Raanjhnaa

Directed by     Anand L. Rai
Screenplay by     Himanshu Sharma
Story by     Himanshu Sharma
Starring     Dhanush
Sonam Kapoor
Abhay Deol
Music by     A.R. Rahman
Cinematography     Manoj Paramahamsa
Distributed by     Eros International
Release date(s)    
    June 28, 2013
Language     Hindi
Budget     INR35 crore (US$6.37 million
Raanjhnaa is an upcoming Hindi Romance film, that is to be directed by Anand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma, who previously worked on the highly successful 2011 film, Tanu Weds Manu. The film stars Tamil film actor Dhanush in his Bollywood debut and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles.
Post main casting announcements, the filming was substantially delayed whose reason was speculated to be composer A.R. Rahman's music that was denied outright by the film director. The official filming began in Varanasi, India in early September 2012 and continued for 40 days as first filming schedule in and around the city. As per reports, the leading duo were also seen essaying the role of 17 year old teenagers.  In mid September 2012, the schedule of filming was put on hold as actor Dhanush fell ill on the sets in Varanasi.Post filming in October 2012, the actor injured his shoulder during the filming of an action sequence for his Tamil outing Mariyaan. The consequences led to the scheduled shooting of dance sequences to be postponed and were shot in Varanasi on December 19, 2012On November 4, 2012, Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol were featured in particular song shoot at India Gate, Delhi whereas their dialogue scenes were shot at Indian Institute of Mass Communication campus in Delhi by early December 2012. Permission to shoot in the interiors were denied to the director by the college authorities. However the unit created sets in the campus to retain ambience of the university. To avoid footage leaks, over hundred potential crew members were made present at the filming venue. Certain filming was also done in Haryana.The title track of the film was shot on December 27, 2012. The final schedule of filming began in Delhi on January 7, 2013.

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