Ladies vs Ricky Bahl

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Maneesh Sharma
Screenplay by	Devika Bhagat Habib Faisal
Dialogues by	Habib Faisal
Story by	Aditya Chopra
Produced by	Aditya Chopra
Starring	Ranveer Singh Anushka Sharma Parineeti Chopra Dipannita Sharma Aditi Sharma
Cinematography	Aseem Mishra Ravi K. Chandran
Edited by	Namrata Rao[1]
Music by	Salim–Sulaiman
Production company	Yash Raj Films
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date	9 December 2011 (2011-12-09)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹20 crore
Box office	₹49.4 crore[2]

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma. Produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, it stars Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra (in her debut), Dipannita Sharma and Aditi Sharma in lead roles. Loosely inspired from Jeffrey Archer's 1976 novel Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, the adapted screenplay was written by Devika Bhagat and Habib Faisal. The film revolves around a group of women teaming up to pull an elaborate con on Ricky Bahl (Singh), a con artist who has conned them.

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl was released on 9 December 2011. It grossed ₹ 49.4 crore worldwide and received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised the chemistry between Singh and Sharma. Chopra's performance was acclaimed; at the 57th Filmfare Awards, she won the Best Female Debut and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Plot

Dimple Chaddha is the daughter of a successful businessman who quickly begins dating fitness instructor Sunny. She later learns that he wants to buy out his inheritance, which has been encroached upon by tenants. Her father pushes the tenants out using muscle power and, to top it, lends Ricky INR 20 lakhs, which he takes; in a twist, it is later revealed that the tenants he helped push out were legally occupying the property and that there is no question of inheritance. Dimple soon realizes, after contacting him in vain, that Sunny has disappeared with the money.

Sometime later, a businesswoman in Mumbai, called Raina, is sold a fake painting by a man called Deven Shah, who presumably owns an art gallery. Deven takes off with INR 60 lakhs, and Raina makes the story public. She is contacted by Dimple, as well as a widow named Saira, who was conned of INR 10 lakhs by a man named Iqbal Khan who she was attracted to. Over the course of the conversation, they figure out that Sunny, Deven and Iqbal are aliases used by the same person.

The three women gather in Mumbai, where they plan to 'con' this person for the money they lost. Not knowing his real name, they call him "bloody kameena" a.k.a. BK (which means rascal, in Hindi). They hire a mall worker named Ishika, who is an expert salesperson, to aid their con. Raina sponsors their arrangements, and the four women leave for Goa, having traced BK to a beach there.

Ishika appears as the NRI daughter of a motel-chain owner from the US, on a business trip to Goa to set up a restaurant. BK, now going by the name Vikram Thapar, pretends to own a beachside watersports facility. He befriends Ishika and decides to target her next. To win her over, he agrees to invest in her restaurant and its launch party. Unknown to him, he is being sold fake products and arrangements, planted by Raina's contacts. Soon, the women are close to recouping the amount he stole from them.

After the launch party, Ishika and "Vikram" spontaneously go clubbing, where they kiss. "Vikram" shows up at Ishika's hotel the next morning, only to find her plotting with Dimple, Raina and Saira. Realising he has been conned, he decides to get back his money, by selling Ishika a worthless property for her restaurant. The women accuse Ishika of colluding with "Vikram" and ask her to leave, but later return to find "Vikram" at their hotel, proposing to return them their money. Claiming he has realised what it feels like to be cheated, he expresses his desire to turn over a new leaf.

Raina, Dimple and Saira notice Ishika is in love with BK, and reunite the two. He proposes to Ishika and reveals his real name, Ricky Bahl to her, but confesses he will have to learn from her how to live an honest life.

Cast

• Ranveer Singh as Ricky Bahl (Sunny Singh in Delhi, Deven Shah, Manoj Suri in Mumbai, Iqbal Khan in Lucknow, Vikram Thapar, Diego Vaz, Abhay Salaskar in Goa)
• Anushka Sharma as Ishika Desai (Ishika Patel)
• Parineeti Chopra as Dimple Chaddha
• Dipannita Sharma as Raina Parulekar
• Aditi Sharma as Saira Rashid
• Shireesh Sharma as Mr. Suresh Chaddha, Dimple's father
• Avijit Dutt as Raina's boss
• Akshay Anand as Raina's colleague
• Sheena Bajaj in a cameo appearance as the nurse in the title track
• Shruti Sharma as Customer in Story:3 Lucknow

Equipment

Aseem Mishra and Ravi K Chandran have used an Angenieux Optimo as zoom lens.^[3]

Reception

Release

The film was released in India on 9 December 2011. Upon release, it received mixed to positive response from critics. Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's cousin, Parineeti Chopra, made her acting debut in the film and most critics have praised her highly for her acting skills. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave 3 out of 5 stars and said: "Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl is, at best, a decent fare, which appeals in parts. The film starts well, even ends well. It's the in between that's plain ordinary. Ideally, the film merits a two-and-a-half star rating, but that extra half star is for Ranveer and Anushka, who steal your heart with truly striking performances."^[4] Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India gave 2.5 of 5 stars adding: "There is no humour, no earthy flavour, no tingling chemistry between the lead pair. What does work in favour of the film are its performances and its non-hysterical tenor."^[5] Komal Nahta from Koimoi gave it a 3-star as well stating: Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl is a fair entertainer. What is good about it is: The basic plotline; some con-game sequences; performances; music NDTV gave the film 3.5 stars from 5, calling it predictable and adding that the loses out on the great chemistry between the two leads. But it is still great to watch. However, he praised the performance of Ranveer Singh.^[6] So did Rajeev Masand who, in his review for IBN Live, described it as watchable but thought that it could've been so much more fun.^[7] Zee News gave it 3/5 stars, stating: "A good option to get entertained this weekend and reconnect with the Band Baaja Baaraat Jodi for some laughter and foot stomping again! Go watch Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl."

Box office

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl had a biggest first day with many places recording high first day collections, but some multiplexes recording 90–100% for the first day. The collection improved well in Delhi and Punjab area throughout the day. The multiplex-dominated areas saw good to decent occupancy while single-screened areas remain on lower side. The film had a decent first day collections of ₹ 198.5 million.^[8][9] During the second day of release, it showed good improvement and collected ₹ 445 million. Collections rose once again on Sunday and it collected ₹ 767.5 million to bring the 3-day total to ₹ 805 million approx.^[10] The film remained steady on Monday, with collections around ₹ 815 million nett, taking the four-day total to  million nett approx.^[11] The film also put up a decent first week collection, grossing ₹ 730 million nett.^[12][13] Overall, it did decent business at the box office and earned ₹ 840 million in full theatrical run and declared hit at the box office.^[14]

Awards and nominations

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl awards and nominations

Parineeti Chopra garnered several accolades for her performance in Ladies vs Ricky Bahl.
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations
Totals[a]
Wins	13
Nominations	18
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Parineeti Chopra	Nominated
	Best Female Debut		Won
IIFA Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won
	Best Female Debut		Won
Star Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
	Most Promising Newcomer – Female		Won
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role		Won
	Best Female Debut		Won
Cosmopolitan Awards	Fun Fearless Female Debutante		Won
Global Indian Film and Television Honours	Most Promising Fresh Face – Female		Won
FICCI Frames 2012 Awards	Best Female Debut		Won
Stardust Awards	Superstar of Tomorrow – Female		Won
	Best Actress in a Comedy or Romance	Anushka Sharma	Won
	Star of the Year – Female		Nominated
Zee Cine Awards	Best Female Debut	Parineeti Chopra	Won
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female		Nominated
		Dipannita Sharma	Nominated
BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Best Choreography	Vaibhavi Merchant (for "Thug Le")	Won

Soundtrack

Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl
Soundtrack album by Salim–Sulaiman
Released	2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	Sony Music India[15]
Producer	Salim–Sulaiman
Salim–Sulaiman chronology
Band Baaja Baaraat (2011) Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl (2011) Anaganaga O Dheerudu (2011)

The song "Jigar Da Tukda" won the most atrocious lyrics award at the Golden Kela Awards in 2012.^[16]

All tracks are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aadat Se Majboor"	Benny Dayal, Ranveer Singh	04:38
2.	"Thug Le"	Vishal Dadlani, Shweta Pandit	03:39
3.	"Jigar Da Tukda"	Salim Merchant, Shraddha Pandit	04:14
4.	"Jazba"	Shilpa Rao	04:39
5.	"Aadat Se Majboor (Remix)"	Benny Dayal, Ranveer Singh	04:34
6.	"Jazba (Remix)"	Anushka Manchanda	04:02
7.	"Fatal Attraction"	Instrumental	03:34
Total length:			28:00

Plagiarism allegations

Director Selva accused the makers of Ladies vs Ricky Bahl of plagiarising his 2007 Tamil film Naan Avan Illai and its 2009 sequel, both which followed a con artist marrying several women under various identities.^[17] Separately, British novelist Jeffrey Archer accused the makers of plagiarising his 1976 novel Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less.^[18]

See also

• John Tucker Must Die
• The Other Woman

References

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External links

• Official Website
• Ladies vs Ricky Bahl at IMDb