Manmarziyaan

Rumi, a young woman, is in love with Vicky, a part-time DJ. One day they are caught by Rumi’s family and pressure builds for them to marry. Rumi promises her family that Vicky will come with his parents to ask for her hand in marriage and if he doesn't show up, she will marry whomever her family chooses. However, nervous and immature, Vicky repeatedly gets cold feet. Eventually, she gives up on him and agrees to an arranged marriage with a mature and responsible banker, Robbie. Rumi accepts the proposal but the night before the wedding, refuses to marry, believing Vicky has changed. However, he backs out again. Robbie and Rumi get married the next day. She becomes comfortable with Robbie. One day, Vicky shows up to tell Robbie about him and Rumi, she tells Robbie that she wants to stay married to him. He reminds her that she has a choice. She has sex with Vicky the next day. Robbie, suspiciously, follows Rumi and ends up seeing her with Vicky. When asked whom she sees as her love, Rumi is silent. Seeing this, Robbie realises that Rumi has cheated on him, and feels hurt. When confronted, Robbie confesses that he loves Rumi but she and Vicky deserve each other. The next day, Robbie files for an annulment. Vicky ultimately agrees to marry Rumi and meets her parents, and decides to change his ways. Eventually, Rumi realizes that she is in love with Robbie and Vicky was never the "husband material" she was looking for. She bids Vicky to follow his dreams in Australia. Initially reluctant, Vicky leaves Rumi. Rumi meets Robbie in court. They sign the papers. On the way, Rumi answers the questions Robbie had asked her. Ultimately, Robbie forgives her and they reconcile. ==Cast==

• Abhishek Bachchan as Robbie Bhatia • Vicky Kaushal as Vicky Sandhu • Taapsee Pannu as Rumi Bagga • Ashnoor Kaur as Kiran • Vishavpreet kaur as Rumi's chachi • Saurabh Sachdeva as Kakaji • Vikram Kochhar as Robbie's brother • Arun Bali as Rumi's grandfather • Neelu Kohli as Robbie's mother • Swairaj Sandhu as Robbie's father • Sukhmani Sadana as Lovely Singh • Rajinder Singh as Lawyer Bhalla • Jasmine Bajwa as Keerat • Rupinderjit Singh as Babloo • Akshay Arora as Rumi's Chacha • Gaurav Amlani as Raja • Toranj Kayvon as Raja's girlfriend • Jasmin Bajwa as Keraat ==Production==

The project was originally to be directed by Sameer Sharma, who had shot some portions of the film, but producer Aanand L. Rai was not happy with the rough cut and stopped the shooting. He then approached Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari to direct it, but she could not do it because of "prior commitments". The movie marked Bachchan's return to acting after a two-year hiatus. The film was shot in Punjab, while some portions in Delhi and Kashmir. ==Box office==

Manmarziyaan was well received at the box office. It collected 4 crore on opening day. The film saw a further jump of 5.70 crore in collections on Sunday. The worldwide gross of the film was 40.39 crore. == Reception ==

Manmarziyaan received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for its contemporary take on a love story and the overall strong performances from its cast. Additionally, it also received high praise for seamlessly weaving its soundtrack into the story. As a love-triangle with a running length of 155 minutes, the subject matter was a venture into conventional Bollywood territory for director Anurag Kashyap. Critic Anupama Chopra noted "director Anurag Kashyap, Hindi cinema's high-priest of darkness, turns his ferocious gaze on relationships. Obviously then, this is not the routine Bollywood meet-cute. Director Kashyap and writer Kanika Dhillon have created a fully realized world that is fueled by Amit Trivedi's pulsating soundtrack" Times Of India's critic Rachit Gupta said "The maturity with which Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan talks about love and relationships is refreshing. The seemingly conventional story of a love triangle, gets original with its treatment and portrayal of love. With characters constantly oscillating between confusion and complex emotions, Manmarziyaan presents a new and updated look at romance and relationships." Raja Sen, writing for Hindustan Times, critiqued the film saying "There is authenticity to the texture, but this film could have held more. It is ultimately a disappointment not because of its craft, but because of predictability, self-indulgent pace and its irritating attempt to be both a light crowd-pleaser with a cutesy ending as well as an impassioned, volatile romance." Filmfare critic Debesh Sharma adds "Shot well by Sylvester Fonseca and edited well by Aarti Bajaj, the film scores on technical fronts as well." The film received a limited international release with the title Husband Material including a premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018. == Release ==

The film is theatrically released worldwide on 14 September 2018. It starts streaming on OTT Platform ZEE5 and Amazon Prime Video after theatrical release. == Soundtrack ==

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Amit Trivedi while the lyrics were written by Shellee, Prabh Deep and Sikander Kahlon. Trivedi worked on the film's music for around two years, understanding the nuances of the folk music of Punjab and combined traditional Punjabi instrumentation with electronic music. He further introduced new talents from Punjab, for nativity and their authentic raw vocals, which Kashyap was attracted. The collaboration between Trivedi and Kashyap was highly anticipated post the musical success of Dev.D (2009) and Bombay Velvet (2015) and capitalising with the hype, the film's soundtrack was promoted in an unusual manner, with the first ten songs from the album—beginning with "F for Fyaar"—released everyday from 10 August 2018, and a concert tour was held to promote the album. It was released through Eros Music on 5 September 2018 to critical acclaim and was considered as one of the best Hindi film soundtracks of the decade. == Awards and nominations ==