, Urmila initially objects, citing ownership concerns, but eventually relents after an emotional discussion.

Production

In August 2022, Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon were signed to star in Dinesh Vijan's next robot rom-com. Production began in October 2022 and ended in April 2023. In November 2022 the song "Akhiyaan Gulab" was filmed at the beach. In January 2023 Dharmendra started filming. In April 2023 Janhvi Kapoor appeared for her cameo. The film's title Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya was revealed in January 2024.

Soundtrack

The music of Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya is composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Sachin–Jigar, Raghav, Mitraz, Talwiinder, MC Square and NDS. The first single titled "Laal Peeli Akhiyaan", an adaptation of a Rajasthani song of the same name, was released on 12 January 2024. The second single, a remake of "Gulaab" by Mitraz, "Akhiyaan Gulaab" was released on 24 January 2024.

The song "Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (Title Track)" was a remake of the song "Teri Baaton (Your Words)" from the 2004 album Storyteller by the Canadian singer Raghav.

The fourth single titled "Tum Se" was released on 2 February 2024. The fifth single, a remake of "Gallan 4" by Talwiinder called "Gallan" released on 13 February 2024.

Release

Initially scheduled for release on 7 December 2023, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya was released on 9 February 2024, coinciding with the Valentine's Day weekend.

The film was premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 5 April 2024.

Reception

The film grossed ₹96.29 crore (US$10 million) in India and ₹37.35 crore (US$3.9 million) overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹133.64 crore (US$14 million).

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 14 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from audiences.

Anupama Chopra, in her review for Film Companion said that Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya is a good-looking film with foreign locations, beach and shaadi songs, stylish clothes and expansive houses and offices. The surfaces are gleaming. I wish the writing had matched". In a similar take, NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee rated the film 1.5/5 and opined "Once the novelty of the notion wears off - and that happens pretty quickly - there is little on offer here barring the fact that this is the first time that Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon have teamed up".

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