Katti Batti

Katti Batti
Directed byNikkhil Advani
Written byAnshul Singhal
Nikkhil Advani
Produced bySiddharth Roy Kapur
StarringImran Khan
Kangana Ranaut
Vivan Bhatena
CinematographySoumik Mukherjee
Edited byMaahir Zaveri
Music bySongs:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Background Score:
Gulraj Singh
Production
company
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹340 million[1]
Box officeest. ₹259 million[2]

Katti Batti (transl. Sometimes enemies, sometimes friends) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under the banner of UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Imran Khan and Kangana Ranaut in the lead roles.[3] This marked the final film appearance of Imran Khan.

Plot

Madhav "Maddy" Kabra (Imran Khan) is an architect who falls in love with Payal Saluja (Kangana Ranaut) during college. After college they begin a live-in relationship for 5 years until suddenly Payal leaves Maddy. While all his friends tell him to forget about Payal, Maddy crazily tries to find Payal and win her back, during which the story flashes back to what happened during their 5-year relationship. Finally Maddy finds out that Payal is dying of cancer. Maddy and Payal patch up and live happily for 4 months until Payal dies in Maddy's arms, making him promise that he'll always keep this love alive in his heart and love again.

Cast

Soundtrack

Katti Batti
Soundtrack album by
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Released12 August 2015 (2015-08-12)[4]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length29:16
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy chronology
Dil Dhadakne Do
(2015) 		Katti Batti
(2015) 		Katyar Kaljat Ghusali
(2015)
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Katti Batti
  1. "Sarfira"
    Released: 12 August 2015
  2. "Sau Aansoon"
    Released: 21 August 2015

The soundtrack of Katti Batti was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and the lyrics were written by Kumaar. The first song titled "Sarfira" was released on 12 August 2015. The music rights for the film were acquired by Zee Music Company. The full audio album was released on 27 August 2015.[5][6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Sarfira"Siddharth Mahadevan, Neeti Mohan, Qaran Mehta04:04
2."Sau Aasoon"Shankar Mahadevan, Rasika Shekhar05:41
3."Lip To Lip"Nikhil D'Souza, Ritu Pathak04:09
4."Ove Janiya"Mohan Kannan06:06
5."Jaago Mohan Pyaare"Siddharth Basrur, Digvijay Singh Pariyar, Raman Mahadevan & Rasika Shekhar04:32
6."Ove Jaaniye (Reprise)"Sayani Palit04:48
7."Don't Be"Yo Yo Honey Singh, Neeraj Shridhar 
Total length:29:16

Promotion

The first look of the movie was revealed on 12 June 2015,[7] and the trailer of the movie was released on 14 June 2015.[8][9] The film was released on 18 September 2015.[10][11]

Box office

India

Katti Batti grossed approximately ₹52.8 million (equivalent to ₹80 million or US$950,000 in 2023) on opening day.[12] Its two days total stand at ₹105.3 million (equivalent to ₹160 million or US$1.9 million in 2023) as it collected same collection on its second day as it collected on its first day.[13] The film grossed around ₹157.4 million (equivalent to ₹240 million or US$2.8 million in 2023) in its first weekend.[14] On its fourth day the film collected ₹19.1 million (equivalent to ₹29 million or US$350,000 in 2023) net.[15] The film collected ₹16.0 million (equivalent to ₹24 million or US$290,000 in 2023) net on its fifth day.[16] The film collected ₹225 million (equivalent to ₹340 million or US$4.1 million in 2023) net in its first week worldwide.[17]

Overseas

The film grossed an estimated ₹77.2 million (equivalent to ₹120 million or US$1.4 million in 2023) internationally within its first four days.[15] By the end of its first week, the film had grossed approximately ₹93.9 million (equivalent to ₹140 million or US$1.7 million in 2023) internationally.[18]

References

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