Behen Hogi Teri

Behen Hogi Teri
Poster
Directed by Ajay K Pannalal
Written by Ajay K Pannalal
Vinit Vyas
Produced by Tonny D'souza
Amul Vikas Mohan
Nitin Upadhyaya
Starring Rajkummar Rao
Shruti Haasan
Cinematography Viraj Singh Gohil
Edited by Devendra Murdeshwar
Music by Songs
Yash Narvekar
Amjad-Nadeem
Kaushik-Akash-Guddu(JAM8)
Jaidev Kumar
R. D. Burman
Rishi Rich
Background Music
Jaidev Kumar
Production
company
OddBall Motion Pictures
Distributed by AA Films
Release date
  • 9 June 2017
Running time
128 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Box office 2.76 crore

Behen Hogi Teri (transl. She would be your sister) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Rajkummar Rao, Shruti Haasan and Gautam Gulati. This film was scheduled for a worldwide release on 26 May 2017, but release was pushed back to 9 June 2017.

Plot

In the city of Lucknow, Gattu (Rajkummar Rao), a jobless UPSC aspirant has fallen in love with Binny (Shruti Haasan), a girl who lives in his neighbourhood and is well aware of Gattu's feelings for her but doesn't pay much attention to him because she finds him to be a coward. Gattu's desire for a marital bond with Binny puts him in a situation where he has to not just face off with a family of criminals who want to make Binny their Daughter-in-Law at any cost, but also gather the courage to convince his own parents and neighbours that all boys and girls living in the same neighbourhood are not brothers and sisters.

Cast

  • Ritu Gaur as Rahul's Mom

Soundtrack

Behen Hogi Teri
Soundtrack album by
Yash Narvekar, Amjad Nadeem, JAM8, Jaidev Kumar, R. D. Burman & Rishi Rich
Released 23 May 2017
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 28:14
Label Zee Music Company
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack of Behen Hogi Teri consists seven songs composed by Yash Narvekar, Amjad Nadeem, JAM8, Jaidev Kumar, R. D. Burman & Rishi Rich.

Tracklist
No. Title Lyrics Music Singer(s) Length
1. "Tera Hoke Rahoon" Bipin Das JAM8Kaushik-Akash-Guddu Arijit Singh 3:24
2. "Jaanu" Anand Bakshi, Raftaar R.D. Burman, Recreated by: Rishi Rich Raftaar, Juggy D, Shivi 4:03
3. "Teri Yaadon Mein" Yash Narvekar, Amit Dhanani Yash Narvekar Yasser Desai, Shubhanshu Kesharwani, Pawni Pandey, Yash Narvekar 3:53
4. "Jai Maa" Sonu Saggu Jaidev Kumar Sahil Solanki, Jyotica Tangri, Parry G 2:56
5. "Tenu Na Bol Pawaan" Rohit Sharma Amjad Nadeem Yasser Desai, Jyotica Tangri 4:55
6. "Tenu Na Bol Pawaan (Reprise)" Rohit Sharma Amjad Nadeem Asees Kaur 5:45
7. "Teri Yaadon Mein (Reprise)" Yash Narvekar, Amit Dhanani Yash Narvekar Yash Narvekar, Sukriti Kakar 3:18
Total length: 28:14

Critical reception

Rajeev Masand of News18 gave the film two stars out of five; he praised Rao's performance but criticised the weak screenplay: "Where the film slips up is in its writing. The plot, which starts off on a curious note becomes especially convoluted in its second hour". Sweta Kausal of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and said that, "Behen Hogi Teri suffers from a poorly conceived plot that fails to offer the fun expected of a story of its kind. The only enjoyable parts of the movie are the dialogues and the acting of Rajkummar." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV found the writing of the film and Shruti Haasan's acting performance to be extremely weak and concluded his review by saying that, "Watch Behen Hogi Teri only if you think a one-man show is good enough to offset the drudgery of a two-hour trudge through a maze of inanities." Saibal gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5.

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and said that, "The only element worth looking at in this film, apart from the dependable Kamat, is the rock-solid Rao. If he was given a better co-star than the strictly one-note Haasan, this might have turned out to be a better film." Nihit Bhave of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "The plot is juvenile to say the least" and "the only reason to smile at the movie is Rajkummar Rao". Namrata Joshi of The Hindu said that, "The possibility of an interesting film gets lost in an overcooked script shorn of any remarkable situations and humour." Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave the film a rating of 2.5. out of 5 and said that, "While the premise of Behen Hogi Teri holds promise, the film is written with very little imagination. It plays out in a terribly familiar fashion. Its like you’ve watched this film's formula 10000 times before."