Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam

Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam (transl. Where does it begin, where does it end?) is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film, written by Laxman Utekar^[2] and Rishi Virmani, and directed by Saurabh Dasgupta.^[3] The film stars Dhvani Bhanushali^[4] and Aashim Gulati in the lead roles.^[5] It marks Bhanushali's debut in Bollywood, following her successful career in the music industry.^[6] The film is produced by Vinod Bhanushali’s Bhanushali Studios Limited and Kathputli Creations, with Saregama as the music label.^[7]

Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Saurabh Dasgupta
Written by	Laxman Utekar Rishi Virmani
Produced by	Vinod Bhanushali Laxman Utekar Karishma Sharma Kamlesh Bhanushali
Starring	Dhvani Bhanushali Aashim Gulati
Cinematography	Sanket Shah
Edited by	Manish Pradhan
Music by	S. D. Burman Shankar–Jaikishan Sachin–Jigar Sunny M.R. Akshay & IP Sandeep Shirodkar
Production companies	Bhanushali Studios Limited Kathputli Creations
Distributed by	Pen Marudhar
Release date	20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

The film was released in theatres on 20 September 2024.^[8]

Synopsis

The film explores the young romantic family entertainer genre with a focus on an accidental love story. The film is a Wedding Crasher's Tale of Falling in Love with the Bride & an innocent message to take away.

Cast

• Dhvani Bhanushali as Meera
• Aashim Gulati as Krishna "Krish"
• Rajesh Sharma as Sumer Singh Chaudhary
• Rakesh Bedi as father of Krish
• Sonali Sachdeva
• Supriya Pilgaonkar as mother of Krish
• Vikram Kochhar as Gautam
• Himansh Kohli as Gambhir
• Vikas Verma as Baby Singh
• Dhanashree Verma as Herself (special appearance in song "Babu Ki Baby")

Production

In March 2022, news came out that Dhvani Bhanushali is going to debut in Bollywood as an actress after singing.^[9]

Music

Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam
Soundtrack album by S. D. Burman, Shankar–Jaikishan, Sachin–Jigar, Sunny M.R., Akshay & IP and Sandeep Shirodkar
Released	13 September 2024
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	21:03
Language	Hindi
Label	Saregama
Official audio
Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam (Audio Jukebox) on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by S. D. Burman, Shankar–Jaikishan, Sachin–Jigar, Sunny M.R., Akshay & IP and Sandeep Shirodkar. Lyrics is written by Kausar Munir, Shailendra, IP Singh, Ashish Pandit, Majrooh Sultanpuri and Kumaar, with the songs choreographed by Vijay Ganguly and Jayesh Pradhan.^[10]

The song "Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam - Title Track," is recreated for the film, inspired by the song Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh from the 1960 film Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai, originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar.^[11] The song "Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhagi Si" sung by Kishore Kumar from the 1958 film Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi is also recreated for the film.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Sehra"	Kausar Munir	Sachin–Jigar	Dhvani Bhanushali, Sachin-Jigar, Varun Jain	3:00
2.	"Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam - Title Track"	Shailendra, IP Singh	Akshay & IP, Shankar–Jaikishan	Dhvani Bhanushali, Vismay Patel, Lata Mangeshkar	2:56
3.	"Ishq De Shot"	IP Singh	Akshay & IP	Dhvani Bhanushali, IP Singh	2:45
4.	"Babu Ki Baby"	Ashish Pandit	Sunny M.R.	Sunidhi Chauhan	3:29
5.	"Sehra" (Dhvani Bhanushali Version)	Kausar Munir	Sachin–Jigar	Dhvani Bhanushali	3:00
6.	"Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhagi Si"	IP Singh, Majrooh Sultanpuri	S. D. Burman, Akshay & IP	Shashwat Singh, IP Singh, Kishore Kumar	2:57
7.	"Rang Udaye"	Kumaar	Sandeep Shirodkar	Varun Jain, Asees Kaur	2:56
Total length:					21:03

Release

Theatrical

The film is scheduled to be released on 20 September 2024.^[13]

Marketing

The trailer of the film was released on 23 August 2024.^[14]

Reception

Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com gave the film 2/5 stars and notes "Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam, with its retro-inspired title song and background score just tries too hard, both with the comedy and the message."^[15]