I Love New Year

I Love NY (2015 film), also known as I Love New Year, is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru starring Sunny Deol and Kangana Ranaut. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banner of T-Series.^[1] After numerous delays, the film released on 10 July 2015, and received negative reviews.

I Love NY
Directed by	Radhika Rao Vinay Sapru
Based on	The Irony of Fate (1976)
Produced by	Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar
Starring	Sunny Deol Kangana Ranaut Tannishtha Chatterjee Navin Chowdhry
Cinematography	Sahil Kapoor
Music by	Songs: Pritam Falak Shabir Anupam Amod R. D. Burman DJ Phukan Background Score: Aadesh Shrivastava
Production company	T-Series
Distributed by	T-Series
Release date	10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Plot

I Love NY (also known as I Love New Year) is a romantic comedy that unfolds over a single New Year's Eve. The plot centers on two strangers, Randhir Singh and Tikku Verma, who live in two different cities, Chicago and New York, respectively in the United States. On New Year's Eve, Randhir, a commitment-phobic Wall Street Investment Banker, gets extremely drunk after a party with his friends. In his inebriated state, he accidentally boards a flight to New York, thinking he is returning home to Chicago.

Upon arriving in New York, he takes a cab to what he believes is his apartment address. Due to an incredible coincidence, an identical apartment building with the same number and layout exists in New York, and even his house key works in the lock. He enters the apartment, gets into bed, and passes out.

The apartment actually belongs to Tikku, a beautiful musician who is a self-described member of the "unlucky club" and is about to get engaged to her high-handed and controlling boyfriend, Ishaan. When she returns home, she finds a stranger—Randhir—in her bed. A series of comical misunderstandings and arguments ensue, especially when Tikku's boyfriend arrives and assumes she is cheating on him.

As the night progresses, Randhir and Tikku are forced to spend time together, and through their bizarre circumstances, they begin to develop an unexpected connection. They share their life stories and personal struggles, finding comfort and understanding in each other's company. Their chance encounter challenges their existing perceptions about love and happiness, leading them to question their current relationships. By the end of the night, they realize they have madly fallen in love, and the "comedy of errors" on New Year's Eve becomes a life-changing event for them both.^[2][3][4]

Cast

• Sunny Deol as Randhir Singh
• Kangana Ranaut as Tikku Verma
• Tannishtha Chatterjee as Riya
• Navin Chowdhry as Ishan
• Kubra Sait as Vidya Saxena
• Prem Chopra as Randhir's father
• Reema Lagoo as Tikku's adoptive mother
• Manoj Joshi as Randhir's friend
• Russell Geoffrey Banks as Mike
• Elona Gagani as Sarah
• Alex Nowrouz as Passenger (Uncredited)

Production

In 2011 directors Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru announced their intent to begin work on I Love New Year. The film originally had the working title of Happy New Year, but the title was changed because Shah Rukh Khan was working at the same time on a film of that title.^[5] Actors Sunny Deol and Kangana Ranaut were cast in the lead roles;^[6] Ranaut said that she trained for over a month in order to learn the correct expressions and body language of a musician.^[7] Shooting commenced in summer 2011 at Filmalaya Studios in Mumbai,^[8] and some scenes were filmed in Bangkok and the final scenes in New York City.^[9]

Release

Originally planned for release in April 2013, the film was delayed several times. The film was released on 10 July 2015.

Critical reception

The film received generally negative reviews. Nishi Tiwari of Rediff.com wrote in a 1 out of 5 stars review that it was "criminally unremarkable", criticising the story.^[10] Troy Ribeiro of NDTV gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, calling the plot "silly and far-fetched".^[11] Filmfare reviewer Rachit Gupta gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, criticising the film's "mish-mash of sentimentality, annoying characters and clichéd rom-com developments". Gupta also felt that the music was forgettable.^[12]

Box office

The film collected ₹2.5 crore (US$300,000) nett in its entire theatrical run against the budget of ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million), and was unsuccessful at box office.^[13]

Soundtrack

The song "Judaai" was recreated by Falak Shabir from a song previously composed by himself in 2013 of the same name.

I Love NY
Soundtrack album by Pritam, Falak Shabir, Anupam Amod, R. D. Burman and DJ Phukan
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	23:34
Language	Hindi
Label	T-Series

Music composed by: Pritam, Falak Shabir, Anupam Amod, R. D. Burman and DJ Phukan. The song "Aaja Meri Jaan" was recreated by DJ Phukan from a song composed by R. D. Burman in 1993.

Lyrics written by: Mayur Puri, Sayeed Quadri and Falak Shabir.

Background Score composed by: Aadesh Shrivastava.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Halki Halki"	Mayur Puri	Pritam	Shaan, Tulsi Kumar	5:02
2.	"Gud Naal Ishaq Mitha"	Mayur Puri, Traditional	Anupam Amod	Tochi Raina	3:27
3.	"Aaja Meri Jaan"	Mayur Puri	DJ Phukan, R. D. Burman	Mauli Dave	5:14
4.	"Aao Na"	Sayeed Quadri	Pritam	Sonu Nigam, Tulsi Kumar	5:20
5.	"Judaai"	Falak Shabir	Falak Shabir	Falak Shabir	4:31
6.	"Gud Naal Ishaq Mitha (Remix)"	Mayur Puri, Traditional	Anupom Amod	Sukhwinder Singh
Total length:					23:34