# Kill Dil

Kill Dil (transl. Kill heart) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language neo-western crime comedy film directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Ali Zafar (in his penultimate Hindi film acting credit) and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles with Govinda portraying the antagonist. The film was released on 13 November 2014. The movie received mixed reviews with praise directed towards the music, humour and Govinda's performance but criticism aimed at its screenplay and direction.

## Plot

Tutu (Ali Zafar) and Dev Sharma (Ranveer Singh) are two orphans who were raised by a local gangster, Bhaiyaji (Govinda), to be assassins. Their lives take a turn when they meet Disha (Parineeti Chopra) at a club, and she and Dev fall in love with each other.
Tutu gets Dev a fake MBA degree which helps Dev join an insurance company. Dev and Disha make plans to get married, while Disha is unaware of Dev's past. Bhaiyaji on learning the truth about Dev's job decides to play a trick to get him back. He sends one of his goons, Batuk, to kill Dev and informs Tutu. He also calls up Disha and tells her about Dev and Tutu's real identities. Just when Batuk is about to kill Dev, Tutu shoots him down in front of Disha. Disha is shocked with the reality and breaks up with Dev. This results in Dev again becoming an assassin.
Bhaiyaji gives them a fresh contract to kill his arch-enemy Baban Pehlwan. Dev and Tutu record a video telling the tale of how they became gangsters and send it to Disha. During a shootout, Dev is again unable to fire the gun and gets shot. Tutu takes him to the hospital, where after an operation, Dev finds Disha waiting for him and they both reconcile. Bhaiyaji gets killed by Baban Pehlwan. Dev and Disha get married while Tutu has a job interview at the same insurance company with a fake MBA degree.

## Cast

* Ranveer Singh as Dev Sharma
* Ali Zafar as Tutu Sharma
* Parineeti Chopra as Disha Sharma
* Govinda as Bhaiyaji, a gangster
* Alok Nath as Jeewan Sambandh Insurance Owner
* Jass Bhatia as Chimsy
* Maanvi Gagroo as Jenny
* Sukhwinder Singh as Dulha in "Happy Budday" song

## Production

Parineeti Chopra signed to the film, with Govinda as the antagonist.
Early on in February 2014, many shots of the movie were taken in Greater Noida's Gautam Buddha University and Galgotias Campus One and at The Grand Venice Mall. Ali, Ranveer Singh and Govinda share the dance floor in the movie. Through March the film was shot at various locations in Delhi. Later in April 2014, a schedule of the film with leads Ali Zafar, Ranveer Singh and Parineeti Chopra was shot at Lavasa And (Kharghar) Mumbai in Maharashtra.
It was the first Indian film in 4DX.

## Critical reception

Sukanya Verma of Rediff said "It has random songs, birdbrained logic and a romance that's about as exciting as toothpaste." Saibal Chaterjee from NDTV gave the film 2 stars and said "Watch Kill Dil if you have plenty of time to kill. It is unlikely to deliver much joy to your dil, though." DNA said that it fails to connect with audiences and gave 2 stars, while praising Govinda's performance.

## Box office reception

The film grossed ₹200 million (US$2.3 million) in India on its opening weekend, recouping most of its budget. Overseas it collected ₹80.8 million (US$930,000) across its opening weekend, making ₹281 million (US$3.2 million) worldwide in its first three days. In Pakistan, Kill Dil had the third-highest opening weekend gross of 2014 behind Kick and Happy New Year. In its first week it collected a total of ₹290 million (US$3.4 million) according to Box Office India.

## Soundtrack

The music of Kill Dil was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy (Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa), with lyrics by Gulzar. The soundtrack comprises 8 songs. The soundtrack was released on 9 October 2014.
The title song of the film sung by Sonu Nigam and Shankar Mahadevan was released on 25 September 2014.
Another single, "Sweeta", sung by Adnan Sami, was released on 2 October 2014.

## Awards and nominations

* Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor - Govinda
* Nominated – Producers Guild Awards for Best Villain - Govinda