Sanam Re

Plot

Six year old Akash lives with his parents and grandfather (Rishi Kapoor), who is a photographer. Akash's grandfather predicts that Akash will fall in love with a girl who lives 500 steps away from their studio, and that they will be in love forever but won't be able to be together. Akash takes the 500 steps and finds a tall girl older than him, disappointing him. Meanwhile,when he gets to high-school, he falls for Shruti(Yami Gautham). But he left her without informing just because he had to continue his studies,when Shruti learns this, she was shattered. She couldn't accept his selfishness after a long-term, affectionate relationship. In the present, Akash works for a private firm and leads a monotonous life. When he learns that his grandfather's health has worsened, he decides to leave the city. He tries to find Shruti but fails. When he finds that his boss (Manoj Joshi) dismissed him, he rushes back and is asked to secure a big contract for his company if he wants to save his job. He travels to Canada to meet Mrs. Pablo, their company investor's wife who is now broken-up with her husband. He attends a yoga camp, where he becomes friends with Mrs. Pablo and learns that her real name is Akansha (Urvashi Rautela). Akash also meets Shruti there, who behaves like a happy-go-lucky that doesn't reconise Akash. Akash pretends to be in love with Akansha to secure the contract, but he and Shruti fall in love with each other again during completing a task in the camp.The slept together and revived their lost love. It is also revealed that Akansha is none other than the tall girl that Akash met in his childhood. Akash is again left heartbroken when Shruti leaves at the end of the camp, saying that they can't be together.

Akash realizes Shruti still loves him and embarks on a journey to find the truth behind her rejection with the help of Akansha. He learns that she left him because she is suffering from a rare heart disease; she will die if her heart isn't transplanted soon. She requested to live with him all the life they would if they we're give a chance to. In a few days, she felt the life of being newly married till the old age.And when the theme song (sanam re) ends they have a really sweet conversation. By the time, Akash had to leave for his job purpose.

A few months later, unexpectedly Shruti moves out of the hospital, healthy and cured. In order to be with Akash, she moves to the city to find him and is left shocked when his phone is switched off and she can't contact him. Despite her love, she went searching for him and in the end when she comes to where Akash lived during the childhood, her heart beats fast. That's when she learns, he gave his heart to her.

Cast

Production

The film began production in December 2014, in Shimla. Sanam Re was shot in multiple locations like Mumbai, Chandigarh , Shimla, Kalpa and Ladakh, Banff, Jasper, Waterton Park and Calgary, Canada.

Soundtrack

The music for Sanam Re is composed by Mithoon, Jeet Ganguly, Amaal Mallik, and Epic Bhangra. Raju Singh has composed the original background score. The lyrics are penned by Rashmi Virag, Mithoon, Manoj Muntashir, Manoj Yadav, Ikka Singh and Kumaar.
The film's title track Sanam Re song in the voice of Arijit Singh was released as a single on 22 December 2015. The second song, titled "Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din" was released on 1 January 2016. and 1 song Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye was sung by Pakistani Pop Singer Falak Shabir . The soundtrack was released on 4 January 2016 by T-Series.

Three songs were released later and were not the part of the film's album. The female version of title track was released in the voice of Tulsi Kumar and Mithoon and latter on Falak Shabir and T-Series released Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye in Unplugged & Sad Version on 4 February 2016. The additional rap song by Badshah titled "Akkad Bakkad", was released on 8 February 2016 to celebrate the music of the film.

Box office

The movie collected 5.04cr on its first day at the box-office. The movie remained stable over the week-end and collected 17.05cr. On its opening week it net grossed 25.82cr. The movie then had a lifetime of 30.32cr.