Bollywood film analysis .

Bollywood film analysis .

"Sanam Teri Kasam (transl. Swear on you, my beloved) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Radhika Rao-Vinay Sapru. Produced by Deepak Mukut, the film stars Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane in their Hindi film debut, with Anurag Sinha, Manish Chaudhari, Murli Sharma and Sudesh Berry. The film is a modern rendition of the legends of Shiva-Sati and the novel Love Story by Eric Segal.

"Directed by

Radhika Rao

Vinay Sapru

Written by

Produced by

Deepak Mukut

Starring

Harshvardhan Rane

Mawra Hocane

Anurag Sinha

Cinematography

Chirantan Das

Music by

Himesh Reshammiya

Production

companies

Jhoom Jhoom Productions

Soham Rockstar Productions

Distributed by

Eros International

Release date

5 February 2016 (India)

Running time

154 minutes

Country

India

Language

Hindi"

"Sanam Teri Kasam tells the story of a tough ex-convict Inder and a traditional librarian Saru. Inder and Saru fall in love and get married but a tragedy changes their lives forever.The cinematography was done by Chirantan Das, the music is given by Himesh Reshammiya, while the lyrics are written by Reshammiya, Sameer Anjaan, Shabbir Ahmed and Subrat Sinha.

Sanam Teri Kasam was released worldwide on 5 February 2016 under Eros International. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and grossed over ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million).

Rane received the Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male nomination for his performance, the only nomination for the film .

"Sanam Teri Kasam's songs were composed by Himesh Reshammiya. The lyrics were penned by Sameer Anjaan, Shabbir Ahmed, Reshammiya and Subrat Sinha. The title track was released on 22 December 2015, and the complete album was released on 7 January 2016. The tune of song "Haal-E-Dil" was first finalised for Tere Naam, but eventually did not made it into the soundtrack.The soundtrack received positive reviews and praises from critics

"Harshvardhan Rane was cast to play Inder, an alcoholic lawyer. Rane termed the film and his role a "dream come true".Rane said that he modeled his character on Salman Khan and his father, and added, "I’ve modeled my character in Sanam Teri Kasam on my father who is stern on the outside but all heart inside. I couldn’t be any luckier than this."

Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane was cast to play Saraswati, a South Indian girl who is a librarian. Hocane said that she is "extremely grateful" to be a part of the film. She added, "I did Sanam Teri Kasam because there was scope to perform. I played the nerdy, introvert who transforms into the quintessential Bollywood heroine."The film mark both the leads bollywood debut.

Manish Chaudhari and Pyumori Mehta Ghosh were cast as Saru's parents and Divyetta Singh as Saru's sister. Sudesh Berry was cast as Inder's father. Murli Sharma was cast as Inspector, Anurag Sinha as Saru's ex-fiancé and Shraddha Das as Inder's ex-girlfriend.

"The principal photography commenced in 2015. The film was primarily shot in Delhi, Mumbai and Cape Town. The Parsi Colony in Dadar, Mumbai and the Central Library in Cape Town, were among the main shooting locations of the film.While shooting for the song "Tera Chehra", Hocane had to spend 21 hours in a bathtub.During a sequence, Rane was injured and suffered bruises.